True War Romances #11

Ellen is engaged to Steve Briggs, a charming and impulsive soldier who swept her off her feet—until his best friend Walt Sherwood returns home from the war. When Walt arrives, Ellen finds herself drawn to his quiet, thoughtful nature in ways she never expected, setting up a collision between loyalty to her fiancé and feelings she can't deny. This 1953 romance explores what happens when a woman discovers her heart may have chosen the wrong soldier.

A homesick soldier named Glenn Stewart finds warmth and hospitality at Irene's family home—until an impulsive kiss awakens feelings she can't ignore, even after learning he's engaged to a girl back home. Desperate to win his love and convinced her "feminine tricks" will work, Irene resorts to a cruel deception that spirals beyond her control, teaching her a bitter lesson about the cost of dishonesty.

Bill Williams, a Navy sailor, and Janet share months of carefree romance, but when he proposes marriage, Janet's childhood fears surface—she refuses to become a Navy wife facing endless lonely days. Bill won't abandon his naval career, and Janet turns to another man, Tom Parker, only to discover that his own work demands will keep him away just as much. Realizing her mistake, Janet races to find Bill before he ships out to sea.