Valentine #27 August 1960

Mary Dawson, a secretary accompanying her boss Dave Exton to Switzerland, finds herself drawn to a handsome stranger on the slopes—only to discover he’s not the idle rich playboy she assumed, but a dedicated Olympic ski champion and instructor. As her boss arranges for her to give him lessons, Mary must navigate her growing feelings and the surprising truth behind the man she’s come to admire.

When Shirley rescues a tortoise tangled in morning traffic, her good deed seems to bring only frustration—no one will take it, and the creature keeps showing up where it’s not wanted. As the situation grows more complicated, she finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Mr. Minot, the quiet man who seems to know more about the animal than he lets on.

In "You Alone," Sue and Jill Masters embark on a dream trip to the Riviera, pooling their savings for a coach tour. On the bus, Jill finds herself drawn to a young man named Edward, whose quiet charm leaves her with a bittersweet ache as their time together fades with the journey.

In the sun-drenched glow of the Riviera, Paddy finds herself caught between longing and loss, her heart torn between the blind jazz pianist she’s come to love and the quiet ache for Pete’s wife. When despair leads her to the edge of the sea, a sudden hand pulls her back—she believes it’s Paddy, and in that moment, she confesses everything. But the truth is far more unexpected: it’s Dirk Hogg, the one band member she never thought could understand her.

June Kenton watches the autumn leaves fall along a lane that once felt alive with springtime memories—when she first met Jerry Ackland, the quiet engineering student staying with his uncle. Their summer of shared moments and whispered promises now echoes in silence, a season of love that slipped through her fingers just as quickly as the leaves. Now, with only a letter to mark his departure, she wonders if she truly understood what she had lost—before it was gone.