Originally published in the November 1943 issue of True Love andRomance Magazine, the People Magazine of its day, Marry MeTomorrow is a story that epitomizes the struggles many generationsof American men and women have faced as loved ones are about togo off to war.
Hal, the hero of Give Your Heart a Break, thought he could be just as successful as Jack Benny or any of the other club acts gaining acclaim during the late 1940s, but comedy is a tough business and he really needed the support of the woman he loves, Nell. The ups and downs of an entertainer’s career are still a problem for the stars of today, just as it was for Hal and Nell. The arrival of their beautiful baby boy, Pete, drove Nell to the breaking point. Would she have the strength to find a way to both provide a safe home for her baby and still support Hal’s desire to be a successful entertainer? Read Give Your Heart a Break and see if Hal and Nell remind you of anyone you know today.
MOTHERS IN LOVE: The Good, the Bad and the Unbelievable*By AnonymousEdited by Ron HoganThere’s love, and then there’s mother love – maybe the most powerful love of all. Meet the mothers at the center of each of the 14 love stories included in this TruLOVE Collection. Whether their stories were written in 1938 or within the last few years, and whether they’re about a single mom, a stepmother, or an overbearing mom who can’t let go, each one explores the struggle and challenge of love and motherhood. Several stories focus on women who became single mothers unexpectedly, either through abandonment or widowhood. Another story finds a stepmother trying to deal with her husband's very unhappy child from a previous marriage. In most of these stories, our inspiring moms overcome their unhappy circumstances to find a sense of great self-respect. They also find new loves with good men who can be good fathers to their children. Even those mothers who try to keep a stranglehold on their children out of fear of eventually being left utterly alone, have their own journey to romance, and it is not an easy one. All of the heroines in these stories learn valuable lessons about coping with adversity and are rewarded by finding true love. We hope you find these stories exciting, heartwarming and, most of all, romantic!
Hearts Unleashed is Julia Dumont's third novel in the Second Acts contemporary romance series. Cynthia Amas, matchmaking guru to everyone but herself, has just opened the new offices of her highly personalized boutique dating service in Hollywood, California. One of her new clients——a gorgeous, well-connected, uber-rich widow——comes in search of a new lease on life in the form of no less than a social and sexual reawakening. The story moves across the endlessly entertaining landscape of Los Angeles——from an astonishingly erotic art exhibit to a decidedly intoxicating voyage with a wildly attractive crew of love and lust seekers via a luxury yacht up the Southern California coast.Colorful supporting characters in this sensuous and deliciously convoluted farce include Cynthia’s best friend Lolita and her ever-mystifying pack of talented dogs; Paloma, Cynthia’s beautiful young assistant; a passionate new import from Dublin named Seamus O’Brien; baddest-of-bad-boy ex-lovers Max; and superstar screen idol Jack Stone…all seemingly hell-bent on complicating the matters of the heart beyond belief. Meanwhile, Cynthia’s lovably eccentric mother has run off to Italy with one of the biggest philanderers in Hollywood.Throughout it all, Cynthia attempts to maintain a long distance affair with her own possible once-in-a-lifetime true love match, but as she encounters the sensual on-the-job temptations of a life in the romance business, it all seems to be slipping through her fingers.Love and lust stir up jealousies and romantic entanglements that come to a passionate and hilarious climax, leaving the reader breathless from laughter and pretty much every other emotion.Kirkus Reviews as well as reader reviews for the first two books in the Second Acts series are extremely positive. The Kirkus Review for Starstruck Romance and Other Hollywood Tails says: «A sexy romp through glamorous modern Hollywood as seen through the eyes of a self-possessed matchmaker who cannot find her own match. Dumont's second foray into the turbulent, sexy, often-hilarious world of celebrity dating provides a delightful diversion.»
While the ‘70s were about equal rights and the sexual revolution, women in the ‘80s were more concerned about their economic situation. It’s easy to understand why some of the women in these stories would fantasize about finding romance on a cruise ship, or running off to a big city and becoming a fashion model, but as this collection of stories reveals, there are no shortcuts to happiness. These were not the days of speed dating and finding love online. Women looked for love with personal ads and a very rudimentary form of computer dating.From a housewife dealing with financial hardship to a housekeeper who finds herself in a love triangle with her employer, love may be complicated, painful and even elusive, but it is inevitable. The women who do come undone in these stories eventually find a way to put themselves back together, but what a great ride (and read) it is watching them get there.
