Teen-Age Temptations #3

A young woman named Ruth finds herself torn between two men: Ralph, a thrilling but reckless ex-boyfriend who suddenly returns to town, and Bayard, a gentle airline flight engineer she's engaged to marry. When Ralph reappears and sweeps her back into his world of impulsive adventures, Ruth discovers she can't resist him—even as guilt over her betrayal of Bayard weighs heavily on her conscience. As the lies pile up and the emotional stakes rise, Ruth must confront what she truly wants from life and love.

Susan learned her grandmother's trick well—find out what a boy loves and study it to win his heart. But when Tom grows more interested in tinkering with machines than showing her affection, she dumps him for Teddy, a charming photographer who seems to offer the fun and romance she craves. As Susan uses the same formula to win Teddy over, she discovers that some boys are only interested in what they can get—and that the kisses she couldn't forget may have cost her far more than she realized.

A sixteen-year-old's impulsive dare leads to a surprise marriage to her boyfriend Hal Kerner, and after a night together and a morning of regret, an annulment—but the damage to her reputation in a small town proves irreversible. Desperate to escape the whispers and accusations, she lies about her age to join the WACs, only to encounter Hal again at a new camp where he warns her away from the charming Sergeant Jimmy Kane, threatening to expose her as underage if she won't listen. Now torn between the familiar safety of her first love and the thrilling but dangerous promise of Jimmy's world, Janice must reckon with the consequences of choices made without thinking—and the price of trying to outrun the past.

A seventeen-year-old girl nursing an old crush on Bill Crandall, a handsome former football star, finds herself torn between her steady boyfriend Rod and the thrill of Bill's sudden attention when he returns to town. As she drifts deeper into Bill's world and dismisses Rod's warnings, she's drawn into a dangerous situation that forces her to confront what happens when infatuation blinds you to the truth. "Too Young to Wed" is a cautionary tale about the risks of growing up too fast and mistaking excitement for genuine connection.