Category: Biographies & Memoirs

Hits, Heathens, and Hippos

He’s survived a fierce hippo attack and a sting from the world’s most venomous insect, but can he survive an over-the-top father, who prays aloud in restaurants, faith-heals his old Toyota, and believes demons possess his Masonic Lodge watch? Find out in the hilarious new memoir from multi-award-winning author Marty Essen! “Marty Essen’s book, Hits, Heathens and Hippos, takes you on a comedy journey that never ends. It’s a wicked funny ride. And I know funny.”—Karen Pickering, com... [Read More...]

Unconventional

An inspirational story about taking a chance, following your vision, and thriving in one of the US’s wildest emerging industries, 2022 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite, Unconventional, profiles Jamie Andrea Garzot’s journey as one of California’s legal cannabis industry pioneers. $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Kyrie Eleison

Follow one artist’s plight to ground herself through many trials and mishaps and heartbreak all compounded by her bi- polar depression. M Martin was raised in the freewheelin 60s, and she niavely beleives love is the answer but succumbs to many unloving situations like pitfalls………finally she resurfaces to the call of her soul and you will see her victory….each chapter begins with a glimpse of her sculpture works. $9.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

How I Learned to Like My Mom

This is the story of a woman who drank too much, parented too little, and MARRIED SEVEN MEN! She was beautiful, talented, wrote country songs, and she just happened to be my mother. Can you love someone but not Like them? Can you forgive what you can’t forget? Is it ever too late? Set in the Midwest UA, this Tears to Cheers memoir details the journey of a traumatic childhood of alcohol, abuse, divorce, neglect and poverty. But don’t despair … healing is possible when forgivene... [Read More...]

Twice a Daughter

Julie is adopted and a twin. Because their adoption was closed, she and her sister lack both a health history and their adoption papers—which becomes an issue for Julie when, at 48, she finds herself facing several serious health issues. Following an 8-year journey, what began as a simple desire for a family medical history has evolved into a complicated quest that unearths secrets, lies, and family members that are literally right next door. $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

The Intrepid Brotherhood: Public Power, Corruption, and Whistleblowing in the Pacific Northwest

Deep corruption threatened to ruin jobs and harm lives. Intimidation, distrust, and secrecy became the norm among the executive management group of Chelan County Public Utility. Even in a small and semirural American government, corrupt leaders aren’t simply dishonest and immoral. They’re dangerous. A riveting and relevant memoir, The Intrepid Brotherhood details a classic story of enlightened leaders’ war against oppressive management when private misconduct evokes public resistance. $0.... [Read More...]

Wheels of Injustice: Saving My Child from the Child Savers

Six weeks into a blissful honeymoon, life turns into a nightmare when Susan’s 9-year-old daughter is taken away and her husband is falsely accused of child sexual abuse. Dragged under the churning wheels of the child protection system, Susan is given a choice: cooperate in prosecuting her innocent husband or lose her daughter. When the couple doesn’t give in to pressure, Susan loses custody of her daughter, and her husband is charged with a felony that carries a 16-year prison sentence.No o... [Read More...]