Love at First Sight #16

In "No Love in the Bargain," Adrianne takes a chance on hiring the reserved lawyer Phelps to run a home-services business with her, setting up a partnership that’s strictly professional—until jealousy flares when wealthy summer resident Selma shows interest in him. When Phelps reveals he’s been using Selma to win her father as a client, the tension between him and Adrianne finally gives way to something deeper, though the real test of their feelings lies ahead.

In "Price-Tag Bridegroom," Ruth’s sudden wealth after her father strikes oil brings unexpected changes to her life, including the arrival of Steven, a tutor hired to prepare her for high society. As Ruth and Steven grow close, their budding romance is tested when Steven insists on proving he can support her before marriage—unaware that Ruth’s father has already secured him a university position. The story unfolds with quiet tension and emotional stakes, as secrets surface and love is put to the test.

In "Fateful Wedding Night," beautiful chorus girl Monica marries playboy Mort, only to be left scarred and abandoned after a drunken accident. Years later, transformed by plastic surgery and reinventing herself with masks on stage, Monica crosses paths once more with the surgeon who saved her—Dr. Russell—now returned from military service.

In "Those Secret Dates," Lila finds herself torn between her growing affection for artist Alan and her father’s disapproval—especially after learning her sister Pearl’s marriage to an artist ended in unhappiness. When Pop arranges a boat outing to bring Lila closer to his preferred suitor, Jim, Alan must step in to protect her from Jim’s advances, setting off a chain of events that will test both their courage and the old man’s judgment.