When the military judicial system fails and acquits a known murderer, it is upon Barbara Allen's family and the family of the soldier slain with her husband to right the wrongs bestowed upon justice. "Front Toward Enemy" details the private and public struggles Barbara faced when the government turned it's back on this case and refused to account for its mistakes.

Joy Falls is Barbara Allen's first novel. If she were given money for all the times this novel was a runner-up, she would be rich. She received an MFA from the University of Arizona in poetry. Her poetry has been published in literary journals, Ploughshares, New England Review, Seattle Review, and Fine Madness. She has received an Arizona Commission of the Arts fellowship and lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Chapter 1 - June 8, 2005
Chapter 2 - Nine Months Before the Doorbell Rang
Chapter 3 - Staff Sergeant Alberto Martinez
Chapter 4 - Military Honors
Chapter 5 - From Mrs. To Ms
Chapter 6 - Learning to Navigate the Military Judicial System
Chapter 7 - Kuwait
Chapter 8 - Life Without Lou
Chapter 9 - The New Year
Chapter 10- A Bumpy New Life and The Flat Tires of Justice
Chapter 11 - Creeping to Trial
Chapter 12 - Voir Dire
Chapter 13 - Prosecution’s Case
Chapter 14 - Defense’s Case
Chapter 15 - The Verdict
Chapter 16 - The Aftermath