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Free: Cuban Exile Memories

March 3, 2021 By

Cuban Exile Memories: Journeys of Courage and Resilience in the Pursuit of Freedom is a collection of narratives about the Cuban exile experience of the mid-20th century. It is a testament to the courage, perseverance, and determination of the people whose lives were upended quickly, dramatically, and irrevocably by a political revolution. Each story is told by a different Cuban exile. The book covers leaving Cuba, struggles on arrival to the U.S. and the cultural confusion encountered upon arrival. Free on Kindle.

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A Rendezvous to Remember: A Memoir of Joy and Heartache at the Dawn of the Sixties

March 1, 2021 By

In the early 1960s, Ann Garretson is in love with two men—an army lieutenant and a conscientious objector—and both men are in love with her. Caught between the old mores and winds of change, Ann must make an agonizing choice. Funny, heartbreaking, and delightfully uncensored coming-of-age memoir. $0.99 on Kindle.

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An Officer’s Journey

February 25, 2021 By

This is a story of one junior officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and how he came of age during a two-year tour of duty, one at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and one in Vietnam. Most Vietnam books are about the policy debacles or about the nitty-gritty of combat. This one is different. This is a personal journey of growth tempered by stress, excitement, passion, fear, heartache, and humor. $1.99 on Kindle.

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Free: That’s Why You’re Here

February 15, 2021 By

How does a once harried soccer mom, who managed a 25 year State career, get flung out of her wheelhouse to become a Tarot reader and an author? For Erin Burrell, that life-altering moment began with a jarring knock at the door. A solemn detective delivered the news that a loved one had died. The grief and heart-splitting loss sent her groping for answers. Join her and see how she traveled unusual paths that allowed her to heal while overcoming many personal challenges. Free on Kindle.

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Unlock Bliss: A Memoir Of Getting Happier

February 9, 2021 By

An inspiring memoir of a cancer survivor, who began competing in triathlon and surfing waves in his sixties, demonstrating that age doesn’t matter! $0.99 on Kindle.

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The Forever Haze of After: My Story of Resilience, Strength, and Companionship While Navigating My Afters

February 7, 2021 By

Every person has experienced a moment that changed them forever. Whether it was positive or negative, when it happened, you were never the same as you were just one second before. The Forever Haze of After is the realm you enter after that moment.

Hilary Marsh takes readers on a journey through her life-changing moments—the moments that transported her into her “afters.” From her parents’ tumultuous divorce to finding out, after years of a turbulent relationship with her dad, that he actually was not her dad. From losing a close friend in a tragic accident to finding a best friend. Through her relationship with a man she’s loved since she was 12, sticking by him through years of a deadly heroin and alcohol addiction, until his eventual recovery and beyond. At 30 years old, after a 10-year quest to find her biological father, she found not only him, but discovered EIGHT siblings as well.

This is her story of resilience, strength, and companionship while navigating her afters. $2.99 on Kindle.

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KING OF X

January 20, 2021 By

The True Story of an Ecstasy Empire. One man’s crazy journey through the underground drug world. $9.99 on Kindle.

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Free: Tall

January 15, 2021 By

“This is the real tall girl triumph. Indeed, it’s an everygirl triumph.” (Catherine Moore, author of Borrowings of the Shan Van Vocht). After a failed engagement and another serious boyfriend, she meets the man of her dreams, who is two inches shorter. She marries him anyway. Free on Kindle.

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Free: The Singing Widow of a Buddhist Priest

December 22, 2020 By

When Sarah Green discovers her destiny is to tie her life with Japan, nothing can stop her. As she climbs up the corporate ladder in her Tokyo-based, Japanese firm, everything else in her life falls apart. Only the singing widow of a Buddhist priest, a white Persian cat, an ex-sumo champion, and a handsome mystery man can help her mold together her scattered self into a version of the woman she truly thirsts to be. The novel is humorous yet elegant in both its descriptions of Japan and its culture. It is a must-read for Japan lovers. Free on Kindle.

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Free: Dream On!: The Alarm Clock of Your Life Hasn’t Gone Off Yet

December 21, 2020 By

Mine has been no ordinary life and I would like to take you along on my journey. So many dreams of serving others have been fulfilled. But I do not leave it there. I also help you to take action to fulfill YOUR dreams. Learn some practical strategies.

Here’s where we are going:

1.Peace Corps. I joined at the age of 60 and spent 2 years in Botswana working on the AIDS pandemic
2.I served on the Africa Mercy hospital ship for 7 months in Madagascar
3.I went to New Guinea to serve with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)
4.I served with Samaritan’s Purse in North Vietnam, Liberia (post-Ebola), Greece (the refugee crisis), Jordan (a Bedouin hospital), South Sudan (the youngest nation on earth) and Nepal (on earthquake rebuilds). I went multiple times to some of these locations and learned so much!

