Romantic Secrets #14

A nurse named Helen cares for Mary Hagers through a terminal illness, watching helplessly as the woman's devoted husband Bart falls into deep grief after her passing. When months of isolation threaten to destroy him, Helen takes matters into her own hands—risking her professional boundaries to pull Bart back from the brink, only to discover her own heart is far more involved than she realized.

Bette Lou thinks her fiancé Stan Cabell has all the makings of success, but when her well-meaning mother begins orchestrating his career—lining up wealthy clients, renting him an office, furnishing it without asking—Stan feels patronized and walks away, leaving Bette Lou heartbroken. When Stan calls two weeks later asking her to meet him, Bette Lou must confront whether love can survive the damage caused by interference, and whether Stan will give them another chance.

A young woman with a share in a dress shop meets Carl Linden at a business luncheon and quickly falls for his charm and ambitious dreams of developing property—so much so that when he needs five thousand dollars to secure his option, she offers her own savings without hesitation. When Carl and a crooked lawyer vanish after the transaction, Sally discovers the truth is far more complicated than a simple con, and she finds herself caught between her doubts and her heart as Carl works to set things right.

A young woman named Linda hears troubling stories about lawyer Russ Peyton from her friend Marie and decides to teach him a lesson by pretending to fall for his charm—only to discover that the truth about him, and about herself, is far more complicated than she bargained for. Written with the full moon and a yacht club dance as the backdrop, "A Lesson in Heartbreak" explores what happens when we judge someone on hearsay alone, and what we risk when we play games with our own hearts.

Tina Warren arrives at a swank hotel for her summer vacation with a scheme: posing as a wealthy heiress using borrowed finery to land a rich husband. When the charming Tony Randall courts her, she thinks she's found her mark—until a hotel bellhop named Roy exposes her ruse and reveals he's been playing his own game all along. Over the remaining days of her stay, Tina discovers that sometimes the right catch isn't what you set out hunting for.