Published Projects

I’ve had the privilege of providing editorial services for a diverse group of books in categories include self-help, addiction and recovery, memoir, anthology, and several genres of fiction, just to name a few.

These are a few of the books for which I’ve provided project management, developmental editing, copyediting, coaching, book proposal, or proofreading services:

I (Think) I Want Out: What to Do When One of You Wants to End Your Marriage by Becky Whetstone, PhD (in production for publication in Spring 2025)

A marriage crisis begins with the revelation that one partner has been holding a secret: they are unhappy to the point of considering or even demanding a divorce. Unfortunately, little research-based information is available for the layperson in a marriage crisis. When desperately seeking solutions to this unexpected crisis, too many couples end up making matters worse at a time when intelligent and mindful actions could be taken that can lead to a more positive and healthier outcome. As the first secular, research-based book written by an experienced marriage and family therapist who is one of only a few in the US who specializes in managing marriage crises, this book will fill the void faced by couples in crisis.

The Principal’s Special Education Calendar by Joanne W. Lane, EdD (available for preorder)

Developed for novice and experienced principals, this pragmatic, “do-now” guide addresses a building leader’s special education responsibilities over the course of the school year. It also meets the needs of professors and aspiring principal candidates looking for a resource to bridge theoretical approaches with the practical aspects of the job.

Based on quarterly marking periods for ease of planning and organization, this book provides a comprehensive guide that includes real-life scenarios, legal red flags, must-have resources to illustrate “Why this is important,” and key monthly tasks with concluding checklists that recap the top action items for follow-up—all in a conversational, easy-to-read format.

Something’s Wrong with Laurie by Laura Lanni

It’s 1970, and Laurie is five years old, severely gifted, usually hungry, and always wears hand-me-downs. She’s the second daughter in a pair of sisters called Judy-and-Laurie. Their little brother and baby sister round them out to a family of six. They live in a first-floor flat with one bathroom and a tiny yard on a busy street, where the windows shake when the fire truck drives by, music from the Foggy Bell Bar comes in the open windows on summer nights, and a tab at the corner store supplies milk and bread. Daddy works two jobs. Mommy does everything else.

There might be something wrong with Laurie. She can’t keep up with her siblings to be first, funniest, loudest, or cutest—so she just shuts out the noise by rocking in her chair. She doesn’t say much, but she has a lot of thoughts. She tries to study the world. How Daddy drives the car, smokes a cigarette, laughs without making a noise. How her mother’s screams can’t change a thing to control her messy life. But it’s the ’70s ,and if Laurie’s parents can’t ignore whatever’s wrong with her, they can at least try to hide it from the world.

Here’s what she knows so far: the world isn’t fair. Adults don’t know everything. Correcting adults never works. They make every decision based on money. And though her family loves her hard, there is never enough money. Or bananas.

Stress to Zest: Stories & Lessons for Personal Transformation by Aritra Sarkar

In this collection of stories set in diverse contexts across the globe, you’ll meet characters from all walks of life grappling with these stressors. Their journeys are not mere survival tales; they’re blueprints for transformation. Witness how they navigate the storm, find resilience and discover a newfound zest for life.

On a second print run and available internationally soon!

 

Iniquity: A Sean McPherson Novel, Book 4 by Laurie Buchanan

Crime boss Georgio Gambino abducts Sean “Mick” McPherson’s pregnant wife, Emma, and his friend’s two daughters and contracts to sell them and another group of women—some into forced labor, others as sex slaves, and a few for their organs.

Gambino confines three best friends—Mick, a PI; Joe, a homicide detective; and Rafferty, an FBI special agent—to Pines & Quill writing retreat and pits them against each other with a warning: “Mick, if you try to save Emma, I’ll kill Joe’s daughters. Joe, if you try to save your daughters, I’ll kill Emma. And Rafferty, if you help Mick or Joe, I’ll kill your fiancée, Ivy.”

With help from the writers in residence—a fiction novelist, a retired maritime pilot, the granddaughter of a legendary pearl diver, and a prior mountain climber now double-amputee—Mick, Joe, and Rafferty manage to sneak away and journey to Mount Baker, where the captives await transport. Along the way, the three best friends learn the lines they’ll cross to save the people they love.

Hide and Seek: A Dad’s Journey From Soulless Addiction to Sole Custody by Paul Summers, Jr.

This sobering account of a three-year-old girl being raised by drug-addict parents is told by her father, a washed-up musician. When his wife kidnaps their daughter and serves him a bogus restraining order, he must decide between deepening his drug excesses or protecting his daughter from her mother’s reckless choices.

Alone, with no guarantee of being reunited with his little girl, the father struggles. Can he overcome a gender-biased legal system, a culture dismissive of fatherhood, and the improbability he’ll mature beyond the familiar lure of his irresponsible lifestyle?

Lost Soul: How I Became a Lightworker Medium by Marlene Naughton

Archangel Michael, spirit guides, past lives, and other loving spirits unravel these mysteries as they share messages about life and Heaven. Learn how our thoughts and choices create energy, and the energy we create during our lifetime determines how we spend our eternity in Heaven.

“This is a fascinating story of a woman’s awakening to the Spirit world. She begins to receive messages from her Spirit Guides and learns to interpret the messages using a unique form of communication. Some of the Spirits she meets are actually parts of her own soul! This is truly an incredible story that is uplifting, inspiring, and may even challenge some of your beliefs.”

Never Eat Your Emotions Again: Breaking the Chain of Food Addiction (Book 1), Achieving a Sustainable Weight Loss (Book 2), and Showing the World Who You Really Are (Book 3) by Marion Holt

What if losing weight isn’t about what you eat?
You don’t lack willpower.
Nothing is wrong with you.

Is eating how you cope when bored, anxious, or stressed? All the weight loss tips, eating habits, meal plans, and exercise routines in the world won’t help you overcome a coping mechanism that controls your cravings. This series is conceived as an alternative to counseling or therapy. It is intended to help you target the underlying reasons for eating your emotions.

 

This series of 3 books is conceived as an alternative to counseling or therapy. It is intended to help you target the underlying reasons for eating your emotions. This guide unfolds an introspective process and includes questions and training that are doors to discovering your own answers about

• what triggers you to eat, why, and how to avoid those triggers,
• how to heal the pain you mute with food and adjust your way of life, so you don’t need the comfort of food anymore.

Stay Safe: Be Aware and Prepared at Home, Work and on the Street by Dr. Ron Rufo

Fear causes people to act in ways they normally wouldn’t and fosters prime conditions for becoming a victim. Remove that fear and learn how to proactively create a safe environment for yourself and those you love, whether you’re at an ATM machine, in a huge convention hall, on the subway, or in your home or car.

As a Chicago Police officer for more than 22 years, author Dr. Ron Rufo encountered almost every type of crime, from armed robbery to snatch-and-grabs to elder abuse—and so many more. In Stay Safe: Be Aware and Prepared at Home, at Work, and on the Street, Ron shares lessons and tools that can help anyone protect themselves and their loved ones in today’s world. You’ll learn how to spot and prepare for situations that put you at risk of becoming a crime statistic from some of the finest in law enforcement as well as ordinary citizens who were themselves victims of crimes. Each chapter contains information from actual presentations Ron has given that will empower you to safely and confidently move through your life and keep you from harm every day.

The Quest for Presence Book 2: The Soulful Capacities by Joel Bennett

We are brainwashed into clock time while deep time keeps dancing with our souls in the background. Using poetry, exercises, stories, personal memoirs, and research this book guides you to join the dance by cultivating four capacities—Acceptance, Presence, Flow, and Synchronicity.

The Soulful Capacities follows The Map and Radiant Forces (Book 1) and The Connoisseur of Time. Each book stands alone to transform your experience of time as a source of well-being. The Soulful Capacities have broad application across many healing and spiritual arts; whether you are a beginner, seeker, practitioner, scholar—or even a connoisseur of time.

Cutting Hay While the Sun’s Out: My Life in Pictures by Jonathan Chase Gray

RVshare CEO Jon Gray knew he did not want his children to learn the story of their childhood, their parents’ love story, and the story of how their dad grew up through pictures alone. Instead, he decided to share his story in his words and through his eyes as he lived it. Gray chose 12 photos around which to build his story, and in Cutting Hay While the Sun’s Out, he focuses on the captured moments in time and the details photos can never include.

The resulting work is a layered and nuanced account of a life that begins in a small town in rural Texas and winds its way through a childhood that is sometimes idyllic yet often challenging.  In his quest to find and fulfill his life’s purpose, he has inspired a generation of entrepreneurs who drive to improve the human experience in both large and small ways. Through triumph and tragedy, Gray creates a life of purpose, passion, and respect for the gifts he’s been given, all of which he shares in this unvarnished telling that begins with a photograph.

Rebirth: The Spiritual Revolution that Reunited Two Souls by Lisa Arrington

Through her journey to reunite with her late beloved and the fruition of a promise of his return, author Lisa Arrington sheds light on connections between human connection and miracles—proof that love has no boundaries. REBIRTH takes us through understanding the depth of soulmates, divine timing in relationships, and synchronicity between people, providing an illuminating perspective on how one’s mind-body-spirit ties into this infinite web around them. An insightful story transcribed from personal wisdom and knowledge to guide readers towards realizing their true magnificence; REBIRTH offers an enlightening outlook on Twin Flame relationships as well as deeper insights into understanding how we are connected with our world. Written through personal reflection by the author, readers gain access to greater self-awareness about their own minds and souls that will help guide them in turbulent times.

All the Courage LOVE Takes: Moving Through Crisis and Uncertainty with Grace, Grit, and Gratitude by Nancy Hopps, winner of the Silver Nautilus Book Award for Personal Growth and Self-Help

In a world where challenges abound and uncertainty looms, this transformative memoir and guidebook offers a beacon of hope and practical wisdom. With deep empathy and authenticity, Nancy Hopps, author of the award-winning Relax Into Healing* audioseries, shares pragmatic practices and beautifully role-models how to recognize and trust inner guidance and Divine Synchronicity. Drawing from her extensive professional and personal experience with cancer, caregiving, divorce, grief, and more, the author shares profound insights on how to navigate life’s hardships with love as the guiding force. (*free audio links provided.)

