Teen Confessions #44

A girl who's loved Eddie since childhood faces her greatest heartbreak when he begins openly flirting with another girl—and worse, standing her up repeatedly despite always managing to charm his way back into her forgiveness. But just as she resolves to finally let him go, a shocking accident forces her to confront what she's willing to sacrifice for a love that keeps hurting her.

When her father's dude ranch teeters on the edge of financial ruin, a young woman named Marlene reluctantly agrees to show Roy Thompson—a slick advertising executive from New York—the ropes of Nevada ranch life to secure his business. What starts as another summer of hosting pretentious Eastern guests takes an unexpected turn when Roy proves to be refreshingly genuine about who he is, whisking Marlene away from the expected cowboy theatrics to Reno for a night that feels like the real thing. As their time together unfolds, Marlene finds herself drawn to a man who isn't playing at being a westerner—and wondering what comes next.

Karen Martin thought a friendly kiss at the class hop was harmless—until she learned the hard way that her carefree approach to romance had earned her a mortifying reputation. When a chance meeting with Kenneth Gardner at the lake offers her a fresh start and a chance at something real, Karen has to face whether she can change who she's become, even as her heart pulls her toward him.