Support military-connected entrepreneurs this holiday season by purchasing gifts from veteran- and military-spouse owned small businesses.
Did you know that the military-spouse unemployment rate is more than five times the national average? And that military spouses earn 25% less than their civilian counterparts, even though mil-spouses are among the most highly educated professionals in their fields? And when it comes to spouses of veterans, did you know that 70% of veteran caregivers are the veteran’s spouse? What with the challenges involved in finding full-time employment due to frequent PCS moves (along with caregiving and other factors), it may come as no surprise then that 1 in 5 military spouses are self-employed entrepreneurs. Along with nearly one million spouses of active-duty, Reserve, and National Guard service members, there are currently 11.2 million veteran spouses here in the U.S.. And I am proud to be one of them.
Rainwater Press is once again featured in this year’s annual buying guide curated by Military Entrepreneur Magazine and The Rosie Network, showcasing books like the four-part Since You Went Away series along with dozens of other unique products and services created by veterans and military spouses. As in previous years, I am super excited to be included alongside other military-affiliated businesses such as Bold Mariner Brewing Co. (craft beers), The Warrior Within Healing (reiki services), and K9 Salute dog treats (honoring military working dogs).
We all have a choice when it comes to where we shop this holiday season. Buying products featured in Military Entrepreneur Magazine’s annual buying guide is just one way to show your support for our service members, veterans, and their families.
To celebrate our inclusion in this year’s Holiday Buying Guide, all four books in the Since You Went Away series are 25% off, starting now and continuing through the holiday shopping season. (This offer applies to both print and ebooks, at Amazon only.) If you’ve been thinking of buying the series—either for yourself or as a gift—now’s your chance. Prices will never be this low again, as pricing on all Rainwater Press books will increase significantly in 2025 due to rising production costs.
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Click here to order the Since You Went Away series in either paperback or ebook.
Click here to view the Military Entrepreneur Magazine 2024 Holiday Buying Guide.
about the author:
A former magazine editor and tech journalist, Nan McCarthy founded Rainwater Press in 1992 and began selling her books online in 1995. She is the author of the Chat, Connect, Crash series (fiction), the Since You Went Away series (fiction), Live ’Til I Die (memoir), and Quark Design (non-fiction). Nan and her husband, a veteran who served 29 years in the Marine Corps, live in Kansas City.
about the series:
Set against the backdrop of the Iraq War, Since You Went Away tells the story of a modern-day military family, portraying in intimate detail the effects of a distant war on the families and returning veterans at home. Through letters to her deployed spouse, Emilie Mahoney offers a fly-on-the-wall account of life at home with two teenage boys and the Iraqi combat interpreter who comes to live with them. Readers are drawn from page to page, reading between the lines of the stories Emilie chooses to share with her husband—as well as the secrets that go unsaid.
about The Rosie Network:
The Rosie Network’s mission is to strengthen military families through entrepreneurial programs and support services that empower military spouses and veterans to build self-sufficiency and financial stability.
Nan McCarthy 