Real Love #43

Andrea and her secret husband Dixon lead a hidden life—sneaking moments together while he builds his reputation at the Benarick Company, hiding their marriage to protect his career prospects. When malicious gossip and circumstance threaten to destroy her reputation and jeopardize everything they've worked toward, Andrea faces an impossible choice between defending herself and safeguarding Dixon's future.

Meryl, a young woman hardened by her father's betrayal of her mother, has sworn off men and romance entirely—until Sloane Huntly, fresh back from Korea, arrives at his sister's party and disrupts her carefully constructed walls of bitterness. As Sloane pursues her with genuine interest, Meryl finds herself torn between the loneliness that's shadowed her life and the fear that no man could ever accept her shameful past. What unfolds is a clash between her resolve to stay alone and a connection that challenges everything she's built her identity around.

Marcie wins a thousand dollars at a charity raffle and invites her fiancé Derek Lane to celebrate—but when he wants to use the money as a down payment on a house and delay their wedding further, she impulsively buys a racehorse named Gamble instead. As Marcie throws herself into training the horse with Rick Perry, a charming horse trainer, her engagement crumbles and she finds herself torn between her commitment to Derek and the thrill of a new romance. With Gamble's racing prospects hanging in the balance and Derek watching from the sidelines, Marcie must decide what she's really willing to gamble on.

A young woman defies her family's warnings about the charming but questionable Bert Dyson by meeting him secretly at a dude ranch, where a week of romance quickly unravels when hidden truths emerge. As Myra discovers that Bert isn't the man she believed him to be, she must face the consequences of her deception—and the steadfast presence of Jeff Laurie, the neighbor who tried to protect her all along. "Slightly Scandalous" is a cautionary tale about trust, reputation, and the price of rebellion in 1952.