Post-Soviet Latvia in the 1990s was a place of political upheaval and societal turmoil. Such is the setting for I Have to Get It Off My Chest - I Have to Tell My Truth; the story of Lolita, a young woman who faces her own personal challenges stemming from a husband with addiction problems and the economic hardships that were widespread across Eastern Europe at the time. Lolita eventually chooses to move abroad and start a new life. But in a foreign country, away from her home and everything familiar to her, she faces new and different obstacles. She must also deal with the additional challenges of bringing up a child with special needs. Eventually Lolita does succeed in creating a good life for herself and comes to enjoy the happiness she has always sought for herself and her children. I Have to Get It Off My Chest - I Have to Tell My Truth is a compelling work that's based on author Inguna Brazil's own experiences as a Latvian woman. While the book depicts events from her personal history, it's a story that would undoubtedly be familiar to many Latvian women who faced similar adversities following the demise of Soviet controlled Eastern Europe. Author Inguna Brazil was born in Latvia during the Soviet era and currently resides in Ireland. The mother of two, Inguna is also a grandmother. With much of her time on a day-to-day basis devoted to caring for her youngest daughter, writing is something she has typically done in her spare time. This is her first book. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/IngunaBrazil

My memoirs . The autobiography of my life. Battling cancer Chronic pain and legal battles.

I always thought that dreams were for everybody else except me. I didnaEUR(tm)t know why I always felt broken or sabotaged myself every chance I got. I became complacent being grounded. I now know it was always inside me. I was always taught that your appearance matters, but it doesnaEUR(tm)t if you are hollow. You must begin the work from the inside out. Growing up in a dysfunctional environment taught me to keep secrets and accept things the way they are. My insides were toxic. There is a seed in everybody. I can see the people who water and fertilizer theirs: the teacher with the smile at work daily, the athletes smiling during interviews, the twenty-year employee still excited to go to work. I give you permission to heal, permission to live your best life, permission to dream. My Truth: Ten Days, Ten Words. Strap up, letaEUR(tm)s go. I donaEUR(tm)t have any more stress filled days. Today, IaEUR(tm)m living my dream, and itaEUR(tm)s amazing. My Truth: Ten Days, Ten Words is my journey, and it provided me an opportunity to reflect on my life before and after Christ. Through this true, raw, and honest reflection, I was able to see the toxic life I had been living and, more importantly, how God had redefined who I was. It was always there, but I was unable to see it because of the toxic life I was living; in other words, I was aEURoeriding dirty,aEUR from drinking alcohol to mask the pain, to being married three timesaEUR|all in an effort to fill a life that was void of love and self-worth. Today, I am living my dream, and it is amazing! Every day, I wake up with gratitude in my heart. It is my desire that through this book, you will also learn to dream again and become confident in the path that God has set for your life. Ten Days, Ten Words, it will be an amazing journey. Strap up and letaEUR(tm)s go!

This book is an absolute must read for not only all cancer survivors, but for their friends and family. With lots of heart and even a little humor, its a life-changing journey of twists and turns that will open your eyesMike Valentino, Editor.

The trauma that I have experienced from the age of 5 years old until my teen age has developed me into a damage little girl. Eventually, I became a unhealed woman. “I realize my hardest battles in life helped launch me forward to purpose. The abandonment, rejection, disappointments, shame, failure, betrayal, rape, and depression. God used to birth a powerful ministry inside of me. I remember in my childhood experiencing rejection and abandonment from family and friends who was suppose to love and embrace me. The painful slander and abuse that destroyed my confidence as a child. I was a teenager when I was violated. I felted like I wouldn’t ever recover from the pain of sexual abuse and betrayal. I felt discarded and filthy and ashamed. I felt like I deserved what happen to me. I went into a deep depression that led me into suicidal thoughts and attempts. At the age of 18 I was broken and I felt worthless without hope. One Friday night service I receive the precious Holy Spirit with power. My life was different day on, I knew God had a purpose for me. God begin to heal me in areas of where I was broken in, some areas are in the process of being healed due to the unhealed symptoms. God also, provided me with the necessary strategies, resources, and place people in my life that was equip to help me on this journey. What God has placed in me had to be birth. I was carrying a promise inside of me that had to come fourth. My pain helped pushed me to the feet of Jesus. It was in my brokenness is where the oil flowed. Seeking God’s Kingdom and his righteousness has allowed success and favor to overtake my life. I am a chosen vessel of God who discovered my divine purpose on earth. The things that tried to destroy me God has allowed me to triumph over it. It’s working for my good. I am living testimony that you can come from anywhere and God can use you for glory. Birthing purpose out of pain is a love story of how God’s love rescued me from a place of brokenness to restoration. My pain helped me to aligned to my divine purpose. I smile now because I realize now how much God loves me. Not even the lies of the enemy can convince me anything different.

An epic middle-grade memoir about sisterhood and coming-of-age in the three years leading up to the Bosnian Genocide. Three Summers is the story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia. They navigate the joys and pitfalls of adolescence on their family’s little island in the middle of the Una River. When finally confronted with the harsh truths of the adult world around them, their bond gives them the resilience to discover and hold fast to their true selves. Written with incredible warmth and tenderness, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess takes readers on a journey that will break their hearts and put them back together again.