Eden
Jamie Lisa Forbes
Apr 2026 · Independently Published · Narrated by Brian Mark Mitchell
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Award winning author Jamie Lisa Forbes brings us the story of Rowen Hart, the pampered only son of a prominent family in the small community of White Rock, North Carolina. It's the 1950's and Rowen is following the life path his parents have planned for him when his world is upturned by his father's suicide. Now he finds himself as the sole support for his mother and dependent on his pitiless uncle, who had been his father's business partner.
Ill prepared to take over as head of the family, Rowen doesn't know which way to turn and his life become even more muddled by the ten year old girl who comes to live with him and his family, baffling him with her wild behavior and never-ending attempts to win his approval. Though she makes his responsibilities even more overwhelming, her blunt honesty sticks with him, casting doubt on the assumptions he's held.
As Rowen tries to find his way forward in a world he hadn't expected, he begins to question everything about his upbringing, his circumstances and his plans for the future as they turn to dust in his hands.
Ill prepared to take over as head of the family, Rowen doesn't know which way to turn and his life become even more muddled by the ten year old girl who comes to live with him and his family, baffling him with her wild behavior and never-ending attempts to win his approval. Though she makes his responsibilities even more overwhelming, her blunt honesty sticks with him, casting doubt on the assumptions he's held.
As Rowen tries to find his way forward in a world he hadn't expected, he begins to question everything about his upbringing, his circumstances and his plans for the future as they turn to dust in his hands.
Award winning author Jamie Lisa Forbes brings us the story of Rowen Hart, the pampered only son of a prominent family in the small community of White Rock, North Carolina. It's the 1950's and Rowen is following the life path his parents have planned for him when his world is upturned by his fathe...
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Jamie Lisa Forbes was raised on a ranch in the Little Laramie Valley near Laramie, Wyoming. She attended the University of Colorado where she obtained degrees in English and philosophy. After fourteen months living in Israel, she returned to her family's ranch where she lived for another fifteen years.In 1994, she moved to Greensboro, North Carolina. In 2001, she graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law and began her North Carolina law practice. Forbes' first novel, Unbroken, won the WILLA Literary Award for Contemporary Fiction in 2011. Her collection of short stories, The Widow Smalls and Other Stories, won the High Plains Book Awards for a short story collection in 2015.Forbes' novel of rural North Carolina in the segregation era, entitled Eden, was published in 2020. Her law practice gave her the opportunity to travel many of the back roads of North Carolina and meet the unique and diverse individuals who inspired Eden.Her historical novel about women bronc riders in the early days of rodeo, entitled Sunny Gale--A Novel, was published in May 2024 by Pronghorn Press. Sunny Gale has received numerous accolades including the 2025 Will Rogers Silver Medallion for historical fiction and it was listed in Best Indie Books of 2024 by Kirkus Reviews. Ms. Forbes continues to live-and write-in North Carolina.
Jamie Lisa Forbes was raised on a ranch in the Little Laramie Valley near Laramie, Wyoming. She attended the University of Colorado where she obtained degrees in English and philosophy. After fourteen months living in Israel, she returned to her family's ranch where she lived for another fifteen ...
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