A knightly fairy tale of royalty and dragons, of midwives with secrets and dashing strangers in dark inns. Taking the original French legend as his starting point,&nbsp;The Story of Silence&nbsp;is a rich, multilayered new story for today's world - sure to delight fans of Uprooted and The Bear and the Nightingale. "Utterly enchanting" Publishers Weekly There was once, long ago, a foolish king who decreed that women should not, and would not, inherit. Thus when a girl-child was born to Lord Cador - Merlin-enchanted fighter of dragons and Earl of Cornwall - he secreted her away: to be raised a boy so that the family land and honour would remain intact. That child's name was Silence. Silence must find their own place in a medieval world that is determined to place the many restrictions of gender and class upon them. With dreams of knighthood and a lonely heart to answer, Silence sets out to define themselves. Soon their silence will be ended.

The Story of Silence: 2020’s extraordinary LGBTQ chivalric tale

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Myers, Alex

Fantasy

HarperVoyager

A knightly fairy tale of royalty and dragons, of midwives with secrets and dashing strangers in dark inns. Taking the original French legend as his starting point, The Story of Silence is a rich, multilayered new story for today’s world – sure to delight fans of Uprooted and The Bear and the Nightingale. 
“Utterly enchanting” 
Publishers Weekly 
There was once, long ago, a foolish king who decreed that women should not, and would not, inherit. Thus when a girl-child was born to Lord Cador – Merlin-enchanted fighter of dragons and Earl of Cornwall – he secreted her away: to be raised a boy so that the family land and honour would remain intact. 
That child’s name was Silence. 
Silence must find their own place in a medieval world that is determined to place the many restrictions of gender and class upon them. With dreams of knighthood and a lonely heart to answer, Silence sets out to define themselves. 
Soon their silence will be ended.

The Story of Silence

Romance

The Symmetry of Stars

From the author of 2020's astonishing The Story of Silence comes another retelling of a chivalric legend, full of magic, myth and self-discovery. "Utterly enchanting" Publishers Weekly Beyond the stars, two gods vie for rule of the world. One stands for Nature - the belief that everything is stamped in flesh from the start. The other, Nurture - the belief that all is potential, that the true self is coaxed out through love and living. And so, they take a bet. Each immortal selects a set of twins as their champions. The twins that prevail in contest will decide which immortal rules.... In a westerly valley, a girl and boy are born to a noble family, to be raised by a mysterious teacher - ready to love and instruct them in everything, regardless of society's expectations... To the east, a woman washes ashore on an island inhabited only by a sorcerer. With her final breaths, she gives birth to twins. These two are raised with careful neglect by the sorcerer - surrounded not with love but with danger, magic and wildness. Society expects these children to become men and women. But the immortals care nothing for human norms and raise the twins according to their own ends. Which twins will prevail? What truly matters in determining who a person will become? Taking the epic Italian legend of Orlando Furioso as his starting point, Alex Myers unravels a tale of fate, of East and West, of twinship and of heroic self-affirmation; once more translating a classic into a multilayered new story sure to delight fans of Uprooted and The Bear and the Nightingale.

A fascinating retelling of the story of America’s first female soldier, Deborah Sampson Gannett, who ran away from home in 1782, successfully disguised herself as a man, and fought valiantly in the Revolutionary War. “A novel of the American Revolution by a writer who is himself a true American revolutionary.” —Mark Edmundson, author of Why Teach? In 1782, during the final clashes of the Revolutionary War, one of our young nation’s most valiant and beloved soldiers was, secretly, a woman. When Deborah Samson disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army, she wasn’t just fighting for America’s independence—she was fighting for her own. Revolutionary, Alex Myers’s richly imagined and meticulously researched debut novel, brings the true story of Deborah’s struggle against a rigid colonial society back to life—and with it the courage, hope, fear, and heartbreak that shaped her journey through a country’s violent birth. After years as an indentured servant in a sleepy Massachusetts town, chafing under the oppressive norms of colonial America, Deborah can’t contain her discontent any longer. When a sudden crisis forces her hand, she decides to finally make her escape. Embracing the peril and promise of the unknown, she cuts her hair, binds her chest, and, stealing clothes from a neighbor, rechristens herself Robert Shurtliff. It’s a desperate, dangerous, and complicated deception, and becomes only more so when, as Robert, she enlists in the Continental Army. What follows is an inspiring, one-of-a-kind journey through an America torn apart by war: brutal winters and lethal battlefields, the trauma of combat and the cruelty of betrayal, the joy of true love and the tragedy of heartbreak. In his brilliant Revolutionary, Myers, who himself is a descendant of the historical Deborah, takes full advantage of this real-life heroine’s unique voice to celebrate the struggles for freedom, large and small, like never before.

