Young Romance #170

Michelle Moore thought her engagement to Dick Dayton was the start of forever—until the weight of the ring made her question everything. When she takes it off before a night at the disco, she’s blindsided by Dick dancing with the club’s glamorous singer, Sue, and later catching him with Lily Martin. The moment shatters her certainty, but her heart begins to race with a new kind of longing. Meanwhile, Dick’s actions aren’t what they seem—his choices are tangled in a web of regret and confusion. As the music fades and the night unfolds, Michelle finds herself caught between the past she thought she knew and a future she’s just beginning to feel.

Sue’s weekend plans take a surprising turn when her brother Jim arrives with his fiancée, just as she’s about to reveal her own engagement. What begins as a joyful reunion quickly unravels when Sue and Jim discover their partners together—leaving them both stunned and questioning everything they thought they knew.

Clay’s unexpected request to meet Anne in the park sets off a storm of doubt—especially when she learns he’s been seeing someone else during her business trip. Torn between facing him and running away, Anne seeks solace at a quiet outdoor restaurant, where she opens up to a stranger about a love that feels like it’s slipping through her fingers.

Tad returns to his hometown after two years abroad, drawn back to the greenhouse where he once shared a love that ended in heartbreak. Now, he finds Ellen thriving—her life built around her plants, her daughter, and a quiet happiness he never thought he’d see. But the past isn’t so easily left behind, and the weight of what he lost still lingers in the space between them.

Marge Jayson has always had men chasing her, but she’s never stayed interested in any of them for long. This year, her friend convinces her to trade her usual Miami vacation for a change of pace—but Marge’s plans shift when she meets a man at the Beachcomber Hotel who seems utterly unimpressed by her charm.

In "Rise, Love, Rise!", Lily Martin, still haunted by the past, finds herself on a road that leads back to the memory of Tommy—her first love, lost in a tragic accident. As she hitchhikes through the countryside, she crosses paths with a young man named Marty, whose own fears of failure mirror her unresolved grief. The journey becomes less about escape and more about facing what she’s buried, all while the echoes of a life once lived and a love once lost press close.