True-to-Life Romances #22

June works at Canes Department Store selling perfume, where she's fallen hard for Bob, an assistant buyer who sweeps her off her feet with attention and talk of their future—but frustratingly refuses to say the words she needs to hear about love and marriage. When Bob gets promoted to buyer and suddenly starts disappearing without explanation, June's coworkers convince her he's moved on to someone new, leaving her heartbroken and humiliated. But things aren't quite what they seem, and a mysterious woman showing up at her door on her day off might just upend everything she thought she knew.

Louise Webb thought she'd found escape in Lance Blair's love, but when she realizes he's content to build his future working for her domineering mother—the very woman who's crushed her father's spirit—her dreams of freedom begin to crumble. As Louise grapples with the horrifying possibility that history might repeat itself, she must confront whether love alone can save her from the life she's desperately trying to leave behind.

Kathy Connors can't resist the thrill and energy of New York City, but when she meets Frank Morris, a decent hardware merchant from Oklahoma, she finds herself saying yes to marriage and leaving her beloved metropolis behind. Now married and struggling with the quiet isolation of small-town life in Higgenstown, Kathy must navigate a world of customs, family expectations, and genuine love—even as she questions whether she's made a terrible mistake.