Confidential Diary #17

Mar 1963 · Charlton · 0.12 USD

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"Looks Are Deceiving" tells of a woman who mistakes a man's interest in her money for genuine love and agrees to marry him, only to have her fiancé disappear without explanation after she accepts his proposal. A story titled "Prince, Pride and Love" follows Jerome Corant, a riding instructor at an academy, who takes a young girl named Helen Kennedy on a trail ride where they discover a horse with a broken shoe; Jerome later proposes marriage to Helen after convincing her to accept life as it comes, and she agrees, counting the days until they can marry.

Contains 3 stories

Hollow Vengeance

10 pp · Romance

Dan MorrisLucy SwiftHarold Swift (Lucy's dad)Rita (Lucy's roommate)Amy (Rita's cousin)

A plain girl's college romance takes an unsettling turn when Lucy Swift realizes the charming Dan Morris may have been courting her for reasons far less noble than love—and his interest seems to shift the moment her father's fortune disappears. As Lucy struggles to reconcile her feelings with the painful truth, she must decide what "Hollow Vengeance" truly means in her heart.

Country Girl

3 pp · Romance

Annamae MarsdenJon WisterAunt ClairePete Coyle

Annamae Marsden arrives at her aunt's house in the city as a country girl fresh from her family's remote mink farm, unprepared for city life and immediately rubbed the wrong way by Jon Wister, who's been tasked with showing her around. When Aunt Claire gets her a new wardrobe and fashionable hairdo for a party, Annamae makes a bold entrance that surprises everyone—including Jon, who learns that this country girl won't be an easy mark for his teasing.

Looks Are Deceiving

10 pp · Romance

CathyRay BarrettJim

Cathy, a waitress at a bustling restaurant, juggles the attention of two men: the charming and well-to-do Ray Barrett, who sweeps her off her feet with gifts and dinners, and Jim, a modest regular customer whose genuine kindness she overlooks in favor of Ray's glamorous lifestyle. When Ray's true nature is revealed and Cathy's world crumbles, she discovers that an honest heart may be worth far more than all the money and promises in the world.