Great Lover Romances #9
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"The Cheat" follows a man who lies to his fiancée about his whereabouts, claiming work obligations when he is actually meeting another woman at a tie counter. As time passes, his deception deepens into a web of infidelity. A second story, "May I Help You, Sir?", depicts a woman who assists a man shopping for a gift for his wife's anniversary, leading them to bond over coffee and shared circumstances involving family hardship and loss. The second narrative explores how a chance encounter between two strangers develops into romantic feelings as they spend time together, eventually sharing a kiss and deepening their connection.
Bill Lowell has everything—a successful flower shop, a devoted fiancée in Linda Sims, and a bright future ahead—until he meets Carol Ormond, a beautiful Broadway showgirl who tempts him into a web of lies and infidelity. As Bill finds himself increasingly drawn to Carol's allure, he struggles to balance his double life, telling Linda one excuse after another while sinking deeper into deception. Written in 1953, "The Cheat!" is a cautionary tale about a man gambling with everything he's built for a wild flirtation he can't resist.
A young salesgirl at Burrow's Department Store struggles to balance caring for her father and brothers after her mother's death, only to find herself trapped between keeping her job and resisting her supervisor's unwanted advances—until an unexpected twist reveals there's far more to the situation than meets the eye. Written with genuine warmth beneath the drama, "May I Help You, Sir?" turns a story of hardship and harassment into something altogether more surprising by its final page.
When a plain young woman named Alma Peterson is mistaken for movie star Gloria Gynt and decides to play along with the mix-up as a joke, she's rescued from an overzealous crowd by the charming Dave Trask—who happens to be a devoted fan of the real actress. As Alma continues her deception and grows closer to Dave, she finds herself caught between the thrill of his company and the sting of his endless admiration for the glamorous star she's pretending to be. When the real Gloria Gynt unexpectedly appears, Alma's carefully constructed masquerade threatens to unravel, forcing her to confront what she's risked for love.
A young woman arrives at a fashionable winter resort determined to exact revenge on love itself—after being abandoned at the altar, she's learned to hide her wounded heart behind flirtation and calculation. When she meets Ted, an earnest admirer who falls quickly under her spell, she seizes her chance to make him feel the pain she once suffered, all while playing the role of a devoted fiancée. What begins as a carefully orchestrated scheme to hurt him becomes something far more complicated as their wedding day approaches.
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