Leningrad Deception: Book 3 of the Deception Series by Richard Lyntton

Leningrad 1989. The Cold War is over. Or is it? Amid the euphoria over the looming US-Soviet presidential summit, forces conspire to destroy the peace process … Set in Berlin, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), London, Venice, Stockholm, and the island of Capri, Jack Steele becomes embroiled in a secret Vatican-inspired plot to assassinate a world leader in the name of peace. Only Steele can thwart the assassination—unless they liquidate him first. Even as the Iron Curtain falls and the Berlin Wall crumbles, Jack Steele’s KGB nemesis will never accept Western superiority. Based on the incredible true story of  American president Ronald Reagan’s top secret “Deception Committee” and his ingenious plan to win the Cold War.

Impervious: A Sean McPherson Novel, Book 3 by Laurie Buchanan

In the village of Fairhaven—nestled between Washington state’s Bellingham Bay and the Cascade Mountains, home to writers’ retreat Pines & Quill—friends and family have gathered for the union of Sean McPherson and Emma Benton. Sean has been working with the FBI and local police to help solve crimes, particularly murders bearing the mark of crime boss Georgio “The Bull” Gambino. Emma, who has just learned to walk again, has begun to feel at home and hopes to one day raise a family.

But just as the festivities begin and corks fly, an explosion shatters everything, killing one and injuring others. From Bellingham to San Francisco and New Orleans, the chase is on to discover who’s dead set on ensuring the newlyweds don’t live happily ever after.

The GutSMART Protocol: Revitalize Your Health, Boost Your Energy, and Lose Weight in Just 14 Days with Your Personalized Gut-Healing Plan by Vincent Pedre, MD. 

In The GutSMART Protocol, “America’s Gut Doctor” Vincent Pedre, MD, author of Happy Gut, outlines the latest science-based knowledge on the gut, the microbiome, and the way the environment impacts our health, then translates the research into actionable and easy-to-apply advice for how to eat (and more!).

Featuring tools to turbocharge your journey toward optimal gut health, including:

• • • The GutSMART Quiz to determine your level of gut dysfunction
    • Categorized food lists for the three GutSMART Score types
    • 70 mouth-watering, gut-healing recipes from clinical nutritionist Lee Holmes
    • 14-day personalized meal plans customizable for any diet, from vegan to paleo
    • Science-backed breath and meditation exercises to destress and improve gut health

Sibling Therapy: The Ghosts from Childhood that Haunt Your Clients’ Love and Work by Karen Gail Lewis, PhD.

No matter how close or distant siblings are today, they are part of each other. As adults, they actually are part of two sibling sets. The original siblings are the ones who grew up together and have changed and aged together. The second set is the creation of their childhood perceptions, feelings, hurts, and resentments, as well as idealizations about the original siblings. These siblings, like ghosts, are not visible; they never age. While these siblings mostly lie dormant, when they jump into action, they distort how adults relate to their siblings now.

The “sibling ghosts” have four components—frozen images, crystallized roles, unhealthy loyalty, and sibling transference—each of which has a unique effect on one’s adult life, and all of which may be transferred onto important adults in their lives, including spouses and lovers, people at work, and friends. For therapists of all theoretical orientations, Sibling Therapy: The Ghosts from Childhood that Haunt Your Clients’ Love and Work is the first book that provides a theoretical framework for working with adult siblings and will be helpful in understanding the influences of clients’ ghosts, especially when dealing with intractable problems. The ideas and the numerous clinical examples presented here are applicable for family therapists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, pastoral counselors, and anyone working in a therapeutic position, as well as masters and doctoral students in these fields.

Return to the River: Reflections on Life Choices During a Pandemic by Dave Pelzer, author of A Boy Called It 

From #1 international bestselling author, speaker, and humanitarian Dave Pelzer comes the next chapter in his life—how, after spending decades saving others in the military, as a fire captain, and an internationally acclaimed advocate, he needs to confront a way to save himself.

On the surface, Dave Pelzer’s life seems like an action movie—he’s walked the red carpet with celebrities and stood shoulder to shoulder with soldiers in Iraq; he’s flown top-secret missions for the U.S. Air Force, obtaining the rank of chief, and battled wildfires in California as a volunteer fire captain. And now—on the eve of the 50-year anniversary of this rescue from horrific childhood of abuse and into the safety of the foster care system—he reflects on the battles he’s fighting in his own heart. From a lifetime spent serving and saving others, can he learn how to serve and save himself?

The Connoisseur of Time: An Invitation to Presence by Joel Bennett, PhD

The Connoisseur of Time orients readers to the five-book Quest for Presence collection. This short book introduces a new vision of time as a source of well-being. Dr. Joel Bennett encourages us to embark on a new quest to reimagine our relationship time as a meaningful endeavor for personal growth. Readers will find meaning through personal reflections, self-assessment exercises, and references to research and spiritual texts. The Quest for Presence collection is based on over 20 years of research and experience delivering workshops on this material.

Get Me Out of Here! What’s Beyond This Madness by Melody A. Krafft

Winner of the NYC Big Book Award as a Distinguished Favorite in the Spirituality category.

Our lives are filled with stories, the stories we tell ourselves and others. We learn from stories. Get Me Out of Here! What’s Beyond This Madness uses the ancient tradition of storytelling to introduce spiritual teachings and take readers through the three stages of spiritual awakening. By merging the language of spirit, psychology, and metaphysics with inspiration storytelling, author, soul navigator, artist, and psychologist Melody A. Krafft paves the way and reminds readers of their divine Self.

Baby-Led Bottle Feeding: The Key to Problem-Free Feeding by Rowena Bennett

Child health nurse Rowena Bennett shares over 40 years of experience providing parenting education on prevention and solutions to feeding-related problems. This reference book is packed full of information that your baby’s doctor and other health professionals may not be aware of, and significantly more than they could impart during brief baby health appointments. Rowena covers all the basics like choosing feeding equipment, how to prepare infant formula, the best feeding positions, and most importantly how to interpret and respond to your baby’s feeding cues. Also included are behavioral and physical reasons for sucking or feeding problems that often trouble healthy babies. This book will arm readers with the knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions about baby and will greatly increase the chance of preventing or solving bottle-feeding problems, ensuring the feeding experience is enjoyable for both parent and baby.

Grace: Navigating a Law Enforcement Career Through Her Story by Rev. Dr. Kimberly Davis (Coming Spring 2023)

Kimberly Davis sharesthe wisdom she has acquired during her 20-year career as a Chicago Police officer and chaplain. She shares her story, as well as those of other women officers, through a womanist lens to shed light on issues these officers face every day around gender, culture, race, and race relations.

 

Walking on Air: Embracing the Uncertainties of Life by Susan Powers, PhD
Walking on air is living by discovery and spontaneity and having the courage to trust in the journey, which means leading with the heart and not the head. Throwing love at everything in life requires consciousness and expanding your view of everyday life to be more satisfying and inspiring.

Dr. Powers shares how she created a fulfilling and joyful life after traumatic loss and how she has gone beyond the acceptance of losses and learned to “throw love at” her biggest challenges in life, like addiction (hers and others), grieving, divorce, illness (including her father’s Alzheimer’s disease) and aging. She presents practical tools for living, including guidance for setting a tone each morning for the day ahead. She guides us to a personally eclectic and practical spirituality, which is individual and unique, simple and relatable. In her engaging and conversational style, she shares how to accept the mysteries of life.

Iconoclast: A Sean McPherson Novel, Book Two by Laurie Buchanan

Laurie’s books have won multiple awards, including the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Gold Winner, the International Book Award Gold Winner, the National Indie Excellence Awards Winner, and the Crime Fiction/Suspense Eric Hoffer Awards Finalist.

Burdened by the pressing weight of survivor’s guilt, Sean McPherson, an ex-cop, is desperate for redemption. At Pines & Quill, a writer’s retreat in the Pacific Northwest, he and his fiancée, Emma Benton, are planning their lives together. He wants to go back into law enforcement. She plans to walk again.

Georgio “The Bull” Gambino, head of a Seattle-based crime family, has a long reach. Like cockroaches, his minions infiltrate even the most inaccessible of places to do his bidding. With Seattle to the south, the Canadian border a stone’s throw to the north, and Bellingham Bay―a gateway to the Pacific Ocean―immediately to the west, Bellingham is the ideal location for the Gambino crime family to traffic drugs, weapons, and humans. But McPherson’s in Gambino’s way, which means he must be eliminated.
The writers in residence at Pines & Quill include an Afghanistan War veteran, a professional photographer, a civil rights attorney, and a gourmet chef. But McPherson suspects that there’s more going on than the joy of creating plot twists. Is one of them conspiring murder outside the pages of their manuscript?

Remarkable Resilience: The Life and Legacy of Noémi Ban Beyond the Holocaust by Diane M. Sue, PhD

After enduring Nazi imprisonment and losing most of her family during the Holocaust, Noémi Ban was slowly recovering from her traumatic past when the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 upended her world again. After guiding her husband and young sons through a successful escape to Austria, she eventually emigrated to the US, where she navigate the complexities of life as an immigrant and returned to her teaching career, yet remained silent about her experiences as a Nazi prisoner.

At the age of 73 and inspired by a speech given by fellow Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, Noémi returned to Auschwitz-Kirkenau to confront her haunting memories and honor her loved ones. She then dedicated the net three decades to sharing her story. Written in Noémi’s voice by one of her closest friends, her story preserves her legacy and messages of hope and healing while providing a unique historical perspective from which to view current national and international political events.

