Romantic Adventures #35
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "No Sweethearts for a Sailor," a woman named Phyllis Parker makes a desperate choice to enter into a relationship with a sailor to protect her heart from romantic heartbreak. When the sailor tries to coerce her into boarding a boat and abandoning her life, she refuses, and he becomes enraged, leading to a confrontation. In the story "Mankiller," a woman named Judy becomes a steady girlfriend to Larry but finds herself caught in a love triangle when another man, Alan, begins to fall for her as well; after a series of romantic entanglements and jealousies, she ultimately chooses to marry Larry. The issue closes with a tale in which a man makes a dramatic public declaration of his love, proposing marriage to the woman he adores despite the complications that have arisen from their romantic history.
A young sailor named Glenn Conklin has built his romantic life around heartbreak and betrayal—both dealt and received—vowing never to trust a woman's love again. When schoolteacher Phyllis Parker boards his passenger liner, he sets out to seduce her as sport, only to find himself genuinely falling for her in a way that terrifies him. Torn between the cynical man he's become and the possibility of real love, Glenn must decide whether to follow his destructive pattern or risk his guarded heart.
After a heartbreaking betrayal left her determined never to tie herself to one man again, Judy Bryce takes a job at an aviation plant and throws herself into a carefree game of romance—juggling the affections of several men to keep her heart safely in control. But when she meets the charming pilot Mal Weaver, she discovers that playing at love without commitment may be a game she can no longer win. As her feelings for him deepen, Judy must confront whether the walls she's built can survive genuine connection.
Sue is secretly in love with Pres, a man who's fallen under the spell of her calculating roommate Mona—a girl who sees him as just a stepping stone to someone wealthier. When a weekend trip to a lodge brings a new man, Alan, into their circle, Sue discovers he's far more perceptive than anyone realized, and his plan to expose Mona's true nature sets off a chain of revelations that leave everyone's feelings scrambled. As the truth comes tumbling out, Sue finds herself confronting exactly who her heart truly belongs to.
A young woman named Vi discovers that wealth and pretty looks aren't enough when she meets Tom Hall, a pre-med student working his way through school—and suddenly everything she thought mattered begins to shift. As Vi and Tom grow closer, they must grapple with the gulf between their worlds and whether their feelings for each other can survive the weight of class and circumstance. "For Love or Money?" explores what happens when a privileged heart learns to value something real.
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