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Ellen visits her hometown on the Mississippi River and meets engineer Martin, who’s building a new type of levee to prevent flooding. They fall in love, but Ellen hates the destructive power of the river and tries to convince Martin to leave; he refuses. Martin’s levee is a success and he and Ellen will marry.

Characters

• Ellen
• Martin Tyler
• Mr. Burke
• Mr. Venner

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Four unusual wedding customs from the past.

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Pat and her business partner Irene are rivals for the love of reporter Mark. He prefers Pat and sets Irene up with a fellow reporter, so all is well.

Characters

• Pat
• Mark Lyons
• Irene Wayne
• Gary

Storyline

Carol’s romantic dreams are the high point of her day.

Characters

• Carol

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Mindy and Greg fall in love, then she learns he works for the company that wants to buy her antique shop and tear it down for a new building. She finally sells out and leaves town, but returns to find that the new edifice was built around her shop. She and Greg will wed.

Characters

• Mindy Lawton
• Greg Saunders
• Mrs. Sloan
• John Wilson
• Miss Cartwright

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Joan visits a fortune-teller.

Characters

• Joan
• Madame Zou-Zou

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Carol’s boyfriend Jeff becomes depressed after a fire destroys his scientific research. Carol introduces him to Janet, a scientist in the same field. Jeff falls in love with Janet but in the end realises Carol is the one for him.

Characters

• Carol
• Jeff Lawrence
• Janet Gaines
• Ann

Storyline

Fran receives a visitor at an inopportune time.

Characters

• Fran Farrell

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Julia Roberts responds to reader inquiries.

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Immediately after being cruelly dumped by Ray, Sally meets handsome Eric. They hit it off, but Sally won’t commit to a new romance. She takes a European vacation, vowing to “meet lots of men . . . and I’ll make them suffer.” After several such episodes, Sally runs into Ray, and realises Eric is the better man.

Characters

• Sally March
• Eric Wilton
• Sir John Willoughby
• Ray
• Paul Valerie

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