A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged...

These stories teach lessons on growing up too fast, feeling replaced, unity, grace, credit, accepting help from others, teamwork, fitting in, evangelism, and figuring out God's will.

The title story portrays the theme of love conquers all as John and Connie look for Whit, a friend who has been locked in a dark room by a mentally challenged man. Other stories teach lessons on honesty, forgiveness, reconciliation, sacrifice, admitting you're wrong, and God's unconditional love.

Audrey Parker’s life changes forever when Pearl Harbor is attacked on December 7, 1941. Her brother, a talented young Navy pilot, had been stationed there. Fresh out of nursing school with a passion and a born gift for helping others, both Audrey and her friend Lizzie suddenly find their nation on the brink of war. Driven to do whatever they can to serve, they enlist in the Army and embark on a new adventure as flight nurses. Risking their lives...

These stories teach lessons on compassion, dealing with loss, peer pressure, using time wisely, doing what's right, honesty, God's plan, justice, Christian marriage, and knowing what you believe.

These stories teach lessons on the Christian worldview, intellegent design, false gods, and compassion for others.

"Two different worlds and two very different lives collide in Paris ... Joachim von Hartmann was born and raised in Buenos Aires by his loving German mother, inseparable from his identical twin. When Joachim moves to Paris with his mother in his late teens, his twin stays behind and enters a dark world. Meanwhile, Joachim begins training to be a butler, fascinated by the precision and intense demands, and goes on to work in some of the grandest homes...

These stories teach lessons on role models, reverence for God's name, the kingdom of heaven, God's will, God's provision, grace, disobedience, reliance on God, God's Sovereignty, man's power vs. God's power, faith, death and eternity.

Heidi is sent from her happy mountain home to a big city where she can go to school and be a companion for Clara, a wealthy, gentle girl who cannot walk. But the goats and the Grandfather are Heidi's only happiness and when she returns home, Clara soon follows to find health in the clean Alpine air.