Heart Throbs #19

When the charming Martin Brent swept into Janice Harding's small town, she fell head over heels—but her mother and her old friend Tom Moore were deeply suspicious of his intentions. After an evening that seemed to prove them wrong, Janice discovers Martin's affections have shifted in a way that shatters her heart, forcing her to reckon with whether the people closest to her were trying to protect her all along.

A young airline hostess fresh from her training decides that working as a stewardess is her ticket to finding the perfect husband, and she sets her sights on Cleve Farrell—a charming pilot with a reputation for breaking hearts. As she pursues him relentlessly, she risks losing the genuine affection of Bill, a devoted friend who watches her become consumed by her quest for marriage, wondering if she'll see through Cleve's smooth talk before it's too late.

When young manicurist Jane Dawson signs on as crew aboard the luxury liner S.S. Kimball, she's hoping to escape her small-town life—and she soon finds herself drawn to Steve Caruthers, the ship's third mate. After a chance rescue on deck sparks a connection between them, the two fall deeply in love over the voyage's final days, and Jane believes she's found her dream. But when the ship docks in Le Havre, a shocking discovery about Steve's true identity and background threatens to unravel everything Jane thought she knew about him and their relationship.