Love at First Sight #8

Lucy Dillon has only admired Nevin Garner from afar—until a chance encounter on the street leads him to drive her home to the grand Orton estate, where she actually lives as the daughter of the household staff. Now Lucy faces an impossible choice: come clean about her true position and risk losing any chance with him, or let him discover the truth on his own and risk far worse consequences.

Shayne has always lived in her glamorous sister Devra's shadow—from hand-me-down clothes to second-rate roles in Hollywood—until she meets Gary Bryant, a successful cameraman who falls for her at first sight. When Gary proposes and they plan to elope, Shayne finally feels like she's won something that's truly hers, but her deep-seated need for everything to be "new" rather than a castoff is about to be put to the ultimate test. A 1951 romance about discovering whether love can overcome the scars of the past.

Java Tempest has always been attracted to Ted North, but when his fiancée Cara leaves him in the lurch for a party, Java finds herself alone with him for the first time—and realizes she's fallen for him hard. As Java watches Ted grieve over a terrible tragedy and slowly turn to her for comfort, she faces an agonizing choice: accept his proposal knowing she'll always be second best to a ghost, or risk losing him entirely. A bittersweet 1951 romance about settling for love on painful terms.

When ice-skating hopeful Tory Leigh wins a contest and catches the eye of Steve Kearns, a star performer with the "Thrills on Ice" show, her dream of going professional seems within reach—until she discovers that Yvonne Brown, the show's manager, has an unsettling hold on Steve that threatens everything Tory has worked for. As Tory and Steve grow closer and plan their future together, Yvonne's subtle sabotage and manipulation test whether their connection can survive the ice show's behind-the-scenes drama.