Wedding Bells #3

A woman supporting her boyfriend through college faces mounting town gossip—and her own creeping doubts—when she begins to suspect his late nights at the lab might be something else entirely. "I Tried to Buy Marriage" explores what happens when good intentions collide with jealousy and hearsay in this 1954 romance from Wedding Bells #3. Will Dottie's faith in Russ survive the evidence piling up against him?

Janet dreams of romance at Norton High, but her steady boyfriend Ray is devoted—until the school's senior play casts her opposite the charming and sophisticated Bart Saunders, a aspiring actor who stirs feelings she's never experienced before. As rehearsals intensify and Bart's attention grows, Janet must navigate the painful choice between loyalty to Ray and her awakening heart. Will she find the courage to be honest before the prom night arrives?

When Trina meets Jeff Baker, a charming stranger who rescues her windblown hat, she finds herself falling for him—but her mother has other plans, having spent years saving to fund Trina's fashion design education in Europe. As Trina struggles between her love for Jeff and her loyalty to her mother's sacrifices, the truth about intercepted letters and conflicting dreams forces an impossible choice between romance and ambition. Will Trina find a way to have both, or must she give up one to honor the other?

A chance kiss at a party throws Julie's entire heart into turmoil, making her question everything she thought she felt for her steady boyfriend Don. Convinced that a single moment with Paul Cameron has revealed what true passion should feel like, Julie makes a bold decision that will change her life—but she's about to discover that one kiss might not tell the whole story.