Romantic Adventures #45

A young salesgirl's clever department store display catches the eye of her boss—and the unwanted attention of a charming drunk who ruins her big moment. When circumstances change her fortune dramatically, she inherits a stake in the very place where romance seems to work its magic: the Honeymoon Hotel. But fate has a way of complicating things when the past walks back into her life with a familiar, infuriating smile.

When a man abandons her without warning, Laura swears off love entirely and embarks on a cold campaign of revenge—until she meets the genuinely kind Charles Sherrill, whose affection for her awakens something she thought was dead. Running from her own feelings, Laura flees to Europe, where she pursues a reckless path of heartbreak, only to discover that the wound she's been nursing may not run as deep as she believed. As Charles follows her across the ocean with an ultimatum, Laura must finally confront what her need for revenge has cost her—and what she's actually been afraid of all along.

When her beautiful sister Anne breezes into New York for one last adventure before marrying her longtime sweetheart Jim, Terry finds her world turned upside down by Skip, a charming visitor who sets her heart racing—even as he becomes increasingly drawn to Anne. Torn between a man she desperately wants and the guilt of her own desires, Terry must confront what she really values: the thrill of being chosen, or something deeper and more honest. In this 1954 tale of competing hearts and second chances, a young woman discovers that sometimes the person you want isn't the person you need.

Peggy knows Bob loves her, but his shyness keeps him from making a move—so with her friend Molly's encouragement, she decides to set a romantic evening at home to help him open up. Her carefully laid plans keep getting hilariously derailed by unexpected interruptions, but when the lights go out during an electrical inspection, Peggy discovers that sometimes the best romance happens when you stop trying to orchestrate it.

Dusty Dawson thought she had her life figured out when a charming film producer named Bruce Traven offered her a Hollywood contract, but a violent storm forces their plane down in the wilderness—and suddenly she finds herself questioning everything as she depends on the pilot Hank Corwin for survival. Stranded and trekking through dangerous terrain toward civilization, Dusty must confront a growing confusion in her heart about what she truly wants, especially as Bruce's insecurity and jealousy begin to show his true colors.