Brides Romances #22

A woman engaged to Paul Kearns, a ruthless and ambitious investment broker, begins to see the man she loved disappear beneath his hunger for success and wealth in the big city. When Gloria encounters Dave Shelly, a principled city councilman, she rediscovers the kindness and genuine heart that Paul has lost, forcing her to confront a difficult choice just weeks before her wedding day. Will she have the courage to follow her heart, or will ambition and obligation bind her to a man she no longer recognizes?

June thought her love with Doug Reynolds was secure—until Lisa Davies, the most beautiful and ruthless girl in town, announces she's taking him away. Desperate to fight back, June tries to beat Lisa at her own game, only to discover that abandoning who she really is costs her far more than she bargained for. As jealousy tears her apart, June learns a hard lesson about the price of deception and what it truly means to lose someone you love.

Carol, a dance studio instructor engaged to her partner Fred Gurney, takes on a rough-around-the-edges Oklahoma rancher named Steve Wyatt as a student—and decides, on a whim, to remake him into a sophisticated city gentleman. As Carol shapes Steve's manners and tastes over weeks of lessons, genuine feelings emerge between them, forcing Carol to confront what her "improvement project" has actually cost them both. A bittersweet story about the price of playing pygmalion with someone's heart.

Betty Drake dreams of winning Larry Holan's heart when he asks her to be his dance partner for the Wizard of Waltz contest—but as they practice night after night, she realizes Larry cares only about perfection on the dance floor, not about her. Meanwhile, Hal Camp, who's quietly taken dancing lessons just to be near Betty, watches from the sidelines as she pours her affection into a man who sees her as nothing more than a useful partner.