My Romantic Adventures #91

A woman on the eve of her wedding to the steady, caring Alan finds her past colliding with her present when she learns that Renée Kenton—the wealthy socialite who stole away her first love, the artist Chris Richards, years ago—has died in a plane crash. Now haunted by the realization that Chris is suddenly free, she must wrestle with old feelings and a terrible choice between the life she's building and the ghost of a love she can't seem to shake.

When Susan Rhodes accepts an engagement to Jerry Potter—the town's most eligible bachelor from the state's finest family—everyone hails her as the luckiest girl around. But when Jerry insists she master horseback riding for a prestigious show, her riding instructor Paul Greer becomes far more than just a teacher, and Susan finds herself torn between the life she thought she wanted and feelings she never expected. As the horse show approaches, a sabotaged saddle and a rival's jealousy threaten to expose the truth about where her heart really lies.

Tina's convinced that playing hard to get is the ultimate dating strategy—staying distant and aloof will only make George more eager to win her over. But as she coolly rebuffs his genuine interest through date after date, she's about to learn that emotional walls can push someone away for good.

Roberta Anson has spent years guarding her heart, convinced that men can't be trusted—a lesson driven home by painful experience and her Aunt Janice's warnings. When she's forced to work closely with Mark Ingram, a rival colleague who seems to despise her, their hostile clashes gradually reveal layers of character she never expected to find. As they're thrown together during a chance encounter, Roberta discovers there's far more to Mark than his cold exterior suggests.