It all happened so fast. I met the woman who would become my wife, then I met her kids, and then I met their dad. And then I got yoinked into a pointless, cold war-style confrontation with the guy as he pulled every dirty trick imaginable to remove me from their lives. He failed because, while he was fighting me, I was teaching them about biases and logical fallacies. Where he was training them to fear me, I was teaching them about ethics and existentialism. When he was trying to turn their … [Read more...] about Real Dad/Step Dad: Lessons Taught and Learned upon Inheriting a Pile of Children by Jared Wynn
When You Can Why Not? by Kavitha Yarlagadda
'When You Can Why Not?' is a collection of seventeen short stories which talk about, how many of us are ignorant about the various existing Indian Laws and Acts which are there to protect us from anyone flouting these rules. These stories are a fictional take on our daily life and tell us about our legal rights and the recourse we have towards domestic violence, child marriages, child labour, acid attacks, workplace harassment, maternity leave benefits, cutting trees, usage of high beams in city … [Read more...] about When You Can Why Not? by Kavitha Yarlagadda
Interview with Author – Rebecca C Mandeville MFT
About Rebecca C Mandeville MFT: Rebecca C. Mandeville is a licensed psychotherapist, educator, blogger, and author. She coined the term Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) while researching family scapegoating's impact on the targeted child or adult child. Her pioneering research on FSA is recognized worldwide and she is currently coordinating her research on FSA and C-PTSD (complex trauma) with interested Universities for the purposes of future (peer-reviewed) studies. She is also author of … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rebecca C Mandeville MFT
Tree of Lives by Elizabeth Garden
Tree of Lives by Elizabeth Garden Based on true events, Tree of Lives is a riveting two-track story of a horrific public murder in 1930 that became a long buried family secret. The lost ghost of the murderer, Raymond, roams the earth until his abused great niece, Ruth, a promising artist, confronts her deeply troubled family. It is a story of unfolding forgiveness, survival and triumph over unaddressed trauma as this determined woman navigates her thorny life path. … [Read more...] about Tree of Lives by Elizabeth Garden
Bargain Book: Asylum by Carly Rheilan
The child’s hand groping out of the earth is undoubtedly real. As real as Cabdi’s own hand, when it lay on the earth after the machete fell, long ago. But this hand is alive. And it isn’t in a war-zone. It’s in the playground of a school, just outside the grounds of the English psychiatric hospital where Cabdi is now held. And the man who is stamping on the moving hand is a pigeater. Pigeaters are in charge of everything. As an accidental asylum seeker, Cabdi is friendless in a country he … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: Asylum by Carly Rheilan
Clarity: Beauty in Pain by LaShundra Smith
"Clarity: Beauty in Pain" chronicles the painful journey of the author that is, unfortunately, also the reality of far too many little girls today. Through LaShundra's life experiences she aims to aid the reader in breaking generational curses, heal broken relationships, and overcome past pain. The woman she is today transparently reveals how GOD can create beauty from pain. Targeted Age Group:: 15-60 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I have unfortunately gone through every form of … [Read more...] about Clarity: Beauty in Pain by LaShundra Smith
A Backpack, a Eurorail Pass, and Some Serious Baggage by Jennie Withers
The rules are simple: 1)Be Worldly, 2) No Guilt! 3) Discover the perfect pint of ale. Travelers, like writers, believe in the power of setting. Jen thinks of traveling Europe with fellow Mormon, Jeanne, and an Alaska Native named Bert, as an escape from her conservative upbringing and the pressures of conforming to a religion she does not believe in. The change of setting and culture allows Jen to have a raucous, guilt-free experience with her boisterous, silly, and hilarious friends. The … [Read more...] about A Backpack, a Eurorail Pass, and Some Serious Baggage by Jennie Withers
Interview with Author – Nellie Cake
About Nellie Cake: Lowell Hawthorne-Elementary and High School Beech Grove, Indianapolis, Indiana (I left in fourth grade, but went back for a G.E.D.) Southeastern Christian College (Didn't get a degree because I was pregnant two times) Clark County, Winchester, Kentucky Trained Denny's managers-35 years-Side jobs were training cooks at Casa Lapita, Grasantis, Cruise Inn, Galley, Stone Crabb, Marios, and Olive Gardens. Orange County, Orlando, Florida Narcissist, abusive … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Nellie Cake
Permafree eBook: Sideshow by Brian Kindall
Meet Didier Rain – that antihero with noble aspirations, that poet with the fickle pen, that eager paramour ever in search of someone to love. In this adventure-laden novelette, we glimpse the rogue as he was in those days prior to his now famous exploits in DELIVERING VIRTUE and FORTUNA AND THE SCAPEGRACE (due out summer 2018). Prepare yourself to be amazed at Rain’s cleverness, daring, and near-to-honorable acts of madcap heroism as he lends a helping hand to a friend. For what self-respecting … [Read more...] about Permafree eBook: Sideshow by Brian Kindall
Interview with Author – Janice Strubbe Wittenberg & William Strubbe
About Janice Strubbe Wittenberg & William Strubbe: William Strubbe is mostly known as Bill, and less often as, Trogg, to old college friends. As a writer and journalist, he has four books of fiction and two of non-fiction under his belt. His articles have appeared in over 100 publications, including The New York Times, National Geographic Adventure, Essence, Cigar Aficionado, and The Boston Globe. Additionally, two of his plays have been produced. With the bulk of each year spent on an … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Janice Strubbe Wittenberg & William Strubbe
Genna’s Fight by Sheldon D. Newton
She Will Have To Fight To Survive!!!!! After enduring years of so much abuse, beatings, scorn and neglect that began from her child-hood and followed her into adult-hood, pushing her to the verge of suicide on more than one occasion, can Genna re-discover her true self, rise above her horrid past and regain all that she has lost, including her son? Grab your copy and find out in GENNA'S FIGHT. (A Novel) Targeted Age Group:: Adults and Teens What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I wanted … [Read more...] about Genna’s Fight by Sheldon D. Newton
Let Me Go by L.L. Akers
Bound by blood...Marked by the Dragonfly Tattoo. A Romantic Suspense Series starting with a dark and beautiful Coming Of Age Story--a tale of abuse, forgiveness, surviving, and love. No cliffhangers. Top 100 Bestseller. One woman is trapped, alone, in a box. Battling to survive the terrifying darkness, with nothing to do but wait in terror for her captor to return, she grapples through dreams and memories of a painful past. Slowly, the story of the dragonfly tattoo takes shape. Meant as a … [Read more...] about Let Me Go by L.L. Akers
