Romantic Story #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeAlma is torn between her feelings for Steve, who has just returned from Hawaii, and her doubts about his commitment to their relationship after he left her to focus on his export business. When Steve becomes upset over Mr. Niles' influence on the business and proposes to Alma, she accepts but grows conflicted when a delivery boy named Allan arrives at her door, revealing a mysterious and dangerous connection to her past that threatens to ruin her engagement. As Alma becomes increasingly involved with Allan and his brother's criminal activities at an old haunted house, she must confront the secrets from her past that could destroy her future with Steve, ultimately leading to a climactic scene where a horse accident forces her to question where her true heart lies.
Alma Richards' world is built on fear—every routine moment feels like a disaster waiting to happen, and her runaway imagination transforms harmless troubles into catastrophes. When a chance encounter with Steve Martin at a roadhouse turns into something deeper, his warmth and devotion offer her a glimpse of something beyond her anxious mind, but her tendency to see danger everywhere threatens to sabotage what could be real love. As they journey together into the city, Alma must confront whether she can let go of her alarmist nature long enough to trust in what Steve is trying to give her.
When Lila moves to a quiet town and meets Allan in a secluded glen, she's drawn to his strength and kindness—but the townspeople's harsh whispers about him and his brother threaten to keep them apart. As gossip and pressure mount, Lila must decide whether to listen to the crowd or trust her heart and the man she's come to love.
Ruth daydreams constantly about romance in centuries past, so when Mel Warren—a charming new salesman who seems to embody old-world chivalry—arrives at her office, she's captivated by what feels like a kindred spirit. As they grow closer through dinners, movies, and dates, Ruth keeps pushing him to share her passion for the elegance and grace of bygone eras, but Mel's practical, modern outlook repeatedly clashes with her yearning for a life that exists only in her imagination.
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Reprinted in Illustrated Love Story #5 (1950), Sweethearts #32 (1955)
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