Scars and Melodies is the raw, unfiltered true story of Jamie Fontaine and the Level, a regional rock band that rose from Northeast Wisconsin stages to national recognition on the Billboard charts. Discovered in 2017 by music industry veteran Chris Dobry, the band embarked on a relentless journey of sold-out shows, major festivals, and cross-country trips from Nashville to Los Angeles. However, behind the headlines and growing success, the dream began to unravel as alcohol, drugs, ego, and the intense pressures of the music business fractured relationships. Told firsthand by the manager who invested in their future and experienced the chaos, this book goes beyond the typical rock-and-roll story to expose the heartbreak hidden behind the spotlight. It ultimately serves as a powerful reminder that every rise has a story, every fall leaves scars, and every melody carries a devastating price. $9.99 on Kindle.

51 Deeply Personal, Provocative, and Intriguing Stories.

Gregory Mark Haynes invites you on a truthful, humble, and engaging journey through 51 selected experiences from his life, each offering a fresh perspective and a sense of wonder. Whether it’s surviving a severe tropical storm aboard an ocean liner as a boy, hiking the dramatic Fish River Canyon in Namibia, or embarking on a self-made tour of Paris, each chapter is a no-frills, upbeat, and authentic account.

These true-to-life stories span a wide range of unforgettable moments and adventures, such as parasailing, ostrich riding, sailing, hiking, skydiving, wildlife encounters in South Africa, and so much more, all on a modest budget and driven by a fearless, fun-loving spirit.

Born in Australia and shaped by life in South Africa and the UK, Greg blends humour, resilience, curiosity, and a deep love of life into each experience. His tales offer insight into the choices, risks, and values that shaped his character, while reflecting on how our unique paths help define who we become.

If you’re curious about how others live, what people do with their lives, and how life’s journey transforms them, then this book is for you.

Each chapter is enhanced by an online companion featuring maps, photographs, and detailed links. Look out for the dagger symbol (†) throughout the book as each one points you to further resources and media to deepen your experience. The Webpage Companion offers over 1,600 curated links, organised chapter by chapter, to provide historical, geographical, and cultural context to every story. Free on Kindle.

Nobody tells you about the moments that change the trajectory of your life or business. Not the big, obvious ones—the quiet ones. The conversation you almost didn’t have. The deal that fell apart and redirected your career. The mistake you’d take back—until you realized it was the best thing that ever happened to you. The moments that leave you wondering if you’re falling behind when, in reality, you’re being redirected.

Nobody Told Me That is a business memoir built from a curated collection of raw, immigrant-rooted, real-life turning points earned across two decades of entrepreneurship. Through stories of immigration, reinvention, and hard-earned lessons, business owner Roger Magalhães reveals how courage creates opportunity, how relationships shape success, and how the stories we share—and the way we tell them—create trust, connection, and impact.

Roger is a self-made entrepreneur who learned through experience. He started where most people don’t—at the bottom, with no contacts, no road map, and a language he was still learning. He built a business one client, one relationship, and one risk at a time. What he discovered along the way surprised him: success isn’t built through perfect plans. It’s built through courage, persistence, meaningful relationships, and the willingness to keep moving forward when the path ahead isn’t clear.

Inside, you’ll find:

The turning points every entrepreneur, business owner, and leader eventually faces—and what they’re really trying to teach you.
How honest storytelling builds trust faster than any pitch or credential.
Why your hardest seasons often become the turning points that shape your future.
Why courage is built through action—not confidence.
What most people call “luck”—and why it’s almost never that.

If you’re an entrepreneur, small business owner, leader, coach, or anyone rebuilding from scratch, these stories will remind you that you’re not alone—and that you don’t have to have everything figured out to keep moving forward. If things haven’t gone the way you expected, you’re in good company. That’s exactly where this story begins. $0.99 on Kindle.

One woman’s escape. One family’s fight for freedom. One true story that reveals the human cost of revolution.

Before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Homa Iravanian lived a life filled with family, opportunity, and hope in a country that was rapidly modernizing. But as political unrest gave way to an authoritarian regime, everything she knew was stripped away.
By 1987, Homa was trapped alone in Iran.

