I Love You #68

Elena, a substitute teacher, falls head over heels for Tait Farquist when he convinces her to enter a beauty pageant—something she never considered before. As she rises through the competitions with his encouragement and coaching from drama teacher Mrs. Bridges, Elena's doubts grow, and a troubling contract agreement threatens the very happiness that made her say yes in the first place. A story about love, ambition, and the cost of chasing someone else's dreams.

When Connie's wild, carefree looks keep attracting the wrong kind of attention—especially from the one boy who dismisses her outright—she makes a bold decision to transform herself and confront Bill Lundgren directly. But a terrifying encounter with a massive ocean wave forces Bill to reveal depths she never suspected, and leaves Connie questioning whether changing her appearance can really change how he sees her. A 1967 romance that asks whether the real person inside matters more than the package they come wrapped in.