Confessions of the Lovelorn #98

A farm girl uprooted to the city finally meets someone new—only to discover it's the rude stranger she's crossed paths with twice before and can't stand. When her mother arranges a blind date with Gene Simmons, Susanna Thomas gets more than she bargained for, and the two must navigate their obvious friction to find out if there's anything worth knowing beneath the surface.

Dotty Fuller moves to New York dreaming of romance and elegance, convinced the right hat will help her find her prince charming—but city life is lonely and grinding until she saves enough to buy the beautiful hat of her dreams. When a careless stranger knocks it off her head in the rain, she's devastated, but his guilty conscience and unexpected gesture of apology sets off a chain of events that challenges everything she thought she wanted.

Lila has always dreamed of marrying a wealthy man, so she turns down Bob, her devoted childhood sweetheart, convinced that only riches can bring her happiness. But as she pursues one rich suitor after another—each with his own frustrating flaws—she begins to wonder if she's made a terrible mistake chasing false standards instead of true love.

Margie Townsend has sworn off charming, unreliable men—she's seen enough chaos from her vaudeville-actor father—and takes a secretarial job at Acme Motors hoping to find a steady, ambitious businessman to marry. When the dignified Mr. Don Braden interviews her, he seems perfect, but his wild-card partner Jack Gentry keeps getting in the way, winning her over with his irrepressible charm despite her better judgment. As Margie's feelings for Jack grow, she discovers that his seemingly frivolous schemes hide a generous heart—but will his carefree nature and her need for stability ever truly align?