Romantic Story #48

When Cleo Gibson arrives in New York for a vacation, she meets the free-spirited photographer Bud Hobbes on a sightseeing cruise—and finds herself swept into his world of bohemian parties, motorcycles, and Greenwich Village adventures. As her week in the city draws to a close, Bud proposes marriage and promises to visit her small Indiana hometown to win her family's approval. Back home in Evansville, Cleo wrestles with doubt as she prepares for Bud's arrival, wondering whether the man who captivated her in the excitement of Manhattan can fit into the life her conservative family envisions for her.

Nancy feels like an outsider at her first sorority dance when no boys ask her to dance, leaving her heartbroken and ready to flee. But when Joe Bender, the football star, finds her crying and explains that he'd actually told the other guys to stay away because of his own shyness, everything changes for Nancy in an instant.

Fran has dreamed of escaping her quiet farm life for the excitement of the city ever since she was young, but when a charming stranger named Dick arrives with car trouble, her fantasy seems about to come true—until a trip to New York forces her to confront what city life actually means. As Fran discovers the difference between romantic dreams and harsh reality, she's forced to reconsider everything she thought she wanted, and the life she left behind.

Anne Barton loves her husband Hugh with a fierce, jealous passion, but her suspicions about his beautiful new secretary, Janet Franklyn, threaten to consume her—until a chance encounter at a fur shop forces her to confront what she's really been seeing. In this 1960 tale from *Romantic Story*, Anne must learn that trust and understanding are what truly bind a marriage together.