Separated from her family and living under the constant threat of persecution, she faced an impossible reality. If she could not escape within months, she risked arrest, imprisonment, torture, and the loss of her future. What followed was a courageous journey fueled by determination, resilience, and an unwavering hope of reuniting with the people she loved.

Based on Homa’s personal journal and lovingly translated by her daughter, Mojgan Zargarian, Maman’s Escape from Iran is an intimate memoir that brings history to life through the eyes of one woman who lived it. Enhanced by Jessica Payne’s compelling storytelling, this remarkable account captures not only the political upheaval of post-revolutionary Iran, but also the universal themes of family, sacrifice, courage, and survival.

This historical memoir is a testament to the strength of women who refused to surrender hope, even in the face of oppression.
For readers of true stories, women’s history, Iranian history, and memoirs of resilience, Maman’s Escape from Iran offers an unforgettable glimpse into one family’s struggle for freedom and the enduring power of the human spirit.
$0.99 on Kindle.

For fans, skaters, and anyone who loves a comeback story, this is the definitive look at how tragedy shaped one of the sport’s most beloved careers. $0.99 on Kindle.

When two high school students ask Theresa to share her story, they unlock a powerful tale of courage, sacrifice, and the true meaning of family. From a broken childhood to an unexpected pregnancy in an era when choices were few, Theresa’s journey reveals the profound strength it takes to choose someone else’s happiness over your own. Based on true events from the author’s biological mother’s life, Room For Another explores adoption from a birth mother’s perspective. $0.99 on Kindle.

The definitive true “Southern Gothic” account of the life, crimes, conviction, and execution of Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins, the charismatic, brutal, well-liked, remorseless South Carolina serial killer who was dubbed the Charles Manson of the South—written by the prosecutor who brought him to justice. $3.99 on Kindle.

Brokenness Becomes Beautiful is a raw, honest, and deeply human poetry collection by Terence Ang, an award-winning Singaporean author whose life changed after a stroke left him with aphasia, reshaping his voice and creative journey through struggle, perseverance, and self-reflection.

These poems were born out of searching — through questioning, reflection, and the difficult process of learning to live with change. Terence explores how moments of fracture can become places where truth, healing, strength, and transformation begin.

Moving through themes of self-discovery, self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-love, self-healing, self-care, self-growth, and self-empowerment, Brokenness Becomes Beautiful creates a compassionate space where vulnerability is honoured, honesty becomes strength, and becoming is recognised as its own kind of beauty.

At the heart of the collection is also a story of voice. Living with aphasia changed the way Terence communicates, but it did not silence what he wanted to say. Through poetry, he found another way to express thoughts, emotions, frustrations, hopes, and possibilities beyond spoken words.

Since its release in 2026, Brokenness Becomes Beautiful has reached international literary audiences, with appearances at the American Library Association Annual Conference 2026 in Chicago, the 15th Annual New York City Poetry Festival, and the International Dublin Writers Festival 2026. These appearances brought Terence’s story of stroke, aphasia, resilience, and reclaiming voice to wider audiences.

The collection has also received meaningful praise from Debra Meyerson and Steve Zuckerman, co-authors of Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke and Co-Founders and Co-Chairs of Stroke Onward, who wrote:

“Thank you, Terence, for writing this book. You so beautifully capture the experience of millions of stroke survivors living with aphasia – frustration, opportunity, hope, beauty and so much more. Such powerful impact by not letting aphasia silence your voice.”

Gentle yet powerful, this is a collection for anyone who has ever felt wounded, lost, changed, or uncertain about what comes next, yet continues to move forward. It reminds us that brokenness does not have to be the end of the story; within the cracks, deeper understanding, strength, and unexpected beauty can emerge.

Brokenness Becomes Beautiful is ultimately a celebration of the courage to keep becoming — and a reminder that even in brokenness, something beautiful may already be taking shape. $0.99 on Kindle.

But it does not have to define you.

In this deeply personal and emotionally powerful memoir, educator, mentor, and visionary leader Priscilla L. Dingle shares the story behind the woman who built PHASE Academy — a school and community movement dedicated to helping young people discover hope, healing, and self-worth.

From childhood dreams and family loss to toxic relationships, betrayal, grief, spiritual growth, and personal reinvention, It’s Just a Phase is a transparent journey through life’s hardest seasons and the lessons discovered on the other side.

