Orem Library

At twenty-five, after five years as her mother's caregiver, it's time for Shelby to experience freedom and adventure. Time for travel, college and romance. But when she visits Virgin River, she runs into Luke Riordan, decidedly not whom she has in mind. A handsome Blackhawk pilot, Luke exited the army after twenty years, four wars and having been shot out of the sky three times. At thirty-eight he's tough and jaded. His major was in one-night stands,...

"When two women go missing in the Montana wilderness, Pete Brooks must trust his skills, teammates--and the woman who broke his heart--if he hopes to bring them all home alive"--

"The author, drawn into the United States Army through ROTC, went through training to fly helicopters in combat over Vietnam. He flew Huey "Slicks" and Huey "Gunships," the former on defense as he flew troops into battle, and the latter on offense. The author relives his experiences flying with special attention given to pilots' day-to-day lives"--Provided by publisher.

A journalist and essayist traces the difficult process of picking up the pieces of her life after it was shattered by the death of her husband, a Texan solider whose Apache helicopter crashed in Iraq.