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The Nancy Drew Files #81: Making Waves (1993)

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Nancy, Ned, Bess, and Bess's new boyfriend Parker are off to Maryland for a few days. Parker's cousin Andy owns a boat design company and invited them to help him and his partner in an upcoming regatta. Even though Bess knows nothing about sailing, Ned and Nancy went sailing before. I'm assuming that's because the two of them have done absolutely everything there is to do in the world. Andy takes them to his house, which looks like a plantation house from Gone with the Wind, and shows them where they can stay. At a party that night, they meet his partner Nick and Nick's wife Annabel. Nick is a huge flirt who can't keep his eyes off other woman, and Annabel is a huge bitch. I say that because she spends the whole night draped all over Andy, refuses to give him time alone with his friends, constantly talks smack about her husband, and practically hisses when another woman comes near Andy. The next day, they learn that Nick took his boat out and nev

Sweet Valley High #68: The Love Bet

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Since Todd and Elizabeth cannot keep out of other people's business, they decide to make a love bet. Both Dana and Aaron are completely against the idea of love, dating anyone, and being in any type of relationship. So, naturally they're the two people in the world who should totally be together forever. Jessica is naturally displeased with this plan because she occasionally dates Aaron and thinks it's shitty of her twin to mess with her dating pool. Of course she does. First step? Make each one think that the other is crazy in love. They start dropping not at all subtle hints. When she knows Dana is stopping by the Oracle office, Liz gets her friends to talk real loudly about how Aaron has a crush on someone and get all embarrassed when she enters. Todd does the same thing with Winston and some of the others to Aaron. Though they set up a double date type thing, it doesn't go so well. See, Dana just had an article published in the Oracle about her new

The Nancy Drew Files #83: Diamond Deceit

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Nancy and George are a little worried after Bess goes to Carmel, California with her parents for vacation and then doesn't come back with them. Bess calls, acts a little suspicious, and begs them to come out and see her. She agrees to pick them up from the airport and let them stay in the same bed and breakfast as her. They arrive, find no sign of Bess, and wind up renting a car to get into town. The Mendez family who own the B&B are super sweet and suggest they might find her working in their cafe downtown. While on the way there, they see a jewelry store and see a large and angry man yelling at someone else. They finally find Bess, who as it turns out, recently got a job in the cafe as a pastry chef. I know, right? Apparently, Bess took classes from an award winning chef in the past. The cafe needed help, she agreed to help out a little, and her dishes became so popular that people just kept coming back. She introduces them to Ted, the son of the owners. Thoug