The Marriage Ultimatum

Ten years her senior, Derek was Kristin's guardian from the time she was a child. She's loved him all along and now that she's twenty-five, she's decided to propose to him. She knows that he sees her as a little sister and that he still loves his late wife, but she desperately wants to put an end to her lengthy one-sided love. But Derek won't take her seriously! Disappointed, Kristin decides to start fresh. She'll change her appearance, display her womanly charms and enjoy a new, more exciting life.

(c)TATSUI AKIJO/ANNE MARIE RODGERS