In a small Texas town, the director of a children’s home tries to save three adopted Russian children living with a sadistic woman in the backwoods of Caney Head.
$4.99 on Kindle.
DEAD DOG ROAD: A True Story Into The Dark World Of An Abused Child
July 29, 2024 By
Round the World: A Life of Jeanne Baret
July 23, 2024 By
If you are looking for a heroine well worth rooting for, look no further than C.R. Hurst’s latest biographical historical fiction series:
Discover Jeanne Baret, the first woman to sail around the world. Born in 18th-century France, Jeanne seems destined for a life as an ordinary peasant – a short one of hard work and mere subsistence. However, early tragedy drives her to seek a life beyond any peasant’s wildest imaginings. Curious and daring, she becomes the student, teacher, and lover of one of France’s most eminent botanists, Philibert Commerson. With him, she explores Paris and meets some of the Enlightenment’s most influential thinkers. When Commerson is chosen to sail with France’s first circumnavigation of the world, Jeanne joins him as his assistant – disguised as a boy. Together they embark on a remarkable and dangerous journey, creating one of history’s strangest and most compelling true stories.
BONUS MATERIAL: The short story prequel to the Jane Digby’s Diary series is included.
Daughter of Eve is Book One of the two-part biographical historical fiction series, Round the World: A Life of Jeanne Baret. Book Two, Odyssey, will be published in 2025.
$0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Life Interrupted: Dr. Dua’s Survival Guide
July 12, 2024 By
Discover the profound wisdom of Dr. Manu Dua, who battled oral cancer and penned heartfelt blogs during his journey. At 34, Dr. Dua faced his fate with courage, sharing insights on life’s true meaning and the strength of the human spirit. This book, lovingly compiled by his sister, Dr. Parul Makkar, serves as a gentle reminder to cherish life and find hope even in the darkest times. A powerful, inspiring read that resonates deeply with all who seek to live fully and mindfully. Free on Kindle.
In This Altered Body
July 12, 2024 By
“In this moving, vulnerable memoir, Pell offers an enduring contribution to the testimony of human resilience . . . Pell’s bold, inspiring memoir challenges readers to deeper empathy and to confront preconceived notions and biases.” BookLife Reviews $1.99 on Kindle.
PRISMATIC: Step Out Of Past Shadows And Into Your Radiant Future
July 8, 2024 By
Are you ready to elevate your life and overcome the shadows of the past?
“PRISMATIC: Step Out Of Past Shadows And Into Your Radiant Future” by Danielle Lopez is your guide to breaking free from generational trauma and unlocking your fullest potential. In this powerful book, Lopez shares her deeply personal journey, as well as practical strategies to heal, grow, and thrive.
Discover how to:
– Overcome deep-seated wounds and limitations
– Embrace a vibrant, fulfilling future
– Achieve success in all areas of your life
This book is more than a story it’s a treasure map to fulfillment and joy. If you’re ready to step into your radiant future, start your journey with “PRISMATIC” today.
Get your copy now and begin the transformation! $0.99 on Kindle.
Misfit Chef
June 29, 2024 By
Perfect for fans of Anthony Bourdains irreverent food-as-adventure writing, Misfit Chef chronicles award-winning chef Christopher J. DeStefanos wild journey at his former restaurant Christophers Table, an acclaimed food shop on the North Shore of Boston. Each chapter of DeStefanos story is complemented by photographs and 38 signature recipes. $1.99 on Kindle.
Iron Dad
June 28, 2024 By
A powerful memoir about a dad navigating loss, fighting cancer, surviving, and thriving alongside the most important person in his lifehis daughter. Weigel celebrates the unique bond between fathers and daughters and shares an inspiring story of finding and clinging to the joy in life, no matter the odds. $0.99 on Kindle.
