Romantic Secrets #18

Amy thought she'd found everything with Dave—their modest grocery store, their dreams of building something together—until Brad Nixon, the ambitious owner of the rival supermarket across the street, arrives with a tempting offer and an even more intoxicating world of wealth and sophistication. As Brad's attention grows warmer and her resolve falters, Amy must confront the terrible choice between the comfortable love she's always known and the glittering promise of a different life, knowing that either path will leave someone's heart shattered.

Mildred falls head over heels when Fred, the charming traveling salesman and business partner of her steady beau Al, comes to town—and he seems equally smitten. As their secret romance blossoms during stolen moments, Mildred finds herself torn between the comfortable affection Al offers and the passionate connection she shares with Fred, whose job keeps pulling him away on the road. When Fred returns unexpectedly with news that could change everything, Mildred must confront what she's willing to risk for love.

Ivy Waring, a woman of social standing fallen on hard times, takes a job raising money for a philanthropic organization and finds herself drawn to Pat Taylor, a charming newspaper editor who helps promote her charity campaign. As weeks of exciting benefit events and deepening romance unfold, Ivy's growing feelings become complicated when she introduces Pat to her boss, Victor Seton—and discovers troubling questions about the very charity she's been working so hard to support.