Addiction to Recovery / Unlocking your Potential, is and accumulation of existential realization, many resources, years of recovery, education, insights, and years working in the field of addiction, with all adepts in the goal of personal transformation from addiction to recovery. This is an integrative approach to living and wellness of recovery. I offer my carefully considered overviews and assessments on the best-known treatments (theories) connected to recovery. I have provided a new outlook … [Read more...]
The Third Step by William Lobb
Dark, gritty, and riddled with back alley characters, The Third Step is one man’s journey into the black recesses of his own soul… Meet Frankie, a young, disaffected amateur boxer, really more of a punching bag, a drunk and a drug addict. He is a loser at love, except for his relationship with his grandma, who, rumor has it, is a white witch. She, along with a handful of others, serve as his moral compass. Frankie fights a lifelong struggle to find an understanding of the creator of the … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – William Lobb
About Willaim Lobb: It was 1957, March actually. Guys who’d kicked Hitler’s and Hirohito’s asses were back home and settling in, buying big block Chevy’s and houses and TVs. I came to this world in the middle of all this. It was amazing. Captain Kangaroo and Leave it to Beaver. There was a sense that we were on the side of God and right. Then it all changed, quickly. Vietnam, hippies. Nixon. The Russians. We no longer so scary, our government was, and everything started to change. My belief … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Amy D. Brooks
About Amy D. Brooks: Amy D. Brooks is a memoirist and fiction writer. She has been a published author since age nineteen and has sold over a hundred thousand copies in twelve different languages. She is currently sober, stable, and living in San Diego, California.</p> Brooks has been influenced by contemporary poets and authors and also writes poetry. She is inspired by Christian literature, specifically that which emphasizes the role of women in the faith and church. She is an avid … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Gian Andrea
About Gian Andrea: Gian Andrea is an Italian writer who currently resides in the United Kingdom. Voracious reader since young age, he grew very fond of Philosophy, Art and Linguistic; along with his wide interest for Physics and Human Biology. He holds a Bachelor degree in Literature and History with honours, and a Master degree in Philosophy with honours. BRIEF UNOFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY Back to the time when he was better known for his physique, rather than his brain, Giannandrea was a kid … [Read more...]
How to Grow an Addict. a novel by J.A. Wright
HOW TO GROW AN ADDICT: a novel, is a coming-of-age story that traces Randall’s life from neglected child to adult drug addict. Set in the Northern California in the 1980s and 90s, the novel opens with twenty-three-year-old Randall Grange in The Facility, a 30-day rehab program for drug addicts and alcoholics. A social worker has convinced her to seek help for her troubled life after Randall arrived in the hospital following a night of drinking and waking up to discover she’d been drugged and … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – J.A. Wright
About J.A. Wright: J.A. Wright was raised in the Pacific Northwest and moved to New Zealand in 1990. With more than thirty years in recovery from drug addiction, she’s been crafting her debut novel How to Grow an Addict for years. How to Grow an Addict is J.A. Wright's debut novel. Named best book of 2015 by Redbook/Good Housekeeping magazine and a finalist in both the 2015 USA Best Book Awards and 2015 Foreward Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award and a Bronze winner in the 2016 IPPY … [Read more...]
Something To Dream On by Diane Rinella
If a painting in the home of your perfect man reflects your dreams of doom, do you run, or do you dare to embrace love? While Lizetta lives a life of compassion, childhood bullying over a few extra pounds have caused this sparky woman to lose sight of the beauty of her soul. Jensen’s recent past is filled with substance abuse, shady morals, and loose women. A brutal wake up call forced him to find his way back to the gentle soul he once was; however, there are some whose futures depend on … [Read more...]
Beyond the Cracks by Bridget Straub
Everyone is defined by their past to one extent or another. For Ellie Moor the question is what really happened? When your father is a rock star and your mother becomes a religious fanatic just as you are beginning high school, you are bound to end up a little confused. For fifteen years Ellie has been running from her past, but now she is asking questions and looking for answers. What she discovers is that sometimes you have to stand back and look beyond the cracks in order to see the full … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Sylvie Nickels
About Sylvie Nickels: I was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland. My mother was Swiss, my father English and they met on a ship going to New Zealand. This may have contributed to that part of my genes which made me a travel writer. My school days were through World War Two in the suburbs of London. During that time, at the age of ten, I filled school exercise books with stories of a friendly dragon who took two human children on adventures. First they had to manoeuvre their way through barrage … [Read more...]
Heartstrings (Heart & Soul #1) by Kelli McCracken
“You’ve suffered a terrible tragedy, Jo.” That’s what my doctor keeps telling me. All I know is that I’ve lost everything—my ability to play piano, six years of my life, my will to live… The only thing keeping Jocelyn 'Jo' Hayes from falling apart is her brother, Brighton, whose past is sketchier than her mind. Brighton’s hiding secrets. He refuses to give Jo the answers she needs, but after she meets the mysterious Adam, she decides to keep secrets of her own. As Jo’s … [Read more...]
Remembering Will by Jim Yackel
Memory is pain, but there are some things he’ll never forget… At thirty-nine years of age, Will Gailey is an “over the hill” singer-songwriter who leads a rock band that the music business doesn't consider to have the “now” sound. A trauma has rocked his world, and as a result his memory of events has been severely affected. Will can remember the lyrics and chord changes to his songs, but there are other things that seemingly he’s forgotten. Will has always enjoyed fishing, but even that … [Read more...]
