Real Love #25

Julie Ward keeps her identity as the daughter of movie star Malcolm Lord strictly under wraps—until a gossip columnist's item at her college sparks scandalous rumors linking her to her own father. When she arrives at a house party hoping to escape the whispers, she finds herself caught between Bob Lewis, her practically-engaged boyfriend who believes the worst of her, and Walt Benson, the very columnist responsible for the damaging column, who's suddenly showing a very different side of himself. As Julie's carefully guarded secret threatens to unravel, she'll have to decide what she's willing to risk to set the record straight.

The prettiest girl in Blue Ridge wins a modeling contract in New York, leaving behind her steady boyfriend Tommy Winters—but when she arrives at the city, she discovers that glamour is grueling work and that she's just another face in a crowd. A charming stranger named John Heatherton sweeps her off her feet, and she falls hard, only to learn a devastating truth that sends her running back home to the one person who never stopped waiting for her.

When Carol's roommate Mildred discovers an easy way to earn big money as a party girl for business conventions, Carol reluctantly joins her—only to clash with Phil Wayne, a private detective hired to protect guests, who accuses her of questionable motives. As Carol and Phil's hostile first meeting sparks an unlikely attraction, their budding romance is tested by Phil's unpredictable work schedule and Carol's lingering involvement with the party circuit, forcing them both to decide what they're really willing to compromise for love.

Martha Maynard has spent her whole life overshadowed by her glamorous older sister Virginia, but when Virginia is caught in a car accident with the disreputable Charles Stilson, Martha agrees to take the fall—only to discover the other driver is Gary James, the wealthy and charming man Virginia had been hoping to meet. As Martha finds herself drawn into Gary's world and deeper into his life, she must navigate the complications of a fake engagement, her sister's scheming, and feelings that are anything but pretend.