Lovers' Lane #28

When Vivian marries Gregg on the rebound from a passionate year with Wesley Dodge, she's determined to be the devoted wife—until Wesley begins sending flowers and lingering attention, stirring up old feelings just as his engagement to Joan Stanley is announced. As a shadow grows between Vivian and her husband, she must confront whether she's truly moved past her former lover, or if her hasty marriage was built on something far less solid than love.

When a young woman's fiancé turns to boxing to build a future together, she's forced to choose between her love for him and her fear that the ring will destroy everything they've worked toward. Steve's talent catches the eye of manager Marty Jackson, but his hot temper and violent nature trouble Laura—even as she watches him train harder than ever after their painful separation. As Steve prepares for a crucial fight against Kid Judson, Laura realizes that the man she loves is learning lessons that might finally matter more than her doubts.

Joan Dayton's infatuation with her neighbor Dick Johnson leads her to scheme against his wife Ros while she's away on business trips, convinced that she can win his affection through calculated encounters and manipulation. When her deception is exposed and Dick's marriage is thrown into crisis, Joan is forced to confront the damage her selfishness has caused and learns a hard lesson about the consequences of pursuing someone else's happiness at any cost.

Janet Stevens takes a job as private secretary to Woody Everett Wells, a shy novelist—but his reserved demeanor masks something more intriguing than she bargained for. When she stages a fake kidnapping to draw him out, the ploy works all too well, leading to a charged moment neither of them expected. The morning after, though, Woody's sudden coldness leaves Janet wondering if their connection was real, or just another plot twist from a man who knows all the angles.