Title: Forget Me Not
Author: Allison Whitmore
Genre: Historical Fiction
Theodora “Teddi”
Donovan and Calvin Wynne have always hated each other. They didn't have a
choice after Teddi's bootlegger father killed Calvin's and left them both
orphaned. The scandal has fueled gossip in quiet, quaint Brookhurst, New York,
for over a decade. When a friendship develops between them as teenagers, they
are ridiculed and shunned by the strict society that dictates life in their
town. As they grow older, friendship turns into love, and Teddi and Calvin have
to choose between their future and the scepter of their past. Spanning
continents and decades, Forget Me Not is a coming-of-age story about truth,
self-reliance, and the freeing power of love.
They explored every crevice. They climbed all the way to the top
of the tower, despite Teddi’s trepidation, and found no ghosts or goblins
anywhere in sight.
When they returned downstairs, they found out that the area in
front of the large main room was a lower lookout point. There were small
windows all around it and a telescope that protruded from the middle of the
wall. They found maps in an old desk scrunched into a corner and a bolted door
along the floor, which they decided was probably used for storage. After they'd
tired of exploring, they found themselves in the lookout room, huddled together
staring out over the vast waters of the Atlantic. The ocean reminded her of the
truth of their parents’ past—deep and unfathomable. It looked as if it could
swallow them whole, like it had probably done with the lighthouse couple all
those years ago. It frightened her, but if she had to go with someone, she thought
she might just want it to be Calvin.
Author Bio
Allison Whitmore started her first novel, Forget Me
Not, one icy morning in her dorm room in Southampton, NY. After many years of
teaching high school English, she came back to the novel to rewrite it. Allison
comes from a family who loves history and enjoyed immersing herself in the
research that brought Teddi and Calvin’s world to life. She lives in her
hometown, Los Angeles, California. You can find her on Twitter @alli_whitmore
and her website: allisonwhitmore.com.
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