Wartime Romances #6

Grace married her sweetheart Paul before he shipped out with the Navy, but when he leaves her alone in a strange city, she decides to hide her marriage and build up a savings account by taking a job as a secretary—telling her employer she's single. As her boss, John Miller, begins taking a romantic interest in her, Grace finds herself caught between the life she's living and the life she promised to return to when Paul comes home.

When a reactivated air base brings unexpected excitement to her small hometown, a young clerk named Irene sets her sights on the pilots—until she meets Alan Brooks, a sergeant training to earn his wings. As Alan works toward his commission and Irene falls hard for him, she discovers him meeting secretly with another woman, and she's determined to keep him from a mysterious afternoon appointment. A wartime romance caught between duty, doubt, and a choice that could change everything.

Judith thought her engagement to Lou Jenkins gave her freedom, but she discovers the opposite—until a lucky Army transfer to a new camp offers her the chance to date whomever she pleases while keeping Lou on the hook. When she falls for Jack, a fellow soldier at her new post, everything gets complicated: Jack's being reassigned to specialized training, Lou's outfit is transferring to her base, and Judith finds herself caught between the life of independence she craves and feelings she never expected to have.

A young woman seeking an escape from her ordinary life accepts a blind date out of obligation, only to find herself corresponding with a soldier who develops genuine feelings for her. When circumstances reveal his family's wealth, she hatches a plan to befriend his sister and win over the family's charming lawyer—but discovers that deception carries a cost she hadn't anticipated. Grace Baxter's calculated pursuit of a comfortable life forces her to confront what truly matters.