Through candid storytelling, faith-filled reflection, and moments of hard-earned wisdom, Dr. Dingle reveals how pain can become purpose — and how every setback can become preparation for something greater.

At the heart of this memoir is a powerful truth:

What you are going through is not the end of your story . . .

It’s just a phase.

Inside This Inspiring Memoir, You’ll Discover:

How to keep moving forward through grief, betrayal, and disappointment
The importance of healing, boundaries, and self-worth
Lessons learned from toxic relationships and emotional manipulation
The story behind PHASE Academy and its mission to uplift youth
Faith-driven encouragement for overcoming adversity
Why purpose often emerges from life’s most painful moments

A Story of Purpose, Leadership, and Resilience

More than a memoir, this book is a testimony of perseverance, transformation, and vision. Readers will witness the evolution of a young girl with big dreams into an award-winning educator, mentor, and community leader whose impact changed countless lives.

Filled with heartfelt memories, spiritual insight, and empowering reflections, It’s Just a Phase speaks to anyone navigating hardship, healing from emotional wounds, or searching for hope in the middle of uncertainty.

No matter how difficult the season may seem, healing is possible. Growth is possible. Purpose is possible.

And above all—this phase will not last forever. Free on Kindle.

Life can break you. Betray you. Humble you.

But it does not have to define you.

In this deeply personal and emotionally powerful memoir, educator, mentor, and visionary leader Priscilla L. Dingle shares the story behind the woman who built PHASE Academy — a school and community movement dedicated to helping young people discover hope, healing, and self-worth.

From childhood dreams and family loss to toxic relationships, betrayal, grief, spiritual growth, and personal reinvention, It’s Just a Phase is a transparent journey through life’s hardest seasons and the lessons discovered on the other side.

Through candid storytelling, faith-filled reflection, and moments of hard-earned wisdom, Dr. Dingle reveals how pain can become purpose — and how every setback can become preparation for something greater.

At the heart of this memoir is a powerful truth:

What you are going through is not the end of your story . . .

It’s just a phase.

Inside This Inspiring Memoir, You’ll Discover:

• How to keep moving forward through grief, betrayal, and disappointment
• The importance of healing, boundaries, and self-worth
• Lessons learned from toxic relationships and emotional manipulation
• The story behind PHASE Academy and its mission to uplift youth
• Faith-driven encouragement for overcoming adversity
• Why purpose often emerges from life’s most painful moments

A Story of Purpose, Leadership, and Resilience

More than a memoir, this book is a testimony of perseverance, transformation, and vision. Readers will witness the evolution of a young girl with big dreams into an award-winning educator, mentor, and community leader whose impact changed countless lives.

Filled with heartfelt memories, spiritual insight, and empowering reflections, It’s Just a Phase speaks to anyone navigating hardship, healing from emotional wounds, or searching for hope in the middle of uncertainty.

No matter how difficult the season may seem, healing is possible. Growth is possible. Purpose is possible.

And above all—this phase will not last forever.

Free on Kindle.

Bearing the Sword, Not in Vain is a powerful collection of real-life police stories from a man who walked the thin blue line with conviction, compassion, and an unwavering faith in God’s calling.

With over 25 years in law enforcement, Shelley Alan Gale recounts moments that tested his courage, his conscience, and his soul-armed standoffs, split-second decisions, and the quiet, unseen battles of a life in uniform. Each story reveals not just the harsh realities of police work, but the deep spiritual truths that carried him through.

This is not just a book about crime and justice. It’s about purpose. It’s about wrestling with what it means to bear the sword in a world of brokenness – and to do so not in vain. $2.99 on Kindle.

When Sarah Hanson realized that she had to leave her abusive marriage, she didn’t have a plan. She had instinct, fear, a body that had learned to brace against danger, and a small, stubborn voice insisting she deserved more. This is the story of what it takes to leave a life that is killing you, and who you can become on the other side.
$0.99 on Kindle.

