Real Love #31

Karen has carefully guarded her heart ever since her best friend's tragic suicide shattered her faith in love, choosing instead to accept an engagement to the steadfast Craig—but when she meets Dean, Jemmy's charismatic cousin from the West Coast, her carefully constructed emotional walls begin to crack. As Karen struggles to maintain her detachment and loyalty to Craig, she discovers that some feelings refuse to stay buried.

A young woman determined to hold out for her dream man finally catches the eye of dashing Ted Cranston at the office—but when his attentions prove uncertain and his loyalty questionable, she impulsively books a trip to California to shake things up. There she meets Doug Stevens, a charming stranger with unexpected connections, and discovers that the wonderful life she'd been waiting for might look entirely different than she imagined.

Persis has always felt like an outsider at Wendeline University—a girl raised traveling the world with her scientist father, now struggling to fit in with her peers who mock her unusual name and background. When her well-meaning father tries to arrange a date for the campus radio broadcast and dance, Persis is mortified, but a kind faculty wife steps in with a plan: new clothes, a makeover, and a chance to go with real friends. Now Persis must learn to be less like the bookish, serious girl she's always been and discover whether she can find her place among the very people who've made her feel so alone.

Rex, still reeling from finding his fiancée Moira in another man’s arms, impulsively marries Libby in a bid to move on. But as the wedding bells fade, Libby begins to wonder if Rex’s heart is truly hers—or still lingering with Moira.