When Sheila VanZile’s distant, love-withholding mother died, VanZile’s grief was supplanted by guilty relief. Their relationship had been complicated, and as her mother’s primary caregiver, VanZile emerged from her mother’s passing physically spent. She wanted to collapse, but she had been given a remarkable gift: the opportunity to begin life anew — on her own terms. At the age of 60, VanZile began a profound transformation that she shares in her powerful new book, My Waterfall of Awakening: … [Read more...]
Free For Kindle Career Soldier: Fort Lee Tour of Duty Box Set One
The first three books in the sizzling Career Soldier: Fort Lee Tour of Duty series, now in one set! These are the men of the 94th ID. They fight with honor, they defend their nation and their brothers fiercely, and when they love, they do it with single-minded passion. Maximum Force Max Remington has never been anything but a soldier. The oldest son in a family that served our nation for generations, he’d never considered any other path. The army is his life, his home, and his one true … [Read more...]
Awakened by Grace Explores One Man’s Journey from Profound Grief to Healing and Faith
After a tragic accident claims the love of his life, Katie, Professor Franklin Franklyn blames himself. Consumed by grief, he pushes away anyone and everyone and lingers in his self-imposed isolation. But soon after the second anniversary of his wife’s death, his reclusive lifestyle is interrupted by an unplanned visit from his 8-year-old granddaughter, Maggie, and she’s about to teach him a thing or two about the healing power of faith. Awakened by Grace is the latest book by Christian … [Read more...]
Chatting about NC Author Sandy Brannan
Did you know that I started “live chats” on the Facebook page of one of my other blogs, Adventures of Frugal Mom? I have turned these chats into a podcast “Chats from the Blog Cabin” and I even post them on Youtube. I have the occasional author in the blog cabin virtually to chat with me. Today I am going to be highlighting one of those authors, Sandy Brannan. Sandy Brannan is a North Carolina author who just recently released her third book, Masquerade. She has also written So … [Read more...]
Interview with Tarra Stariell
Sanity Lost & Found (Memoir, abuse, cult, personal growth, inspirational) How do we become victims of our own irrationality? What makes us vulnerable to the predators among us? Why would an otherwise sensitive, intelligent woman allow herself to return again and again to her abuser? How do we stop the erosion of our self-worth? Simultaneously recognizable and horrifying, we see parts of ourselves and our own vulnerabilities in this compelling story of one woman’s descent into and climb … [Read more...]