Career Girl Romances #32

A young woman determined to build her career on her own terms—and escape the dependence she witnessed in her mother—takes a job as an executive secretary and commits herself to professional excellence, dressing conservatively and staying focused on success. When a visiting executive named Dave Buckhill arrives at the firm and begins needling her about her plain appearance, she finds her resolve tested in unexpected ways. As they're thrown together on business trips and long hours in the office, the line between ambition and what she's willing to sacrifice becomes increasingly complicated.

Working as a press agent in New York, Doris Munson finds herself surrounded by charming entertainers and ambitious men—but they're all chasing someone else, or worse, already taken. When her boss Eddie Twyman, a grounded and honest voice in a world of show-business lies, shows her genuine attention instead of flattery, Doris realizes her heart has quietly fallen for the one person who actually sees her. Now she has to figure out what to do about a man who's been keeping his feelings carefully hidden.

Ruth lands a movie role in Hollywood just as she and fellow actor Victor Reep are discovering their real feelings for each other—but she has to leave immediately to make her flight, leaving only a message with the director. When Victor never calls her at the hotel as promised, Ruth throws herself into her film work, unsure if he still cares, while Victor's location makes reaching him impossible. Months later, after achieving success but finding it hollow without him, Ruth returns to New York to find out if their connection was real.