Romantic Adventure Library #402
"Worth Waiting For" is a tense, emotionally charged tale from Romantic Adventure Library #402 (1970), where a secret affair spirals into a dangerous entanglement after Spencer’s car strikes a fugitive. As Ann pleads for honesty and Spencer tries to protect his reputation, the unconscious man—Don—wakes to find himself trapped in a web of lies, using his knowledge to manipulate the situation to his advantage. Antonio Bosch Penalva’s moody cover art captures the story’s suspense, while the typeset lettering keeps the focus on the raw, unfolding drama.
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Ann is having an affair with a married man. She keeps asking Spencer to tell his wife, but he keeps putting Ann off. Shortly after leaving Ann's house, Spencer's car hits a man who has escaped a train on his way to prison. Ann and Spencer drag the unconscious man to Ann's house, but Spencer thinks the most urgent thing it to avoid a scandal. Meanwhile, Don has awakened and hears them arguing. Realizing the situation, he uses his leverage to stay at Ann's house while Spencer arranges to get him out of the country.
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