Ideal Romance #6

Doris dreams of escaping poverty and decides her path to security lies with Mrs. Weeks, a wealthy older woman she serves at the department store—a plan that requires getting close to Bill Grange, the taxi driver Mrs. Weeks favors. When Bill offers her shelter at his home and genuine affection begins to bloom between them, Doris finds herself torn between the security she's always craved and the unexpected pull of real connection. As Bill unknowingly helps her scheme forward, Doris must confront what she's willing to sacrifice for the life she thought she wanted.

Diana Sinclair, a wealthy girl accustomed to getting her way, meets Tony Randall when he rescues her from a storm off Bermuda—a free-spirited man content with his simple island life who wants nothing to do with her world of money and society. When she brings him home and tries to keep him in her life, Diana finds herself caught between the man she loves and the world she was born into, struggling to accept that Tony may never be what she wants him to become.

Betty has built a reputation as a "man killer" among her friends, but the truth is far different—she's too shy and insecure to actually date anyone, so she's invented elaborate stories to keep up appearances. When the charming Biff Carlson arrives on campus, Betty desperately wants to ask him out, but her crippling shyness keeps getting in the way, and as the big sorority beach party approaches, her web of lies begins to unravel. Just as Betty decides to run away to escape her shame, an unexpected encounter on the road threatens to change everything.

Queen Helena discovers that being royalty doesn't guarantee happiness—especially when her husband King John is consumed by the duties of the crown and has little time for her. When a political upheaval forces them to flee their kingdom with nothing but the clothes on their backs, Helena and John find themselves exiled and struggling to survive in a strange land, where their circumstances test not only their marriage but their very principles. As their resources dwindle and desperation sets in, Helena must decide what truly matters when everything—title, wealth, and security—has been stripped away.