McDaniel, Lurlene

A collection of three stories in which teenagers face life-altering situations.

Kenzie Cane's second year at college ends with her landing the perfect summer job at the Bellmeade horse farm rehabilitating abused horses--the perfect escape from her mother's depression and her harrowing relationship with her father. However, Kenzie has her own limitations--her heart is physically weak. So, when the stable's owners assign her the charming stable hand Austin to help her with heavy lifting, Kenzie knows she should be grateful, and as they work together they grow closer. Then some of Austin's own secrets come to light and test the defenses Kenzie has put over her heart.

When Luke, the high school's star football player, cannot shake the flu, his girlfriend Julie persuades him to see a doctor and they learn that his illness is serious.

When baby Gabriel's health takes a turn for the worse, the lives of those involved are forever changed.

"A young woman who has skyrocketed to fame is guarded but hopeful when she receives an email from a stranger who claims not only to have information about the father she never knew but also to be her half sister"--Provided by publisher.

Fifteen-year-old Carrie, whose own leukemia is in remission, learns the true meaning of courage as she watches her sixteen-year-old friend prepare for death.

Thirteen-year-old Elly Rowan is living in the shadow of her 14-year-old sister, Kathy, but suddenly Kathy is gone and Elly is left to find her way alone.