Heart Everlasting — Lucile Vernon Stevens

Lisa had never questioned the depth of Lane's feeling for her -- or hers for him. Why should she...when she didn't really know what true love was?

Home Sweet Home...
A little selfish, more than a little spoiled, Lisa Hallford wanted to be back in college -- going to parties with wealthy, attentive Lane Wetherell -- not stuck in a sleepy old town like Fairlake. But her father was ill and his insurance business -- what was left of it -- was in chaos. Lisa plunged in to help straighten out her father's affairs. Gradually she began to think less about herself and more about what was going on in Fairlake -- plans for a new factory for instance, and an anti-pollution drive. With a little help from Boyce Blake, the boy next door, she even began to think less about Lane Wetherell -- or would have if he hadn't been a constant visitor. But Lane hand another reason for coming to Fairlake. And Lisa learned how far apart they had grown -- and how much she really loved her "hick" hometown -- when she discovered how Lane planned to exploit it to further his own ambitions...

Also published as: The Crape Myrtle Tree