Joseph Fannell was just twenty-two years-old when he lost his life, the victim of a senseless car accident. A brother, an uncle, a budding spoken word performance artist, and an expert at sinking two and three-pointers, he was most of all, my beloved son. What does it feel like to lose your child? How can any parent ever expect to endure such grief? These are just some of the traumatic questions that have haunted me since hearing the news no mother, no parent, is ever prepared to … [Read more...] about Remember to Breathe: Growing Through the Stages of Grief by Evelyn Fannell
Interview with Author – Barbara E. Joe
About Barbara E. Joe: Last posting here was made after my first book came out, Triumph & Hope: Golden Years with the Peace Corps in Honduras, which continues to attract readers, even though Peace Corps left Honduras for security reasons. I’m a firm believer in walking the walk, not just writing about it. I still travel annually to Honduras to volunteer with medical brigades and other humanitarian projects (last time, in Feb. 2016), partially supported by sales of that book. I continue … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Barbara E. Joe
Buyer’s Guide: Triumph & Hope: Golden Years with the Peace Corps in Honduras by Barbara E. Joe
Targeted Age Group: 16 and adult Category: Autobiographies, Biographies & Memoirs Print book price range: $14.35-$16.99 eBook price range: $5.99 About Triumph & Hope: Golden Years with the Peace Corps in Honduras: Joining the Peace Corps was something I’d always dreamed of doing ever since 1961 when President Kennedy first announced the corps’ formation. But life intervened and I didn’t actually join until 2000 when I was 62, inspired by Miss Lillian, President Carter’s mother, … [Read more...] about Buyer’s Guide: Triumph & Hope: Golden Years with the Peace Corps in Honduras by Barbara E. Joe
Buyer’s Guide: Confessions of a Secret Latina: How I Fell Out of Love with Castro & In Love with the Cuban People by Barbara E. Joe
Targeted Age Group: 18 and up Category: Autobiographies, Biographies & Memoirs Print book price range: $16-$18.99 eBook price range: $5.99 About Confessions of a Secret Latina: How I Fell Out of Love with Castro & In Love with the Cuban People: Whatever your ethnic background or personal opinion of Fidel Castro, you will find something new and revealing in this book. It offers a frank firsthand account of one woman’s journey, not only through Cuba, but through a life filled with … [Read more...] about Buyer’s Guide: Confessions of a Secret Latina: How I Fell Out of Love with Castro & In Love with the Cuban People by Barbara E. Joe
Interview with Author – Jennifer T Webb
About Jennifer T Webb: Jennifer T Webb was born in the deep South to a family who moved each year, when she was a child. As an adult she naturally became a traveler. Eventually, she went to Puerto Rico, a United States island commonwealth located in the Atlantic Ocean, with the Caribbean Sea at it's Southern borders. For her, it was the most beautiful place she had ever seen. There, she had a near-death experience, that transformed her life completely and left her with 'fatal longing' (an NDE … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jennifer T Webb
Peace by A. D. Koboah @adkoboah
Peace Osei is young, beautiful – and addicted to heroin; the only thing that can keep painful past memories at bay. But when a face from the past re-enters her life demanding answers to questions she is not ready to face, it threatens to send Peace swimming deeper into self-destructive waters. Having spent so long drifting away from the real world, can Peace find the strength to face the past and banish her demons? Targeted Age Group:: Adult What Inspired You to Write Your Book? Most … [Read more...] about Peace by A. D. Koboah @adkoboah
Glass Half Full by Sarah Jane Butfield @sjbutfield
This book is bargain priced from 12/24/2013 until 12/31/2013 Is the glass half empty or half full? Ironically, sometimes life influences our view, and alters our perception. Life changing events, up to 1997, almost destroyed me. At my lowest point, and just in time, I met Nigel. He helped me to discover how a positive attitude can change everything. I decided not to squander anymore of my time or energy on undeserving people. This new positive approach helps me to perceive my glass as … [Read more...] about Glass Half Full by Sarah Jane Butfield @sjbutfield
Dream World by S.J.Hitchcock
This book is bargain priced from 12/09/2013 until 12/31/2013 I spot my mother’s car approaching me. I see her wave, and smile as our eyes lock. Then as if in slow motion, the most horrific scene plays out before my eyes. The van switches lanes once again, right into my mother’s path. The look on her face as she steps on the brakes shows SHE HAS REALISED it’s too late, the car ploughs into the van as such speed she had no time to react. I watch in horror as my mother flies forward. I close my … [Read more...] about Dream World by S.J.Hitchcock