A psychiatrist who spent 37 years and more than 30,000 conversations inside the mental health system reaches a verdict: the system has been solving the wrong problem. This is the account of how he found that out, and what he found instead. On March 6, 2026, psychiatry fired Dr. Fred Moss by video call. What he felt, underneath the anxiety, was relief. Welcome to Humanity is his reckoning – part memoir, part manifesto, part love letter to every person who has ever wondered if something was permanently broken inside them. There may be nothing wrong with you. There may never have been. $0.99 on Kindle.

From afar, Julie’s formative years looked perfect.

A father with a good, steady job. A stay-at-home mother who loved to read. A spacious yard filled with toys and games for her and her two siblings. Yet for those who looked just a little closer, Julie’s house was the one the neighbors whispered about, the place on the block that parents didn’t want their kids to visit.

The front door of Julie’s home hid dysfunction, abuse, alcoholism, neglect, and fear. Her father’s blind selfishness, Jekyll-and-Hyde moods, and fists that left bruises on his wife dominated the home, inflicting daily trauma on the family. Her mother tried her best, but ultimately her husband’s abuse led to lethargy and parental neglect, burdening her children with even more hardship as her autonomy was whittled away.

Abuse doesn’t just affect us in the moment. We carry trauma, and particularly sustained trauma, throughout our lives, sometimes even passing it to the next generation. In Life with Less of Me, Julianna Burmesch reflects upon how her upbringing influenced her life, its trajectory, and even her health as an adult, through a well documented phenomenon where adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can change a body on the cellular level. Breast cancer and a flesh-eating infection claimed parts of Julie’s body, mirroring her mother’s ever-shrinking life. Determined not to pass her scars to her own children, Julie fought to educate herself, heal from her past, embrace resilience, and become the successful, fulfilled woman she is today.

A candid and deeply reflective account of growing up in a home where the front door hid dysfunction, Life with Less of Me resonates with readers long past the final page. $5.99 on Kindle.

A father with a good, steady job. A stay-at-home mother who loved to read. A spacious yard filled with toys and games for her and her two siblings. Yet for those who looked just a little closer, Julie’s house was the one the neighbors whispered about, the place on the block that parents didn’t want their kids to visit.

A candid and deeply reflective account of growing up in a home where the front door hid dysfunction, Life with Less of Me resonates with readers long past the final page. $5.99 on Kindle.

In the summer of 2013, Marise C. Tourigny reached a breaking point. After decades of silencing her voice inside a marriage that left her feeling invisible, she found herself untethered—unsure of who she was, or if she mattered at all.

So she did something radical: she walked away.

Not just from a life that no longer fit, but onto the ancient path of the Camino de Santiago.

Sacred Miles on the Camino is a deeply personal, soul-level reckoning. Across 800 kilometers of rugged terrain—from the mist-covered Pyrenees to the wild Atlantic coast—Marise confronts the patterns that kept her small and begins the courageous work of reclaiming her worth. $0.99 on Kindle.

Weaving together her present reflections with personal dialogue between her current and former selves, “Everwoven: A Memoir. A Reckoning” by Megan Margherio invites readers into the intimate, nonlinear landscape of healing.
$0.99 on Kindle.

Weaving together her present reflections with personal dialogue between her current and former selves, “Everwoven: A Memoir. A Reckoning” by Megan Margherio invites readers into the intimate, nonlinear landscape of healing.
$9.99 on Kindle.

FRACTURED

In the pages of *FRACTURED*, the author shares her journey from childhood through her teenage years and into early adulthood. She recounts her experiences within a destructive family dynamic, enduring trauma, abuse, and interpersonal misconduct, along with deep, painful secrets. $2.99 on Kindle.

Lisa—a classically trained pianist, wife, and mother—yearns for something she can’t define. After she begins a study of jazz improv with an outspoken, trailblazing musician from the ’70s girl band era, a woman who encourages Lisa to let go musically and emotionally, life takes an unexpected, irrevocable turn. When they become lovers, what began as a desire to learn jazz becomes a lesson in letting go: with music, with an old way of living, and finally with life itself.

With rhythmic, imaginative prose, Fly, My Darling explores the resilience of love, the weight of loss, the undeniable pull toward freedom, and the transformation that occurs when a woman finally asks, What do I really want? Based on Richter’s years together with musician and visionary composer Lynda Roth, past and present weave together in this intimate journey of awakened eroticism, exhilarating joy, nearly unbearable grief, and moments of spiritual renewal. And through it all, there is music. Art must always come first, Lisa is reminded. The connection to the beautiful which transcends. It is how we survive.

