Pen to Paper, Words Flow Like Sweet Wine When an explosive conflict is determined to destroy lives the world over, Ruby Rose Risler undertakes her patriotic responsibility to the Doughboys being called to defend liberty "over there." But Ruby's civic duty becomes a labor of love when her newest pen pal sparks a sweet interest. Farm boy Earnest Steiner cannot fathom the scope of the task before him when he's pulled from small town America and dropped into the trenches of France. But the touching letters he receives from a gentle young woman provide a lifeline during his time on the Western Front. Tender words spill across the years, page by page, but will Earnest find the lifetime promise he expects? Or will he discover the sweet dream pales once he is already home?

Ruby - Already Home, #1

A new love and a determined young woman create an adventure set against the backdrop of the war to end all wars. To say Maeva Stewart is not a patient young woman is an understatement. Full of ideas, she meets life head on - usually with her best friend and neighbor, Ruby Risler. Aside from Ruby's good qualities as a friend, she also has a brother, Leo. After giving cookies to the men leaving the train station for Camp Douglas, Maeva begins writing letters to those she doesn't know. Then, drawing upon an untapped well of courage, she writes to tell Leo how she feels about him. A telegram changes everything when Leo is injured in France, and Maeva wants to go to him. Although her father says "no, " when one is determined enough, love just might find a way.

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