title: The Truth About Ryan
author: Pascal, Francine
description: Hot men and cool waves . . .
  
  Ryan Taylor has gone back to his dangerous old habits. He's losing his battle against alcohol . . . and he's falling fast. Can Elizabeth Wakefield help Ryan before he's kicked off the Sweet Valley lifeguard squad for good?
  
  Jessica Wakefield has sacrificed so much this summer. In order to lure Ben Mercer away from brainy Priya Rahman, she's been hitting the books when she should have been hitting the beach. But now someone new is tempting Jessica . . . someone forbidden. Will Jessica give up her studies -- and Ben -- for a risky summer fling?
  
  Life with surfer Stu Kirkwood is pure bliss -- that's what Nina Harper thinks. But will a woman from his past make her think again?
  