It's Love, Love, Love #2

A young woman arrives in the city determined to find love, but seven months of loneliness and rejection have left her convinced she's unwanted—until a chance encounter with the hotel superintendent forces her out of her protective shell. When Jerry reveals he's been watching and waiting for the right moment to break through her shyness, Jane discovers that sometimes the push we need comes from someone who sees past our walls.

A woman haunted by the same nagging question—*Is this for real?*—finds herself unable to say yes to a string of devoted suitors, each drawn to her stunning beauty but leaving her wondering if they truly love *her*. When Bob enters her life with an unexpected ease, never once mentioning her looks, she finally discovers what her heart has been searching for all along. Will she have the courage to recognize real love when it's standing right in front of her?

Gloria's selfishness has cost her the love of a man named Phil, and she's only now learning that true love demands maturity and sacrifice rather than possession. Facing the end of their relationship, Gloria comes to understand that love isn't something to be played with like a toy—it's a serious, unselfish commitment that requires a grown woman's heart. Her hard-won realization comes too late to save Phil, but she hopes her painful lesson might spare other young women from making the same mistake.

Nurse Alice Trent's heart was shattered by a charming patient named Greg Rexroth, leaving her convinced that men couldn't be trusted—until she meets Dr. Jeff Mason on the hospital ward and finds herself drawn to him despite all her defenses. When a misunderstanding threatens to drive them apart, Alice must decide whether to risk loving again or let fear keep her alone forever. A warmhearted tale of second chances that proves the right person can heal old wounds in ways no medicine ever could.

Joan has spent years searching through romantic literature for clues to her ideal mate, wondering if any man could match the legendary couples she reads about—until she dismisses two devoted suitors, Gary and Mark, as somehow not quite right. When she encounters a stranger at the library who shares her passion for those same timeless stories, Joan discovers that the answer to "my kind of guy" might have been hiding in plain sight all along.

A salesclerk at Stacy's department store spends her workday lost in daydreams of romance with a handsome stranger, until a charming man who bears an uncanny resemblance to her fantasy interrupts her reverie—and invites her to lunch. What Miss Miller doesn't yet know will change everything about how she sees both her dreams and her reality.