Picture Romance Library #16
"Bride Without Love" is a poignant, early 1950s romance tale from Picture Romance Library #16 (1957), featuring moody, expressive artwork by Frank Langford, who both pencils and inks the story. When Jennie is ostracized after her father’s conviction for killing her cruel stepmother, she finds unexpected refuge in an outcast who shares her bitterness—leading to a marriage forged not in affection, but in mutual defiance.
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After Jennie's father is convicted of murdering her evil step-mother, the villagers turn on her too. She is saved by an outcast who is also hated by the villagers. She agrees to marry him, not because they share love, but because they share hate.
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