The Little Embryo That Could: Conquering Genetic Termination, Secondary Infertility, and Other Setbacks by Suzanne H. Rhodes

Suzanne Rhodes, the mother of two healthy daughters, desperately wanted a third child to complete her family. Simple enough . . . until results of her amniocentesis confirmed her much-desired baby had trisomy 13, a severe genetic defect that damages the entire genetic coding and propagates throughout every organ system in the body.

Little did Suzanne know that the resulting pregnancy termination was only the beginning of a four-year struggle. Over many months, she endured numerous tests, suffered recurrent pregnancy loss, tried in vitro fertilization and assisted reproductive technology, and was diagnosed with secondary infertility. As Suzanne struggled with depression, marital stress, and feelings of failure, she never gave up hope of having another baby. This is the first memoir to include information about genetic termination due to trisomy 13, five recurrent miscarriages, assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures, and detailed descriptions of in vitro fertilization (IVF)

Leaving Aberdeen: Memoir of a Southern Girl by Estell Sims Halliburton

Leaving Aberdeen is the story of a young Southern girl’s awakening during a turbulent time of racial reckoning, from reading torn textbooks in a one-room schoolhouse to attending a premier HBCU, from professional modeling to motherhood, and from accepting her “place” to supporting her husband’s membership as a Black Panther. Through it all, Estell’s love—for and from her parents, siblings, relatives, husband, children, and friends—is a beacon of the hope that carried her through.

Hyde Park Deception: Book 2 of the Deception Series by Richard Lyntton

Jack Steele survived the first Gulf War. As a captain and tank commander, he saw the dark side of human conflict. A linguist, he speaks Russian, German, French, and Bosnian, he is the perfect man to execute the deadly mission. Except that he is the last to know it and death might ultimately be his only escape.

War rages in former Yugoslavia. It’s a place few UN peacekeepers know or understand. But Steele must fulfill his promise to his brother and discover the true meaning and location behind the Sarajevo Protocol to save millions of lives and stop World War 3 in Europe. This international action thriller is filled with twists, turns, an impossible romance, and excruciating choices. Jack Steele must risk everything including those he loves—but only if he survives.

Brought This Far: The Unseen Providence and the Unique Experiences in My Missionary Life by Sharon Meisenheimer

In 1959, a year into their marriage, Sharon Meisenheimer and her husband, Lester, experienced a steep learning curve when they moved with their nine-month-old son, Timmy, to the tropical rainforest of northwestern Ecuador. Called by God to serve as missionaries in that unknown-to-them primitive area, they brought Western medicine and a love of Jesus to the two distinct cultures and languages of the native Chachi Indians and Afro-Ecuadorians, whose lives had not changed for centuries.
As she showed God’s love through solving medical dilemmas and physical mysteries and discovering new treatments, the Almighty One used that wedge to widen the hearts and minds of the locals, allowing the penetration of the Gospel’s good news and the transformation of lives.

Moving Beyond: Access Your Intuition, Psychic Ability and Spirit Connection by Fleur Leussink

Fleur Leussink has been named one of the best mediums by LA Magazine, and her innate ability to communicate with loved ones “in spirit” has connected countless families all over the world. Through inspirational and educational stories, Moving Beyond answers the questions that Fleur receives every day and takes the mystery out of mediumship.

Moving Beyond is the perfect book for anyone desiring to know their own spirit and feel a reassuring connection to the people they have lost. Using anecdotes from over 15,000 readings and her own life story, Fleur provides exercises and steers so you can practice getting closer to connecting with spirit yourself.

Grow Your Grit: Overcome Obstacles, Thrive, and Accomplish Your Goals by David Fivecoat 

Everyone wants more grit. Students. Athletes. Executives. Sports Teams. Entrepreneurs. Non-profits. Military units. Companies. Until now, there wasn’t a process to develop grit. In Grow Your Grit: Overcome Obstacles, Thrive, and Accomplish Your Goals, David Fivecoat combines science, hard-won experience, and a wide-range of real life stories to illuminate the mysteries of developing grit. Whether you are trying to grow your personal grit or attempting to develop your group into a gritty organization that achieves its long-term objectives, Grow Your Grit will help you do it more effectively.

Hope Is a Bright Star: A Mother’s Memoir of Love, Loss, and Learning to Live Again by Faith Fuller Wilcox, winner of the Nonfiction Book Awards Gold, Living Now Book Award Gold for Digital Media, First Place in “Cancer,” Second Place in “Memoir,” and Second Place award in “Parenting & Family” from the Firebird Book Awards,  shortlisted for the 2021 CIBAs in Nonfiction: Overcoming Adversity, and finalist for the National Indie Excellence Award.

When thirteen-year-old Elizabeth is diagnosed with a

rare bone cancer, Faith is in awe of her courageous child, who faces her plightstraight on and inspires all who meet her. Despite an army of medical professionals who provide innovative care for Elizabeth, she dies, and Faith and her surviving daughter, Olivia, are thrown into a maelstrom of grief. They find unexpected comfort in the arms of their family, friends, and community―but Faith faces another shock when she has her own cancer diagnosis while navigating the uncharted waters of a life she never expected. In time, Faith discovers moments and places of comfort and peace, and she slowly changes from a mother in despair to a woman with hope for the future. At turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, Hope Is a Bright Star reveals how abiding love can heal a family.

Devouring Time: A Race Against the Clock to Expose Shocking Secrets, Shameless Greed, and Murder by Patty Lesser

Marcus Tate doesn’t understand the odd request: leave London to deliver a small, carefully wrapped box to a family in Canada? But his mentor, mother figure, and friend, Cathy Edwards, insists that Marcus is precisely the right person to deliver the important package that she has held onto for many long years.

Little does Marcus realize that his world is about to be turned upside down. In less than one day, Marcus learns not only the shocking truth about his mother, but also the real reason Cathy forged such a strong bond with him. And despite Marcus’s attempt to make a quick delivery and leave, the eccentric Blackbourne family insists that he stay to learn more about the contents of the mysterious box.

But to the family’s surprise, the package is only one small piece of a much larger labyrinth of lies and betrayal, leading to the discovery of family secrets . . . and murder.

Breaking the Barriers: Changing the Way We Support the Physical and Mental Health of Police Officers by Ron Rufo, EdD

Unacceptably high rates of stress, anxiety, sleeplessness, and divorce have plagued the law enforcement profession for decades. Ask most police officers, firefighters, paramedics, prison guards, and anyone associated with police wellness and they will tell you “everything is fine.” Yet the rate of police suicide continues to climb because of the profession’s stigma against seeking help. Officers embrace their responsibility “to preserve and protect” by taking care of others … but who is taking care of them?

Through interviews with some of the most renowned professionals in their fields, this highly decorated, 22-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department puts a spotlight on the importance of seeking mental health intervention before a minor issue becomes a major crisis.

Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live a Life You Love by Denise Bossarte, winner of 16 awards (several listed below)

An eloquent and empathetic self-development book that lays out a blueprint for survivors to heal themselves. Author Denise Bossarte provides tips and suggestion for readers to seek help, self-reflect, and pursue healing through a range of activities and practices, and offers tangible strategies for readers to reclaim their lives and move forward to a life of Thriving.

Fighting Infertility: Finding My Inner Warrior Through Trying to Conceive, IVF, and Miscarriage by Samantha Busch 

Samantha Busch, wife of NASCAR champion Kyle Busch, uses her voice to break the silence and stigma that surround the infertility community. She details her battle with infertility, including her IVF experience, her miscarriage, a failed cycle, and the overwhelming grief and depression that surrounded these obstacles.  By sharing practical advice as well as candid and inspiring stories of her journey, she provides support, validation, community, and education for others experiencing similar tribulations.

The Devil, Angels, and Demons: A Rogue Demon Wants His Own Hell and He Will Go to War with the Devil and a Chosen Woman to Get It by Patty Lesser

What happens to your soul when you die? What if it is stolen by a cruel demon, and your eternity’s resting place becomes an empty locker in a secret cavern? What if the Biblical hell was a real place, where real people suffered unspeakably? It is real, and it’s a horrifying place, where the souls of good people are imprisoned with no hope for escape or rescue … until Alida appears.

Putting her life in jeopardy, Alida battles a wicked demon and even the devil to win the right to free the souls and return them to their own graves, where they can rest in peace.

Sister Innocent: A Murder Mystery Novel about a Revenge Killing by Patty Lesser

Three grisly murders. A serial killer at large . . .

Legal assistant Rebecca Keres minds her own business and bides her time at her gossip-filled office, counting down the hours until she can return to her apartment for some peace and quiet with her foster cats—until the day her desk mate, Gina Mancini, goes missing. Within hours, Gina’s body is discovered in a back alley, and security footage indicates that she may have known her killer. Police officers descend upon the law firm where both women work, questioning everyone for clues, a motive—and a possible suspect.

Fortunately, a handsome stranger on the subway provides Rebecca with the distraction she’s been craving from the chaos at work. Dave is an interesting and charming man, sharing many of the same interests as Rebecca. Best of all, he’s interested in her.

Rebecca feels like her luck is finally changing . . . until Angela goes missing. One by one, the women at the office are disappearing, only to be found later, brutally stabbed to death. Is the killer someone from the firm? And then her boyfriend becomes the prime suspect, and Rebecca finds herself implicated in the investigation. Even though she wants to believe in his innocence, she secretly harbors her own doubts.

The Naked Truth About Perimenopause: Secret Menses Business by Susanne Mitchell

Silent and confusing perimenopausal symptoms can ambush women as hormones begin their erratic descent when they least expect them—often in their early 40s.

Author Susanne Mitchell reveals her eye-opening journey through a roller-coaster hormonal retreat and the mysteries behind the transition to menopause. She explores the relationship of hormones to our wellbeing, including why testosterone replacement is such a controversial therapy.

