True Secrets #11

In "With Outstretched Arms," Marcia Andrews finds herself caught between duty and desire when a storm strands her and her fiancé Allan Craine on a sinking yacht. Rescued by the humble fisherman Glen Fallon, Marcia is drawn to his quiet strength, though Glen refuses to abandon his simple life for her wealth and status. As she returns to the city, the choice between two worlds begins to take hold—until Marcia makes a decision that could change everything.

In "Prescription Love," Alice Trenton, raised in the hard streets of West Madison Street, Chicago, vows to escape her past by marrying for wealth—until she meets Dr. Douglas Leeds, a young intern whose ideals clash with her ambitions. Though heartbroken when he refuses a prestigious position to serve in the very slums she fled, Alice comes to see the depth of his commitment, and her own values begin to shift.

Molly Wilson, still smarting from her breakup with Johnnie Barnes, sets her sights on Larry Welch, the new man in the office. As she tries to win him over, she’s blindsided when he confesses he’s heard of her reputation as the office flirt—and that he’s not interested in someone he thinks isn’t sincere. Determined to prove herself, Molly resolves to change, but can she rewrite her image before it’s too late?

Carolyn Johnson, still holding fast to her ideal of the perfect husband—intelligent, considerate, and willing to let her be in charge—finds her romantic hopes tested time and again. After years of disappointment in New York, she returns to her hometown, where she must confront the past and reconsider the man she once turned down: Dick Keyes.