Exotic Romances #26

Carol Walton sets her sights on Craig Tyler, a promising executive at the Magnus Company, and lands a job as his secretary to get close to him—a strategy that eventually pays off when Craig proposes. But their engagement hits a snag: Craig insists they delay marriage for two years while he finances his younger brother Jim's medical school education, and Carol's patience wears thin as she worries another woman might steal him away. When Craig asks her to meet Jim at a college dance, Carol hatches a plan to see his true character by hiding her engagement and pretending to be a stranger.

Susan Conway leaves her small hometown of Lorville to pursue a voice scholarship at the prestigious Kendall Academy, torn between her love for Jack Burton back home and her promising musical future. In the city, she meets Randy Desmond, a television producer who becomes her mentor and guide, introducing her to a glamorous new world—but as her career takes off, Randy's feelings for her deepen into romance. When Randy proposes, Susan must reckon with her heart's true loyalties as her dream of returning home grows complicated by the bonds she's formed and the life she's built away.

When Doreen arrives in Chicago for a summer visit with her aunt's dress shop, she's hoping for new friends and maybe even romance—but her aunt's other niece, Pamela Brooks, sees only a rival. As Doreen catches the eye of both Ralph Turner and Gil Anthony, Pamela's jealousy transforms from cold resentment into outright sabotage, forcing Doreen to navigate between her growing feelings for Gil and the escalating threat of her cousin's spite.

A woman at the office finds herself swept up in romance with Hal Keller, a coworker who seems to be everything she's dreamed of—until her deep love for him transforms into relentless criticism of his every habit and mannerism. As Sandra Burke's constant nagging drives him away and into the arms of Betty Doan, she's forced to confront a painful truth about what her need for perfection has cost her.