Just Married #51

When Carl fails his college entrance exams and faces the draft, he pressures Margo to marry him before shipping out to Vietnam—but she refuses, fearing a life as a war widow. His desperate pleas and her conflicted heart lead her to elope with him to Reno for a blissful two-week honeymoon, only to have their fragile happiness shattered by an induction notice on their final day together. "The Sound of Distant Drums" explores a young woman's impossible choice between love and self-preservation in the shadow of war.

A young woman who's dreamed her whole life of a grand wedding finally meets Jerry, a man she falls for instantly—until he insists on a small, intimate family ceremony instead of the lavish affair she's always imagined. When Nancy refuses to compromise and Jerry walks away, she's left heartbroken, wondering if her dream wedding was worth losing the man she loves.

Newlyweds Nan and Ben return from their honeymoon to find their thoughtful friends Edna and Jeff determined to monopolize their time—but jealousy and old feelings threaten to poison the couple's bliss when Ben seems far too comfortable in Edna's company. As tensions explode into their first real quarrel, Nan and Ben must navigate the minefield of envious friends while learning what it truly means to protect their marriage.