Secrets of True Love #1 (1958)

Jo is deeply in love with Dave but fears revealing a secret from her past: that she once nearly eloped as a teenager, a moment she now sees as reckless puppy love. When Dave confesses his own long-buried connection to that past—having been the motorcycle cop who stopped her—he reveals he’s loved her since that moment, making their reunion feel fated.

Jo, a shy office worker, fabricates a romantic weekend date to fit in with her coworkers, spinning a detailed tale of a dream man with blonde hair and a soft voice. As the lies grow heavier, she struggles with guilt—until her crush, the usually distant office manager Jerry Henderson, confesses he’s been pining for her all along, drawn to her in ways she never realized.

Jo, who has loved Johnny since childhood, realizes his affection for her has faded when his kiss feels different—prompting her to confront the painful truth that he no longer loves her the way he used to. Determined to win him back, she undergoes a dramatic transformation at a beauty parlor, reinventing herself as the glamorous Frenchwoman Mimi Dubois, and begins a new chapter at the lake where Johnny is vacationing. As Johnny falls for Mimi, Jo wrestles with guilt and fear—until a heartfelt revelation shatters the illusion and brings them back to each other, rediscovering the love that had simply lost its way.

In "Price Tag on Love," Mona Casten grapples with a pivotal choice as she weighs three potential suitors, driven by her deep-seated desire for the material comforts she was denied in childhood. As her hopes shift from the ambitious but financially uncertain Bill Taft to the wealthy Jerry Benton—only to be shattered when Jerry’s fortune vanishes—Mona confronts the true value of love, realizing too late that affection cannot be measured in money.

Jo attends Brad’s wedding, heartbroken after learning he’s married someone else, convinced love is untrustworthy. After comforting a child who’s devastated over a broken doll, she finds unexpected hope in the girl’s quick recovery and innocence. In the quiet moment, Jo begins to believe that love, if approached wisely, might still be worth trusting.

Jo, frustrated by her long engagement and lack of real dates, is reluctantly dragged out by her cousin Louise for a night of fun—until she learns her fiancé Joe has just secured the money to marry her immediately. The moment she’s about to leave, the phone rings, and Joe’s voice brings the joyful news that changes everything. In that instant, she realizes how lucky she is to have missed the call, whispering her gratitude to the "dead wire" that kept her home just in time.

Jo faces a heart-wrenching choice when her fiancé Cary demands she decide in just one day whether to abandon her budding acting career for a five-year stint in South America. With time running out and her emotions in turmoil, she turns to her childhood friend Martin Custer for guidance, only to realize that her true feelings may lie not with Cary, but with the man who’s always patiently listened.