Lovelorn #26

A young woman working in an airport control tower finds herself face-to-face with Larry Goodwin, a dashing pilot from her past—and the very reason she'd sworn never to love a man who flies. As old feelings resurface and Larry's charm melts her carefully built defenses, Joyce discovers that running from the pain of her father's death means risking something even more precious. Can she overcome a lifetime of fear, or will her heartbreak drive them both toward tragedy?

Faye Lorrimer was always the smartest girl in her class, but when she's asked to tutor Rocky Walters—the university's star football player—she discovers that brains aren't everything: their budding romance crashes when Rocky grows resentful of being overshadowed by her intellect. Desperate to prove she's more than just a walking brain, Faye leaves school for New York determined to succeed on her looks and charm alone, leading her down an unexpected path of auditions, failed jobs, and a dangerous attraction to a theater manager named Stan Hower.

Sally Corwin has spent her whole life in the shadow of her beautiful sister, but when she lands a job at an exclusive beauty salon, she sees her chance to transform herself—and finally win the attention of the handsome salon owner, Harlan Michaels. As Sally reinvents her appearance and manners to catch his eye, she finds herself torn between two very different paths, each offering its own kind of happiness.

Hardboiled private investigator Bart Conroy takes a case from a wealthy matron to prove her son's showgirl fiancée, Marcia Howells, is just after money—but his investigation uncovers an honest, talented young woman instead, and he finds himself genuinely falling for her even as he pursues a dangerous deception. When Conroy adopts a false identity to test Marcia's loyalty, he discovers emotions he thought cynicism had killed, only to face a reckoning between the truth he's hidden and the love he's found.

A young woman learns that playing games—whether appearing unattainable, being too easy to impress, or shrouding herself in mystery—won't win genuine love and will only backfire when a man sees through the act. Through several cautionary examples, "You Won't Win Him With Wiles" demonstrates how artificial tactics damage a woman's reputation and push away the right kind of man, proving there's no shortcut to real romance.

A young woman who dreams of making it as a commercial artist in New York finds herself torn between the safe, expected life awaiting her back home—marriage to a devoted childhood friend—and an uncertain creative future in the city. When a charming stranger with connections to the art world enters her life, she must navigate between ambition, romance, and the question of what she truly wants. In this 1952 romance, love and career ambitions paint a complicated picture that demands a choice.