Real Love #28

Sue's carefully mapped-out life—finding wealth and comfort through a well-to-do husband—crumbles when she meets Chris Greenleigh, a construction engineer who represents everything she's sworn to avoid. As Chris prepares to leave for Panama and Sue faces a marriage proposal from the wealthy Mark Oliver, she must decide whether her old ambitions or her heart will win out.

When her sisters convince Lee to stay home and manage the family house and their ailing mother instead of seeking her own life, she finds herself trapped in endless chores and caregiving—with little time for the budding romance that blossoms when a boarder named Raymond Graham arrives. As her duties pile up and Raymond's interest cools, a chance visit from the family doctor's new assistant, Dr. Bill Lansing, offers an unexpected perspective on what Lee has sacrificed, and a surprising plan to shake things up.

A man with complete amnesia falls for Betty after she gives him a ride into town, but his mysterious past—and a photograph of another woman inscribed "Your Loving Isobel"—threaten to derail their growing romance. When his picture appears in the newspapers, old acquaintances begin surfacing with claims about his true identity, forcing Betty and Adam to confront the possibility that his past may be far more complicated than either of them bargained for.

Ginny's quiet week with her ailing sister Harriet turns complicated when her brother-in-law Herb makes unwanted advances—and when Ginny's devoted boyfriend Denny unexpectedly arrives to check on her. Caught between her love for Denny, her promise to care for her sister's young daughter Penny, and Herb's manipulative ultimatum, Ginny faces an impossible choice that will reshape all their lives. "Farewell, My Darling," from *Real Love* #28, is a poignant Golden Age romance about sacrifice and the bonds that hold us.