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All Romances #1

Aug 1949 · Ace Magazines [1940s-1950s] · 0.10 USD
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"All Romances" #1 is an anthology featuring multiple romantic stories. The lead story, "My Soul Wasn't My Own," follows a woman reflecting on her troubled romantic history—including a controlling boyfriend named Jeff, an affair with a man she met at her nightclub job, and a mysterious romantic encounter involving a statue that mysteriously comes to life. Another story details a woman named Nina attending a cocktail party where she is surprised by an unexpected visitor, Dick, who arrives to watch her work, creating tension when she is seen with other guests at the event.

Contains 4 stories
I Couldn't Go Back to Him
7 pp · Romance
Michael CollinsFaye LawrenceGloria CarrDr. Robert PiersonMolly Pierson

When Faye Lawrence returns to Rivertown to visit an old friend, she meets the charming Michael Collins and they become engaged almost immediately—but a trip to Los Angeles for her wedding trousseau ends in tragedy that changes everything. After a disfiguring accident and months of recovery with Dr. Robert Pierson and his sister Molly, Faye discovers that Michael has moved on to her friend Gloria Carr, forcing her to confront what really matters when she's finally healed and ready to reclaim her old life.

Sister Without Scruples
6.66 pp · Romance
FranJeff GilbertFran's fatherFran's step-motherRita (Fran's step-sister)Lee Williams

Fran has finally gotten Jeff Gilbert to declare his love—but her joy turns to dread when he insists on meeting her family, including her step-sister Rita, a shameless man-stealer who can't stand to see Fran happy. When Rita predictably seduces Jeff away, Fran hatches a careful plan to win him back by introducing him to someone new, setting in motion a chain of romantic maneuvering that forces everyone to reckon with their own desires and deceits. Watch as a clever young woman turns the tables on the girl who's sabotaged her love life one too many times.

My Soul Wasn't My Own
8 pp · Romance
Abby LangAunt MagdaAddison RandolphPaul ScarpaCal MartinBasil Wagner

Orphaned and raised in a foundling home, Abby Lang is swept into a glamorous new life when her wealthy Aunt Magda discovers her at sixteen and transforms her into a singer and refined young woman—grooming her for a wealthy suitor in the form of millionaire Addison Randolph. But when sculptor Paul Scarpa casts her as "Spring" in a new work, her co-model is Cal Martin, a struggling actor whose genuine warmth and candor about her aunt's calculated plans awakens something in Abby that all the night club fame and high society cannot. As Abby finds herself drawn to Cal despite her obligations, she must navigate between the life her aunt has so carefully constructed for her and the unexpected pull of something far more real.

Tarnished Engagement
8 pp · Romance
Nina LeedsDickJanetMarcia LoringCharlieJohn Loring

When Dick's band lands a summer gig at the exclusive Hotel Emerson, he arranges for his fiancée Nina to work there as a waitress so they can stay together—but their conflicting schedules and exhausting shifts soon drive them apart, leaving Nina vulnerable to doubt as Dick grows closer to a glamorous guest named Marcia Loring. As jealousy and misunderstanding threaten to unravel their engagement, Nina must decide whether their love can survive the summer's tests.

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Full credits

artist, inker Al Hartley
cover pencils, inks Alice Kirkpatrick

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Reprinted in Love Experiences #29 (1954)

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