Velvet Lies and Iron Gates is a fictional novel taking place not far into the future. On a cold, dreary day, America wakes to a stunning presidential election defeat. The public did not heed warnings and unwittingly gave away the most prized right a person could possess, their individual freedom. In shock, people worldwide read newspaper headlines, Socialism now the Law of the Land in America. Dark clouds of Socialism looms over America, with greed and corruption widespread. The fear is that Socialism will suppress freedom and crush man's heart and soul. In this nail-biting story, former war hero TAYLOR SHAW, against near-impossible odds, struggles to break the Iron gates of Socialism and return the country to freedom and Democracy. Shaw battles courageously against government crime and corruption, overcoming devastating tragedies and deep state attempts on his life. The question is, can the genie ever be put back in the bottle? Can the nation rally and rid itself of Socialism? Will the lion and the lamb walk again in peace and freedom?