Disrupted sleep, fluctuating emotions, and other embarrassing symptoms are often  dismissed or misdiagnosed. Susanne offers context to “conventional medical thinking” and the very real gender biases women face in the treatment of their hormonal health. Includes answers from leading experts in women’s health and conflicting evidence and differences of medical opinion, and that there’s far more at play than it seems. Susanne’s natural humor and thought-provoking commentary make this a relatable read for every woman who wants to understand the challenges of hormone deficiency and take back control of her health and her life.

North Korea Deception by Richard Lyntton

When ambitious British journalist Jack Steele travels to the Russian Far East to investigate the mysterious disappearance of two UN officials, he becomes embroiled in a secret, international military and political conspiracy to destroy a North Korean nuclear reactor along with several thousand innocent North Korean religious prisoners. In this espionage action thriller, Steele’s encounters with blackmail, suicide bombers, double agents, unwelcome romance, rogue military forces, and a full-on tank assault will excite fans of the British and American spy genre as he incurs the wrath of British, US, and North Korean authorities and a Russian organized crime boss, all of whom want him dead.

As if that wasn’t enough, Steele alone holds the key to defeating the twisted and ruthless external reality of international politics, diplomacy, and unexpected evil in the Tumen triangle of Russia, North Korea, and China.

From London to Moscow to Vladivostok and into the secret world of Pyong Yang, Steele must continually choose: fight, flight, report … or die.

One a Day Quotes to Destiny: Quotes for Life, Business, Purpose, Success, and Mentorship (Series One Book 1) by Jana K. Alexander

Looking for thoughts of wisdom for everyday living? These quotes can help you stay motivated and focused on achieving your goals and dreams. Build strength, resilience, and determination in the specific areas of business, life’s purpose, dreams, and mentorship so every day can be lived on purpose and with a purpose in mind.

 

The Path to Self-Love and World Domination: A No-Nonsense Approach to Feeling Awesome and Living Your Best Life by Heidi Green, PsyD.

A 7-step path to manifest and strengthen self-love, and quiet your inner critic. Spoiler alert: reading this book won’t result in actual world domination. However, the author will set you on the path of dominating your own world, being the master of your destiny, and creating the life of your dreams.

This book will take you on a journey to discover what self-love is, what it isn’t, how to find it, and why having it is the most important element to your life’s happiness. You’ll learn how to speak to yourself with kindness, reject unhelpful thoughts, and other powerful tools to let self-love reign supreme in your life.

Catch Me a Catch: Chronicles of a Modern-Day Matchmaker by Leora Hoffman

When it comes to searching for “The One,” seasoned matchmaker Leora Hoffman cautions against feverishly aspiring to Hollywood’s depiction of instant chemistry, courtship, and deep, abiding love. In fact, she has witnessed some of the best, most fulfilling relationships work out after an initial period of uncertainty. Discover how to break free from destructive relationship patterns as she reveals some very personal yet universal struggles all couples face when navigating life’s challenges and turns twenty-first century dating on its head. Hoffman’s infectious bravado will have you laughing, crying, and coming back for more.

Spirits Beside Us: Gain Healing and Comfort from Loved Ones in the Afterlife by Chris Lippincott

What do our family and friends in spirit want us to know? What happens to us when our body dies?  What happens between lives?  How do you gain closure after your loved ones pass?  Are you searching for evidence of an afterlife?

Psychic medium Chris Lippincott shares the vast knowledge he has gained from years of study and hundreds of his mediumship readings and offers clear evidence that the spirit realm is much closer than we realize.

Chris shares his remarkable journey into mediumship, describes what the other side is like, and offers remarkable readings and healing messages he has been privileged to convey that have been life transforming for the recipients. He clearly describes that not only do we survive our physical death, but more importantly, that the bonds of love between the two worlds are eternal.

The Art of Good Enough: The Working Mom’s Guilt-Free Guide to Thriving While Being Perfectly Imperfect by Ivy Ge

Have you been feeling depleted, anxious, and unsatisfied in the race of being the perfect mother? Get more out of life guilt-free! Using her own life lessons, Dr. Ge enables you to filter out distractions and self-sabotaging beliefs and create the life you love.

You aren’t selfish to recharge before giving your best to your family. You don’t have to be perfect to be happy.

Written with humor and open-heartedness, rigorous research and unconventional wisdom, The Art of Good Enough reveals the tools to simplifying your life, optimizing time management, dealing with difficult emotions, and finding solutions to your dilemmas.

 Love Your Guts Out: I Lost My Wife But Not My Inspiration by Rick Shrout

Can you imagine what it feels like to watch your spouse die? Have you ever wondered how you would handle the loss of your husband, wife, or child? Love Your Guts Out chronicles the experiences of the author as he watched his wife (Toni) die from breast cancer. Inspired by her example in life and death, the author describes how his journey of grief led him into the depths of his soul. It was a journey that brought him to a place of desperation to find meaning in life after his wife lost hers. The soul-searching questions he presents in this book brought him face to face with a reality that can only be encountered on the inside of the human soul.

Make Your Moment: The Savvy Woman’s Communication Playbook for Getting the Success You Want by Dion Lim

ABC News anchor Dion Lim’s empowering workplace communication strategies for women in any industry. In a fast-paced world where opportunities appear—and shift—at a moment’s notice, how you communicate can, quite simply, make or break your career.

Dion Lim has seen it all. As an Asian-American woman in the hypercompetitive, white- and male-dominated business of TV news, her career path required a powerful blend of street smarts, determination, and a willingness to learn from mistakes—all of which she learned on the job. Today, she’s an ABC anchor in one of the biggest cities in the country.

In Make Your Moment, Dion guides you through what she has learned on the career battlefield and what it means for other working women today.

Addiction, Attachment, Trauma and Recovery: The Power of Connection by Oliver J. Morgan, winner of the 2020 Independent Press Award in Addiction and Recovery

A fresh take on addiction and long-lasting recovery that bridges the divide between conventional models and folds current thinking into a nested social ecology framework that opens up hidden causes of addiction. In this groundbreaking look at addiction and recovery, addiction scholar and veteran counselor Dr. Oliver Morgan shows that addiction is no longer just about neurons or genes, broken brain functioning, or faulty choices. All of these elements are nested within a person, who is likewise nested within a social ecology of interpersonal connections (families, neighborhoods, societies) and fragmented social systems that are stressed and under threat. When broken or stressed, these ecologies create a vacuum, a “hole in the heart” that demands attention. Addiction is often the result, and true recovery cannot occur without healing our broken and lost connections.

Treating Couples Well: A Practical Guide to Collaborative Couple Therapy by David Treadway, PhD

Drawing on a plethora of case examples from the career of a leading couple therapist, Treating Couples Well shows clinicians how to create a collaborative approach to couple therapy, which will empower couples to take charge of their own treatment.

Written in an engaging and conversational style, the book carefully explains how to help couples choose between a variety of clinical approaches and offers effective treatment strategies for a wide range of issues, including infidelity, intimacy and sexuality, communication, mental illness, and addiction. Chapters also explore the importance of considering the therapist’s own life experience and its impact on working with couples. Practical interventions, clinical vignettes, and homework exercises are included throughout to help therapists to successfully support the needs of each couple and to encourage meaningful work between sessions.

8 Keys to End Emotional Eating: Autonomy and the Spirit of Rebellion by Howard K. Farkas

Traditional diet books focus on meal plans, low-calorie solutions, and quick fixes. But these approaches just treat the symptoms, not the cause—which leads many dieters to return to their bad habits. Dr. Howard S. Farkas, who has more than two decades of professional and teaching experience in clinical psychology, digs deeper by looking at the single greatest cause of overeating: our emotions.

The Passion Suffered by the Heart of Jesus: Prayerful Reflections on the Stations of the Cross by Laura Marie Durant, OCDS

Imagine a heart so pure and on fire with love for all of humankind that it would stop at nothing to save us from the eternity we have merited, even if it meant enduring the most severe betrayal, rejection, and torture, and ultimately death. This is the very Heart of Jesus, and this is what His Heart suffered during His Passion. Gain greater perspective on how Jesus’s suffering during His Passion can help you to live with love in your own. Using these prayerful reflections on the Scriptural Stations of the Cross as your guide, journey station-by-station with Jesus throughout His Passion.

The Five Laws of Retail: How the Most Successful Businesses Have Mastered Them and How You Should Too by George Troy

As a senior retail executive for some of the best-known and most successful retail brands in the U.S. and abroad, author George Troy understands today’s volatile retail landscape. Troy defines the underlying principles that have, for millennia, governed everything we retail—not just clothing and books, but also politics, religion, art, and other “products” and services. He explains how retailing really works and the rules for long-term success. For anyone who wants to be at the top of the retail food chain, The Five Laws of Retail brings together To Sell Is Human with The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to give you the tools for success in today’s fast-changing world. After all, we are all selling something.

Who Prays for the Devil? by Reg Ivory

Jack Novak knew he had problems. Drinking was the biggest one; a failing detective agency in Atlanta was another. But going out with a woman who claimed she was a modern day witch, but not a devil worshipper, was the latest. And then one of the men from his former Gulf War unit called him from jail and begged Jack to bail him out. Again. That set Jack off on the worst drunk of his life. And it didn’t stop there. His former boss, the police captain in Roswell, Georgia, asked him to help find the murderer of one of Jack’s best friends. All of these things combined to make it the worst period in Jack’s life. It found him in jail accused of murder – a murder he did commit. Then his best friend, Homes Kinney, actually shoots him. And what about the witch? How does she fit into all this? This is the most complicated and compelling murder mystery in Jack Novak’s career. If he survives.

Netsil’s Journey to Planet Nybor by Robyn Weibel

Netsil and his friends are on a quest for magic in this delightful children’s book. Through  creative storytelling and illustrations, Netsil’s Journey challenges a young child’s imagination. The adventure will engage the earliest readers, encouraging them to explore beyond the usual, and provides an enjoyable bonding experience for parents through sharing this charming story.

