Love Letters #39

A young woman awakens from amnesia with nothing but initials and a handful of possessions, taking the name Mary Moore to start over in a strange city. When a kind department store manager named Bill Ainsley takes her under his wing and falls in love with her, she finds herself torn between the promise of happiness and the nagging fear that her forgotten past might hurt him—until a discovered letter hints at a man named Jack waiting for her somewhere in the city. As Mary searches desperately for answers about her true identity, she must decide whether to risk telling Bill everything, or keep digging into a mystery that keeps pulling her back into the fog.

Lucy Fuller feels out of place in the city—a shy newcomer at the office where she catches the eye of the charming Perry Stevens. When Perry invites her to an exclusive country club party, Lucy's insecurity about not fitting in with his glamorous crowd sends her running, convinced he only pities her. But Perry isn't ready to let her go that easily, and Lucy discovers that sometimes the person who sees past your doubts might be worth fighting for.

A young woman arrives at a Florida resort and meets Brett Struthers, a handsome, athletic-looking man who sweeps her off her feet—until she discovers he won't join her in swimming, horseback riding, tennis, or water skiing. Convinced he's a weakling unworthy of her passion for sports and strength, Connie Woods grows cruel and flirts with another man, determined to expose what she sees as Brett's cowardice. When a desperate stunt forces the truth into the light, she learns that real courage wears a quieter face than she ever imagined.

When Marilyn Downey returns to college determined to win over the aloof Stuart Crain, her aggressive pursuit backfires spectacularly—leaving her humiliated and heartbroken. Her childhood friend Bill Imes steps in to help, offering her lessons in a subtler approach to romance, but as they spend more time together, something unexpected shifts between them. With pencils by Leo Morey, this 1955 romance explores what happens when the girl chasing the wrong man discovers where her heart truly belongs.