Sweetheart Diary #47

A young woman named Cathy is convinced that Buck Quinn, the popular football hero at Milhouse, is about to ask her to the prom—until the truth about what he actually wants comes crashing down just before the big dance. With her dreams deflated and the prom night looming, Cathy must decide what matters more: the fantasy of going with the "big man on campus," or the real kindness of someone who's been there all along.

Julia Miles is a shy twenty-year-old receptionist who can't seem to hold a conversation without stuttering and blushing—especially around David, a college senior who's caught her eye. When she adopts a timid puppy named Max from her employer Dr. Clark, David offers to help train him, giving Julia the chance to spend time together and work through her own nervousness. As Julia prepares to see David again, she discovers that overcoming her shyness might be just as important as helping Max find his confidence.

Eve accepted Howie's ring, but her fiancé's loud confidence and brash real estate schemes have earned him little love from her father—until a shady business opportunity puts Eve in an agonizing position between loyalty to her family and faith in the man she loves. When she learns that Howie's land deal is built on false rumors, Eve faces a choice that will test everything she believes about honesty, duty, and what it takes to build a marriage.