Lovelorn #38

Dale Denham arrives in the small town of Springdale for a vacation, only to discover that her cousin has built her up as a glamorous big-city model—a reputation that doesn't match who she really is. Caught between the advances of crude local boys and the genuine affection of Nat, a New Yorker who loves her for her sweet nature, Dale finds herself living a double life, switching between wholesome and glamorous versions of herself to please different people. When her deception is discovered, both her romance and her sense of belonging shatter, leaving her questioning who she truly is.

Jordan Teague thought he'd found his perfect match in Mona Linfield, until a tragic boating accident tears her away from him forever. When Mona's identical twin sister Iris arrives for the funeral, Jordan finds himself drawn to her—but as months of companionship deepen into passion, a single spoken name threatens to shatter everything, forcing Iris to make an impossible choice about whether she can ever truly be more than an echo of her sister.

Wayne Corrigan thought all women were faithless after his fiancée Kay Bolton betrayed him while he served in Korea—so he set out on a cold campaign of revenge, targeting a refined young woman named Alicia Hardy to break her heart as his own had been broken. But when Alicia reveals she'd been nursing her own wounds and plotting a similar revenge scheme, Wayne discovers that condemning an entire sex for the sins of one person was a mistake neither of them could live with. A 1953 tale about two hurt souls learning that bitterness and revenge are poor foundations for anything—and that genuine feeling might just be stronger than either.

A wealthy woman plagued by emotional coldness—unable to feel love's spark despite wealth, beauty, and admirers—desperately searches for the connection that has eluded her through broken engagements and shattered friendships. When a car accident leaves her lost and helpless in the wilderness, she encounters a stranger whose care and compassion awaken something she thought forever dormant. In "Dawn of Love," discover whether a chance meeting in her darkest hour can finally teach her the meaning of true connection.