My Romantic Adventures #99

Jeanie Morrow has always known Howie Sanders—her dependable boy-next-door since childhood—but when he finally pressures her to set a wedding date, she realizes she's never felt the spark of real romance with him. Desperate to find the passionate love she's been dreaming of, she leaves Ohio for Europe, where she meets a charming Englishman and later a sophisticated Continental gentleman in Paris, each seeming to promise the excitement she craves. As Jeanie chases her idealized vision of romance across the ocean, she'll discover what it truly means to recognize the right man.

Daniel R. Paget arrived at medical school determined to become an exceptional physician, but his carefully ordered life derails when Margaret Trent transfers in as his lab partner—a woman he dismisses as frivolous and distracting. Years later, as a specialist working alone in an African hospital battling a cholera epidemic, Daniel is shocked to discover that Margaret has answered his desperate call for help, forcing him to confront everything he'd assumed about her dedication and character.

Sandra thinks dressing impeccably is the key to winning Carl, the assistant manager she's crazy about—so she empties her bank account on an ever-growing wardrobe, convinced each new outfit will seal his affection. But what Sandra doesn't realize is that Carl's parents and friends see only a girl obsessed with clothes, and her single-minded pursuit of fashion catches up with her in ways she never expected.

Steve Richards, the ambitious president of Apex Baking Company, launches a $5,000 recipe contest as a publicity stunt—only to find his expectations turned upside down when the winner arrives in New York. What begins as a business gambit becomes deeply personal when Steve meets the beautiful Matilda Hudson, unaware that she's hiding a secret about who she really is. As romance blooms between them, a shocking newspaper expose threatens to unravel everything Steve believed about the woman he's falling for.