Reach for the Stars — Verna Wolters Sightler

A girl at sea...

More than anything, 19 year-old Laura Kramer wanted to see the world -- and what better way than to join the Navy? But leaving the golden wheat fields of Kansas and the comfort of her family proved harder than Laura imagined it would be. At first, it didn't look as if she would make it through boot camp! But, somehow, she made it to her first tour of duty in Philadelphia. Here she met Jeffrey Adams, a tall handsome sailor with laughing brown eyes, and fell in love for the first time in her life. Then Jeff was shipped out, and one day a report came back: "Lost at sea," Laura couldn't -- wouldn't -- believe it. Not fun-loving Jeff! But when, by a miracle, Jeff did "return from the dead," for Laura he might as well have been a thousand worlds away...

Hero: Jeffrey (Jeff) Adams
Heroine: Laura Kramer