Romantic Secrets #33

Ann grew up isolated in the Everglades, but when she ventures to the city seeking a better life, she discovers a world of possibilities—and romance—she never expected. After a heartbreak sends her running back to the swamps, an unexpected visitor arrives with a challenge that forces her to confront what she really wants. "They Called Me: Annie of the Everglades!" is a tender portrait of a young woman learning where she truly belongs, caught between the life she left behind and the future waiting for her.

Gregory Peck, movieland's tall and talented leading man, takes the spotlight in this picture biography tracing his journey from a La Jolla, California native through his early athletic pursuits and pivotal turn to theater. After a spinal injury redirected his path, Peck headed to New York where he worked everything from world's fair barker to radio city guide before earning a scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse and catching the eye of Broadway producer Guthrie McClintic. Despite appearing in a string of unsuccessful plays that won over critics, Peck was discovered by Hollywood while performing in "Morning Star," launching a film career that has since brought him a succession of leading roles in major pictures.

When a salesman named Peter Dennis breezes into Sally Benton's department store, her lonely routine finally finds purpose—she falls hard and begins introducing him to buyers across town, secretly hoping to build a future together. But as Easter approaches and Peter grows distant, Sally's desperation to reconnect sets her on a collision course with a truth that will shatter everything she's built in her heart.