This story recognizes powerful forces, recognized and unrecognized, personifying themselves through sexual desire and participation in war. The time is the middle sixties. It is the fear of the known and the fear of the unknown. Freddy Hope is a popular and respected leader among his peers. He believes that God has a plan for everyone. He seeks Gods answer for the violence of combat. Shawn Gordon, a friend of Freddys since early childhood, asks why to the institutional pronouncements, and ...

You know him from the hit A&E® show Duck Dynasty®—now you can enjoy Uncle Si’s tall tales, crazy exploits, and quirky one-liners in one raucous collection!“These hands are so fast, I can get your wallet before you know it. In a minute, you’ll be standing there buck naked and won’t know what hit you!” “Look here—if it wasn’t for my tripped knee, I’d be playing in the NBA today.” “Hey, Jack!” Any of these sound familiar? If they do—or even if they ...

Enemies come lovers when rivals find themselves facing the Alaskan wilderness together in this romantic comedy from a New York Times bestselling author.There are a few places screenwriter Lou Calabrese would rather be than crammed into a helicopter with Jack Townsend, star of her claim to fame, Copkiller, and whose ex just ran off with Lou's ex. Talk about uncomfortable. But when, halfway out to the isolated arctic location where Copkiller IV is currently s...

Robbie's father is a spitfire pilot who was shot down during World War II and is now a POW. At only seventeen, Robbie lies about his identity to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force under the guise of going to a boarding school so that his mother doesn't find out. He starts training in Brandon, Manitoba, but after acing all his classes, he's dealt a disappointing blow when he's assigned to be a navigator on a Lancaster. He wanted to be a pilot, just like his father, but the commanders of...

Major Jack Novak has never failed to meet a challenge--until he meets army nurse Lieutenant Ruth Doherty. When Jack lands in the army hospital after a plane crash, he makes winning Ruth's heart a top priority mission. But he has his work cut out for him. Not only is Ruth focused on her work in order to support her orphaned siblings back home, she carries a shameful secret that keeps her from giving her heart to any man. Can Jack break down her defenses? Or are they destined to go their sep...

Katy has always enjoyed life in her small Mennonite community, but she longs to learn more than her school can offer. After getting approval from her elders, Katy starts her sophomore year at the public high school in town, where she meets new friends and encounters perspectives much different than her own. But as Katy begins to find her way in the outside world, her relationships at home become restrained. Can she find a balance between her two worlds?

From bestselling author Robin Lee Hatcher comes a heartfelt intergenerational novel where a young woman questioning love in the present discovers how deeply the past can shape the future, as her great-grandmother's World War II romance reveals timeless truths about sacrifice, grace, and enduring love. For fans of Francine Rivers and Karen Kingsbury."This touching story shines light on the difference between romantic passion and true love. A sigh-worthy read." --Lyn...

Grace Lafferty only feels alive when she's dangling 500 feet above ground. As a post-World War I wing walker, Grace is determined to get to the World Aviation Expo, proving her team’s worth against flashier competitors and earning a coveted Hollywood contract. No one’s ever questioned Grace’s ambition until Henry Patton, a mechanic with plenty of scars from the battlefield, joins her barnstorming team. With each new death-defying trick, Henry pushes Grace to consider her reasons for being ...

When Murray Pura’s The Wings of Morning was released, one of his rave reviews came from Romantic Times magazine:“Pura has created one of the finest stories of Amish fiction I have ever read….The reader will be applauding the exceptional writing and the cast of characters demands an encore performance.”Here is that encore performance.In the third book in his Snapshots of History series, Murray brings back Jude and Lyyndaya Whetstone, the beloved lead charact...

Winner of the Author's Club Best First Novel Award**A Finalist for the East Anglian Book Award for FictionOne of The Guardian's Favorite Reads of the Year (Chosen by Jenny Rohn)" The Last Pilot made me cry and brought back all my old Right Stuff feels. A brilliant debut. I loved it."—Helen Macdonald, author of H is for HawkJim Harrison is a test pilot in the United States Air Force, one of th...

A Conflict that Shaped A GenerationFour decades on, the legacy of American involvement in the Viet Nam War still looms large in the lives of the veterans who experienced it first hand. This new anthology of poems, stories, and essays looks at the war through the lens of both past and present perspectives.Featuring the work of fifteen veteran writers, the scope of the book defines how modern warfare affects the lives of those who lived it and subsequently th...

On a holiday visit to his wifes picture postcard hometown, an English professor learns that meeting your in-laws can be deadly.