Roxy #7

In a quiet moment at a 1958 coffee bar, Betty finds herself caught between two paths—her coworkers’ teasing, a sudden spark with a mysterious stranger, and the lingering hope of something real with Eric. When a single white rose from Ronnie Hilton slips into her hand, it sets off a chain of quiet moments that might just change everything.

In "Lone Island Girl," Jo finds herself at a crossroads after years of isolation on a remote island with her aunt, where no men had set foot in two decades—until she rescued a castaway named Don. On her eighteenth birthday, her aunt’s sudden decision to leave the island forces Jo to make a choice, and when tragedy strikes, Jo’s journey to the mainland leads her to a shocking reunion with Don, now the Laird of Clan MacTarn and engaged to another.

In "Under His Thumb," Candy tries to prove her worth to Jem by caring for his prized mare just before she gives birth. When her old friends sneak her away to a wild party, she returns too late—only to find Jem furious and demanding she leave the farm.