Patients, Patience, and the Talking Cure: A Week in the Mind of a Psychotherapist by Mary Davis, MD

Nominated for the Gradiva Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis

What goes through a psychiatrist’s mind as she sits with her patients and listens to them talk? How does she figure out how to help, and how does she deal with hearing about the pain of others all day every day?

 In this book, you have a “fly-on-the-wall” chance to learn the answers to these questions, as psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Mary Davis, MD, takes you through a week in her professional life. You hear about her reflections on her patients, about how she uses her training and professional experience to decide how to help them, and about how the work changes her. You learn what goes into the practice of psychotherapy and psychiatry from the viewpoint of a practitioner with decades of experience in the field.

 Mind Easing: The Three-Layered Healing Plan for Anxiety and Depression by Bick Wanck, MD 

In the first major conceptual leap in mental health care in forty years, Mind Easing’s Three-Layered Healing Plan harmonizes wellness approaches, therapy, and, when needed, medicine into a safe and effective plan tailored to the needs and wishes of the individual. Written by noted psychiatrist Bick Wanck, MD, one of the founders of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and an experienced clinician, writer, and educator, Mind Easing shows how to relieve and often resolve anxiety and depression by assisting the mind’s natural ability to heal.

The Healing Power of Girlfriends by Deborah A. Olson, RN, MA, LPC, winner of the Nonfiction Authors Association Bronze Award, the Global Ebook Gold Award, the Living Now Awards Bronze Award, and the Independent Press Gold Award in Friendship

 

 

 

Women thrive on connection, and research studies continue to show that we are happier and healthier when we share close connections with other women. This book will help you avoid toxic friendships, understand the role expectations play in women’s friendships, and learn how power dynamics can hurt or heal these special relationships. In this engaging combination of personal anecdotes, scientific research, and therapeutic advice, readers will learn why connection, communication, and intimacy are the three pillars of healthy friendships, and tips for nurturing current friendships and creating new ones.

GETTING GOD – The GOD Project: 6 Steps to Divining Your Way to a More Intimate and Loving Relationship with God  and The Guidebook by Linda Humphreys, PhD

Are you challenged in the God department of life and/or simply want to improve your perception of God and your relationship with God? While you may profess an uncomplicated love for God, do you really—in your subconscious—hold that as the Truth (with a capital “T”) about your feelings? Or is it merely wishful thinking? Though you were taught to believe: “God is love,” “God is loving,” and “We must love God with all of our heart and soul,” do you … really? Based on her own “GOD Project,” author Linda Humphreys, PhD, shares her long-time spiritual challenge, quest, and journey to heal and enhance her perceived negative and distant relationship with God. Learn to how to identify and release conscious and subconscious dissonance and allow for a more enriched perception and experience of a conscious, intimate, and loving relationship with God—and ultimately with yourself and others.

The Guidebook features additional explanations, examples, tips, and techniques that are presented in great detail within a journal / workbook format. It offers support in clearing the way for the True Nature of God / Spirit / Highest Power to be explored, revealed, and experienced. Specific information is provided that can also assist in identifying, clearing, and releasing conscious and subconscious dissonance. This healing process then allows for a more enriched perceived experience of a conscious, intimate, and loving relationship with God – and ultimately with yourself and others.

 Ivan Einstein’s Peculiar Mind by Christine Azniv

Ivan Einstein has a wild imagination … but now he can’t find it. Read along as Ivan walks through the upside-down, circular forest asking his animal friends if they have seen it. Will Gerbel the Worm or Stan the Fish be able to help him, or has Ivan lost his imagination forever?

 

“Conviction” by Christa Wojo (in the anthology 13Dark Issue #2:Cursed Crossings)

A young man meets a charismatic stranger who invites him to become a member of the Conviction Club. CURSED CROSSINGS is the second installment of 13Dark, a publication dedicated to showcasing writers committed to exploring dark, spiritual themes. Reworking horror, fantasy and much more, these stories will get to the heart of the big questions about our existence. Featuring four long tales from exceptional voices in the field, CURSED CROSSINGS is a dark journey like never before.

The Emotionally Healthy Child: Helping Kids Calm, Center, and Make Better Choices by Maureen D. Healy, Bronze 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Winner in the Family and Relationships category

When teaching skills that address the high sensitivity, big emotions, and hyper energy “wild child” authorMaureen Healy herself experienced growing up, three simple steps are key: Stop, Calm, and Make a Smart Choice. While not always easy, these steps are powerful, and Healy shows readers exactly how to implement them. Children move from acting out or shutting down and experiencing frequent physical symptoms such as head and stomachaches or hurting themselves or others to recognizing they are being triggered, feeling their emotions, and using strategies to respond from a calmer place. As adults learn to model these skills, both adults and children become freer to do and be their best.

The Ten Worlds: The New Psychology of Happiness by Alex Lickerman, MD, and Ash ElDifrawi, PsyD

What exactly is happiness that we spend our lives pursuing it more fiercely than anything else? In this highly engaging and eminently practical book―told in the form of a Platonic dialogue recounting real-life patient experiences―Drs. Lickerman and ElDifrawi assert that the reason genuine, long-lasting happiness is so difficult to achieve and maintain is that we’re profoundly confused not only about how to go about it but also about what happiness is.

Infinity Line by Laura Lanni

In 2072, in a once vibrant metropolis on the eastern coast of what used to be America, biochemist Dr. Lorelei Fletcher hunts men. In a world gone insane with hatred, somebody has to do it.  She doses them with a molecular cocktail (silently, painlessly, with a needle to the neck) to tame them. As part of an improbable plan for peace, Lorelei works to drive humanity toward a future that’s female. Exclusively female. When the violence burns down, surviving women use Lorelei’s drugs to take control. Changes are made. Baby boys are taken from their mothers, and selected women raise only daughters. For every boy allowed to live, three baby girls are born. Men and women live apart, neither concerned nor interested in each other until forced together. In exchange for fragile peace, the idea called family is forgotten—until a small girl named Aida gets into Boys’ School and meets a boy named Alex. Aida grows up with a unique perspective: she is the only girl in the world who lives with her father and knows boys. Alex is an Infinity Boy born on a Life Ticket that guarantees 80 years but provides no more rights than every other dosed and confined male. A girl. A boy. A unique bond. These fragile beginnings may be the only hope for humanity to finally reach a perfect equilibrium.

Magic Key by Cheryl Fassett

The magic is fading in the kingdom of Astorya! The magical folk are banning together to defeat the queen’s evil plan to steal all the magical energy for herself. The last fairy godmother is leading the charge. Meanwhile, in Springfield Mills, the school year is ending. Izzy and her best friend Franklin plan another summer filled with their favorite game, Magic Key. Izzy’s teachers always say she has a vivid imagination, but lately her sister has started to tell her to grow up and stop playing baby games. When the last fairy godmother, banished by the evil queen, lands in Springfield Mills, it is up to Izzy and Franklin to help her get home and save Astorya. What if all the games you ever imagined turn out to be real.

Confessions of a Cloak Artist by Jeff R. McGowan

Spinning rich yarns of travel, young love, and growing up in 1980’s Orange County, Jim Murphy reflects upon his life’s adventures and mishaps to discover where things went wrong along the way. From the tropical oasis of Bali, he examines whether his core principles have helped or hurt his life’s failed relationships and his pursuit of enlightenment. Where did he go wrong? And can he reinvent himself before it’s too late? What he finds is that stories hold meaning, and wounds don’t have to define us.

The Art of Coaching Clergy: A Handbook for Church Leaders, Clergy and Coaches by Rev. Chris Holmes

Coaching clergy has become the fastest growing and most effective means to leadership effectiveness over the past ten years. This book illustrates a variety of ways that coaching is applied to strengthen the work of clergy and laity, and it describes various means of developing coaching systems and peer coaching networks. It takes a deep dive into the theology and biblical foundations for coaching as well as offering helpful “how to” sections for hiring a coach, becoming a coach, and living the life of a coach. Whether you are clergy, lay, or a denominational leader, you will find a clear picture of the art of coaching with a spiritual context.

Yoga for the Wounded Heart: A Journey, Philosophy, and Practice of Healing Emotional Pain by Tatiana Forero Puerta

Orphaned in her early teens and shuttled between abusive foster homes, Tatiana Forero Puerta found herself in her early twenties in New York City, haunted by the memories of her tumultuous youth and suicidal. Following emergency hospitalization, she was advised by her doctor to take up yoga. In so doing, yoga healed her scars, opened her soul to forgiveness, and allowed her to reconcile herself with a past that had threatened to snuff out her life. Yoga for the Wounded Heart is an unsparingly honest memoir of a childhood lost and of courage and resilience gained. It’s also an exploration of the fundamentals of yoga: as a technology that focuses our awareness, as a practical application of mindfulness and attention to what is really going on in our lives and bodies, and as a vehicle for the body to guide the mind and heart toward healing.

The Wildatarian Diet: Living as Nature Intended by Teri Cochrane, CCP

Step aside Paleo. Take a break Intermittent Fasting. Move over Ketogenic Diet. The next generation of common sense nutrition is here! In a market flooded with “dietocrats” and “diets du jour”, this book offers a bio-individualized approach to health and disease. No one diet works for everyone. “Wildatarian – Living As Nature Intended” will teach you how to customize your diet and lifestyle to achieve vitality and reach your optimal health.

Grieving the Loss of a Love by Eleora Han, PhD.

Whether facing the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a painful divorce, everyone who finds themselves in the midst of loss—whether willingly or forced by circumstances—could use solace, wisdom, and connection as they grieve.

Drawing from her personal and professional experiences with grief and loss, psychologist Eleora Han offers a candid and moving reflection of grief and explains how embracing grief may help us stay rooted in love, and how accepting our lack of control can help us find peace.

IMMORTAL BELOVED: The World’s First Goddess Perfume + Coloring Book by Jade Dressler

Pocahontas, Pinga, Abundantia, El Sirena, Saraswati, Kwan Yin, Ixchel, Freyja, Sheela-Na-Gig, Cleopatra, Amma Mama Africa and Tara, the Black Madonna … familiar and strange names to awaken new skills as a Wonder Woman!