In the Garden Behind the Moon
June 14, 2024 By
Alexandra Chan thinks she has life figured out until the death of her father brings her to her knees. Part memoir, part lyrical invitation to new ways of seeing and better ways of being in dark times, this book is a captivating family portrait and an urgent call to awaken to the magic and wonder of daily life. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Crypto Native
June 9, 2024 By
Crypto Native speaks directly to anyone impacted by bipolar disorder- delivered from an original, unorthodox, and raw depiction of the illness. It’s funny, action-packed, and catches the reader off-guard leaving them teetering between laughter and tears. The themes of mania and depression cross over into Jonny Dice’s trading life as he draws parallels between his illness and the market while finding his edge in the nascent world of trading crypto and pursuing his passion only to come up short time after time. Through these struggles and eventual breakthrough moments, Jonny unlocks a portal to his soul allowing him to examine his innermost demons and see the world in a new light. Free on Kindle.
Papa The Popular Printer: A True Story about The Forniss Printing Company
June 6, 2024 By
“Papa the Popular Printer” is the true story of James Henry Forniss, who rose from shoe shiner to professional printer, likened to a modern-day IT expert. Despite racial barriers in the early 20th century South, his journey from youth to community activist in Uniontown, Alabama, shows the power of persistence, faith, and courage. This book teaches the significance of overcoming adversity and making an impact. $1.99 on Kindle.
A Good Day to Die
June 2, 2024 By
He is the last person to touch them before they die.
His face is the last they see before they are executed.
He stands there with one last goal: to get them to heaven.
276 TIMES CHAPLAIN Jim Brazzil has sat in deaths waiting room. He has listened to confessions in the eleventh hour. The last moment of the condemned, when everything bubbles up to the surface and they have to share. Now Jim is the one dying, ready for his last confession.
THE AWARD-WINNING Swedish journalist Carina Bergfeldt and the American prison pastor start a conversation that ends up changing both their lives. He is older, patient, and wise. She is young, restless, and angry.
IN HIS HOUSE in the Texan countryside, their discussions about death and sorrow, hope, atonement, and love create a magical journey.
How are we supposed to live our lives?
Can one always be forgiving?
And what day is actually a good day to die?
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Brilliant, Bergfeldt! Touching, uplifting, and awful at the same time.
Mariestads-Tidningen
“A book to bury yourself in. Whether or not you have a strong faith, it is healing to take part in their conversation.”
Bohuslnningen
A touching and disturbing book, but also an experience. Maybe even an awakening.
Blekinge Lns Tidning $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: K9 ODIN
May 31, 2024 By
K9 Odin
The Redemptive Autobiography of a Patrol Tracking Canine that Transformed a Community and Inspired the World.
This book is based on a true story. It is told by Odin, Coos County Sheriffs Office Patrol Tracking Canine, badge number 5K3. The intended spirit of this book is to provide the unique and invaluable opportunity to experience life through Odins eyes, allowing readers to bear the noble weight of a dogs capacity, for what some might call, a flickering and waning human roleto serve faithfully and with abounding love.
Rescued from being euthanized, Odin becomes a Patrol Tracking Canine, partnered with Adam Slater. As only Odin can narrate, he and Adam journey through mountainous challenges and ferocious fights with inhospitable terrain, remorseless subjects, and potentially spirit-shattering injuries. Free on Kindle.
Whispers Across a Sea: A Novel of Victorian Ireland
May 24, 2024 By
Whispers Across a Sea is a sweeping novel that follows three generations of the Anglo-Irish Young family in Victorian Ireland, where Irish desire for independence from Britain is building. How will the family evolve in the ever-changing social and political landscape of the country they call home? $0.99 on Kindle.
The Broken Traveler
May 20, 2024 By
“Laughter in the Shadows: A Memoir of Pain and Pretence”
“A Gripping Journey of Love, Loss, and Self-Discovery”
In “The Broken Traveler”, Hugo Smienk takes you on a deeply personal and relatable journey of love, loss, and self-discovery. Through the eyes of his protagonist Henri, Smienk shares a candid and unflinching account of his struggles to heal from a painful and complicated divorce.
