Sweethearts #92

When Sara's pride won't let her accept Jack after another woman, Janet, leaves him, she's forced to confront the bitterness festering inside her—and it pushes her toward a dangerous plan for revenge. As Sara insinuates herself into Janet's life and tries to steal away Janet's new fiancé, Ralph, she discovers that her scheme to make Janet suffer has blinded her to something far more important. "A Humbled Heart" explores what happens when wounded pride becomes a prison, and whether revenge is worth the cost of losing yourself.

Clare Braden is devoted to Jim, but when she watches him win a carnival boxing match, something shifts inside her—the thrill of combat, the roar of the crowd, the promise of big money awakens a hunger she can't ignore. Convinced that Jim is destined for the professional ring despite his reluctance, Clare takes matters into her own hands, seeking out a manager and orchestrating situations to push him toward a fighting career. As her obsession grows, the line between supporting the man she loves and driving him toward danger becomes dangerously blurred.

Eva Marden accepts a prestigious scholarship from her small farming town of Dellville to study at the state university, vowing to honor their faith by returning as a teacher—but once on campus, she's tempted away from her studies by a carefree crowd and a charming boy named Jack Hart. When Steve Larson, a fellow Dellville scholarship winner who's stayed the course with his engineering degree, reconnects with Eva and awakens her feelings, she faces a choice between the person she wanted to become and the life of leisure that's begun to pull her in.