Central Kansas Library System

"After her adult son survives a plane crash, Nicole St. John believes the one person who can help him heal is his pilot father--who doesn't know the twenty-four-year-old exists. Now Adam Hawk will do anything to support his son, even spend time with the woman who kept him a secret. But as old feelings resurface, can Adam convince Nicole she's the final piece in their new family?" -- Page [4] cover.

"The first American pilots to fight in World War I flew for the French military. France created a squadron of volunteer Americans called the Lafayette Escadrille (named after the great Marquis de Lafayette). Follow this squadron on their high-flying adventures: How they got into the French military. How they learned to fly. How they fought--and died. And how these American pilots would go down in history with other legendary flying aces, like the...

"A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private - the world's largest investigation agency - with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and two grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace. What at first seems to be a simple missing persons case soon escalates into something much more deadly, when Jack discovers the daughter is being pursued by highly trained operatives. As Jack uncovers more of the woman's backstory,...

"More than just a story of one woman's love affair with the skies, Life Takes Wings combines lessons in tenacity, humility, humor, perseverance, and partnership with the exhilaration of defying social norms, and the rewards of being true to oneself. Inspired to become a commercial airline pilot in an age when it was not an option for girls, serendipitous relationships lead Lynn to her first flying lessons in a seaplane, then to becoming flight instructor...

A series of short stories that chronicles the life of Iva Metz and her husband Homer. For years, friends and family have told Iva, “You should write a book!” At the age of 97 (although she still claims to be 39) she finally decided to write her book. This memoir starts out with Iva’s earliest memories at age 4 growing up in rural Kansas. She fell in love with the idea of flying at a young age. Later, she was the first female pilot to solo from...

"Sally has always been happiest flying her stunt plane, thrilling audiences across the world, with her oldest friend and dearest love Freddy. Until the war tears everything apart. When she is approached by the Ministry of Defence, Sally jumps at the chance to be part of a classified project. Seeing the new, improved Spitfire plane, her jaw drops. She's been chosen to run test flights and get it battle ready. This could turn the tide of war. But she...