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A young cage fighter is diagnosed with a strange genetic disorder that requires a bone marrow transplant. It happened so quickly that the matter is now one of life and death; he has 24 weeks to live. Martin needs a relative for a donor, but his parents died in a car crash and he has no siblings or other close relatives. A mixed-raced man he casually met at Nandos, who later became a friend, volunteers to go for the test and is found to be a match. Leroy feels there is more to his relationship with Martin than just friendship.

A four-year-old girl loses her parents to murder-suicide and develops a mental disorder because of the lack of help. When she becomes an adult, she opens a car door while going 40 miles per hour with five children in the back and doesn't sleep for an entire week! Her son dedicates his entire life to helping her.

Hope is about a woman who lives in a drowned world and is going through a silent ruin, and finds comfort in believing that her own self exists as another being, and confides her innermost secrets to her. It all started with a dream, advancing to a nightmare that then became a reality. Hope plays a lonely game in silence, until her dreams turn to dust. She lives her life through an illusion that ends with capturing her own light, making that moment an unforgettable day. This novel reveals in detail how a woman suffers from depression, and how it rules and guides her life through her journey in finding solace.

It seems Darlene is always battling the familiar feeling that tugs at her insides and reminds her of a lifetime of rejection. Years ago while on vacation, she put a loaded gun to her head with her finger on the trigger. Although her husband, Derek, managed to talk her out of taking her life, she will never forget the look of horror on his face as he begged her to hand him the gun. Thankfully, her grandchildren have never known her struggles with mental trauma.

Oorah!: The Adventures of a Brave Girl is the story of an American 10-year-old tomboy. Although her name is Samantha, she prefers to be called Sam in honor of her father’s first name. Her greatest desire is to become as brave as her dad, a United States Marine who died in battle during the Vietnam War.

In "Along Came Hell, or So I Thought," witness a profound journey of spiritual transformation as one woman grapples with the shocking revelation of her husband's betrayal after forty-four years of marriage. This heart-wrenching narrative delves deep into the core of family trauma, shedding light on the dark corners of sexual abuse within a seemingly normal household. It's a poignant growth book that doesn't just tell a story; it escorts listeners through the tumultuous pathways of emotional healing, guided by a steadfast Christian perspective on trauma.

A young mother is left alone with her two young children for a week while a serial killer hunts in her community. In a near panic, she prays to God, whose existence she thinks questionable, issuing him an ultimatum: prove You exist. He does. This is her true story.

Kerry is raised in a Christian household, but when she finds out she’s pregnant, she doesn’t know what to do. She is an unmarried teen faced with some very difficult decisions. Either she could abort her baby or carry the child to term. If she does have the baby, will she keep it or give it up for adoption and if so, to whom? Carried is the true story of Kerry’s not one but two teenage pregnancies and how God carried her through every step and every decision that ultimately saved the lives of her two unborn kids. She eventually walks through the valley of adoption to miraculous restoration.

Stunned and in disbelief, author Shelby Wagner, watched as the young nurses walked away after informing her that “Mr. Wagner didn’t make it!” A once-confident woman is shattered with grief, unable to accept that her husband is "gone". As visions of a lonely and uncertain future danced before her, she asked God why he had not taken her too. But God had plans for her. Wagner's story is provocative and captivating. Her insights and coping strategies are invaluable.

Belle and Chloe are loving twin sisters who do everything together. But one day, tragedy strikes when Belle is burned by a pot of boiling soup. With third-degree burns on several areas of her body, she must spend a few months in the hospital for treatment and later have surgery to reduce her scars.

Economist Dia Fenner has settled down in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband Ethan and infant daughter Ava. She is now the fiscal adviser to the new Libertarian Governor of North Carolina. When the Governor proposes an ambitious plan to simplify taxes, lower rates, and eliminate tax perks to certain groups, she puts Dia in charge of selling the plan to the public and pushing it through the General Assembly. Yet immediately there is strong pushback from those who will lose their tax favors.

THIS IS EDEN? is a historical fiction about the life of Hattie and John Burley and their six strong-willed children in the early twentieth century. As it begins they are living in a two story wooden structure in Chicago. John is a bit of a dreamer who works for a dairy but feels led to pastor a church. He sees his opportunity in the Chicago Tribune: The Soo Line Railroad advertises land he can afford in north/central Wisconsin.

This book is about people who are starting to awaken. To give them some of the experiences that I have had and to show them that you can have these experiences and still have a loving, productive life. To let them know there is nothing wrong with them, they are magnificent.