Love Memories #4

Eileen has spent months captivated by the smile of a mysterious train engineer she glimpses daily, convinced by his silent glances that they're destined to meet—until fate finally delivers when he arrives at her home seeking shelter from a blizzard. But as her dreams of romance with Dave Ford begin to materialize, her devoted childhood friend Jack challenges her certainty, forcing Eileen to confront whether she's truly in love or simply lost in the fantasies that have always been her refuge from reality.

Peggy Scott guards her inherited collie kennels fiercely, resenting the nearby housing project and forbidding her brother Ted from befriending its children—until her dogs escape and land her in court, where she meets Rick Brentwood, the project's idealistic manager. As Rick begins calling on her, Peggy finds herself drawn to him despite her prejudice, but when she suspects his interest is only meant to persuade her to rent her barn for a nursery school, their budding connection threatens to fracture under the weight of their opposing views.

Joan Shaw has spent her entire life imitating her accomplished older sister Emily—from childhood dress-up games through her decision to become a nurse—desperate to win approval by being a copy rather than herself. When Emily's career in surgery takes a devastating turn, Joan finds herself trapped between the wreckage of her sister's reputation and the identity she's sacrificed in pursuit of Emily's shadow. Now a student nurse caught in the same profession, Joan must confront the painful truth about what her years of slavish imitation have cost her, especially when it comes to love.