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Romantic Story #18

Sep 1952 · Fawcett · 0.10 USD
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An anthology containing three stories. "I Left Home" follows a young woman named Anita who leaves her family home against their wishes to marry Dick, but faces disapproval from his parents over her background. After running into Dick's arms at a party, she realizes she must choose between her marriage and her family's concerns about social standing. "Another's Love" depicts a reckless driving adventure in which Gig and a female companion evade a motorcycle policeman on the highway, nearly crash, and survive a harrowing moment before returning to town to meet up with a gang at a diner. "Speed Crazy" shows Ted and Gig's dangerous high-speed driving exploits and introduces the gang's diner headquarters.

Contains 3 stories
I Left Home
11 pp · Romance

A young woman named Anita leaves home seeking independence and a fresh start in the city of Larrington, only to find herself vulnerable and adrift in an unfamiliar world. When a seemingly promising job leads her into danger, a kind-hearted market worker named Dick Holden rescues her and welcomes her onto his family's farm—where weeks of safety and companionship awaken feelings neither of them can ignore. As romance blossoms between them, Anita must reckon with how far she's come from the girl who fled home, and what she truly wants her life to be.

Another's Love
10 pp · Romance

When a quarrel with her longtime boyfriend Phil drives them apart, Marlene finds herself unable to accept his swift marriage to another woman—and when he later enters her life again through chance encounters, she begins inserting herself into his marriage under the guise of friendly advice, slowly drawing him away from his wife and new family. As her fiancé Larry grows increasingly troubled by her visits and her influence over Phil, Marlene fails to see how her unresolved feelings are unraveling the lives around her, including her own happiness. "Another's Love" explores the dangerous territory between nostalgia and sabotage, asking whether we can ever truly move forward when we're busy rewriting the past.

Speed Crazy
9 pp · Romance

Fran's obsession with speed and danger pulls her away from her steady boyfriend Ted, the responsible president of a local racing club, when she's swept up by the reckless Gig and his devil-may-care attitude on the highway. As jealousy and wounded pride fuel a destructive spiral between them, Fran doubles down on dangerous stunts with Gig, determined to make Ted regret walking away—but her need for speed is carrying her toward consequences she never anticipated.

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