Sweethearts #113
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis issue contains three romantic stories. "No Replacement for Love" follows Phyllis as she reconnects with an old flame, Carl Nevens, when he returns to town, but discovers he is now preoccupied with thoughts of his child and financial responsibilities, leading him to reject her romantic advances. "I Loved a Jet Pilot" depicts a woman's relationship with a military pilot who, after his discharge, reveals his true nature as a simple farm boy with modest tastes, disappointing her expectations of glamorous city life. "The Awakening" tells of Wendy and Steve's separation when he must pursue his medical degree, but after three years he returns and proposes, and they plan their future together, with Steve's boxing career having earned him substantial income to support their marriage.
Stranded and desperate for work, Norma takes a job at a small-town diner run by Mrs. Mason and her young daughter Colleen—and quickly finds herself drawn to Phil Amley, a kind-hearted lumber mill worker who stops by regularly. As Norma settles into her new life and grows closer to Phil, she discovers that Mrs. Mason's health is failing and her future—and Colleen's—hangs in the balance.
When a jet pilot named Ross Carter sweeps a young woman named Lil off her feet, she finds herself enchanted—but as the months of separation stretch on, she realizes her heart has been racing alongside the uniform as much as the man wearing it. When Ross finally returns home, Lil discovers that the glamorous flier she fell for and the civilian standing before her might be two very different people. This 1952 romance explores what happens when the dream you've been holding onto doesn't quite match the reality that lands in front of you.
When Wendy meets Steve Powers, Hartford's star heavyweight boxer with dreams of becoming a doctor, she falls hard—but Steve insists on finishing his degree before they can marry, a sacrifice she's unwilling to make. Desperate to be with him and inspired by her friend Jane's quick engagement, Wendy urges Steve to abandon his studies and turn professional, convinced that boxing money can solve their problems faster than medicine ever could. What unfolds is a collision between two kinds of love: one that asks for patience, and one that demands everything right now.
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