Grace Livingston Hill 
Ariel Custer 

Virginia-bred Ariel Custer is in serious trouble. She came to the small town of Glenside, hoping to find a home and friends. Instead, she found disappointment and indifference. Until she met handsome young Judson Granniss, who brought her true friendship—and love. Finally it seemed Ariel would have the happiness she deserved.
Then a woman mysteriously disappears. And when an unidentified body is discovered, evidence of a murder begins to pile up—evidence that points to Ariel and Judson as the primary suspects! Can the lovers find the truth before it is too late, before their happiness is shattered and their future is destroyed?