Dates
- Cover date
- October 1953
- On sale
- 1953
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Taxi Sweetheart · 7 pages
College student Peggy fills in for her taxi driver father when he falls ill. She forms a friendship with wealthy weekend visitor Peter, who is engaged to snobbish Sandra. Sandra humiliates Peggy but Peter falls in love and proposes to her. Despite their differing backgrounds, Peggy finally agrees.
- One Wonderful Night · 7 pages
Factory worker Linda wins a date to a charity ball with wealthy Howard. Afterwards, she hopes he’ll call her again, but it is his poor cousin Jerry, an aspiring artist, who asks her for a date. Linda convinces Jerry to set her up with Howard and he does, but her heart is broken when Howard eventually marries socialite Felice. But Jerry says he sold a painting he did of Linda and can now make a living as an artist: Linda agrees to marry him.
- The Romance of Engagement Rings · 1 pages
- Barrier to My Love · 7 pages
On her rural mail delivery route, Faith discovers Jon, who’s been robbed, injured and has amnesia. He recovers his health but not his memory. Jon and Faith fall in love, but his fiancée Nadine shows up and reclaims him. Jon admits he loves Faith but doesn’t want to hurt Nadine. Faith confronts Nadine, who says she’s only after Jon’s money. Faith lies and says she recorded Nadine’s confession and tells her to break off the engagement or be exposed. Faith and Jon are wed.
- Truth Was My Heart's Only Weapon · 2 pages
- Be a Good Guest · 1 pages
- My Chance for Happiness · 7 pages
Janet leaves her boyfriend Jim and cruel stepmother, intending to start a new life in New York. On the trip, she meets Ann, recently returned from China after many years. Ann is killed when their train crashes, and Janet is mistaken for her. She moves in with Ann’s rich uncle and aunt and falls in love with their neighbor Roger. Jim shows up and tries to get money from Janet’s “uncle,” but Janet confesses the truth. Roger and her aunt and uncle say they still love her.
Reprinted in
Confidential Romances (1957)