Lovelorn #18

Paula's world shatters when she catches her beloved Jeff with another girl, sending her fleeing to her grandmother's countryside home to nurse her wounded heart. There, her grandmother shares her own story of lost love and broken engagement from years past, revealing how a moment of youthful rebellion at a state fair led her down an unexpected path. As the two women open up about heartache and the choices that define us, Paula begins to see her own situation—and her future—in a different light.

Eileen, a sheltered eighteen-year-old just out of the orphanage, meets the charming Stephen Brandt at her first real party—and a single kiss ignites an instant, all-consuming attraction. When a misunderstanding nearly tears them apart, Stephen arranges a second chance, but as their whirlwind romance deepens, Eileen finds herself haunted by memories of her parents' bitter marriage and torn between her desire to express her feelings and her fear of the constant quarrels that destroyed their love.

You're engaged—now comes the hard part. "Wait Before You Wed" explores the real reasons a longer engagement matters: deepening your love, breaking bad habits, learning to live together, and discovering whether what you feel is genuine affection or just fleeting infatuation. Before you rush to the altar, discover why taking your time might be the wisest decision you'll ever make.

Diana Forbes is a general's daughter surrounded by officers who are too intimidated by her father to court her, leaving her desperate for any taste of romance. When she finally discovers a fearless sergeant willing to defy her father's watchful eye, she's swept into a passionate affair—but her father's iron discipline and unexpected transfer to Berlin threaten to separate them forever. Watch as Diana navigates forbidden love against the unyielding authority of the man she must obey.

Jessica Wright, a newly graduated nurse, meets the charming Alan Wood while caring for his mother—and the two fall deeply in love. Their whirlwind romance leads to marriage just before Alan is called to active duty in Korea, but fate has other plans when Jessica receives devastating news that threatens to shatter her world forever. As she grapples with grief and the possibility of a second chance at happiness, Jessica must decide whether her heart has room for more than one great love.