Romantic Secrets #15

A young woman tired of waiting for her boyfriend Fred to bring up marriage decides to take matters into her own hands during a picnic outing—strategically questioning his job prospects and hinting at her own readiness for commitment. When she finally suggests they could make a life together on his salary, Fred surprises her with exactly what she's been hoping to hear.

Lu Anne's father warns her away from the men who pass through his Nevada casino—gamblers and drifters, none of them husband material—but when Doug Albey appears, she falls hard despite her better judgment. When her father's investigators uncover a troubling secret from Doug's past, Lu Anne breaks things off, only to find the months apart harder than she expected; when Doug returns unexpectedly, the truth behind the accusation offers her a second chance at the one long shot that actually pays off.

When Donna and Frank's teenage romance crumbles after one bitter argument, they're forced into an awkward civility by their neighboring families and shared social circles. As time passes and both grow beyond who they were at eighteen, Donna finds herself drawn back to Frank in ways she didn't expect—and discovers that what they feel for each other now runs deeper than youthful infatuation. A tender second-chance romance about learning to love someone not as you were, but as you've become.

Flora, a self-described plain jane, watches her glamorous roommate Rita snap up the attention of Wayne Decatur, a successful lawyer—until Flora falls for him herself. When Wayne unexpectedly asks Flora out, she finds herself caught between her own feelings and her loyalty to Rita, leading to a collision that forces everyone to confront what's really at stake.