Intimate Love #19

A young woman scorns a glamorous crooner until she meets Perk Wayne in person—and discovers that resisting her own heart is harder than she ever imagined. When unexpected feelings bloom under the moonlight, Meg finds herself torn between the promise of love and her contempt for the public spotlight that defines his world, wondering if she can ever accept the life that comes with loving a man the whole world adores.

Betty has a habit of spinning tall tales and passing them off as truth to her friends—but her web of lies keeps catching up with her, costing her genuine connections and opportunities she might otherwise have had. When her fabrications finally close in on her, Betty learns the hard way that honesty matters far more than the stories we tell ourselves.

Sandy Nelson is the office "femme fatale" who spins glamorous tales of her weekends to her coworkers—until the arrival of a charming new sales manager, Kent Martin, makes her fantasies feel dangerously real. When her embellished stories about Kent threaten to wreck his engagement, Sandy must face the consequences of her web of lies and decide what kind of person she really wants to be. A sharp 1952 romance about learning that the life you invent is no match for honest connection.

Pam Palmer's whirlwind romance with young doctor Ned Hunter—sparked by a chance meeting in their Midwestern hometown—leads to a rushed marriage and a move to New York, where Ned's medical career is just beginning to take shape. Fresh from small-town life, Pam discovers that navigating the sophisticated social world of his colleagues is far harder than she expected, and a painful encounter at their first party leaves her questioning whether she's helping or hindering the husband she loves. As Pam struggles with self-doubt and the pressure to be the perfect doctor's wife, she must find her footing in a world that feels impossibly distant from everything she's known.

A young woman grows impatient waiting for her boyfriend Hal to propose, but leap year offers her a chance to take matters into her own hands. With gentle nudges—furniture shopping, hints from happily married friends—she tries to encourage him toward the question she's been hoping to hear. History proves the approach can work: from Queen Victoria to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, women have found their own ways to say yes before being asked.

Sue's convinced her blind date—arranged by her brother's roommate—will be a total bust, but when Bob Wayne shows up at her door, she's pleasantly surprised to discover they're both wrestling with the same doubts about the setup. As they realize they've misjudged each other before even meeting, the two discover that maybe a good blind date isn't such a gamble after all.

Maureen arrives at State University hoping college will be her ticket to a better life, but as a scholarship student without money for fashionable clothes, she feels like an outsider—until the popular senior Wayne McMasters falls for her and promises to help her join his sister's sorority. When a devastating misunderstanding at the sorority tea leaves Maureen humiliated and ready to abandon her dreams, Wayne and his sister must convince her that she's been judging them by the wrong measure all along.