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Historical Fiction
Historical fiction inspired by real people, real places, and the choices that shaped their lives. The Howard Family Stories follow generations of one family through war, revolution, love, loss, and the making of a new world.
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A Howard Family Story
A historical fiction series following generations of the Howard family through war, revolution, love, and the choices that shape a family legacy.
Each novel stands on its own, while together they trace the Howard family across generations of history.
Charles and Anne Wind and Compass
England, 1680s. An arranged marriage. A kingdom in crisis. A journey that will change the course of history.
Charles and Anne Howard are young, privileged, and bound together by an arranged marriage neither chose. As England moves toward the Glorious Revolution, political intrigue, exile, and shifting loyalties force them to decide what they owe their family, their country, and each other.
William and Hannah Iron and Salt
A disinherited nobleman. A blacksmith’s daughter. A family legacy forged in the fire and tested by war.
Sir William Howard has lost his inheritance, his place in English society, and the future he once expected. When war carries him to the American colonies, he meets Hannah, a blacksmith’s daughter whose strength and determination challenge everything he thought he knew about family, duty, and where he belongs.
History in Their Own Words
Explore history through the words of the people who lived it. Howard Forge Press historical editions bring original documents to modern readers while preserving the voices of the past.
My Journey Over The Mountains : George Washington’s First Adventure
Before he became a general, a president, or a legend, George Washington was a seventeen-year-old surveyor heading into the American wilderness.
Follow young George Washington on his 1748 journey across the Blue Ridge Mountains and into the Shenandoah Valley through his own journal. This edition presents Washington’s account for modern readers while preserving the original text for those who want to experience his words as he wrote them.