Teen-Age Romances #44

Newlywed Bobbie Thurston insists on staying young and carefree despite her new married life, but her refusal to grow up—spending her days with high school friends instead of tending to her baby, dressing like a teen, and acting silly at her husband Peter's important business dinners—threatens to derail his career and their marriage. When Peter's promotion hangs in the balance and he finally demands she act her age, Bobbie must face what her immaturity has cost them both.

A young woman tired of being overlooked as just her brother's kid sister sets her sights on winning over Jeff Winters, the boy she's loved for years—and when he returns home on furlough, she hatches a plan to make him see her as grown-up and desirable. But her scheme to spark his jealousy through another soldier's genuine affection threatens to unravel everything she's worked toward, forcing her to confront whether the game she's playing is worth the cost.

A young woman working at a Florida resort hotel has sacrificed romance to focus on her dream of attending modeling school in New York, but when an attractive photographer arrives and takes her picture, she finds herself torn between her ambitions and unexpected feelings. As her coworker Beth grows closer to the charming stranger, our heroine must decide whether to risk her heart or stay the course—though fate may have other plans in store.

When a girl nursing a broken heart spots a lonely boy at her soda fountain job, she hatches a plan to comfort him at the upcoming Firefly Dance—only to discover that helping someone move on sometimes means watching them move on without you. Dorothy learns the hard way that discarded sweethearts make easy targets for anyone with an agenda, and that real romance arrives when you're not busy chasing someone else's.

Vicki has always chased thrills and excitement with a fast crowd, but a reckless car accident forces her to start fresh at college—where she meets Don Walker, a thoughtful student whose quiet devotion gradually makes her question what she really wants. When her old flame Evans Grant shows up for a surprise visit, Vicki must choose between the familiar rush of her past and the unexpected depth of what love with Don might mean.