My theme is, don’t give up on your dreams! It’s not too late! I will teach you how to resurrect old dreams and remodel them. Or how to create a new dream. Many have had their dreams shattered lately. Don’t let a virus steal your dream! You can do this!! Don’t give up!! Many of my stories occurred between the ages of 60-71. It’s not too late to make a difference or to start off in a new direction. Let my life be an inspiration. Dream On! Free on Kindle.

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Free: Bored on the Wild Side

November 27, 2020 By

Forty-five years of stumbling, bumbling, and striving to make the American dream a reality. Beginning in the mid-1970s and hitting the brakes days before the 2020 elections, this compelling memoir shows us where we’ve been and where we might be headed via one man’s memories and experiences.

While it may read like a novel, every word is true: good, bad, and ugly.

Talk is cheap and some actions have expensive consequences. What’s worse? Regretting some of the things you’ve done, or wondering what might have been? Do you have the guts to chase your crazy dreams and live up to your highest ideals, or are your convictions as shallow as the ink on your T-shirt?

Filled with interesting characters, uncommon adventures, and gallows humor throughout, this is the tale of an individual who played it to the hilt until he was bored. Bored on the wild side. Free on Kindle.

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Eris Rising

November 17, 2020 By

Courtney Ramm was one of 229 offspring born from the controversial “Genius Sperm Bank”, a genetic experiment that existed in the 1980s and ’90s. With a predisposition for “genius”, Courtney found herself driven toward success. Eris Rising is a story of breaking deep karmic patterns, grappling with the calling of destiny, and changing long-held karma into mission. With the powerful feminine warrior spirit of Eris as inspiration, this memoir shows how it’s possible to move forward after life-altering “mistakes”, and recover the true “genius” within. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love

November 10, 2020 By

Growing up, they didn’t believe they had a future. Together, they are building forever.

Alexis Black persevered through her mother’s death and her father’s imprisonment. And after escaping a long and abusive relationship, the college junior promised her foster parents not to date for at least a year. But when she meets an incoming freshman on the first day of their scholarship program, she feels the world melt away, as though it were only the two of them in the room.

Justin Black lived in the poorest section of Detroit before his parents surrendered him to the foster care system at the age of nine. But when he grabs the chance for better opportunities by pursuing higher education, he can’t help but be drawn to a beautiful third-year student. At first, their past traumas–and their age difference–conspired to complicate their attraction. But the joy each took in the other and eventually conquered those obstacles, and these two survivors journeyed together toward healing.

In a stark and wholehearted true story that shares how two individuals on separate paths found each other, Alexis and Justin merge their course into one full of hope and purpose. And hand-in-hand, with a desire to help others, they learned to reject the abusive patterns of their past, thereby intentionally breaking the cycle of generational violence and unhealthy behaviors.

Written in an engaging novelistic style, the authors put forward a thoughtful exchange of ideas and personal experiences illustrating how anybody, no matter their backgrounds, can have a life of self-empowerment and joy. Broken down into four sections that cover crucial topics such as “Worthiness” and “Mental Health,” this compelling narrative will help any who are learning to love themselves and want to end the line of toxic relationships.

Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness, and Love is a page-turning memoir that will open your eyes to possibilities and dreams. If you like honest tales of triumph, refreshing transparency, and resilient faith in God, then you’ll adore Justin and Alexis’ inspirational story.

This story contains mentions of domestic violence, trauma, sexual assault, and other difficult issues faced on the road to healing. $0.99 on Kindle.

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From Startupper to Cancer Fighter

November 9, 2020 By

Hamza Aboulfeth, a young Moroccan serial entrepreneur, publishes his first book, an autobiography. In the account of his life, this singular businessman tells the story of how he founded his first business—one that continues to thrive today—at the age of 17, and reflects on how his intrepidness and resolve to follow his dreams against all odds have shaped his remarkable trajectory from hacker and dropout to owner of numerous successful tech and food enterprises. $7.99 on Kindle.

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Running for Nan

November 8, 2020 By

In 2016, I was on the verge of losing everything, my Nan lay seriously in hospital, my family had deserted me and I was about to be made homeless. Running, was the one thing that kept me going. At 21 I ran my first marathon, it was the ultimate challenge, and over twenty years later I would be faced with my toughest challenge ever.

Running, has been there for me all of my life, through the good times and the bad, but now I needed it more than ever, not only if I was to survive but my Nan too. In the last four years, running has not only saved my life but given it purpose and direction.
This book isn’t just about running, it’s about the love of a grandparent, having hope when all is lost, baring your soul and reaching out to others, getting out of your comfort zone, and never giving up.

Let me take you on an emotional roller coaster, from the depths of despair to pushing through and surviving, and coming out the other side a stronger person. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Just South of the Solar Plexus

November 3, 2020 By

Just South of the Solar Plexus, a memoir, is a story about finding voice and power, and then abandoning them in the red dust of the road when the world made it too hard to find her place. The place for her voice. So many of us—especially women—give up our voices, leaving who we are, and our power to change the world to die—unaware that we die with them. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Hood Diamond

October 10, 2020 By

Hood Diamond is an Urban Drama based on a true story. Chanel is a product of Her environment In Detroit, MI. This book is raw and exposes secrets in the streets and in the Black Community. $9.99 on Kindle.

