Secrets of Love and Marriage #25

Ellen Vandermeer meets Brad Donahue at a party and quickly discovers a deep connection—one that leads to marriage and dreams of a shared future. When the Korean Conflict calls Brad away, Ellen must endure the devastating news that he's missing in action, testing whether their love can survive the cruelest separation. A tender story about devotion tested by wartime heartbreak, from *Secrets of Love and Marriage* #25.

A wife so caught up in civic organizations, art classes, and endless evening meetings that she's become a stranger to her husband—until a crisis forces her to reckon with what she's been neglecting. When Tod is badly hurt and rushed to the hospital, she's confronted with a sobering truth about where her priorities really lie. In this 1961 romance, a woman learns that devotion to outside interests can't substitute for the bonds of marriage itself.

A wife's first anniversary celebration crumbles when a friend's phone call plants seeds of doubt about her husband's faithfulness—but Mark arrives home with a surprise that might not be what it seems. As suspicion wars with hope, she must confront what she's been told before the evening reveals the truth.

When Lola falls for Bart, a charming but struggling writer with grand ambitions, she's swept into marriage on a wave of romance and promise—only to discover that the man she married bears little resemblance to the one she fell in love with. As Bart's rejection slips pile up and his temperament darkens, Lola finds herself caught between the dream she cherished and the harsh reality of their life together, forcing her to confront what love really means when the honeymoon ends.