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Cover: Art Cappello
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True Life Secrets #14

Jul 1953 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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True Life Secrets #14 is an anthology featuring multiple stories. "I Deceived My Love" follows a woman who conceals her love for a man to protect him, only to discover through deception that he loves her too. "Branded by a Tattoo Artist" involves a woman dealing with the consequences of a tattoo artist's work on her life and relationships. "I Was Alone" depicts a woman's isolating experience, and "Xray of My Love" explores the revelation of hidden truths in a romantic relationship. The issue concludes with "I Waited Alone," which tells of a woman's experience waiting for a man named Steve who is stationed at a fort, involving medical discoveries and emotional conflict.

Contains 5 stories
Was I Branded?
6 pp · Romance

When a group of office girls dares Nelida to get a temporary tattoo to prove women are just as daring as men, she reluctantly agrees—only to catch the eye of Peter Wells, a charming artist who asks her to pose for a painting. As Nelida grows closer to Lew, a kind man who rescued her from a street accident, her connection to Peter becomes increasingly dangerous, forcing her into a moment of desperate self-defense that changes everything. Caught between a possessive artist and the man she's come to care for, Nelida must navigate the consequences of a single violent night and decide what kind of future she's willing to claim.

I Wanted Happiness
3 pp · Romance

A woman finds unexpected happiness in a small town with a man named Don—until her troubled past literally shows up in the form of Jeff Walters, an old flame who blackmails her into leaving with him, threatening to expose secrets that would ruin her engagement. Stranded in a blizzard at a remote cabin, Cindy faces an agonizing choice when Jeff meets with a terrible accident, forcing her to confront what her happiness is really worth.

I Deceived My Love
6 pp · Romance

A man rescues a young woman from a car accident and falls deeply in love, but when she confides in him about her search for lost relatives, he makes a devastating discovery that forces him to keep a terrible secret. Tony must choose between his happiness with Alice and the truth that could shatter her world—a deception that will haunt him forever.

I Was Alone
8 pp · Romance

A young woman struggling to find work in the city falls into an unlikely friendship with a kind stranger named Ted, who proposes marriage—but her life takes a dangerous turn when federal narcotics agents recruit her to help bust a drug ring operating through her new job. Caught between a criminal operation that's grown suspicious of her loyalty and a husband she barely knows, now fighting for his life in a distant hospital, she must navigate a web of deception where one wrong move could cost her everything.

X-Ray of Love
6 pp · Romance

Janice Dell, a nurse in a remote South Africa outpost, never expected her quiet existence to change—but then Steve Ferrar, a charming freight pilot, arrives for his monthly physical and awakens feelings she'd long buried. When she discovers an X-ray that reveals a terminal diagnosis, Janice faces an agonizing choice: protect her heart by keeping the devastating truth to herself, or risk everything by letting him know what awaits him.

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Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $17
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $846*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $593*
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $534
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $429*
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $408
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CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $339*
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $237*
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artist, inker Art Cappello
cover pencils, inks Art Cappello

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Reprinted in True Life Secrets #16 (1953)

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