Immortal Beloved as a concept taps the wearer into a global scent trail of the ancients and the thread of story and empowerment of Immortal Beings yet to come in the future (which includes YOU).

Alien Kid 2: Goshen’s Secret by Kristen Otte (available for preorder)

So far nobody at Silver Lake Middle School has figured out Charlie Baker isn’t really from Cleveland, or that he’s actually an alien from one of Jupiter’s moons. Keeping his secret hasn’t been easy, and now Charlie has a new problem: the substitute English teacher, Mr. Goshen. It’s been nothing but extra homework, bad grades, and even detention for everybody. Well, everybody except Caden, the school bully. Charlie and his best friend Maya know something isn’t right. What does Caden know that they don’t? Can they discover Mr. Goshen’s secret?

X: The Story of a Magic Pill: How People Use the X Pill to Get Clarity, Break Through Blocks, and Access the Power of the Unconscious Mind by Robert Richman

The history of the Xpill and how people can use it breakthrough blocks, commit to actions, and learn about themselves.

 

Alien Kid by Kristen Otte

Charlie Baker is a sixth-grade student at Silver Lake Middle School. It’s tough being the new kid. He has to make friends, learn geometry, and try not to embarrass himself in gym class. Oh, and he’s also not supposed to tell anyone that he’s an alien. Too bad he broke that rule the very first day. Now he has to convince his new friend Maya to help him fit in, keep his parents from discovering that he shared their secret, and deal with Caden, the school bully.

Sick Part III by Christa Wojciechowski

The conclusion of The SICK Series – After a night of horrific revelations, John and Susan Branch must invent a lie to conceal the appalling truth. Their marriage is threatened not only by what they’ve learned about each other, but also by powerful forces outside their control.

 The Willpower Workaround by Maureen Anderson

What if you could eat as much as you wanted, all day every day, and never gain weight? No gimmicks, nothing unsafe. And what if it was among the easiest things you’ve ever done?

 

Gabby’s Space Adventure by Angel Krishna

Gabby is a hippo who has a dream to go to outer space. Hippos in space? Gabby is very determined, smart, and always willing to learn. She has faced many challenges, but nothing will stop her from achieving her ultimate goal of going to outer space!

 

Battle Endurance: How You Can Be Someone Who Never Quits and Gives Everything You Have to Give by Nate Battle

Management consultant and coach Nate Battle faced what seemed like insurmountable odds: there was a point when his career, marriage, finances, and dad were all in the ICU at the same time. Instead of giving up, he started over from nothing, and in Battle, he shares what it takes to face, endure, and overcome crisis while choosing to find peace one battle at a time.

Fighting for My Life: How I Found God and Beat Lyme Disease by Patrick Collins

Patrick Collins has an accomplished baseball career, a loving family and supportive friends, and a unique passion to change the world.  When suddenly plagued by fatigue, arthritis, chronic sinus infections, mood swings, and seizures, Patrick is left without a guide in his search for what is wrong with him. Doctor after doctor run tests that never lead to a diagnosis, and so his family is told it is depression and “all in Patrick’s head.” Two years and tens of thousands of dollars later, Patrick’s malady finally has a name: Lyme disease.

Sunburned and Circumcised by Matt Ziselman

A funny, poignant coming-of-age story chronicling the eight weeks Matt’s family spent at the Highland Park Bungalow Colony in New York’s Catskills Mountains. Picture The Wonder Years, but with generous amounts of Jewish guilt tossed in and you get the idea. It was a summer of family, friendship, and—whether Matt realized it or not at the time—his first, awkward, hesitant steps toward growing up.

Awkward Stage by Alex Vorkov

Earth … a ghost ship littered with six billion corpses rotting in the heat of an indifferent sun.

For Josie Revelle—once an undersized misfit and now almost feral—survival in a crumbling, dead city has meant escaping armed gangs, battling starvation, scavenging the dead, and trying to forget the savage assault that left her face disfigured and her humanity a gaping void.

Pursued through Baltimore’s scarred streets by a relentless sniper bent on killing her, Josie flees straight into a maelstrom that hurls her down to the blackest depths but also delivers friendship in Shawnika, a hard-punching but introspective fighter searching for her missing brother, and Grace, a pacifist looking for a glimmer of hope in a dying world.

Awaiting them all is megalomaniacal teenage psychopath Zane Barzán, a charismatic sadist who has been busy building his own blood-soaked empire modeled after Hitler’s Third Reich. When Josie, Shawnika, and Grace meet Zane and his cult of brainwashed child soldiers, they’ll discover the nightmare has only begun.

Living Longer, Living Well: How to Embrace the Challenges of a Long Life by Brigitte Nioche

What’s a woman “of a certain age” to do about sex, social media, and the latest fashion trends? In this charming, often self-effacing memoir, Brigitte Nioche shares her personal experiences of staying positive, dealing with the challenges that come in the second half of life, and living life to the fullest.

“Forbidden Falconing” by Chandi Wyant, from the anthology Once Upon an Expat 

Whether you’ve made the leap abroad yourself, or you’re simply curious about what it’s like to set up life in a foreign country, Once Upon An Expat will not disappoint. With brave tales of life outside the comfort zone, the contributing authors will have you craving adventure as they share stories from their not-so-ordinary lives around the world, including this fascinating look at an American woman’s forbidden trip into the desert to go falconing with two Bedouin men.

Sicker by Christa Wojo

The dark and twisted psychological thriller suspense series continues from the mind of John Branch.  Injured and loaded with Demerol, John Branch tells his life story from his filthy sickbed. He confesses the horrific secrets of the past. Most disturbing of all, he reveals the philosophy he’s constructed around his condition and tries to indoctrinate Susan. Will she stay with him now that she finally knows the truth, or will she put an end to the madness?

The Evolution of Lilly Gable (Eastbrook Book 2) by Kristen Otte

Meet Lillie Gable-high school sophomore, outgoing, beautiful, athletic, and funny…
She is the life of any party, her boyfriend is a popular senior, and she is a starter on the varsity girls’ basketball team. But, her perfect life starts to fade when she gets in a feud with Angela Barrett, the queen of gossip at Eastbrook High. Angela threatens to destroy Lillie’s reputation, and Lillie doesn’t know how to stop her. Plus, Lillie discovers her father is hiding a big secret. With Lillie’s world crumbling around her, she has to decide how to keep going and still be the funny, outgoing Lillie that she was.

In Another Life by Julie Christine Johnson

Outstanding Debut finalist for the Women’s Fiction Writers Association’s Star Award

Historian Lia Carrer has finally returned to southern France, determined to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. But instead of finding solace in the region’s quiet hills and medieval ruins, she falls in love with Raoul, a man whose very existence challenges everything she knows about life–and about her husband’s death. As Raoul reveals the story of his past to Lia, she becomes entangled in the echoes of an ancient murder, resulting in a haunting and suspenseful journey that reminds Lia that the dead may not be as far from us as we think.

Steeped in the rich history and romantic landscape of the Languedoc region, In Another Life is a story of love that conquers time and the lost loves that haunt us all.

Ticees (Ribus Book 2) by Shae Mills

Ripped from her world during a chance encounter with an alien landing party, Chelan MacKay suddenly finds herself on board the galactic battleship RIBUS 7. Korba, an ebony-clad god of war, the Iceanean Commander of RIBUS 7, is irresistibly drawn to her. Defying all the laws that govern his people, he risks all to make her his.

When the exalted Emperor first gazes upon Chelan, Korba’s chosen mate, the alabaster beauty leaves him breathless. By Iceanean principles, she is bound to Korba, but not bound by fidelity. Sweeping her off her feet with his charms and impressing her with his power is his plan. But when his sexual quarry stubbornly refuses his advances, the results are incendiary. No one thwarts Ticees, not his officers, not his Warlords, and certainly not one little alien. What Ticees wants, Ticees gets, but at what cost?

A Halo of Mushrooms by Andrew Hiller

Once planted, it lives everywhere …
In a place of origins, the first Fairie Ring withers. Worlds die. Wonder fades. As its last ripple reaches out, fell creatures barricade up the few remaining Bald Mushrooms, and wars are fought for the right to possess what precious little remains … until Derik, a healer, creeps through lines of armies, thorns, and traps to steal one.

Tying the wonder to his hip in a sack, he finds himself alone on Earth in the gray, declining city of Clarksburg. Without friends, tools, or weapons, and even stripped of the ability to read, he must escape pursuit and find refuge for his burden, which stubbornly refuses every attempt to find it a new home. Shadows of war are descending, and all Derik has to fend it off is a baker, a chemist, a cerulean sweet, and a withered hope.

SICK by Christa Wojciechowski

Susan Branch’s life revolves around the care of her charming and inscrutable husband John, a man born into wealth and prestige who lost his family’s fortune when his mysterious chronic illnesses left him bedridden. Together they live a decrepit existence beholden to the current owners of his family’s former estate.

After years of devoting herself to John’s care, Susan is worn out and frustrated. Yet she is determined to scrape together whatever resources she can to keep John comfortable and happy. This includes stealing Demerol from the doctor’s office where she works to feed John’s ever-increasing need for pain medication. As John’s condition continues to puzzle doctors, Susan begins to notice strange objects appearing around her house. Ever wary of creepy Old Pete, the groundskeeper, Susan decides to confront the elderly man and put an end to his snooping for good.

John suffers a critical emergency, but he is saved and is soon released from the hospital. As his health begins to improve, Susan dreams of a normal life, but her hope for a miracle transforms into a nightmare one fateful afternoon when she discovers the true cause of John’s sickness.

