Love and Romance Library #122

Maida Cairns, a freelance artist tired of her reporter boyfriend Bill Foster’s missed dates, finds unexpected connection at the Newspapermen's Ball—dancing all night with a stranger, Greg Vaile. After a whirlwind week, she agrees to marry him, only to be left stunned when he vanishes the morning after their honeymoon, leaving her sworn to secrecy. When Bill returns from Chicago and claims Greg is a fugitive tied to a murder, Maida must confront the truth behind a marriage no one knew existed.

Gwen Wrightson thought she’d made her choice when she agreed to visit Aunt Rosalie in Mexico City, leaving behind her love, Bob Stodder, and the life she knew. But when Don Ricardo de Cuesta proposes, drawn to her quiet strength and grace, Gwen finds herself caught between duty and desire—until a painful echo of her own past forces her to confront what truly matters.

Clark Timmons asks Drucie Lund to the Association's Ball, and though she’s out with her steady boyfriend, Sandy, her thoughts keep drifting to Clark. When she lands a commission selling a bracelet to Mr. Phillips on a returnable basis, she’s desperate to afford a proper dress—so she cashes the check early, only to face trouble when the bracelet comes back with no way to repay the debt.

Faye Parker arrives at her new ranch, wearing her great grandmother’s necklace—unaware it’s bound to bring her true love. She meets Wade Townsend, the man who sold her the land, a man torn between his lingering hope for buried treasure and his growing feelings for her. As Faye tends her fields and Wade digs through the dirt, their rivalry slowly softens into something warmer, something neither expected.