One man's dedication to what truly matters in his life - the family that amuses him, inspires him, and gives him a challenging purpose - is tested at once, making him question his significance, and ultimately, his role in the world. Inspiration works in mysterious ways and from unexpected places. The sun-baked fields of Texas are the setting for this tender story of a persistent young man facing the struggles of faith, the courage in becoming a man, the hardships of being a father, the responsibilities of life, the necessity of hard work, the duties of friendship and love in an unforgiving...

Returning home from war to the classrooms of 1950s Notre Dame, Sam Conry has lost a brother. Peter was the biggest name on campus, a man who Sam looked up to in every way. Now his memory shadows him. Sam had never met Elle Quinn before. Peter had spoken of her only once. Sam learns of the relationship that his brother had with Elle, and he sees the goodness of her as he searches to regain structure in his own life. In this tender love story, Sam explores his trust of friendship and love under the bells of the Fighting Irish.

Lazy hands make a man poor. There weren't many lazy hands on New York's cold streets. There wasn't much wealth to reach for either. Gilbert and Alec, a friendship of brothers between them, knew that. They'd seen the shivers at the children's home, the tears of poverty in the caretaker's eyes, the disintegration of hope. They'd seen it and they scraped by just like everyone else. Until they stumbled into hidden wealth and hustled out of town with it under their arms. It takes money to make money. Well, they had it then. Stuffed down the front of their shirts. But they didn't need a cent of it....