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Ascension

September 30, 2020 By

In Ascension Dalton Lewis suffers a complete mental breakdown, unable to work or even communicate with loved ones and ranting at the walls. This realistic look at life with paranoid schizophrenia is harrowing, brilliant, and shows the real emotions and thoughts behind this terrible illness. $2.99 on Kindle.

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The Other Side of Success

September 29, 2020 By

The Other Side of Success is the unvarnished account of one man’s search for meaning as his professional life is constantly challenged by the impact of love, family, religion, and race. In this intimate memoir, Sawa strives to find home in the truest sense, while struggling with the unforeseen costs of making it. $0.99 on Kindle.

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Without: Body, Name, Country

September 22, 2020 By

“Pick up this book and eat it, I mean love it, I mean eat it.” —Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket)

“…we see that perfect world crumble with her diagnosis of Guillam-Barre syndrome in which a person’s immune system attacks the nerves.” —Martha Engber

In Meg Johnson’s third full length collection, Without: Body, Name, Country, strange experiences become familiar and familiar experiences become strange, as a human body, a sense of self, and an entire nation all teeter toward the verge of destruction.

In daring poems and intimate flash nonfiction pieces, Johnson portrays a world that is corrupt yet full of possibilities. Sometimes frightening, sometimes funny, one woman’s struggles with health, identity, and politics reveal universal adversity, longing, and wildness.

Reading this book is to climb “a spiral staircase in a tower full of fun house mirrors.” Without: Body, Name, Country is the book you didn’t know you needed.

“A ferocity that has to be read to be believed.” —Shaindel Beers

“Read this collection and marvel.” —Anne Champion

“A fierce, playful, unapologetic, and morally complex examination of life. Those who enjoy memoir and poetry will find both forms seamlessly and searingly interwoven here.” —Mark Leidner

“A spot-on sense of humor evident from page one onward. She circles her own themes returning again and then one more time to investigate what it is to grow up pretty, to remain single after thirty, to face life-altering illness.” —Joanne Nelson $2.99 on Kindle.

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Free: The Japanese Part of Me

September 22, 2020 By

Through six essays describing the lives and careers of globally active Japanese public figures Yoko Ono, Shinya Yamanaka, Hiroshi “Mickey” Mikitani, Yoshiki, Yoky Matsuoka, and Marie Kondo, The Japanese Part of Me offers a refreshing, hopeful take on life to readers. Free on Kindle.

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Becoming American

September 19, 2020 By

Becoming American is the inspiring story of the author’s transformation from a child of Holocaust survivors in post-war Europe to an American lawyer, academic, and activist associated with such famed political leaders as Robert Kennedy, George McGovern, Jerry Brown, and Tom Hayden. $0.99 on Kindle.

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You’re Welcome: A Dog Lovers Novel

September 15, 2020 By

You’re Welcome is an Amazon Best Seller. This heartwarming, inspiring and laugh-out-loud memoir of a dog is inspired by true events, and narrated by our furry best friend. Ludo, a German Shepherd and Melody, a young high-spirited woman, find each other needing one another more than they know to make it through the perils life has in store for them! The pair forge an unbreakable relationship, and with it navigate hardship, depression, and love! If you have ever loved a dog this book is a must-read! $0.99 on Kindle.

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The Unexpected Mother

August 27, 2020 By

You know the pregnancy was a mess…when Oprah hears your story and wants it for O Magazine…twice!

Would Susan, a single mother of two, survive the oddest surrogate motherhood debacle ever?

It wasn’t her first time carrying the couple’s baby. Their son, Evan, was healthy and delightful. When the couple decided they wanted a second child, Susan was happy to be their surrogate again.

Contracts were signed.

The miracle happened…thrice.

It was the first trimester when Susan found out the couple were getting a divorce, there was an undisclosed history of mental disorder, and they were filing for bankruptcy. They were in breach of contract. She was carrying triplets.

Susan’s world collapsed around her…

…and then it got worse.

You’ll be enthralled by this true story of one surrogate mother’s 9-month journey, because it has more twists and turns than a Hollywood thriller. $3.99 on Kindle.

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Orphans of an Angel

August 22, 2020 By

A tragic, but true story of Evelyn Dalton’s struggle to survive, burdened by destitution and deteriorating health. Unexpectedly, Evelyn collapses with abdominal pains and is admitted to hospital for immediate surgery. The misdiagnosis of symptoms leaves Evelyn in a coma unaware of the perilous danger she faces. At midnight, she became an Angel. Her four boys became orphans. At midnight, Evelyn became an Angel. At midnight, her four boys became Orphans.They became motherless, fatherless, homeless and destitute. They lost everything. $0.99 on Kindle.

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