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"...A time when the United States is what we fight for..."

The occupants of the Grisham Hall boarding house were no strangers to the war effort. Brothers, cousins, old flames, and current sweethearts have been wrenched from their grasp, the only contact to their stolen loved ones is military-grade pencils and scraps of paper.

Estelle prides herself on her mind for numbers but a usurper from her past rears his russet head and threatens to steal her thoughts every chance he gets.

Bessie has been searching for a home in every patron in that cafe but she's left seeing his face everywhere she looks.

Constance hears her lover's voice on the wind, finding quiet in the graveyard shift of the machine shop.

Margaret refuses to admit defeat but the distance between her letters and her love grows wider each day.

Jeannette has read many stories about tragic heroes. Her childhood friend has told tales of his plans for wealth and ending the war on his own. She just hopes she has a chance to do her part first.