What was love really like in the 1970s? Women were marching forward in the Women’s Movement, “bringing home the bacon,” exercising their newfound sexual freedom, and still searching for true love. Introducing, Bedroom Roulette, the latest book in the TruLOVE Collection series, guest edited by romance book expert Ron Hogan.Bedroom Roulette is a collection of 13 love stories focused on the changing lives, loves and careers of women in the ‘70s. It’s hard to resist these tantalizing tales with titles like:· “Bedroom Roulette – The Game Suburban Housewives Play”· “We Joined Our Teenage Daughter at a Free-Love Farm”· “The Night My Husband Demanded an Orgy”· “Why Not? We Used To Be Married”Hogan provides a revealing look at various kinds of love stories from the early 1970s in America. Topics that were previously taboo were now being discussed in “polite” society. The sexual revolution was in full swing and the feminist movement was taking hold. Pop culture is alive and well in Bedroom Roulette as it gives readers a “fly on the wall” peek at a pivotal moment in American cultural history. Many of the stories included in this TruLOVE Collection will surprise—and possibly shock–the reader.
There’s sex and then there’s sizzling sex—and thedifference between them is like the difference betweenvegetables and dessert. We may need the former, but thelatter is infinitely more luscious.In this latest TruLOVE Collection, you’ll discover love and passionthat heats up in stormy weather, on a dare in a bar, popping out of acake at a bachelor party, in a would-be open marriage, and even onone lover’s menu. Sometimes putting some sizzle in your sex life means setting ruleswith your partner, like absolutely no talking during sex or insisting that the room is in total darkness.Sometimes it involves role-playing—complete with costumes or wigs—oracting as if you are strangers. (And sometimes you really are strangers!)Wherever it takes place, whomever it is with, you can count on sizzlingsex to be a game-changer. It can revitalize a tired relationship orkick-start a new one. At the very least, it will unleash a side of yourselfthat has been yearning to be discovered.
Ever convinced yourself that you would probably meet Mr. Right if only you could just get rid of those extra 20 pounds? What about the bump in your nose or the chin you were born with- is that all that’s keeping you from living yourromantic dreams?In this collection you’ll meet lots of less-than-confident ladies who’ve gottheir love lives tangled up in their unusual features and extra weight, and get the skinny on what happens one they start losing it… for love.Learn more at TruLOVEstories.com
No one is immune to the temptation of forbidden love.Many of us merely dip our baby toe into this realm – perhapsby Googling the names of old lovers to see what they look likenow, years later, while our spouse watches television in anotherroom. Or we spy on an alluring married co-worker by studyinghis Facebook page to learn as much as we can about him. Or wecreate detailed fantasies about someone who is definitely off-limitsfor one reason or another.However, the sexually adventurous characters in these tantalizingstories have plunged much deeper into the web of forbidden love,making the rest of us look like pikers. Why have sex with just yourhusband when you can also have it with his best friend – or evenhis mistress? You’ll read about preachers who provide solace ofthe sexual kind and babysitters who look after more than just yourchildren. Some of the sexual partners in these stories are illicitsoul-mates – and some are selfish psychos. Who knew there wasso much forbidden love to be had?But what pushes someone from merely thinking about forbiddenlove to actually engaging in it? Boredom or loneliness, of course.Sometimes it’s motivated by a desire for revenge or by a streakof rebellion or a bout of feeling really low. Most often, though,a palpable carnal chemistry that ultimately proves irresistiblecan overwhelm even the most prudent among us with abreathtaking swiftness.This much is true about forbidden love: It is never boring.Unlike true love, it ultimately forces you to face the question: Isit worth it? And while forbidden love almost always comes withan expiration date, there are exquisitely rare occasions where itactually morphs into true love.The stories in this collection let us venture deeply into thelibidinous world of forbidden love – all while never leaving thecomfort of our own lives. Sit back and succumb to its pleasures.
Anyone who's ever loved and lost will relate to the tales of timeless relationship-busters like controlling creeps, two-timing traitors and maniacal mothers-in-law! Even «been there, done that» readers will be surprised by the extraordinary accounts of love destroyed by an affair exposed on national TV, a Botox babe, and a handsome, but heartless, doctor. Twelve unique stories chronicle the relationship rollercoaster of highs and lows that so often define romantic love.