Denise Cass Brookman.

I just had to post the back cover pic of Mrs. Brookman, author of "The Tender Time," with her English Bulldog, Brutus. She earned a BA in Liberal Arts from Northwestern University and sold her first story to "Seventeen" magazine, in the early 50s.
How perfect is this photo? I love the black (dress? slacks?) and the necklace. I'll bet the Brookmans were real martini imbibing swingers!