"An Empty Cup of Kindness " by George M. Cochran is a spectacularly romantic work of fiction. In her 39th year, Mary Templeton Powell is beset with grief. As she mourns the loss of a stillborn child and cheating husband, Mary books a flight that she doesn't yet know will alter her life forever. On New Year's Eve, 1999, as she heads east at 500 miles per hour, she meets the handsome architect, Michael Bowland, with whom she shares a cup of champagne...