From the sun-drenched landscapes of Southern France to the vibrant streets of Barcelona, and on to the bustling pulse of Mumbai, Henri’s travels become a metaphor for the inner turmoil he faces. Smienk’s writing style is captivating, with vivid details that create a true sensory experience. You’ll feel as though you’re right there with Henri, navigating the twists and turns of his emotional landscape.
With unflinching honesty, Henri confronts the darkest corners of his own heart, grappling with the pain of lost love, betrayal, and disappointment. His story is a powerful reminder that our experiences, though unique to us, are universally relatable, and that the journey to healing is often the most difficult and rewarding one we’ll ever take.
Join Henri on his hauntingly honest journey and discover the power of self-discovery and the human spirit. “The Broken Traveler” is a true and deeply personal account of one man’s struggle to heal and find himself, a memoir that will resonate with anyone who has ever loved, lost, and struggled to find their way. $0.99 on Kindle.
The Hollywood Assistant: Life Below The Line
May 17, 2024 By
Micheal HaDeras The Hollywood Assistant: Life Below The Line is a shocking insiders tale about the inner workings of one mans life inside a major Hollywood production. He details the everyday trials and tribulations of a Hollywood producer assistant in full color, leaving no surprising detail, ridiculous request or scandalous event out, giving the reader insight into the multi-billion-dollar Hollywood machine that they would never find anywhere else. Including an Oscar winning actress, a Golden Globe winning actress and a pedophilic director, it is a truly unique tale that only someone in the business could provide. It will leave you shaking your head and looking at the next blockbuster movie you watch through a completely different set of eyes. $4.99 on Kindle.
Free: PROSTITUTE TO PROFESSOR: A Guide to Radical Transformation
May 15, 2024 By
Discover the inspiring journey of Becca Jacobson who transformed her life from a young prostitute grappling with drugs, alcohol, and loneliness, to an unlikely career as a college professor battling the same demons. Her journey culminates in a dramatic fall and unexpected rise to a new career coaching others through their own transformations.
Free on Kindle.
Enduring
May 7, 2024 By
One wife’s story of caring for her husband with dementia and the lessons for caregivers she learned along the way.
“Enduring is both heart-warming and heart-breaking . . . Larkin has written an inviting resource that highlights-and will help readers face-the ups and downs of being a caregiver.” BookLife Reviews $0.99 on Kindle.
Can’t Tame a Mongoose: Memoir of a Genomics Entrepreneur
April 26, 2024 By
Stan Rose’s journey embodies persistence and resilience, driving him from an MIT biologist to a pioneering entrepreneur in DNA analysis and genomics. Diagnosed with a life-threatening genetic disease, he used the very technologies he helped develop for his own survival. In “Can’t Tame a Mongoose,” he shares personal stories and strategies to overcome unexpected challenges and seize new opportunities in life and business. $0.99 on Kindle.
College Life of a Retired Senior
April 16, 2024 By
A true story of a former bank managers experience as she returns to college in the third act of life to earn a degree in English. Seven years after she retires from the Royal Bank of Canada, ending a thirty-seven-year career, Yvonne Blackwood surprises her friends and family by returning to school at sixty-four. She craves knowledge and is motivated by four powerful reasons. Blueink Review writes: Blackwoods appealing attitude and resilience keep readers turning pages, rooting for her success. Ultimately, this is an inspiring story of an older woman’s quest for knowledge. $2.99 on Kindle.
Free: Circles in the Wind: A Memoir: Tales from the Rainbow Road
April 13, 2024 By
Circles in the Wind is a poetic chronicle of the “back to the land” movement of the 1970s and the counterculture of the late 1960s. The novel documents the wanderings of Blackjack, Red Dawge, and Memphis Dennis across the country, from commune to commune, through hobo camps, and into remote mountain hideaways. From the story of the Rainbow hippies to the loner Houndog Tom and the gardens of Gentle Rain, the novel weaves an intricate tapestry of the life and times of those who sought an existence outside the mainstream. The stories move through time and space, circling back to their own beginnings, and becoming the Deja Vu. Free on Kindle.
