Campus Loves #2

In "They Said I Was Fast," Tess arrives at State College eager to embrace her new life, only to find herself drawn to math teacher Ralph. As her attempts to win his attention go unanswered, she throws herself into a whirl of social outings—only to be misjudged and labeled "easy." When Ralph finally steps in to defend her, his unexpected confession reveals a love that’s been quietly growing all along.

Alison Cary, a professor's daughter raised on books and learning, dismisses the social world around her until she meets Matt Sanders, a fellow student whose sharp mind captivates her as much as his charm does. When she discovers that Matt is actually the football team captain—the very emblem of the frivolous life she's scorned—her disillusionment sends him spiraling, threatening both his scholarship and his future. Alison must confront what her contempt has cost him, and what love truly demands of her.

A young woman engaged to the steady Bill Flood returns to Dobbins College for her senior year, only to be swept off her feet by Miles Tracy, a charming transfer student with a taste for danger and fast living. As Midge falls deeper under Miles's spell, she discovers a shocking truth about where his money comes from—and the terrible price other students are paying for his glamorous lifestyle. Can she find her way back to honesty before it's too late?

When a scholarship brings Lina Marsh to State University with big dreams but no money, she finds herself working as a waitress while trying to fit in among wealthier classmates—especially the beautiful Peggy Dorne, who seems to have everything. That changes when Lina lands the lead role opposite the charming Dick Clayton in the university play, but as rehearsals deepen her real feelings for him, she realizes the lines she's speaking onstage are dangerously close to the truth of her heart. Caught between her longing for Dick and Peggy's claim on him, Lina must navigate whether the emotions she's pouring into the play can ever become something real off the stage.