Washoe County Library System

Kate Thompson used to love Christmas. A few years ago, she would have been wrapping her presents in September and baking mince pies on Halloween, counting down the days and hours to Christmas. But that was before Kate's husband left for the Army and never came back. Now she can hardly stand December at all. Kate can't deny she's lonely, yet she doesn't think she's ready for romance. She knows her son Jack needs a Christmas to remember, just like Kate...

"Wisdom for military marriages Marriage is hard enough for the everyday civilian. But imagine marriage when you're separated by thousands of miles, one of you faces daily the dangers of combat, and the other shoulders all the burden of home-front duties. Add to that the unpredictable schedules, frequent moves, and challenges of reintegration, and it's no wonder military marriages are under stress. Guided by input from dozens of military couples in...

Provides resources and advice for spouses of military personnel on coping with separation during active deployment, including insights on communication, finances, and dealing with post-traumatic stress.

When Ellie Avery, a mom and occasional sleuth, investigates the apparent suicide of a fellow military wife, she becomes immersed in a mystery involving Middle Eastern artifacts, a priceless manuscript, black marketeers, and a shady art dealer.

Set in 1967, at the peak of the Mao cult, Serve the people is a story about the forbidden love affair between Liu Lian, the young, pretty wife of a powerful division commander in Communist China, and her household's lowly servant, Wu Dawang.

After her husband Charlie leaves for the Union Army, Alice Bullock finds herself sharing an Iowa farm with her formidable mother-in-law, and then she's accused of murder.

"In Secrets of a Soldier's Wife, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Shanna Hogan tells the true story of a young Marine wife whose illicit affair ended in tragedy. In June 2014, 19-year-old Erin Corwin was living a quiet life in Twentynine Palms, California, expecting her first child with her husband, U.S. Marine Corporal Jon Corwin--until the day she drove off into the desert and never returned. As temperatures climbed...

"The true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington--and Hanoi--to bring their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam. On February 12, 1973, one hundred and fifteen men who, just six years earlier, had been high flying Navy and Air Force pilots, shuffled, limped, or were carried off a huge military transport plane at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. These American servicemen had endured years of brutal torture, kept shackled and...