Romantic Adventures #55

A young woman who escaped the tenements and poverty of her childhood moves to the affluent suburb of Rosedale, determined to build a better life for herself—but when she spots the wealthy and charming advertising executive Philip Lawson, her carefully calculated ambitions take an unexpected turn. With help from her roommate Ginny, she orchestrates a chance meeting at a riding academy, and what begins as a calculated pursuit becomes something neither of them quite anticipated. As the weeks pass and romance blooms, Fay must reckon with what she truly wants versus what she thought she wanted "when tomorrow comes."

When Mary starts pointing out all the little things she'd like Harry to improve about himself—his ties, his shoes, his shyness at parties, even his reading habits—she means well, but her constant criticism begins to wear on him in ways she doesn't expect. As the weeks go by, Harry's good humor gives way to mounting tension, and Mary finds her "helpful" suggestions backfiring in this cautionary tale about the perils of trying to remake your partner. Based on the popular song, "100 Ways to Lose a Man!" shows how even the best intentions can damage a relationship when taken too far.

Trudy Hudson starts as a starstruck girl of thirteen when she meets Joe Barrow, a talented young tennis player, and throws herself into mastering the sport under his patient instruction—only to watch him abruptly abandon teaching when ambition calls. Years of tournament victories follow, but Trudy never stops longing for the man who shaped her game, until a chance encounter at Forest Hills forces a reckoning neither of them expected. Ogden Whitney illustrates this bittersweet tale of how competition and unspoken feelings can redirect two lives on separate courts.

Beth's mother, desperate to secure her daughter's future before her ailing heart gives out, manipulates her into courting the wealthy Newsome Foster—but when Newsome's equally rich cousin Henry arrives on the scene, Beth finds herself caught between duty to her mother and a growing attraction she never expected. As the scheming intensifies and Beth's heart pulls her in a direction her mother never planned, she must decide whether to keep dancing to her mother's tune or follow her own deepest feelings.