My Romantic Adventures #72

Roger Ross has always been invisible—the quiet kid nobody noticed, especially not the beautiful Rhoda Holmes, who's been the center of attention since grade school. When they unexpectedly reunite years later at the same company, Roger finds himself caught between the shy admiration that's haunted him for years and a painful memory of humiliation that still stings. As these two chart an uncertain course toward understanding each other, Roger must decide whether his long-held feelings can survive the truth about who they both really are.

A wealthy debutante named Meg Mason has her carefree life upended when her father, owner of Mason's Department Store, forces her to work in the bargain basement under an assumed name—determined to teach his spoiled daughter the value of hard work. When a store detective named Joe Simms rescues her from an unwanted advance and then asks her out, Meg finds herself drawn to a man who has no idea of her true identity, leading her to keep an elaborate lie going even as she begins to question whether her privileged world still matters. As romance blooms between them, the gap between who she pretends to be and who she really is grows harder to hide.

Carla is desperately in love with Shane, but his possessive mother refuses to let him go—until a charming stranger named Mr. McCloud arrives in town and, through a plan Carla has agreed to, shifts Mrs. Barrow's attention in an unexpected direction. As the evening unfolds, Carla watches in amazement while her rival softens, and Shane finally finds the freedom to move forward with the woman he loves.

When a shy fellow named Teddy Hollister takes Sally Rogers to the underground Echo River at Mammoth Cave, he devises a clever—if roundabout—way to pop the question. A playful shouted echo becomes the unexpected voice that seals Sally's fate, leaving her with a proposal she can't refuse.