Romance is in the air, tempting the imagination. Stirring tales of love, longing and desire. A great gift for your loved ones.Rick Bass's "Fires"performed by Ted MarcouxIn the Rockies, a woman sets fire to a parched field to take the plunge into the pool of love.Padgett Powell's "The Winnowing of Mrs. Schuping"performed by Christina PicklesAn eccentric southern dame cleans up her act and finds love.Laurie Colwin's "The Lone Pilg...

What happens to people's lives during times of battle and strife? From the American Revolution to the ongoing war in Iraq, the subject of this collection is how people cope with the dramatic shifts that come with war. Before Independence, a slave fights for freedom by taking up arms for the British; in WWI, a mother goes to the front lines to see her son; and in our time, a teenager in Oregon waits for e-mail from his father in the Middle East.