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Annie Moore Martin is trying to hold it together, keeping up with a 60-hour+ work week in a solo veterinary practice, on-call 24/7, cooking, cleaning for her family, and attending all soccer practices, piano lessons, gymnastic meets, and school plays. Almost at the end of her frazzled leash, she hears God calling her to Ethiopia. Is it God, or is she hallucinating from exhaustion? Annie leaves the U.S., assuming she will treat large animals in the African bush.

Divorced and fifty-five, Janet Silver Ghent stood in tears at Jerusalem's Western Wall in the winter of 1998 and pressed a paper between the cracks. Please, God, find me a match, she wrote. She should have marked it Rush. As 1999 dawned, she took matters into her own hands and penned a quirky personals adCute writer seeks leading man for possible lifetime dramaluring Allen, a singing Silicon Valley engineer, to a tryst in a San Francisco toy store. They tapped out tunes with their toes on a giant mat piano.

Are you ready to be challenged, have your heart exposed, and face raw truth? Pilgrim on God and Salvation by John Bunyan (author of The Pilgrim’s Progress) will peel away layers of your very person until you face the raw truth of your soul before God. Bunyan wrote this book during his 12 year imprisonment, and the audiobook will transport you to his dungeon. Listeners will imagine themselves in a cell with Bunyan while he speaks passionately to the heart.

In my memoir The Reward of Not Knowing, I take listeners on a journey, marked by both adventure and introspection, from Texas to Los Angeles, Hawaii to California wine country, and from Ireland's wild cliffs to the mountains of Austria. I detail my transformation from being a people-pleaser stuck in a state of alienation to being empowered to follow my bliss. I posit that, in order to bridge our societal divides, we must foster a deeper sense of self-awareness and connection.

This powerful and inspiring story follows Moses, a young man born during the Liberian civil war, as he navigates a life filled with hardship, perseverance, and hope. From growing up in refugee camps, enduring family struggles, overcoming illness, and facing societal challenges, Moses's journey is a testament to resilience and the power of determination. Despite numerous setbacks, Moses never gave up on his dreams. His story is not just about survival but about the relentless pursuit of education, self-improvement, and the belief in a brighter future.

About the Author: Andrew Robinson is a courageous voice emerging from the shadows of one of America’s most secretive and controversial polygamist groups, known as The Order. After spending 30 years entrenched in the Kingston Polygamist group, Andrew made the life-altering decision to escape with his family. Now, he is on a mission to reveal the dark underbelly of The Order, shedding light on the hidden abuses and illegal activities that have long been kept out of public view.

How a ‘nerdy’ Australian flower farmer, barrister, scientist and engineer saved 41 people trapped in an Indian mine collapse that inspired the world to believe that with determination and a sense of purpose anything is possible.

Matta charts his course through neglect and emotional hardship in this emotive-reflective micro-memoir, interlaced with evocative poetry. His premature birth triggered latent cancer in his mother, leaving him under the stern care of his faith-bound grandmother. His childhood, thus, becomes an icy saga of dread and isolation. Haunted by survivor’s guilt and unjust blame, Antonio’s tale of silent suffering and self-inflicted harm sheds light on the invisible wounds many bear. Yet, amidst this torment, Born Premature, Loved Overdue emerges as a beacon of human resilience.

In her first book, A Beautiful Spiral, Dr. Ashanna Sevin tells her extraordinary story of healing from nine brain tumors caused by the life-threatening disease, cerebral cysticercosis. For seven years, she struggled to survive the devastating physical and psychological effects of the worms growing in her brain due to a parasite she contracted while serving in a remote African village for the U.S. Peace Corps. These creatures were first her torture and then her teachers, and through this experience a healer was born. However, death called again when she was violently attacked in her home.

Fueled by her spirit for adventure and with her £10.00 ticket in hand, Elizabeth Isle leaves 1960s England, determined to see it all, not just Australia and New Zealand, but as much as she can on the way, too. She surrenders her passport to the Australian government and must find work to support herself on the other side of the world from her family and friends. There can be no going back for two years. Join this intrepid young woman on the adventure of her lifetime.

An ex-pat from San Francisco, Antonia Murphy is living on a farm in rural New Zealand with her husband and two kids, bored and isolated, when her husband leaves her. Suddenly, she has to figure out how to survive. Upon discovering the decriminalisation of sex work in New Zealand, Antonia’s mind starts to wander, and she reaches out to the international sex worker community online to learn more about the business.

Daisy-May Jones was four years old when she was told by her parents the family was moving halfway across the world to Australia for a better life. Leaving everything behind, including her beloved grandparents, Daisy-May spent a happy and secure few years adapting to a new life. But after the breakdown of her parent's marriage, she stepped into a nightmare as her mother introduced a new step-father to her and her disabled brother.

Ryan and Phil had always been inseparable. Twins born 35 minutes apart, Ryan was the protective one, constantly looking out for his younger brother. They can't remember how old they were when the abuse started, but they can remember their uncle very clearly. A frequent visitor to their home in Lincoln, he lavished their family with expensive treats. School holidays and weekends were spent visiting him, when he would often take the two little boys aside to play the games he liked. Trapped with him, day after day, year after year, the abuse continued until Ryan and Phil turned 16.

Kathryn Powers’ The Strength of Cara delves into the harrowing realities of the Opioid and Fentanyl epidemic, as it seeks to illuminate the profound impact these drugs have on families and society. It uncovers the distressing absence of laws that facilitate proper care for those affected by mental illness and addiction, resulting in a dire lack of support for these individuals.

¡MI PERRO BOOSTER es una emocionante historia que se desarrolla por décadas, en la que Booster, un perro rescatado por un hombre, lo salva a él... pasando así de estar al borde del suicidio, a ser un apasionado por mejorar la vida de personas en todo el mundo!

DIAMOND: The Memoir of a Lost Daughter of Japan tells the tale of a small girl orphaned in a hostile foreign country, who must live by her wits and courage until fate decides to favor her many years later.

Sailing the "Seven Seas," and crossing the Arctic Circle. A deadly rescue attempt in fifty to one-hundred foot swells. Floating up the Saigon River during the throes of Vietnam, surviving repeated and brutal attacks from rockets and gunfire. Being interrogated as a spy in Cold War Berlin. Playing in the big leagues in the NY Stock Exchange. Rubbing elbows with actors, presidents, celebrities and elites from all over the world. Building an amazing family and leaving a legacy.

In the perpetual daylight of June, where the sun never sets, Alaskans brace themselves for the harsh winter ahead by toiling day and night, gathering supplies and chopping wood. During an ambitious hike to the Yukon River, Darcy and her companions found themselves pursued by a grizzly bear—a perilous journey that forced them to confront the boundaries of human tenacity.

In September 2023, I found myself at the lowest point in my life. I had attempted suicide and was admitted to the hospital. But little did I know, this was just the beginning of my journey towards healing and redemption.

At fifty-four, Alenka was running out of time to follow through on a dream she’d written down in her pocket-size Rumi book just after her first marriage crumbled. Years later, as she slowly rebuilt her life with her second husband, things started spiraling out of control. The only way she knew how to heal and connect all painful parts of her life was by riding her bike, and she didn’t want to have regrets. But was she brave enough to embark on an unknown path and risk losing everything . . . perhaps even her own life?