Teen-Age Temptations #7

A young woman named Joan rebels against her strict father's disapproval and falls hard for a charming salesman named Hal Croughton, defying her father's warnings to stay away from him. When Hal sweeps her into a hasty marriage, Joan's joy turns to devastating shock when another woman arrives claiming to be Hal's real wife—revealing his terrible secret. Now back home in Youngstown facing an impossible situation, Joan must decide what kind of future she's willing to accept.

When a young woman named Carol meets the charming Randy during a cruise, she falls deeply in love and accepts his engagement ring—but back home, the loneliness of waiting for him while he finishes college leads her into frequent nights out with Paul, a sophisticated ex-boyfriend who's far less noble than he appears. As Carol realizes the damage she's caused and tries to make things right, a confrontation at an engagement party forces Randy to learn the truth about her divided heart, leaving her to grapple with the weight of her choices and whether their love can survive them.

A young woman tired of her boyfriend Tom's reluctance to commit decides to manufacture a scandal by spreading rumors that they're having an affair—hoping social pressure will force him to the altar. When the gossip takes hold and Tom finally proposes to stop the talk, she gets her wedding, but discovers the uncomfortable truth about marrying for appearances rather than love.

A woman rebuilds her life in the small town of Bayville, opening a dancing school and falling in love with the kind-hearted Dwight Rawlins—only to have her troubled past in Chicago come calling when a private detective named Connors tracks her down and begins to blackmail her with secrets she'd hoped to leave behind. As Marla struggles to keep her former life hidden from Dwight and the people who've come to trust her, she discovers that some shadows refuse to stay buried, no matter how far you run.