Love and Romance Library #65

Carol, a high school senior, is eager to marry her boyfriend, Vance, a rookie cop, but he insists they wait until she graduates and he can afford it. When she meets Terry, who quickly asks her to elope, Vance intervenes—revealing Terry’s pattern of marrying young women only to extort their families for annulments. In the end, Carol chooses to trust Vance and waits for the right time to say “yes.”

In "One Life to Live," Carol faces a crossroads when her dream of a singing career collides with her engagement to chemical engineer Vic. When an audition in New York offers her a chance to shine, Vic urges her to go—only to break things off when she seems poised for stardom, leaving her heartbroken and confused. As secrets unfold and old misunderstandings fade, the truth reveals itself: Vic never wanted to hold her back, and her path home might just be where she belongs all along.

In "They Called Me an Old Maid!", Ellen, a devoted woman long overlooked in her sister’s household, finds her quiet life upended when a new man, Roger, arrives in town. As her sister’s teenage daughter Beverly begins to flirt with him, Ellen must confront her own sense of worth—especially after a small inheritance gives her the chance to reinvent herself, both in appearance and independence. With a new apartment and a renewed spirit, she faces the uncertain path of love and self-discovery.