Heart Throbs #20

Beth Forrester works as a waitress and dreams of marrying police officer Jim Huntley—but she's postponing their wedding until her younger brother Denny finishes prep school, a financial sacrifice Jim doesn't understand. When Denny impulsively runs away from school and gets caught up in a serious crime, Beth finds herself torn between protecting her brother and her deepening relationship with Jim, forcing her to keep a secret that could unravel everything she's worked for.

When Michelle answers an ad for a mysterious job, she's recruited by wealthy Mrs. Pembroke to seduce her nephew Dwight away from his plans to work on an engineering project in South America—but Michelle's deception becomes complicated when she genuinely falls for the ambitious, idealistic man she was hired to trap. As the truth threatens to unravel, Michelle must decide what matters more: the money she's been promised or the man she's come to love.

Carol has built her career as a bookkeeper at a prestigious Wall Street firm through hard work and honesty—a principle instilled in her since childhood. When Bruce Carter joins the company, romance blooms between them, but the arrival of the clever Shirley Stevens threatens their bond as Bruce's attention shifts. When Carol discovers a serious discrepancy in the firm's accounts, she faces an agonizing choice between the integrity that's always guided her and protecting the man she loves.

When Miriam discovers that Barney Rand—a once-disgraced former classmate who's returned to town with wealth and charm—has swept her off her feet, she abandons her steady, devoted fiancé Rush Newell for the thrill of romance and an elaborate wedding. But on her wedding day, Miriam's glamorous dreams collide with a shocking truth that leaves her disgraced before the entire town. A sharp 1953 romance that explores the dangerous allure of excitement over stability, and the price of choosing the wrong man.