Exotic Romances #25

Gail Warner runs a water skiing school in Clara-Sota Bay to pay for her younger sister Nan's college education, leaving no time for her own life—until the charming Don Eastly arrives for lessons and stirs feelings she thought she'd have to put aside. When Nan returns home from school, Gail sees a chance to find her sister happiness, even if it means stepping back from her own heart's desire.

Ava Vernon grew up in the circus as the daughter of sideshow performers, a secret she's kept from Lonnie Shaw, the man who's fallen for her at a nightclub where she's taken work. When Lonnie proposes and insists on meeting her family, Ava's shame and fear of his judgment send her running back to the circus—only to have him track her down and confront the very truth she fled from. What Ava discovers about Lonnie's character, and about herself, forces her to reckon with the prejudice she's internalized against the people she loves most.

Gloria Hallard had it all—a loving fiancé in Rod Walker and the admiration of everyone in Lakewood—until she agrees to help her best friend Nan win the heart of Clark Briston, a charming auto salesman. When Gloria finds herself irresistibly drawn to Clark instead, she's forced to choose between loyalty to the people she cares about and a love she can't deny. As secrets unravel and trust shatters, Gloria must face the consequences of her reckless heart.

A young woman welcomes her cousin Debbie to New York, hoping to help her adjust to city life—but when Peggy introduces Debbie to her boyfriend Steve Jenkins at a double date arranged with her other beau Hal Corvalle, she begins to notice troubling shifts in everyone's affections. As Debbie settles into the glamorous urban scene with unsettling ease, Peggy must navigate the complicated feelings swirling between them all and decide what she's truly willing to overlook for love.