Diane Schwemm

Turning sixteen is an unforgettable milestone, and each of these four sisters has her own story to tell. Rose, the oldest, feels like she has the most responsibility when her father dies, and yearns to be true to herself. Daisy wants to break free from her family, but trouble arises when she falls for a bad boy. Laurel struggles with the loss of a close relative and finds herself drawn to a boy who may actually understand. And Lily, the youngest sister, feels like nothing could be more difficult than actually being herself. These four books in one special bind-up make for a great value—and an even better read.

Rose, Daisy, Laurel, Lily

The Year I Turned Sixteen

Rose has three sisters so when her father dies in a boating accident, her mother depends on her for help but then Rose falls in love which is wonderful but also scary.

Rose

An amazing thing has happened. Level-headed, practical Shelly Carlson, honor-roll student, captain of the softball team, bound for a top college, has fallen in love with Jay Ransom. The best year of her life just got better.
The perfect romance ends abruptly when Jay dumps Shelly without an explanation. Shelly's mystified. Then she finds out what's behind it all: Jay's so sick he may die.
Shelly's ready to give up everything else that's important to her- good grades, sports, friendships- to be with Jay. But what will she do if all she has in the end are her memories?

The Portraits Collection

Always

My sisters and I were always really close until the year I turned sixteen. That was when I got sick of my goody-two-shoes image. I met a guy that I was crazy about, but my family thought I was just crazy.

Daisy

Laurel (The Year I Turned Sixteen, Number 3)

Lily (The Year I Turned Sixteen, Number 4)

Charlotte Kennedy and Jared Colburn have been going out for years andeveryone thinks they're the perfect couple. Everyone, that is, except Charlotte. Just as she's looking for the right opportunity to break up with him, Jared is seriously injured in a car accident.

Don't Say Good-Bye

Daisy Walker is tired of her goodie two-shoes image and she’s ready to break loose! Her new boyfriend Peter has really opened her eyes and convinced her to be more daring. The only problem is that her sisters—Rose, Laurel, and Lily—want the old Daisy back.

Lily has always felt that she doesn’t measure up to her three older sisters, Rose, Daisy, and Laurel. Each has a special talent, except Lily. But lately, Lily has discovered a way to make people—even the boy she likes—notice her. Can anything be more difficult than being herself?

Lily

Elli is willing to risk anything to save her brother from a disastrous marriage, even her love for Sam, who must decide whether he loves Elli enough to do what she asks of him.

Summer Promises

In an idyllic summer community on Lake Michigan, Elli Wells and her younger brother Ethan, jealous Charlotte Ransom, and love-stricken Sam DeWitt play out a drama of tormented emotions and family secrets. Reissue.

Summer Love

Ethan falls in love with a strong-minded girl who will keep him out of Charlotte's clutches, while Elli learns a terrible secret about Sam, and Charlotte vows to see Ethan's new girlfriend dead before losing him. Reissue.

Summer Lies

Fran has a crush on Toby's older brother, who happens to be the guy she has a crush on at the Art Institue!

Behind His Back

Susanna Reyes and Anders Lund have sworn off love and dating forever. They are "just friends" until things become more complicated.

It's a Prom Thing

Laurel takes her sisters—Rose, Daisy, and Lily—for granted, and she thinks nothing can go wrong. But when tragedy strikes, it feels like her family is falling apart, and she needs somewhere to turn. Luckily, there’s Jack...

Laurel

It's the summer when everything goes crazy. . . . Ethan Wells, heartbroken when Laura McIver dies, turns once again to dangerous Charlotte Ransom for love and comfort. Charlotte Ransom, driven by vengeance and loneliness, will stop at nothing to trap Ethan . . . until Sam DeWitt makes her an irresistable offer. Elli Wells will risk everyting to save her brother from a disastrous marriage . . . even her love for Sam DeWitt. Sam DeWitt loves Elli more deeply than ever . . . but can he do what she asks if it means losing her?

Meet the Walker sisters, Rose, Daisy, Laurel, and Lily—each girl different in personality, temperament, and talents. This first story focuses on oldest sister Rose and follows her tragedies and triumphs, even her first love, in the year following her sixteenth birthday.

Diane Schwemm

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