True-to-Life Romances #15

Two high school sweethearts break up, and when the narrator learns her former boyfriend Ted is engaged to Joan Mexal, she sees a chance to win him back—especially after he enlists and Joan starts dating other men around town. Desperate to sabotage the engagement, the narrator writes Ted a letter confessing her own feelings and Joan's infidelity, convinced it will change everything when he returns home from the service.

Helen's heart belonged to Theo Mallory from the start—the wealthy boy from the neighboring farm who married her in secret years ago, then vanished from her life. Now, with their daughter Marjorie growing up and Helen engaged to the steady, devoted Alan Harding, Theo suddenly returns to claim what he left behind, forcing Helen to choose between the man she's always loved and the man who's been there for her when it mattered most.

Linda Sheppard has spent her life as a social outcast—shy, overlooked, and resigned to watching other girls find romance while she stayed home alone. When she moves to the city for a fresh start, she lands a job and finally catches the eye of Les James, a kind coworker—but he sees her only as a levelheaded friend, not as a woman. A new neighbor, Jill Van, transforms Linda's appearance with a glamorous makeover, promising that with style and confidence, she can win any man's heart, including Les.