Pictorial Romances #22

Diana Craig thought she'd left her past behind when she married respected doctor Allen Craig, but when Johnny Evans—the man who broke her heart years ago in Boston—shows up on her doorstep claiming to be down on his luck, she agrees to let him stay under the guise of a visiting cousin. As Johnny works his old charm and rekindles the excitement that her quiet married life lacks, Diana finds herself torn between the security of her husband's devotion and the intoxicating pull of her former flame, unaware of what Johnny might really be after.

A young woman finds herself torn between two men: Teddy, a charming real estate businessman who sweeps her off her feet, and Tom, the earnest son of her boss at Judson Construction Company. When a lucrative building contract becomes the prize, her divided loyalties lead to a devastating betrayal that forces her to confront what—and who—truly matters to her heart.

When Julia reconnects with Brad after five years apart, she's flooded with regret over abandoning him for freedom and independence—only to discover he's now happily married with a daughter. Desperate to recapture what she lost, Julia sets her sights on winning him back, but her scheming threatens to destroy the very life Brad has built. Sometimes the past isn't meant to be reclaimed, and Julia learns this lesson the hardest way possible.

Claire Gardner walks into a magazine publisher's office demanding answers about her subscription—and instead finds Jack, the charming son of the publisher's owner. Captivated by him at first sight, she accepts his invitation to Fairmont Beach, where Jack now works as a ticket seller, only to discover he's dominated by his overbearing father and lacks the confidence to build a life of his own. Determined to help Jack stand on his own feet, Claire makes him choose between his father's shadow and a future together—a decision that will test them both far more than either expected.