She'll be taking care of Michael, a little blind boy, helping him get over a recent tragedy. It won't be easy. But Steve will be helping her. Katy's been admiring Steve for a long time. Together they'll spend golden days building castles in the sand, teaching Michael to laugh again.But it's not turning out as Katy had hoped. Michael's almost more than she can handle, and Steve, though friendly, remains distant. As the summer draws to a close, Katy wonders if her dreams will crumble along with their last sand castle.

    Now that Pam, Dan's old girlfriend, has moved away, Julie finally has him all to herself. And he is worth the wait. Dan is one of the most popular boys in school and he really cares for Julie.But something is wrong. Every time she sees Dan so much as talk to another girl, Julie becomes hopelessly jealous. And even when Dan reassures her, it doesn't help.Then Pam returns and Julie is convinced Dan is seeing her again. Will Julie let her jealousy ruin the best relationship she's ever had?

    Eric is gentle, handsome, and Jena's falling deeply in love.But as their fabulous summer passes, Jena begins to wonder about Eric: why is he so mysterious? Where's his family, his friends?Then Jena learns the truth about Eric, and her beautiful summer of happiness and love is shattered.

    While spending a month at an isolated summer retreat with relatives, Amy meets two very interesting boys from two very different worlds.

    But Anne's afraid she won't be able to win Greg's heart. After all, she's only a beginner and Greg likes winners - just like her sister Sarah, the club's champion gymnast.Then Anne challenges Sarah for the championship. She's determined to show Greg that she's a winner too. But if she fails, will she lose everything - including Greg?

    Then her girlfriends create The Plan, and Frannie has so many boys after her that she can't keep track of all the parties and dances.Not everyone falls for the plan, though. Ronnie, the quiet, talented boy in art class, is the boy Frannie wants, the one she's always dreamed of. But since everyone else started paying so much attention, Ronnie seems to be avoiding her. Will Frannie have to give up The Plan and go back into her shell to show Ronnie how much she really cares?

    But Kris, Barbara's best friend, thinks she's missing out on all the fun - like the Prom. And deep inside Barbara wonders if Kris is right.Then Michael dares her to trade her type-writer for a prom gown, and Barbara finally gets the inside scoop on romance.

    Her older sister Christine has the pretty face, the good body and gets all the cute boys. Cindy just can't win.Then in study hall Cindy meets Ron, an ex-basketball star who's the best actor in high school. He’s just been chosen to play Romeo in the big production of Romeo and Juliet. Cindy can't believe that Ron's really interested in her, Christine's little sister. But this time it seems she's Number One.Suddenly, Cindy's hopes for romance and happiness are crushed when Christine is chosen to play the role of Juliet. It seems that Cindy will lose again... unless she can prove to Ron that she's not second best after all.

    Joy can't stand Richie's smug, conceited attitude or his stupid jokes, most of which are aimed directly at her.The worst jokes are the romantic ones; Richie always kids Joy about being madly in love with her. But one day she discovers that he's more serious than she thought. Is Richie really a creep-- or is he someone Joy can love?

    Darby first met him when his car plowed into hers at a busy intersection. She's been running into him --literally--ever since. It doesn't matter that Bruce is a hunk and that most of the girls at school have crushes on him. To Darby he's nothing but a clumsy, conceited jerk.Than David Matthews, a guy Darby likes even less, starts asking her out. In desperation, Darby asks Bruce to pretend he's her boyfriend. It's supposed to be a temporary arrangement to get David to lose interest in her. Darby doesn't count on falling for Bruce in the process! She's already convinced David that she and Bruce are in love. Now can she convince Bruce?

    Can the love in her heart give her the courage to face incredible danger?World-traveling Nicole Sanders, a wealthy 16-year-old, has always lived in luxury. In 1912, she and her mother are returning to America on the Titanic - the first unsinkable ocean liner!Aboard ship, two men fall in love with Nicole - Price, a rich Englishman and Karl, a handsome immigrant. Before she can choose between them, tragedy interrupts Nicole's happiness. The Titanic is sinking! Nicole can't find Karl or Price in the terrible confusion and she knows there aren't enough lifeboats for everyone. Even if she reaches safety, can she dare to hope the men she loves will, too?

    Whom will she choose? From the calm of England to the wilds of the new colony, Marilee is torn between three loves...Until her father dies, Marilee lives a peaceful life in England. Suddenly she must cross the ocean to Jamestown, Virginia, to join her brother and his new wife. She is little prepared for the jealous resentment of her sister-in-law, the constant threat of Indian attacks, or so many suitors. Ship's officer Philip Soames is kind and attentive but often at sea. Michael Braden is dashing by mysterious; and Timothy Reeves, indentured servant to her brother, is insolent but charming. Thrust on her own in this forbidding land, Marilee must follow her heart to find the one she truly loves.

    Did she dare follow her heart? When someone points an accusing finger and cries "Witch!" Elizabeth face a choice -- between a lie that could doom a friend, and the truth that would threaten her own life. The truth could also ruin wealthy Troy's love for Elizabeth and reveal her own attraction to a stranger -- a wild and ruthless boy who shares her fear and courage

    But when Scarlett learns that her boyfriend has been killed in a motorcycle accident, and that she's carrying his baby, she's devastated. For the first time ever, Scarlett really needs Halley. Their friendship may bend under the weight, but it'll never break—because a true friendship is a promise you keep forever.

    Unknown to her, someone else is watching. He knows she is smiling just for him. His soft, strange voice whispers her name from the crowd. His hooded eyes follow her every move...At first she thinks he's just a creepy customer, hanging around Muffin-Mania where she works at the mall. But suddenly he's everywhere, the man with a thousand faces tormenting her day and night. He knows her secrets. There's no safe place to hide. There's no one she can tell, no one she can trust. How can she escape a madman willing to kill to make her his---forevermore.