Far Away and Ever After by Cheryl Fassett

Delia’s life changed the day she found refuge in Sunny Rea’s bookstore. Sunny Rea and Ethan, the silent boy who lived with her, became like family to her. But one day, Delia arrives to find the bookshop covered in dust and locked up tight. Sunny Rea has disappeared, and nothing is as it seemed. Delia is thrown into a magical world where an evil dark queen threatens to destroy the kingdom and Delia’s world beyond. Teaming up with Ethan, a talking cat, and a superstitious house elf who has never before ventured beyond the castle grounds, she sets out to find her missing friend. As the evil forces build against them, it is up to this group of unlikely heroes to defeat the evil queen, rescue Sunny Rea, and save the kingdom. If all goes well, Delia just might save the world, too.

Ruthless Grieving: The Journey to Acceptance and Beyond by Susan Powers, PhD

After both her husband and daughter died in a three-month period, clinical psychologist Susan Powers, Ph.D., learned she had to be proactive and single-minded in her attempts to recover by matching the ruthlessness of grief with her own zealous action. Through the combination of her moving, personal memoir and a professional, clinical perspective, Dr. Powers offers a roadmap for finding your own way through your darkest hours. Ruthless Grieving is filled with emotional wisdom as well as practical suggestions to guide anyone through deep loss and grief, including a myriad of tools to help you deal with every aspect of the grieving process, support for grieving a death from addiction or suicide, and a chapter devoted to helping others grieve ruthlessly.

25 Inspirational Lessons I Learned from My Children by Michelle Downey

In the summer of 2012, ex-pat Michelle Downey took some time off work to take her sons, ages five and three at the time, to the United States for a road trip. As they prepared to leave their home in Ireland, Michelle had no idea what a blessing the trip would be and how many lessons they would all learn. In this memoir, she shares their experience to both challenge and encourage parents to find inspiration in their own families and to remind people that whatever their circumstances, they are blessed.

Freedom from Addiction to Narcotic Painkillers and Heroin by Nathan R. Strahl, MD, PhD

Recovery takes a personal commitment and a lot of hard work … but anyone who is sincere about recovery can achieve it by following the steps outlined in this definitive book, written by a medical doctor who has treated addicts for more than thirty years. Beginning with a screening questionnaire to test for addiction, Nathan Strahl, MD, PhD, provides an in-depth review of treatments he uses to guide his patients to recovery. In clear, easy-to understand language, Dr. Strahl offers proven strategies to help any addict—no gimmicks, half-truths, or quick-and-easy schemes to achieve recovery. Rather, he reviews and relies on scientifically proven, evidence-based treatments that have saved the lives of hundreds of people like you and those you love. Written by a board-certified, licensed physician in North Carolina who is also a clinical associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center. Freedom from Addiction is the definitive guide to understanding addiction and how to recover from it. The information in this book could very well save your life or the life of someone you love.

Wanting to Want: What Kills Your Sex Life and How to Keep It Alive by Madeleine Castellanos, MD

The reasons for lack of sexual desire and sexual pleasure can be complicated and intertwined. In her fabulous new book, Dr. Castellanos now breaks down the . Learn about the most common dynamics that can suppress pleasure and squash out desire and what might be taking place in your life or relationship to interfere with the maximum experience of sexual pleasure and arousal.

Snoozby and the Great Big Bedtime Battle by Terry Cralle, RN, MS, CPHQ and W. David Brown, PhD, DABSM, CBSM

Written by sleep educators and clinicians, this is the first nonfiction picture book for children about sleep health and wellness. Fully aware of the stressful bedtime battles that play out in homes around the globe every night, the authors raise awareness of the benefits of sleep while “disarming” children who are fighting sleep. In turn, sufficient sleep becomes a “win-win” proposition for everyone. In the end, Snoozby, the animated pillow, is the superhero and defender of sleep and is victorious in his bedtime battle with Sam. Snoozby and the Great Big Bedtime Battle is adeptly disguised as a pleasurable bedtime story, yet its content is firmly based on current pediatric sleep medicine research.

One Damned Heart: A Paranormal Short Story by Shonda Brock

How do you react when the devil comes to call … and he has the face of an angel?

 

Or Not to Be by Laura Lanni

Alive, Anna considered leaving her husband. Dead, she naively believes she has escaped this difficult choice. How cruel for relationship problems to tag along to the dead side. On November eleventh, Anna Wixim, mother of two, number geek and palindrome seeker, finds herself dead at forty-four. While wandering the universe and watching her family grieve, Anna learns that the two-way portal between her life and death remains wide open. Still, Anna hesitates to return to the man she loves. She has many reasons, real and imagined, to hesitate. The universe is full of wonder; time is boundless; she doesn’t have to do laundry. And her husband doesn’t want her back. Based on his own experience in crossing a yawning space-time gap, her husband, Eddie, understands the rules of the universe, including Anna’s free choice to come back to him. He also knows that she doubts his love because he forgot to say that he loved her—for twenty years. On top of that, he wasn’t even nice for the last two months of her life. Don’t judge. It wasn’t fair for the universe to reveal Anna’s deathday to him. Eddie couldn’t function, couldn’t have a conversation or take a full breath, faced each year with the relentless approach of November eleventh.

The 10-Day Girly Thoughts Detox Plan: The Resilient Woman’s Guide to Saying NO to Negative Self-Talk and YES to Personal Power by Patricia O’Gorman, PhD

Every woman alive struggles with self-doubt, which is often brought on as she strives for the impossible—society’s version of “perfection”—and the harder she tries to meet those expectations, the harder her negative inner voice—girly thoughts—work to convince her she is a lost cause and rob her of her personal power. Readers will learn the source of their negative self-talk, understand the steps needed to disengage from their toxic behaviors, and develop skills to create a more resilient spirit.

The Adventures of Zelda: Pug and Peach by Kristen Otte

Everyone’s favorite pug, Zelda, now has a sister named Peach, and the adventures continue in this third installment of the popular children’s book series, with double the wrinkles, sneezes, and slobber. Share the fun as they meet a giant mutant rabbit, hatch a plan to catch a pesky squirrel, survive a crab attack, and find themselves in other entertaining predicaments.

RIBUS 7 by Shae Mills

Chelan is a brilliant young woman, an aeronautics engineer who dreams of one day soaring toward the stars in a craft of her own design. But, while on vacation, she is badly injured during a bizarre encounter with menacing strangers. Awakening, she finds herself held captive aboard the alien battleship RIBUS 7. Convinced at first that she is the victim of an elaborate hoax, the nightmare soon becomes all too real.

Struggling against her growing attraction to her captor, the Iceanean Overlord and commander of RIBUS 7, Korba (an ebony-clad god of war, a cunning predator, and a finely honed killer), Chelan clings to her Earthly values like a shield. But in a culture where the men and women pursue the pleasures of the flesh with a passion and a skill equal to that of the kill, Chelan finds herself awash in a sea of temptation at every turn. Korba himself yearns for her, but their love is forbidden by all that governs his culture. To claim her as his own is to risk all … but it’s a risk he hungers to take.

The Memory Box by Eva Lesko Natiello

Over 200,000 copies sold worldwide. Multiple translations. NYT bestseller. USA Today bestseller. The #1 book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, iTunes.

What if you Googled your name and discovered you had a life you couldn’t remember? What if with every click, the revelations grow more alarming? That’s what happens to suburban mom Caroline, who is hurled into a state of paranoia—upending her blissful family life—and she’sdesperate to prove these allegations false before someone discovers they’re true.The disturbing underpinnings of The Memory Box expose a story of deceit, misconceptions, and an obsession for control. With its twists, taut pacing, and psychological tenor, Natiello’s page-turning suspense cautions: Be careful what you search for.

The Photograph by Kristen Otte. This contemporary YA novel follows sixteen-year-old Rachel’s search for her mother through the backdrop of her basketball team’s quest for its first district championship in twelve years.

 

 

The Wrong David by Christa Wojo

David is a disillusioned American wine broker who meets his partner and best friend, Brian, in France’s Côte d’Azur to tour the vineyards of Provence. Brian brings his wife, Vanessa, who David has been desperately in love with for years. David has cultivated his obsession with Vanessa, using it as a distraction from his otherwise unfulfilling life. Revealing his secret could rip their worlds apart, or worse, change nothing at all.

Finding Hope: Quotes & Inspiration by Dorothy Sander

Mounting life pressures, unexpected change or disappointment can leave us depleted and without hope. Packed with insight and inspiration, this carefully crafted collection of vignettes and quotes by some of the world’s greatest teachers will help you right your ship and find balance in your life once again.

The Perfect Smile (Eastbrook Book 0.5) by Kristen Otte

Fifteen-year-old Brent Stabler is trying to find his place in the popular crowd at Eastbrook High School. When Brent meets Nadia, he thinks that she is the one. Brent will do anything to be with Nadia, especially since dating her will propel him to the top of the social ladder. But when Nadia finally gives Brent a chance, he realizes that his heart belongs to someone else. Will she feel the same way?

Let Your Soul Evolve: Spiritual Growth for the New Millenium by Phil Diaz and P. D. Alleva

Using their own works along with chapters by contributing authors, the authors guide the reader on a journey of personal growth in perception and belief systems through precepts and writings that provide a new insights and perspectives on spirituality, healing, and our inner world as spiritual beings.

Child Abuse: What You Need to Know by Evin Daly

The definitive guide to understanding every facet of child abuse—physical, emotional, and sexual, and neglect. Providing an in-depth look at each type of abuse, including descriptions of often-unrecognized signs, illustrations that clarify complex concepts, and a comprehensive glossary of terms, the book offers an essential guide for parents, students, child caregivers, teachers, law enforcement, volunteers, case-workers, first responders, and anyone who has contact with children.

The Adventures of Zelda: The Second Saga by Kristen Otte

Zelda the pug is back for a second round of adventures in this exciting chapter book for young readers, providing a glimpse into the mind of a curious canine. No matter your age, pug fanatics and dog lovers will enjoy the adventures of this enchanting pug who grabs life like a bone and won’t let go.

