Glamorous Romances #89

When Lila's cousin Bessie arrives in New York with nowhere to stay, Lila offers her a place to crash—but Bessie's wide-eyed charm and homespun ways gradually undermine everything Lila has built, especially her relationship with her boss Jeff Taylor. As Bessie charms her way into Jeff's affections while subtly painting Lila as cold and calculating, Lila watches helplessly as the tables turn at work and in her own home. Can Lila see through her cousin's game before she loses Jeff for good?

In this 1956 romance, Beth falls for Chris Blaine, a man who's made clear he'll only marry a woman with no prior engagements—but Beth hides the fact that she was once engaged to Tom Gale two years earlier. When Tom unexpectedly tracks her down and shows up at her home, the secret unravels just as Beth and Chris are about to be married, threatening everything she holds dear. Desperate to reclaim her happiness, Beth must find a way to make Chris understand the truth before it's too late.

When Peter Lambert's estranged wife Carlie learns his visiting uncle still believes they're happily married, she agrees to move back temporarily—but her pride has been worn thin after months of cooling affection. Rather than simply play the devoted spouse, Carlie devises a bold plan: she'll transform herself into the glamorous, sophisticated woman Peter seems to prefer, hoping to prove she can be everything he wants—and perhaps shake loose whatever has driven them apart. What unfolds is a high-stakes gamble where Carlie risks her own identity to save her marriage, with Uncle Peter's approval hanging in the balance.

Ann Emory, a nineteen-year-old waitress tired of fending off the wrong kind of men, buys herself an engagement ring and invents a fiancé named Bryan Hamill to discourage unwanted advances—only to fall hard for Paul Weaver, an eligible and wealthy guest who begins visiting her table night after night. When Paul reveals he knows someone by that exact name, Ann finds herself trapped by her own small deception, forced to choose between the comfortable lie that's kept her safe and the chance at something real.