Teen-Age Romances #8

A young woman named Sally finds herself caught between her mother's desperate scheme and her own principles. When her mother, a fortune teller struggling to support them both, manipulates a wealthy man into thinking he'll meet Sally, Sally must decide whether to play along with the con or find another way to help her mother rebuild her stage career. As Sally seeks a better path—one that doesn't compromise her integrity—unexpected complications arise that test both her resolve and her budding romance with Paul.

Sue thinks her boyfriend "Scoop" Wilson is losing interest, so she writes an advice column seeking help—only to discover that Scoop himself is the lovelorn editor at the Daily Express, and he's been too busy handling other people's love problems to give her the attention she craves. When Sue takes the columnist's advice to play hard to get, Scoop finds her own letter in his column and finally realizes what's really going on between them.

A girl who's grown wary of boys after an unwelcome advance at a winter party decides she won't date until she's certain she can trust someone—but longing for romance and companionship keeps testing her resolve. When an old friend from before the incident reappears, she begins to wonder if he might be the trustworthy fellow she's been waiting for, even as doubt and caution still hold her back.

Shelly Winters faces an impossible choice when two of her closest friends both ask her to the school dance, forcing her to dodge their invitations rather than risk breaking up their lifelong friendship. With her mother's help, she arranges an escort to get her to the event, but when both boys show up solo at the dance anyway, the moment of truth arrives. Only Shelly knows which boy truly holds her heart—and she's determined to keep that secret to herself.

A seventeen-year-old barge captain's daughter pursues a glamorous life on shore, hiding her working-class roots from the men she dates—until her deceptions begin to unravel and she's forced to confront what really matters. When a suitor asks her to lie about her background to impress his family, Jo Ann realizes that any man worth having won't ask her to deny who she is or where she comes from. Torn between the world she longs for and the father who's always warned her about it, she'll discover that shame built on lies is far uglier than any honest truth.