The Man of Nightstone by Devon Drake

A daring bounty hunter named Althadis, who claims to be one of the world’s most skilled sorcerers, has come to the city-state of Pallos, announcing that he’s hot on the trail of Whisper, the world’s most infamous assassin.
No one has ever seen Whisper’s face—or escaped his blade. So, of course, everyone thinks Althadis is completely insane . . . and they’re not too far from the truth.

The Resilient Woman: Mastering the 7 Steps to Personal Power by Patricia O’Gorman, PhD

This groundbreaking book reveals how girly thoughts are just conclusions women reach as a way of making sense of the trauma they’ve experienced and the resulting codependency issues they grapple with, and offers seven actionable steps to finding and nurturing their inner power.

It Takes Moxie: Off the Boat, or Out of School, to Making Your Way in America by Maureen Francisco

Maureen Francisco teaches people how to achieve success in these times. Whether you are new to the workforce, out of work, or looking to move up in your industry, these are the tools strategies and principles that will make the biggest difference in your success.

The Alzheimer’s Diet: A Step-by-Step Nutritional Approach for Memory Loss Prevention and Treatment by Richard S. Isaacson, MD, and Christopher N. Ocher, PhD

Based on empirical evidence, The Alzheimer’s Diet outlines what to eat, what not to eat, and highlights a step-by-step approach for improving memory and protecting the brain through diet. These specific dietary interventions present new hope for individuals concerned about memory loss, and also have rapidly expanding scientific evidence to support their effectiveness. Harvard-trained neurologist Dr. Richard Isaacson and renowned nutrition expert Dr. Christopher Ochner team up to create this ground-breaking nutritional guide for individuals concerned about memory loss.

In Pink: The Personal Story of a Mary Kay Pioneer Who Made History Shaping a New Path to Success for Women by Doretha Dingler.

A memoir of a self-made woman who succeeded on her own terms by seizing the opportunity created by Mary Kay Ash when she founded her unique company at the very epoch of the women’s movement in America. In Pink is also the memoir of a generation of women who came of age at a time when women were just beginning to find their voice in the corporate world and redefine their role as equals among their male counterparts.

If the Pink Shoe Fits: A Golden Anniversary Tribute to Mary Kay Ash Celebrating Her Fifty-Year Legacy of Creating Opportunities for Women Worldwide by Doretha Dingler

The stories of a more than a dozen women who found their calling as Mary Kay representatives and managers, and how they balanced their families and careers to become successful on their own terms.

As Far As the Heart Can See: Stories to Illuminate the Soul by Mark Nepo, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening 

As Far As the Heart Can See is a guidebook for anyone who is looking for a deeper experience of being alive, presented by a teacher who opens people to their spiritual selves and personal truths as they search for their innate wisdom.

Growing Happy Kids: How to Foster Inner Confidence, Success, and Happiness by Maureen Healy

Spiritual teacher, psychologist, and parenting expert Maureen Healy draws upon clinical psychology, neuroscience, and Buddhist wisdom to facilitate positive emotional, mental, and social development to guide parents as they foster the inner confidence that allows children to overcome obstacles, pursue unique dreams, and be truly happy.

Healing Trauma Through Self-Parenting: The Codependency Connection by Patricia A. O’Gorman, PhD. and Phil Diaz, MSW

Based on their acclaimed book The 12 Steps to Self-Parenting for Adult Children, the cofounders of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics offer the first book written for those who developed codependency through experiencing trauma. Here they examine the neurobiology of trauma and healing and outline a simple, 12-step process specifically tailored for those who are healing from trauma.

The Undefeated Mind: On the Science of Constructing an Indestructible Self by Alex Lickerman, MD

By combining his experience as a physician with his practice as a Nichiren Buddhist, Alex Lickerman, MD offers a groundbreaking and contrarian exploration of why hardiness—not happiness—is the key to a resilient mind and attaining indestructible happiness.

Nourishment: Feeding My Starving Soul When My Mind and Body Betrayed Me by Melissa Binstock

A raw, honest, first-person account of living (and deteriorating) with multiple psychiatric, psychological, and physical disorders by an articulate young woman who shines a spotlight on disordered thinking.

Life, with Cancer: The Lauren Terrazzano Story by Frank Terrazzano and Paul Lonardo

Pulitzer Prize-winning social journalist Lauren Terrazzano was a voice for the voiceless as she championed the causes of society’s less fortunate citizens, and when she was diagnosed with lung cancer, Lauren—a nonsmoker—turned her passion to putting a face on the disease that kill more women than breast cancer; interviews with cancer specialists shine new light on lung cancer, and excerpts from her columns along with recollections from her devoted father, her friends, coworkers, doctors, and college professors paint a touching portrait of a young woman who truly made a difference in the world during her brief life.

The Song in You by LaDonna Gatlin and Mike Marino, PhD

Before Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers became one of the biggest hits in country music, they toured with their sister LaDonna as The Gatlin Quartet, and in this optimistic message of hope and healing, LaDonna Gatlin shares the choice she made to embark on a different “tour”: raising her children, putting family first, overcoming adversity, and ultimately helping to inspire countless others discover their own song.

Lemons Into Limocello: From Loss to Personal Renaissance by Raeleen Mautner, PhD

The challenges we face over the course of a lifetime, especially those that involve major personal loss, can seem devastating, as radio personality and self-help specialist Dr. Raeleen D’Agostino Mautner discovered when her husband suddenly and unexpectedly died of a heart attack. The Italian rituals and lifestyle habits she grew up with―and later began researching―were instrumental in helping her stay grounded, feel comforted, and be gently redirected to a new path of joy and the next level of her own personal transformation.

Lemons Into Limoncello shows readers how to find self-acceptance, comfort, courage, and personal renewal on the heels of adversity―Italian style.

The ACoA Trauma Syndrome: The Impact of Childhood Pain on Adult Relationships by Tian Dayton, PhD

Renowned psychologist Tian Dayton shows how emotional triggers can exacerbate complex post-traumatic stress disorder later in life for Adult Children of Alcoholics, and clearly lays out a path of recovery and resilience that can become a preventative strategy for anyone wishing to lead a healthy life without self-medicating through drugs, alcohol, food, sex, money, or other addictions

Hooked: A Novel of Teenage Pain Pill Addiction, Hope, and Recovery by Jamie R. Smolen, MD

Buddy, a scrawny, introverted, pimple faced teen, can’t resist the lure of the beautiful and seductive Sidney who offers him a pain pill as the way to instant fun and excitement, and for Buddy, a false sense of acceptance. He rapidly descends into the ugly and brutal world of prescription drug addiction. His only hope is to choose the sober path of recovery, not knowing that true happiness will be his greatest gift.

Career-Wise: Proven Strategies for Thriving at Work by Daniella Schiffer, PhD

As an industrial/organizational psychologist, Danella Schiffer, Ph.D., has witnessed first-hand how one can derail his or her career while another flourishes. Career-Wise, a concise and entertaining book with attention-grabbing case studies can benefit every working person—from entry-level through senior management.

My Teenage Rejection of Animal Products: A Journey to Healthy Veganism  by Tambra Riddle

With a dry wit, lively pace, and a perspective beyond animal rights, My Teenage Rejection of Death Products reveals the truth about living successfully on a vegan food plan. Includes dozens of vegan recipes and the correct components of a balanced eating plan with details on proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. The author shares her personal journey to veganism while tackling the controversial subject of “To Veg or Not To Veg” with a captivating style that will help you understand her journey of plant-based eating.

After the Tears: Helping Adult Children of Alcoholics Heal Their Childhood Trauma by Jane Middelton-Moz and Lorie Dwinell

For adult children of alcoholics, this revised and expanded edition of the 1986 bestseller offers help in making sense of childhood traumas that continue to affect every aspect of their lives, and hope for grief resolution through breaking the cycle of negativity.

Touching the World of Angels: How My Daughter’s Short Life Changed Mine by Seth Clyman

In the process of mourning the death of his infant daughter, Seth Clyman learns the ultimate spiritual lesson about life and death as he finds hope, personal healing, and a richer understanding of this life and the one to come.

The Law of Sobriety: Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery by Sherry Gaba, LCSW

This marriage of theory and achievement offers a new style of addiction recovery—the Law of Attraction meets definite action steps—to create and maintain a clean and sober life filled with joy and purpose.

Silently Seduced: When Parents Make Their Children Partners by Kenneth M. Adams, PhD

A leading expert in emotional incest, sexual addiction, and childhood trauma offers tools for identifying and healing from covert incestuous relationships that affect adult relationships and lives.

Slipping Through the Cracks: Intervention Strategies for Clients with Multiple Addictions and Disorders by Mark Sanders

The first sourcebook to integrate separate recovery approaches using therapeutic tools and innovative options for therapists and counselors working with difficult-to-reach clients who have concurrent mental-health and substance abuse disorders and do not fit neatly into the rubrics of an evidence-based practice.

The Ultimate Teacher: The Best Experts’ Advice for a Noble Profession with Photos and Stories by Todd Whitaker

A wonderful anthology of time-tested advice and captivating stories for the teacher in all of us.

 

The Ultimate Christian Living: Faith and Fellowship Celebrated Through Stories and Photos by Todd Outcalt

Stunning color photographs complement this anthology of poignant and heartfelt stories, and you’ll discover marvelous insights from church leaders and laypersons on living a Christian life. Members of some of the largest congregations in America share their thoughts in essays on Christian tenets such as keeping faith alive, knowing and loving God, and living the Golden Rule.

The Ultimate Runner: Stories and Advice to Keep You Moving by Tom Green and Amy Hunold-VanGundy

An enlightening, entertaining, and motivating book about every aspect of running, filled with stories, advice, and compelling photos by and for those who love the feel of the road beneath their feet.

The Ultimate Bird Lover: Stories and Advice on Our Feathered Friends at Home and in the Wild by Marty Becker, DVM, Gina Spadafori, and Mikkel Becker

Entertaining stories, inspirational advice, and amazing photos of our feathered friends, celebrating the passion bird owners and bird watchers have for the objects of their obsession.