Realistic Romances #17

Paula Romay has always used her beauty as a weapon to claw her way out of poverty, and now as the wealthy wife of an aging businessman, she's set her sights on his fortune—but the arrival of his son threatens to complicate her carefully laid plans. With a besotted handyman under her spell and her impatience growing by the day, Paula finds herself caught between the life of luxury she's fought so hard to claim and forces she may not be able to control.

A wife starved for excitement finds herself caught between devotion to her hardworking husband Jack and the charming attentions of Lee, a smooth-talking stranger who arrives through her helpful bookkeeper Joyce. As Mary drifts into an emotional affair, she must confront what she truly wants—and what she risks losing in the pursuit of it.

Penelope is pressured by her desperate father into marrying the wealthy but much older Seth Parnell, a man she barely knows—and upon arriving at his grand estate, Magnolia Knolls, she hears terrifying cries echoing through the house at night, which Seth insists don't exist. As fear grips her and the wedding day approaches, Penelope discovers the shocking truth hidden in the upper floors, forcing her to confront the darkness at the heart of her new home.

When Fran Edwards hires the charming Wayde Hanley to manage her modeling school, she falls hard—but her dream quickly becomes a nightmare when she discovers he's running a brutal blackmail scheme using her own models. Trapped between her love for a man she barely knows and the horrifying truth of his crimes, Fran must find the courage to do what's right, even as Wayde's grip tightens around her. "Nightmare Romance!" is a gripping tale of deception and redemption from Realistic Romances #17.