Kisses and Combat Boots

Jess never told anyone about her first kiss, her crush on the too-old-for-her boy next door, or what his departing gift meant to her.

Jacob has been gone for six years, and a lot has changed. The shy, awkward little girl he left behind has grown up. Jess is a high school senior with plans, popularity, and a football star boyfriend. Just as...

Long-distance love is hard enough. Long-distance love during wartime feels impossible.

Jacob is in Iraq. Jess is at college, trying to build a new life. Between grainy video calls and messages that never quite capture what they need to say, their newly rekindled relationship feels like it’s held together by hope and heartbreak. And then there’s...