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The latest book in the Rufus Steele Adventure Series. The year is 1943 and the Allies are fighting their way through German-occupied Italy. As boms fall and bullets fly, Captain Rufus Steele, MD, is a surgeon working to save lives on the front lines. Steele has faced down danger before in his life, but when his young friend PFC Henry Murphy goes missing in enemy territory, Steele must risk everything to come to his rescue. But will it be too late? Will Steele be forced to fight after he swore he'd never take up arms again? Will the two men survive to see their beloved Friendsville once more...

The bear was close enough to smell. My breath caught in my chest as the dark figure plunged through the brush, grunting and drooling, its thick legs running quickly toward Stanley..."Back away slow, out of his sight, then run like the devil outta here." In 1938 in the small farming community of Friendsville, Maryland fourteen-year-old Henry Murphy and his brothers fight for their lives. Mysterious and courageous, Dr. Rufus Steele proves to be a powerful ally, and strong bonds develop among them. But larger questions remain. Who is Rufus Steele? Why did he come to Friendsville? How long does...

A powerful novel about life, death, and reaching beyond memories to find healing. "The Secretary of the Air Force has asked me to express his deep regret that your husband, Major Walter Pritchard, was killed in action in Afghanistan on October 7. He and several of his men were involved in a firefight in a small village near Kandahar. Major Pritchard was killed by enemy fire. The Secretary extends his deepest sympathy to you and your family in your tragic loss." With those words, 15-year-old Leah Pritchard's world would never be the same. As she and her family start the process of saying ...