Spare, impressionistic, and deeply personal, Fly, My Darling is a soulful journey of self-discovery and of what awaits when a woman striving to be free, finally is. $0.99 on Kindle.

An honest, brave, funny, heartbreaking, and ultimately triumphant book. You will love Janie, a little girl born on the wrong side of the tracks with the right set of gifts that carry her up and away from it all, and into your heart. Fans of Educated, by Tara Westover, or The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, will enjoy this memoir. $4.99 on Kindle.

An honest, brave, funny, heartbreaking, and ultimately triumphant book. You will love Janie, a little girl born on the wrong side of the tracks with the right set of gifts that carry her up and away from it all, and into your heart. Fans of Educated, by Tara Westover, or The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, will enjoy this memoir. $4.99 on Kindle.

Debbie is a mom trying to save her daughter. When the unimaginable happens, it is her daughter’s Golden Retriever, Brody, who shows her a new beginning. My Grief Jar is more than a memoir about loss. It’s a story about family, resilience, and the enduring power of love.

$2.99 on Kindle.

Inner Ember is the story of one man’s journey to find something larger than himself and his ongoing efforts to remain connected to the self he discovered ten years ago in the desert—even while living in the grip of our chaotic and disconnected modern age. $0.99 on Kindle.

Love was waiting at the shelter, not on Match.com. What does a single woman do when she longs to be a mother and hears her biological clock tick, tick, ticking away, but she keeps dating Mr. Wrong? She adopts a baby, of course. In the author’s case, it was a fur baby named Benny. For fans of Marley & Me, Birdie & Harlow, and Must Love Dogs, Mommy’s Boy is the tale of two lost souls finding the unconditional love, companionship, and emotional support they need, in the process forging a deep and profound bond as close as a mother and child. In his own special way, Benny helps Jennifer overcome her shyness, love without limits, and learn to love herself in preparation for her human soulmate. But when Benny faces a life-threatening illness, Jennifer must face the reality that no matter what we do, our time with our pets is limited.

Mommy’s Boy takes the reader on a transformative journey of love, loss, healing, redemption, and learning to love again. A tender and heartfelt tribute, Mommy’s Boy will resonate with anyone who’s loved a fur baby who was more than “just a dog,” he was family. $0.99 on Kindle.

“One of the best books by a rock musician I’ve ever read . . .” -Danny Goldberg, author of Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain

A gritty and melodic memoir of a guitarist’s coming of age amid the electric pulse of the Greenwich Village and Los Angeles 1960s music revolutions, when he encountered legends like James Taylor, Jim Morrison, Joni Mitchell, and Ken Kesey.

A Jewish kid born in Queens in 1947, Peter Gallway grew up with caring but emotionally aloof parents, and when the Leave It To Beaver 1950s gave way to counterculture, free love, and the chaotic rock ‘n’ roll of the next two decades, he took the ride of his life.

From shooting rubber bands in Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe’s Sutton Place apartment to shooting heroin in the backrooms of New York, Gallway plunges into the intoxicating world of New York’s Night Owl Cafe? alongside the Lovin’ Spoonful and James Taylor, through the Troubadour, Mama Cass, the Manson family, and the record companies of LA’s Sunset Strip.

Written in the raw, lyrical rhythm of a songwriter, through poetry, music, and prose, Hardtail Strat is an unputdownable story of music and madness, abuse and opportunity, loss and redemption-and the enduring power of song to set us free.
$0.99 on Kindle.

This book is for any adult pet parent who has ever loved and lost a once-in-a-lifetime dog. Through each letter, it honors the joy of loving deeply, the pain of saying goodbye, and the comfort found in remembering. Its inspirational message recounts how one woman rebuilt her life after multiple losses.

