Mirabelle #14 October 1961

In a quiet moment at Wheeler's, Jean watches Andy with growing affection—until she worries his lack of seriousness might cost him his job. When he surprises her by announcing he’s leaving to become a fireman and asks her to marry him, Jean sees in his bold decision the courage she’d been hoping to find in him all along.

Sue thought she’d escaped her past in the quiet of Hoydale, finding solace with Joe—but the sight of Matt Brady’s bike on the road home sends her heart racing. Now, with Jack Keller’s shadow looming and secrets unraveling, she’s not sure who she can trust.

Connie Farmer, tired of being overlooked, finds herself unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight when she becomes the real-life inspiration for a popular comic strip character named Miranda. As the fictional Miranda captures the public’s imagination, Connie struggles with the growing distance between her own life and the glamorous persona she’s unwittingly created.