Love Secrets #56

When a young woman from the servicemen's club visits Sergeant Jerry West to keep him company, she discovers he's recovering from an unsuccessful eye operation—but her growing feelings for him take a devastating turn when his fiancée appears. Torn between her heart and the complications of his circumstances, Nan must reckon with secrets that could shatter the fragile happiness they've begun to build together.

In "West Point Romance," Army football star Stan Middleton hides a knee injury to play in the Army-Navy game, with help from nurse Gwen Stoddard and her father, team trainer Doc Stoddard. As Stan and Gwen grow closer, his jealous ex-girlfriend Paula Phillips threatens to expose the secret, putting everything on the line.

Edith Barker has become the most sought-after girl at Eaton High—not because boys are actually interested in her, but because Frank Fellows, the school's football hero, has claimed her as his own and scared off every other suitor who dares approach. When Edith finally realizes she's being treated like Frank's property rather than his girlfriend, she resolves to break free and date other boys, but her newfound independence puts anyone brave enough to go out with her in danger of Frank's wrath. As a new student named Johnny Edwards arrives at school, Edith finds herself drawn to him—but she's terrified that getting close to him will only bring him the same violence that befell her last date.

When Sue starts college going steady with the dependable David Carr, she thinks she's found love—until the charming Larry Shane transfers to Wellston and sweeps her off her feet. As Sue finds herself torn between two boys and her roommate Della harbors a secret of her own, a hayride accident forces the truth about everyone's hearts into the open. This 1956 romance explores what real love feels like when attraction clashes with loyalty, and where the heart truly belongs.