Revolutionary

Literature & Fiction

United States

Simon&Schuster

“A remarkable novel” (The New York Times) about America’s first female soldier, Deborah Sampson Gannett, who ran away from home in 1782, successfully disguised herself as a man, and fought valiantly in the Revolutionary War. At a time when rigid societal norms seemed absolute, Deborah Sampson risked everything in search of something better. Revolutionary, Alex Myers’s richly imagined and carefully researched debut novel, tells the story of a fierce-tempered young woman turned celebrated solider and the remarkable courage, hope, fear, and heartbreak that shaped her odyssey during the birth of a nation. After years of indentured servitude in a sleepy Massachusetts town, Deborah chafes under the oppression of colonial society and cannot always hide her discontent. When a sudden crisis forces her hand, she decides to escape the only way she can, rejecting her place in the community in favor of the perilous unknown. Cutting her hair, binding her chest, and donning men’s clothes stolen from a neighbor, Deborah sheds her name and her home, beginning her identity-shaking transformation into the imaginary “Robert Shurtliff”—a desperate and dangerous masquerade that grows more serious when “Robert” joins the Continental Army. What follows is a journey through America’s War of Independence like no other—an unlikely march through cold winters across bloody battlefields, the nightmare of combat and the cruelty of betrayal, the elation of true love and the tragedy of heartbreak. As The Boston Globe raves, “Revolutionary succeeds on a number of levels, as a great historical-military adventure story, as an exploration of gender identity, and as a page-turning description of the fascinating life of the revolutionary Deborah Sampson.”

Jack Riggs is Back Book Two of the "Time Change" Series. Jack Riggs is back in 1857, and the SAC is out for blood. They have already killed to get their way. While Jack tries to stop the Civil War from happening, they are willing to murder hundreds of people to make sure that it goes forward.  Kidnapped x 2 No matter how Jack feels about the politics, the SAC have kidnapped two of his closest friends, and he won't give up the fight until they're safe. Three menacing adversaries stand in his way, and they're willing give their lives to snuff out his. Miles the Giant is the hired muscle with a vendetta; he thinks Jack killed his brother. Winston Creed, the disfigured figurehead of the SAC, hates the North so deeply that he feels the only answer is war. The biggest threat of all is Abner Adkins, the lawyer for the SAC and ex-husband of Jack's girlfriend. He doesn't like to lose, has never done so before, and he's not about to start.   THEY CALL THEMSELVES COPPERHEADS & FIREEATERS The SAC's disturbing, bizarre plans are revealed, but Jack and his amazing inventions, his band of friends, and his commitment might not be enough to stop them  RIPPLES ARE RIPPLING Jack's actions in 1857 change the past irrevocably, as well as change the future -- and some of the repercussions will circle around to affect him directly in ways he couldn't have fathomed.

Time Change Book Two: The Blowout

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

<h2>HEAVEN MAY SEEM FAMILIAR TO YOU</h2> He doesn't know his name and doesn't know where his family is. He's not even sure how he got here. The only thing Andy Stewart knows for sure is that he is dead. Andy is a death traveler, and he is taking us way beyond the near-death experience. He meets people from his past as he searches for his present, and not everyone he meets has his best interest at heart. His own memory, though, may be his worst enemy of all. <h2>WHAT REALLY GOES ON IN HEAVEN?</h2> A powerful, real-time account of Andy's ongoing passage through the mysteries of death that will stir your soul and change the way you think about living and dying. <h2>UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF HEAVEN AND HELL</h2> LIFE AFTER will surprise you and stretch your thinking about the hereafter. Certain things happen on earth that you won't understand until later-this book is about the later. It will inspire you to long for heaven while you're still alive. <h2>THE POWER OF HOPE</h2> An extraordinary after-death communication, this page-turner is Andy Stewart's gift to his daughter that will touch your heart. It's storytelling that's both moving and unexpected.

Life After: Beyond a Near Death Experience

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Go West, Young Man. Isn't that the advice every east coast boy has considered at least once in his life? 
 At nineteen, almost twenty, Ron Bancroft thinks those words sound pretty good. Newly out as transgender, Ron finds himself adrift: kicked out by his family, jilted by his girlfriend, unable to afford to return to college in the fall. So he heads out to Wyoming for a new start, a chance to prove that―even though he was raised as a girl, even though everyone in Boston thinks of him as transgender―he can live as a man. A real man. 
 In Wyoming, he finds what he was looking for: rugged terrain, wranglers, a clean slate. He also stumbles into a world more dangerous than he imagined, one of bigotry and violence. And he falls for an intriguing young woman, who seems as interested in him as he is in her. Thus begins Ron's true adventure, a search not for the right place in America, but the right place within himself to find truth, happiness, and a sense of belonging.

Continental Divide

University of New Orleans Press

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The Story of Silence: 2020’s extraordinary LGBTQ chivalric tale

The Story of Silence

The Symmetry of Stars

The Symmetry of Stars

Revolutionary

Revolutionary

Revolutionary

Time Change Book Two: The Blowout

Life After: Beyond a Near Death Experience

Continental Divide