Heart Throbs #12

Lola Cameron has spent years toiling as a waitress at the country club, caring for her ailing Uncle Rupert Cameron while secretly nursing an impossible crush on the charming author Kip Landsdale. When her uncle passes away, Lola discovers he's left her a fortune—and suddenly the world that once seemed closed to her swings wide open. Now wealthy and determined to win Kip's heart on her own terms, Lola must learn what truly matters when money finally gives her the power to pursue her dreams.

Sue Allen thought she was having the time of her life running with the fast crowd—hot rods, late nights, the works—but one evening with Biff Dudley lands her in a gambling raid, and her name splashed across the front page as a "tough gal." Now everyone in town has made up their mind about her, and Sue finds herself isolated and judged, unable to convince anyone of the truth. When an old friend returns with a surprising new direction in life, Sue discovers that sometimes the person who knows you best has been there all along.

When Betty Harcourt starts a new job testing aircraft instruments, she catches the eye of the company manager, Bob Maynard—much to the bitter resentment of her supervisor, Julia Wiley, who's harbored a hopeless love for him. As Betty and Bob grow closer, Julia's jealousy festers into something darker, and Betty finds herself caught in the crossfire of an embittered woman's vendetta. Can love survive when vengeance is plotting behind the scenes?

Linda Clayton dreamed of the perfect life with Danny Reed—a home they designed together, brick by brick, while planning their wedding. But when she discovers Danny's been seeing someone else and puts the house up for sale, Linda's hurt pride sends her into the arms of Edward Oliver, a wealthy man who proposes before she's ready. When Edward shows her the house he wants to buy for them, Linda realizes it's the very home she and Danny built together—and the revelation forces her to confront what she's really lost and what she truly wants.