Classic series,

a girl and her friends see a crate at the railroad station destined for Florida,apparently with a girls name on the label. On a whim, they write a short evangelical note and a return address, offering to be a penpal to this person. What follows is a short correpsondance by mail, and then a surprise visit to the Florida orange grove....a good story

Lynn Severn, beautiful daughter of a small town minister, is deeply troubled by the barrier which has come between her and her former playmate, Mark Carter.

Cyril Gordon, a handsome government agent, possesses vital information that, in the wrong hands, would threaten national security. And he is being pursued by desperate men who will stop at nothing to get that information from him. Cyril seeks refuge in a church where he stumbles in upon a wedding party. Amazingly, everyone seems delighted to see Cyril, mistaking him for the best man. Frantically, he decides to go along with the charade. When the beautiful young bride walks down the aisle, Cyril finds himself irresistibly drawn to her. Then, at the end of the marriage ceremony, Cyril receives the greatest shock of all - he was not the best man, but the groom! Now Cyril must not only elude his enemies and deliver his information safely, but he must do so without endangering the life of the beautiful young woman who is now his wife!

Lucretia Ward, or Aunt Crete to her family, lived with her sister and niece. As an older unmarried lady, she depended on family for room and board, and her family was more than willing to work her fingers to the bone to "provide for" her. Her sister Carrie had plenty of household work for Crete and niece Luella spent all her energy and a great deal of the family's modest resources to attempt to climb socially and marry well. News arrived one day of the soon arrival of the only child of the remaining sister, a young man from out west, from whom the family had heard little over recent years. Assuming that the young man was a backwoods hick and would be an embarrassment to them, Carrie and Luella left a few days early for their trip to the shore in hopes of avoiding him, and left Crete with a long to-do list and orders to have it complete upon their return. Of course, Aunt Crete was not asked to go to the shore; her dumpy figure would embarrass them! As it happened, Carrie and Luella passed a very handsome man at the train station as Luella was in a tirade. The man, the expected nephew Donald, later learned that the harsh voice belonged to his cousin when he answered the phone for Aunt Crete. Luella called with more orders for her hardworking aunt and Donald saw right away what Luella was like and what his aunt had to live with. He hatched a plan to take Aunt Crete on a well-deserved vacation to the shore, maybe staying at the same hotel. This backwoods cousin had struck gold out west and was free to do as he chose, and he chose to emancipate Aunt Crete from her cheerless, unappreciated life of servitude.

Grace Livingston Hill gives us a Cinderella-type heroine to sympathize with in part two of the Miranda trilogy. Day after day Phoebe is subjected to living as a servant in her brother's home, picked on by her hateful sister-in-law, and forced to endure matchmaking schemes influenced by greed. Marriage to an ill-tempered man with several misbehaving children seems to be her lot, and her hope is about to be snuffed out. Could a chance encounter in the woods change the direction of her life and finally introduce her to someone who could care about her?

Lovely, flame-haired Rachel Rainsford thinks she is on her way to take a job in Chicago. Then she discovers that her new employer is a criminal who actually plans to sell her as a "companion" to a wealthy and unscrupulous businessman. Even worse, through a series of lies, the two men have made sure no one on board the train will help Rachel escape. Friendless and penniless, Rachel seems doomed. Then, suddenly, a handsome young man steps in. Together, he and Rachel make a daring escape from the train. But the criminals refuse to give up, and Rachel and her new-found champion soon become the prey in a desperate chase that will test their faith and courage--and lead them into love.

From the back cover: When a beautiful young woman approaches wealthy Tyron Dunham at a train station and tells him she is in danger, he agrees to see her to safety. Then, before he can learn any more about her other than that her name is Mary and she is running to Chicago, she is gone. But Tyron cannot forget Mary’s beautiful face and spirit. Soon he finds himself trying desperately to solve the mystery that surrounds her...a mystery that could overwhelm them both. And he determines to discover the true identity of the young woman he longs to protect — and love.

Pretty, young Elsie Hathaway was good at everything. She had received every honor imaginable in whatever she did. But on an errand to her father's house, Elsie suddenly realized that there was much more to accomplish in life. Her father and brothers desperately needed her. Could she be tested by the "fire of the range" and show she is pure gold and win the respect of a doubtful young man who has been watching her? Will she change her family's life for the better? Read the book to find out. (Description taken from back of Tyndale House 1993 paperback edition)

Jasper Holt began his earthly sojourn under somewhat inauspicious conditions, given that his parents were indifferent to him, to them he didn't really exist. His anger at this cruel fate found various modes of expression, including the development of a ferocious independence whereby he did what he needed to do in accord with his personal integrity, not worrying if someone happened to misinterpret his behaviors or motivations. Given the potentially ambiguous nature of much of human experience, not giving a whit what people think can be a perilous path to take. Still, Jasper didn't care what anyone thought as he went about his business, it being enough just knowing within himself that he was a good person. Until, that is, he meant Jean Grayson, who was the most real, true, warm, and good person he had ever met. He must have her, he felt, yet simultaneously he knew that she was out of reach due to the sullied reputation that he had allowed to develop, uncorrected. Even though he knew that he couldn't have her, however, he was so touched by her very existence that he vowed to change, not only to allow the world to know what he was really like, but to make a strong and conscious effort to make them realize it. This involved not only many good acts, but also acts of supererogation, far beyond the call of duty, to the point of risking his own life. With Jean as a motivation to use his ethical potential, Jasper actually found himself more fully, which in turn allowed everyone else also to "find" him. By the time he lay on his deathbed, everyone had experienced a complete turnaround, and Jean's unwavering trust in him found joyous vindication.