J.P. Sexton's The Big Yank is a memoir about a family after immigrating from New York to Donegal in Ireland. The family life of John and his little brother, who doesn't get the beatings that John gets, is almost harrowing, to say the least, trying...

Autism with HEART: A Guide for Parents with Newly Diagnosed Kids by Katherine Kanaaneh is a book for parents handling an autistic child at home. It will guide them on how to handle themselves when they are around the autistic child and will simplify their...

Shining Through: From Grief to Gratitude is a non-fiction memoir written by Soraya Saraswati. Saraswati's middle child attempted suicide just a few days short of his eighteenth birthday. Prem was a special child, sensitive, caring and quirky, but he was seriously affected by the trauma...

Role Reversal: How to Take Care of Yourself And Your Aging Parents by Iris Waichler is a helpful tool to all those who are involved in the caretaking of their loved ones as they grow older. The book encourages everyone to listen to their parents,...

Healing a Child's Pet Loss Grief: A Guide for Parents by Wendy Van de Poll is a helpful non-fiction book on the impact of pets on people’s lives — adults and children alike — and how to cope with the illness or death of a...

From Pastor to Psych Ward: Recovery from a Suicide Attempt is Possible by Steve Austin is a testimonial about one man's life struggles, dealing with abuse and recovery from a suicide attempt. This is a touching book that deals with a topic most people don't...

The poetry depicted in Echos Of Cries Unheard by first time writer and author, Pattie Marsiglio, absolutely, genuinely, COMPLETELY BLEW ME AWAY. I have no words to express the depth of emotions that she was able to capture in her beautiful, haunting, insightful poetry....

An Open Letter to my Abuser by Lynny Prince is an honest book that shares letters from survivors of abuse with readers. Sexual trauma silences the voice of an individual and they are emotionally, psychologically, and physically changed for the rest of their lives. The...

Extinguished Hope by Kendra Bell-Hayes is not an easy read. Few stories of child abuse are. This isn't the author's own story. It is one she has kindly offered to write for the protagonist, Michael, who cannot write this story himself. As she tells us...

Wounded Warrior, Wounded Wife: Not Just Surviving But Thriving is written by Barbara K. McNally. Meet twenty brave women. “Strong, patient, giving women are the unsung heroes, standing on the sidelines after the medals have been awarded, the parades have ended, and our soldiers finally...