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Romantic Secrets #17

Apr 1951 · Fawcett · 0.10 USD
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The issue contains at least two stories: "My Penalty" follows a woman who becomes emotionally entangled with a man named Danny while he recovers from a leg injury, but must ultimately choose between her feelings and loyalty to her family when his true nature is revealed. A second story involves a woman named Karen attending a high-society party where she encounters a man named Sanborn, a criminal involved in illegal commodity speculation and blackmail schemes, leading to threats and dangerous confrontations. "Love's Crusade" appears as a third story, depicting romantic complications between characters named Paul and Elaine involving deception, theft, and moral choices about love versus honesty.

Contains 3 stories
My Penalty
11 pp · Romance

When Nina accepts a last-minute invitation to dance at a theatrical producer's lavish party, she meets Danny Riccett, a charming set designer who mistakes her for a professional performer—a misconception she's too enchanted to correct. As their romance deepens over stolen moments and whispered promises, Nina finds herself caught between the woman Danny believes her to be and the truth she's afraid will shatter everything between them. A tale of love built on a beautiful lie, where the price of pretense may prove far steeper than the heart can bear.

I Was a Government Girl
11 pp · Romance

Karen Spencer dreams of excitement working in Washington, D.C., but finds only loneliness until director Steve Warren asks her to stay—and romance blooms between them. When the charming and influential Carter Sanborn invites her to his exclusive parties filled with ambassadors and judges, Karen is thrilled by the glamour, unaware that Sanborn uses attractive women like her as bait to gain access to government officials for his own purposes. As Steve's warnings about Sanborn's true motives clash with Karen's intoxication by high society, she must face a hard truth about the world she's been swept into.

Love's Crusade
8 pp · Romance

When a young woman named Elaine finds herself drawn to Paul, a hardworking man at her father's firm, she pursues him relentlessly—only to discover he's been dismissed for theft, and watching him leave town leaves her ego wounded and resentful. Years later, when Paul returns to their small town as a successful businessman, Elaine's old feelings curdle into something darker: a crusade to tear him down and ensure he gets no credit or advancement. What begins as romantic longing twists into a dangerous game of sabotage and vindication that forces Elaine to confront what her bitterness has made of her.

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CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $363*
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $237*
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artist, inker Edd Ashe

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