Real Love #35

Penny Parsons fled New York after becoming entangled in a scandal involving a married man—a reputation she's desperate to escape in her quiet hometown of Harperville, where she works at the lending library under her real name. When the charming Steve Conroy, a Broadway producer, arrives in town and begins courting her, she falls hard, but keeps her painful past hidden, terrified that the truth will cost her his love. When her old roommate writes with unexpected news that could upend everything, Penny must decide whether to keep running from her past or finally stand her ground.

Sharon returns from her honeymoon to New York determined to prove herself as a homemaker—to match, even surpass, the domestic perfection of Wally's mother that he so clearly admires. But as she throws herself into cooking classes, sewing projects, and home decoration with single-minded intensity, she begins to notice Wally growing restless, drawn instead to the carefree company of their neighbors Jane and Harry. When a chance encounter forces Sharon to confront what her relentless pursuit of the perfect home has cost, she'll have to reckon with what Wally actually wants from their marriage.

When Pam Osborne accepts an invitation to a summer vacation in the snow-capped Sierras with her steady boyfriend Dick Waring and his parents, her habit of flirting puts their relationship to the test—especially when the charming skiing pro André Du Val arrives on the scene. As Dick's warnings grow more insistent and André's attentions turn increasingly serious, Pam finds herself caught between playful teasing and a situation spiraling dangerously out of her control. What starts as innocent sport becomes a mountain crisis that forces Pam to confront just how far flirtation can go.

A young woman named Peg falls hard for Marty Barton, a charming riding instructor her family disapproves of, and sneaks out to meet him with help from her loyal friend Tod—but when Marty pressures her to elope, she discovers he's not the man she thought he was. Racing to escape a tangled web of deception, Peg must reckon with the people who've been looking out for her all along.