Hearts Divided

Three novellas link together women whose lives were shaped by military service. Their grandmothers came of age during a time that brought both armed conflict and calm, prosperity and hardship, and the full weight of love and grief.

In 5-B Poppy Lane, by Debbie Macomber, Ruth Shelton has always treasured her visits to her grandmother's home in Cedar Cove, Washington. This time she arrives seeking advice about her relationship with a soldier, and while there she uncovers something hidden in her grandmother's past.

The Apple Orchard, by Katherine Stone, follows Elizabeth, who turns up at her grandmother Clara MacKenzie's Oregon farm looking for solace. Clara provides it, but so does Nick Lawton, a childhood friend who hopes to offer Elizabeth something beyond comfort and friendship.

Liberty Hall, by Lois Faye Dyer, centers on Professor Chloe Abbott, who gets pulled into a puzzling mystery and asks her grandmother Winifred, a former wartime code breaker, for help. Winifred's sharp mind is what Chloe wants, but her romantic life, which involves ex-marine Jake Morrissey, is a subject she would rather avoid.