Heart Throbs #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis anthology issue contains multiple romantic stories. The first story follows Lane, who initially refuses to elope with her boyfriend but eventually agrees to marry him and settle down together after he convinces her that their love is more important than her career ambitions. Another story features Joan, who becomes caught in a love triangle when she attracts the attention of the wealthy and powerful Harlow Briggs during a fashion show benefit, creating tension with her fiancé Tony. A third story depicts Janie, a young woman torn between two men—Johnny Truro, a drifter she meets in the countryside, and Tom, an older established man—as she grapples with romantic confusion when both men pursue her affections.
Gail Rustan arrives at a ritzy ski resort determined to land a wealthy husband—she's saved for a year and dressed the part, but her plan hits a snag when a charming stranger named Lane Bailer literally sweeps her off her feet on the icy slopes. When a richer, more dashing guest named Rick Tessy appears at dinner, Gail must navigate her growing feelings for Lane while pursuing her original scheme, leading to a dawn ski expedition that tests exactly how far she's willing to go for security over love.
Ellen Bailey has built her career on ambition, but when Dr. Barry Langdon returns with dreams of opening a practice in his small Pennsylvania hometown, she faces an impossible choice between the editor's job of her dreams and the man she loves. When a catastrophic mining disaster strikes Millville, Ellen must confront what her heart truly values most.
In the glamorous but treacherous world of high-fashion modeling, Joan Forrester finds herself caught between two men: Tony, her earnest architect fiancé, and Harlow Briggs, a sophisticated and magnetic political figure whose attentions threaten to derail everything she thought she wanted. As Joan begins working in Briggs's orbit, tempted by flattery and the promise of a more exciting life, she must confront what her heart truly desires before false allure costs her everything that matters.
When the charming drifter Johnny Truro arrives at the Drew farm seeking work during harvest season, young Janie finds herself swept up in his flattery and songs—a thrilling escape from her longtime friend Tom Baker, who's always treated her like a kid sister. But as Johnny's true nature begins to surface, Janie learns a hard lesson about the difference between romantic excitement and genuine devotion. This 1950 Heart Throbs story captures the ache of discovering that some promises are made to be broken.
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