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Lost Love's Return

by Books Forward Author Publicity

When Elizabeth, a young English nurse, falls in love with one of her American patients, her whole world changes. When Peter, the American soldier, is suddenly shipped home to the U.S. at the end of WWI, he does his best to alert Elizabeth to what’s happening but fails, leaving her with no idea what’s where he is and no way to contact him — now oceans away. For 27 years, Peter yearns for Elizabeth, regretting the actions that led him into a long-drawn-out loveless marriage. But now, with the ... more

Gender Fraud: A Fiction

by Peg Tittle

In a near-future, 'gender recognition' legislation is repealed, and it becomes illegal for males to identify as females and females to identify as males. However, due in part to the continued conflation of sex and gender and in part to the insistence that gender align with sex, it also becomes illegal for males to be feminine and females to be masculine. A gender identity dystopia.

Lincoln’s World

by James Reily

The chain of events that occurred at Ford’s theater was naturally altered by way of the president was saved from the assassin’s bullet and then went on to become known as the father of freedom. Lincoln’s wisdom encouraged and supported the next few leaders of the white house that followed his eight year term in office. After the civil war he granted the wish of a very special freed slaves to return home with honor and dignity so that his community may go on to build and become a strong nation of... more

Alethea's Dreams

by Daniel B. Martin

With the full weight and gravity of the world pressing down upon her Alethea, the Greek Goddess of Truth, rests in an uneasy slumber.

Alethea’s Dreams become embodied and enlivened through this collection of stories.

Challenging, insightful, suspenseful and romantic.

Begging to be uncovered, unearthed and awakened, her concern for humanity manifests in the curiously tragic, romantic and insightful lives of her dream... more

The Cardiff Giant

by Larry Lockridge

The Cardiff Giant, set in Cooperstown, New York, has up its novelistic sleeve Puck's profound declaration, "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" Jack Thrasher, investigative reporter, arrives on the scene to look into the weird disappearance from the Farmers' Museum of a huge human figure. He had been unearthed in the late nineteenth century near Cardiff, New York. Jack confronts locals and outsiders who all have a theory, including that the giant has been reanimated and is lurching throughout th... more

The Thief Taker's Choice

by Arthur C. Bivins III

Set during the second Seminole War in Florida, Michael Delaney, a thief taker, sets out on a perilous journey of revenge and reward. Living in the Rubbles, a slum of New York City, he is offered a substantial reward to retrieve the daughter of a wealthy man. Michael joureys to Indian Key and the Everglades in search of the daughter, Winnie Wyatt, and brings to the forefront this historical time in Florida's history.

Luminous Limericks

by Gregory Pastoll

A collection of 220 original limericks written and illustrated by the author. These are suitable for adults and well-read teenagers. There are no obscene or smutty references in these limericks. They concentrate on clever use of language, and reflect some of the funny, subtle and quirky human foibles that make life so amusing.

FLOURISHING / FLORESCENCE

by ELIZABETH YAHN WILLIAMS

FLOURISHING invites readers to new optimism, invoking visions of blooming and thriving, a special effervescence of wonderment. Author Elizabeth's poems play with Artist Wong's fanciful motifs, a luminosity that is faithfully translated into French by Doctor Edith, except when she joins in the fun to create a new parallel version of the stories. Together the trio forms an original work where pictorial art, poetic style, and aesthetic content collaborate to fashion a joyful flowering of the divers... more

In Body I Trust

by Lauren Dow

Lauren Dow's emotionally driven debut delves into the mind of one woman through her journey of recovery, growth, and survival.

Taylor Fraser, Award Winning Director of the Foreward Podcast

A lot can happen in seven days, especially for someone with mental illness. Amelia is about to turn 30, but instead of celebrating, she is overpowered by her battle against anxiety and depression driven by the inner voices of her little monster- her eating disorder. But as... more

Anna & the American Puzzle

by Jennifer Kasman

You may have heard of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and wondered if America could ever truly become Gilead. Anna & The American Puzzle imagines another version of a near-future America where a surprising combination of wealthy, religious, and social media derived power structures join forces to form a political party that wins the Presidency. As the new regime reshapes the country into a high-tech surveillance state, the free and open use of technology by most citizens is outlawed. An... more

Iron Butterfly

by Andrew Eustace Anselmi

It is the summer of 1982, just before the fall. The political campaign ad of It’s Morning in America has not yet aired, but the present era of cultural hedonism has already dawned. Against this backdrop, Edward Bennett is the All-American son of a mother who emigrated from Italy and a first-generation Italian American father. Edward has it all: good looks, pedigree, and the financial fruits of his father’s business empire. As he readies for his junior year abroad in London, however, something fe... more

The Red Button

by Keith Eldred

Here at last is the untold story of Scrooge's doomed engagement. Belle Endicott and Ebenezer Scrooge are young, bookish, hardworking Londoners drawn together by button-making. His brand-new factory threatens her family’s tiny shop, yet they fall in love and start planning their future. When personal and business calamities strike, they confront them vigorously side by side, but ultimately something has to give. We know what it is. They do not.

Her She Lady: A Tribute To Womanhood

by Shah Asad Rizvi

Her She Lady is a collection of 100 poems that pay tribute and give testimony to the magnificence of women. Beginning and ending with poems that highlight a mother's virtues, Shah Asad Rizvi has created a timeless collection of poems that carefully lays out the countless priceless qualities and merits of womanhood for every eye to see and every soul to embrace. Each poem envelopes a theme of empowerment or pays homage to her, she, the lady. From lines that are as beautiful and delicate as ... more

CoinciDATE

by David R. Low

CoinciDATE is the story of a small American city where loneliness and desperation have taken hold. With increasing frequency, men who visit online forums to share their frustrations at the lack of female attention are turning to violence. Dubious dating agencies and cults have emerged to take advantage of the situation and get rich off desperate people. This transgressive novel is simultaneously tragic and darkly comic. CoinciDATE explores the depths people go to in order to find happiness and f... more

Sheba's Song

by Magaly Heriveaux

Do you want to know the truest meaning of friendship and family? All you have to do is ask Sheba. Through her many experiences at Hickory Brook Creek, she has learned the truest meaning of love from her first foster mother, Ms. Benson. Every now and then Sheba still has the vague, sweet memory of Ms. Benson singing to her heart: "Sheba, my answer to my dreams. You are as graceful as the breeze. Sheba, you are as priceless as can be, my one and only gem from now 'till eternity." These same words ... more

Dream of the White Stallion

by Julia Oliver

Kathryn Alexander, writing in her personal journal, describes her coming of age while dealing with childhood bullies and a dying mother. She is a shy teenager living in 18th century England, the era when Thoroughbred racing and breeding became the rage among the aristocracy. She has always loved horses, and even though her Irish father is an exceptional, but nontraditional, equine trainer and healer, her humble working-class family could never afford one of the beautiful animals. Although a comm... more

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