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Great Lover Romances #2

Jan 1951 · Toby · 0.10 USD

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This anthology contains multiple romance stories. "Hollywood Girl" follows a woman named Lisa who falls for Glen, an artist who takes her to galleries, nightclubs, and art shows, but their romance is complicated when she discovers a painting he values more than her, leading to heartbreak. Another story features Jon, who washes ashore on a distant continent after an iceberg melts and becomes caught between a woman's affection and deadly conflict with savage inhabitants, ultimately deciding to part from her to protect her life. The issue also includes a tale set in a tropical locale involving Don Carlos, a woman in a yellow dress, Jon Juan, and themes of robbery and murder among romantic entanglements.

Contains 4 stories

Hollywood Girl

7 pp · Romance

A Hollywood psychiatrist treats an actress haunted by a wartime memory she can't access. Under truth serum, Pat Conway recalls a passionate romance with Major Jim Rutherford during a U.S.O. tour on a Pacific island base in 1945—a love cut tragically short by the fog of war. Now, years later in the studios, she must confront what that loss has meant for her ability to move forward.

The Artist and the Lady

7 pp · Romance

Lisa dreams of the glamorous artistic life of Greenwich Village, and when she meets the charming painter Glen at a party, she's swept away—so much so that they marry and honeymoon together. But after the wedding, Glen asks her to pose for his magazine cover illustrations, and what begins as romantic quickly becomes exhausting work, driving a wedge between them as he becomes obsessed with his art. When Lisa discovers she's pregnant, Glen's priorities shift, yet new struggles emerge when his main client goes out of business, forcing the couple to find an unexpected creative partnership that reignites their bond.

The World's Greatest Lover

6 pp · Adventure, Romance

Jon Juan, the legendary lover of Atlantis, is hurled into an ice-pack by a jealous rival and frozen for centuries—only to awaken on a distant shore with his charm still intact and his heart still restless. As he navigates the perils of a primitive village and wins the devotion of a young woman named Ooga Maroo, Jon discovers that his icy tomb has granted him an immortal life, condemning him to leave behind every woman who falls for him. The World's Greatest Lover must grapple with a curse as powerful as his reputation: eternal existence, eternal wandering, and eternal heartbreak.

The Lady in the Dark

10 pp · Adventure, Romance

Jon Juan, the world's greatest lover and a centuries-old survivor of lost Atlantis, rescues a veiled woman from attackers in Madrid and becomes consumed by her mystery. When she summons him to a secret rendezvous, he discovers she's in mortal danger from her own brother—and must risk everything to protect her while she guards a secret she refuses to reveal. A swoon-worthy tale of romance, danger, and the one mystery even the eternal lover cannot solve.