Romeo #196

In "What the Gypsy Told Her," Mandy is haunted by a fortune-teller’s cryptic words about a horse, leading her to take riding lessons from a local boy who now runs the stables. But when she discovers he’s married and her old circus horse reacts violently, sending her sprawling with a twisted ankle, she’s shocked to find her new doctor—once the man who struck the horse—isn’t letting her forget him. As he follows her through town, their paths keep colliding, culminating in an unexpected moment of connection at the carnival’s roundabout.

In Paris, June is mistaken for a runaway princess and whisked away to the Royal Palace of Altonia, where the sinister Rodin uses hypnotism to manipulate her into serving his ambitions. Don, tracking her to the kingdom, finally reaches her during the Royal Betrothal Ball—just as their dance reignites a flicker of recognition, before she collapses in his arms.

In a quiet moment of loneliness after moving to London, Julie attends a dance and shares an instant connection with a charming stranger named Alan. When he’s called away without a word, she’s left searching for answers—until her photo unexpectedly appears in the paper as a contestant in the "Lovely Smile" competition.

In "Rose of Ennismore," Rose is caught between two paths when Mrs. Rafferty warns her of a dark man and a fair one, each destined to shape her future in ways she can’t yet understand. As the legend of the Blue Pool circulates through the town, Rose finds herself drawn to its mystery on the stroke of midnight, where the face of her true love might finally be revealed.

In a lighthearted 1961 tale from *Romeo* #196, two girls clash over their rivalry while trying to join the tennis club, driving Jim away with their bickering. When Jim shows up at the Cliff Richard concert on Saturday in full tennis gear, he’s got a clever idea to mend fences—but whether the girls will rise to the occasion remains to be seen.

Jo returns to her uncle’s country hotel after four years, where the first boy she runs into is Tim—the one she used to fight with constantly. But when she spots an old carving in a tree, her memories and feelings begin to shift in ways she didn’t expect.