Jane Arleth's mountain vacation is cut short when she receives news that both her parents have been sick back home. Anxious to help but sad to leave a rare chance to relax for the hard times ahead, Jane returns to the city. She soon discovers that there's only one cure for her ailing parents: some much-deserved, cooling time away from the scorching city. So Jane rents a tiny cottage on the beach, hoping for the best. What she finds is a summer

No longer heir to her father's fortune, Laurel Sheridan returns to her hometown of Carrollton to earn her living. But a wrong turn soon brings her to a life-threatening tight spot. Phil Pilgrim, a soldier, rescues Laurel and vows to stick by her for the remainder of his leave. . .then finds it hard to leave Laurel at all. With Phil gone, Laurel draws strength from beautiful Crimson Mountain. . . . Then she overhears a plot to destroy the town's