Grandmothers know best . . . especially these three grandmothers， all soldiers brides. Their generation lived through war and peace， good times and bad， love and loss. 5-B Poppy Lane by Debbie Macomber All her life， Ruth Shelton has loved visiting her grandmother in Cedar Cove， Washington. Now Ruth comes to ask advice about her own romance with a soldier -- and discovers a secret in her grandmother s past. The Apple Orchard by Katherine Stone Clara MacKenzie s granddaughter Elizabeth arrives at Clara s Oregon farm needing comfort. That s exactly what Clara offers -- and so does a childhood friend named Nick Lawton. But Nick wants to offer Elizabeth more than comfort. More than friendship . . . Liberty Hall by Lois Faye Dyer When Professor Chloe Abbot finds herself caught up in a troublesome mystery， she turns to her grandmother. She needs Winifred s expertise as a wartime code breaker. She doesn t need suggestions about her love life -- all of which involve an ex-marine Jake Morrissey!