Thrilling Romances #7

A young woman fresh out of school finds herself swept up in romance with Rand Thayer, a sophisticated new lawyer in town—but her infatuation blinds her to the sacrifice her devoted older sister Ellen is quietly making. As Addie pursues Rand into a world of wealth and social standing that doesn't quite fit her, she begins to question whether she truly understands what love means, and whether the life she's chasing is really the one she wants.

Deborah Hale wins the title of Sweetheart of Silver Springs and dreams of leaving her small town behind for glamour and romance—but her eagerness to embrace a bright new future blinds her to what she's already found. When a humbling turn of events brings her back down to earth, she discovers that the boy she dismissed from her past may have been the man she was searching for all along.

Joan Hagen's jealousy over her roommate Lisa Brenner's date at the spring prom sets off a chain of cruel consequences when she plants a vicious rumor that spirals beyond her control. As the gossip threatens to destroy Lisa's reputation and her relationship with Ed, Joan must reckon with what her thoughtlessness has cost—and whether confession and regret can mend what she's broken.