Odar: Jido, A Journey Through Community
April 13, 2024 By
Hovsep Karamardian is on the precipice of adulthood. Finishing his education, he awaits a life in the family business that seems to him like a prison. On an errand to market, an unexpected confrontation forever changes him. After living a life surrounded by family and friends in Kessab, he is abruptly forced to travel with his brother to start again in the Americas.
Hovsep is odar or other in this new world. Relying on nothing but his own intrepid nature and ability to adapt, he finds work, love, and friendships that will last a lifetime.
Thus begins a story that will span generations and trace the unfolding of improbably linked fates. Denice Peter Karamardians Jido explores the honoring of family, memory, and legacy even in the midst of new beginnings and evolving identities. $9.99 on Kindle.
A Life Stolen: My Father’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s
April 11, 2024 By
A Life Stolen is the gripping account of a father and daughters devastating, but inspiring journey through Alzheimers. Its purpose is to give guidance to others caring for loved ones with this terrible affliction. The hope is that it will make the road for others an easier one to travel. $0.99 on Kindle.
Prison Puzzle Pieces
April 9, 2024 By
PRISON PUZZLE PIECES (the first of a three volume series) is a non-fiction account of a corrections officer working in Stillwater Prison in Minnesota after he stopped traveling the country performing standup comedy and improv. Through examples, explanations and experiences, he explains how the entire system works, piece by piece, by presenting hundreds of events that occurred in that dysfunctional little city contained within those walls and razor ribbon. His unique perspectives earned him the respect of inmates and officers; on the other hand his life was in constant danger from other inmates and officers for him doing his job ethically.
All of this is presented from the authors unique perspective. It contains some historic background and events pertaining to that prison; such as the infamous Younger Brothers. There is no way to explain every aspect of this restricted society, but these books come close. Many of the things that go on in the prison that have life and death consequences and are shocking can also have a very humorous side. Background on the officer is given to help you to understand how he made his decisions, whether you agree with them or not. Officers are gradually educated through strange and bizarre experiences on the job that cant be imagined. Letters from the inmates to the officer give insight to their various states of mind. You will learn of the different areas of the prison such as visiting, shakedown, dining hall, cell blocks, segregation, etc., how it all works and what goes on there that can be inspiring or downright disgusting. Many strange relationship dynamics exist like the officers best mentor being a convicted mass murderer, inmates that break their code and have his back, the institutions most feared inmate becoming his friend, corrupt officers harassing him and deliberately placing him in dangerous situations, and inmate relationships of all sorts. Nothing is embellished. Nothing need be embellished. $4.99 on Kindle.
The Miller’s Angel Baby
April 5, 2024 By
In “The Miller’s Angel Baby,” delve into the intertwined lives of three women connected by love to the same man, each grappling with buried truths. Alexis, maintaining a facade of perfection, faces a cascade of losses leading her to her father’s enigmatic history. This memoir unveils her journey of uncovering family secrets, navigating through grief and betrayal, and finding resilience and faith. Discover a story of confronting past deceptions, forgiveness, and the strength to rewrite one’s destiny. $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Janey and the Miniatures
April 5, 2024 By
Matthew and Heath live at Hwits End, an 18 acre homestead beside a river. Over the years they have lived there, a number of cats have arrived and determinedly made their homes there too. One freezing August evening a tiny tortoiseshell with startlingly asymmetrical markings on her face appears through the cat flap, and she is clearly desperately hungry. Matthew does not like cats much but he cant bear to see any creature go hungry so he feeds her and, of course, she moves in. The adventure of the next six months upends Matthew’s life in unexpected and permanent ways. This is a heart-warming true story with a gut-wrenching twist.
The 132-page story of Janey and her kittens is illustrated with over 400 photographs. Free on Kindle.
