A desperate stowaway gets more than she bargained for while an older brother finds an unexpected way to take up his father's mantle. A pair of injured friends receives a holiday surprise as a determined sister searches for ways to make the most out of little. A Norwegian resistance fighter learns a lesson in sacrifice while a pair of spy siblings reconnect over a mission gone wrong and a young workman struggles between duty and dreams. Honor, heart, and heroism fill the pages of these seven stories, each less than 2,000 words.