Pictorial Confessions #2

A young woman from Fresno chases her Hollywood dreams after winning a beauty contest and a screen test, but when the movie roles don't materialize, her desperation and romantic feelings for a charming man named Freddie lead her down a dangerous path. As told by Anne Fields herself, "I Tried to Be a Hollywood Glamour Girl" traces how small compromises and fleeting hopes can spiral into something far darker—a cautionary tale about the cost of ambition in the big city.

Susan dismisses her brother Carl's new girlfriend Georgia Thurman as trouble and spreads rumors about her to break them up—only to find herself caught in a dangerous tangle when she falls for a boy Carl warns her about, and lies begin to blur the line between protection and betrayal. As Susan's romance deepens, the truth about who's been deceiving whom threatens to unravel everything she thought she knew.

A college freshman discovers that her lifelong attraction to older, distinguished men puts her at odds with herself when she enrolls at Falmouth College and finds herself drawn to her English professor, Frank Wentworth—while simultaneously catching the eye of Dick Harley, a charming junior. As Mona grapples with what she really wants, the two men compete for her affection, forcing her to confront whether her admiration for maturity is genuine love or simply a familiar pattern inherited from her past.

When a nineteen-year-old fills her hope chest with dreams of romance, she doesn't expect those dreams to be tested when her stepmother suggests she give her cherished wedding gown to her stepsister Loretta, who's marrying the handsome Warren Sloane. Watching Loretta's happiness unfold forces Thelma to confront what her keepsakes really mean—and whether holding onto them is worth the cost. A chance encounter at the wedding reception with Arthur Mitchell, Warren's best man, might just prove that sometimes the best gifts come from letting go.