Career Girl Romances #36

A young woman named Laurie arrives in the city to start fresh, moving in with her cousin Cathy and landing a secretary job at Emil's, a fashion house now run by the gruff but intrigued Moss Stern. As Laurie stumbles through her first days on the job—spilling coffee, jamming the typewriter, and creating one mishap after another—Moss finds himself oddly drawn to her helpless charm, even as he wonders if she'll ever settle into the role.

An underwater ballerina at Silver Springs discovers a silver jewelry box on the lake floor containing a 17th-century treasure map—and finds herself drawn to Tony Kheel, a treasure hunter whose boat could make her dream expedition possible. But when a rival named Lolita stakes her claim on Tony, Wanda must decide what she's really searching for.

A young actress tired of being treated as a beautiful ornament rather than a person decides to disguise her looks and escape to her uncle's small farm upstate, hoping to finally be seen for who she really is. When a kind truck driver asks her to the local grange dance, she discovers that genuine connection feels nothing like the hollow glamour of her Broadway romance. As the night unfolds, she must decide whether her real self is worth more than the stunning reflection she's been hiding from the world.