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We must be true to ourselves despite popular tastes and that lesson, once learned, is the real secret of success.

I was also strongly motivated by one of the great lessons of HomoAmerican - that in ghettos and stereotypes there is an underlying thread of a war, not with society at large, but with ourselves … that the cost of acceptance is always denial. It’s a compulsion to tell a story that has never been told exactly the way I am telling it a brutally honest account of a time that was. Q: What made you want to write a book about your life?Ī: My motivations for writing this book are difficult to describe, but I’ll try. HomoAmerican multiple awards include Royal Dragonfly’s 2020 eBook awards for Best Memoir, Best LGBT Book, and Best New Author – Non-Fiction the Independent Author Network’s 2020 LGBTQ Book of the Year and finalist for the American Book Fest 2020 LGBTQ Book of the Year. Curators from the Indie Author Project (IAP) network have also selected HomoAmerican for the IAP Select Memoir Commercial Collection and BiblioBoard has added the book as a “Highlighted” selection to its anthology, Indie New York. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and the Stonewall National Museum & Archives have added HomoAmerican – The Secret Society to their research collections. His stories honor those who live in disguise and have no reflection, those who grow up in isolation and create lives out of their own imagination. His characters chased the promises and myths of personal liberation as they wandered along creative, frustrating, and dangerous paths in search of another society. Michael’s stories explore the many means of expression and avenues of escape pursued by those who confronted the confines of a repressive society.

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"Adams kicks off a new series featuring strong women, a touch of romance and mysticism, and both the cunning present-day mystery and the slowly revealed secrets of the intriguing heroines' pasts.Michael Dane is the author of HomoAmerican – The Secret Society, a multiple award-winning and critically acclaimed story of self-discovery with the burgeoning pre- and post-Stonewall gay rights movement at its heart. "Adams kicks off a new series featuring strong women, a touch of romance and mysticism, and both the cunning present-day mystery and the slowly revealed secrets of the intriguing heroines' pasts."- Kirkus Reviews And as they untangle a web of corruption, they also discover their own courage, purpose, and a sisterhood that will carry them through every challenge-proving it's never too late to turn the page and start over. Now, determined to uncover the truth behind the businessman's demise, the women meet in Nora's cozy bookstore. To join, members must divulge their darkest secret-the terrible truth that brought each of them to Miracle Springs in the first place. Stunned, Nora forms the Secret, Book, and Scone Society, a group of damaged souls yearning to earn redemption by helping others.

But before he can keep their appointment, he's found dead on the train tracks.

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So when a visiting businessman reaches out for guidance, Nora knows exactly how to help. That's Nora's special talent-prescribing the perfect novel to ease a person's deepest pain. If none of that works, they often find their way to Miracle Books, where, over a fresh-baked "comfort" scone, they exchange their stories with owner Nora Pennington in return for a carefully chosen book. Strangers flock to Miracle Springs hoping the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills. First in the mystery series from the New York Times-bestselling author: "Anyone who loves novels that revolve around books will savor this tasty treat." -Library Journal (starred review)Ī quirky club in small-town North Carolina holds the keys to health, happiness, friendship-and even solving a murder-all to be found within the pages of the right book.