New Romances #7

When Sheila runs away from her overbearing parents to attend college in a distant town, she reinvents herself with a new name and a job at a local café—only to be swept up by the charming Neil Robbins just as her old love Tommy unexpectedly appears on campus. Now torn between the exciting freedom her new life promises and the familiar pull of her past, Sheila must decide what she's really willing to sacrifice to escape her old life.

Carol White's dreams come true on graduation day when she accepts Jim Lansing's proposal, but her joy shatters when she moves in with his family and discovers her fiancé is a thoughtless, impulsive man—especially compared to his steady older brother, Hank. As Carol finds herself drawn to Hank while helping him at his newspaper, she's forced to confront a heartbreaking choice that tests where her loyalty truly lies.

On her birthday, Nancy accepts an expensive evening from Hank, but discovers his generosity comes with expectations she's not willing to meet—and her escape home forces her to reckon with a lie she's told to someone who truly cares. When Bill unexpectedly arrives, Nancy finds herself confessing the painful truth about her evening and learning what real devotion actually looks like.

When Marilyn's mother leaves her alone at a Wisconsin resort for two weeks, the young woman finds herself caught between two very different suitors: the charming David Farrel, a boy her own age who offers moonlit romance, and the sophisticated Earl Granville, a worldly man who sweeps her off her feet with elegant dates and mature conversation. As Marilyn grows hopelessly infatuated with Earl and dismisses David's affections, she discovers that her vacation dream may come with a devastating price.