True Life Secrets #23

Lola chooses thrills and wealthy romance over the quiet domestic life her friends settle for, and when the charming Frank Henley sweeps her into a glamorous world of yacht parties and racetrack excitement, she's convinced she's found her perfect match—until his sudden disappearance forces her to explore other options. When Frank mysteriously reappears with promises of rekindled passion, Lola must confront the consequences of chasing the fast life over the steady one she once dismissed.

A sweet young nurse thought she'd resigned herself to watching the man she loves return to his former flame—until Carl comes back to town as a doctor and she discovers just how fierce her own heart can burn. When old feelings resurface and jealousy takes hold, she finds out there's a wild side to her nature she never knew existed. In "A Savage in Love," a quiet woman learns that love can transform her into someone she barely recognizes.

When Ginny returns to her hometown as a nurse, she takes a job working for Carl, a young doctor she's long admired—and soon discovers he feels the same way. But Carl's former romantic interest, Sandra, won't accept that he's moving on, and as their engagement approaches, Ginny finds herself consumed by doubt and jealousy over Sandra's persistent interference. A winter storm forces a reckoning that reveals the truth behind Sandra's hold on Carl, and with it, what Ginny must learn about trust and the man she loves.

Helen Wilson wrestles with a deep, crushing loneliness that has become second nature to her—until a chance encounter with a kind stranger named Tod Andrews after a rainy-day slip leaves her with a twisted ankle and a mysterious music box. As Tod begins drawing her into a warmer world of dinners and dancing, Helen must confront whether she's ready to let someone past the cold walls she's so carefully built around her heart.