Inside these pages, you’ll find:

A dog grief book for adults
Personal letters written in the raw days of grief
Heartwarming stories celebrating Hobie’s life
Reflections about healing, memory, and unconditional love
Comfort for those grieving a beloved pet
A reminder that some bonds never truly end
An inspirational story of moving on after multiple losses

This book is for:
Adults who have had a “heart dog” or soulmate animal
Dog parents grieving a loyal companion
Readers who find comfort in reflective, emotional stories
Adults looking for inspiration on how one woman moved forward after dog loss grief
Fans of Marley & Me, A Dog’s Purpose, Goodbye, Friend, and The Art of Racing in the Rain $0.99 on Kindle.

In Buried, Not Broken: A Memoir of Survival, Sisterhood, and Starting Over, Mia shares her deeply personal journey through trauma, widowhood, and the rediscovery of hope. What begins as a story of heartbreak becomes a testament to faith, resilience, and the quiet strength that rises from the ashes of loss.

More than a story of pain, this memoir is a testament to resilience—the kind that grows stronger in life’s darkest seasons.

For anyone who has felt unseen, unloved, or unworthy, Mia offers hope and companionship through every page. With raw honesty and grace, she reveals how loss can become the soil from which new life blooms and how even broken hearts can rediscover purpose, belonging, and joy. $0.99 on Kindle.

More than the story of sailing 25,000 nautical miles across the Pacific, this memoir follows a woman who steps into the unknown and is changed by what she’s asked to face along the way. What begins as a bold adventure becomes a test of endurance, adaptability, and love—a lived story of courage, partnership, and hard-won confidence. It’s for anyone standing at the edge of a new direction, whether on the water or within. $0.99 on Kindle.

In today’s medical world, burnout is rising and rural clinics are left understaffed, and many clinicians feel trapped in a system that has forgotten its purpose. Professionals try cutting hours, switching jobs, even turning to corporate locum tenens agencies—only to find the same disillusionment waiting for them. The frustration is real: exhaustion, moral injury, and the sense that the heart of medicine is slipping away.

But there is another path—one discovered in the most unlikely place: the remote villages of bush Alaska, where temperatures plunge to 50 below and a single clinician may stand between a community and catastrophe.

Medicine at 50 Below offers a different path. By sharing her years as a nurse practitioner in bush Alaska where she was often the only provider for hundreds of miles, Mary Ellen Doty reveals how reconnecting with purpose and autonomy can revive both the clinician and the communities they serve. Her experience led to the creation of Wilderness Medical Staffing, now staffing more than 150 rural and remote clinics with physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants seeking meaningful work.

Mary Ellen writes with clarity, humility, and a deep respect for Alaska’s people and land. Her purpose is simple: Show readers that there are solutions for rural healthcare and that there is a way for clinicians to reclaim the meaning they thought was gone.

In this book, you’ll discover:

The realities of practicing medicine in extreme environments—and the resilience it builds.

How rural and remote medicine can restore professional purpose and reduce burnout.
Why rotational staffing solves problems permanent placement never could.

How community-centered care leads to better outcomes for Native Alaskans.

A founder’s blueprint for creating a mission-driven healthcare company without losing your values.

If you’re ready to see what meaningful medicine can look like again, Medicine at 50 Below will show you the way. $0.99 on Kindle.

After 40 years of sharing quiet companionship with Jack, meeting twice a week, living separately and loving each other in their own way, Marsh Rose is left with more questions than answers after a sudden crisis ends their time together. In her new memoir, Marsh reflects on the mysteries that even deep intimacy can never fully solve.
Free on Kindle.

Mollie Engelhart was a celebrated vegan chef living in Los Angeles, running successful restaurants and championing progressive ideals. But when she left the city behind to raise her family on a regenerative farm, her carefully constructed worldview began to unravel.

In Debunked by Nature, Mollie invites you on a deeply personal and radically honest journey—from the grief of losing her best friend to the unexpected spiritual awakening sparked by motherhood. Through the soil, the seasons, and the sacred rhythms of nature, she began to question everything she once believed about food, freedom, identity, health, and even life itself.

Part memoir, part manifesto, this book challenges today’s cultural narratives through the lenses of biology, experience, and divine design. Mollie doesn’t shy away from complexity. She writes with the rawness of a mother, the conviction of a farmer, and the tenderness of someone who’s had her heart broken—and rebuilt—by the truth.If you’ve ever felt that something is off in the world and wondered if nature might be whispering a better way, this book is for you. Free on Kindle.