Beauty and shame, jail and forgiveness. Andrea Smith was by all appearances living the perfect life, yet in an instant it all changed. Now, shame is her only company as she leaves her husband and children to check into the Pima County Jail of Tucson, Arizona, bringing to the forefront all the emotional and physical scars she has been hiding. From her first strip search to her final release, Andrea's honest, touching memoir offers a rare look into the lives of those who are behind bars. Scarred Beautiful eloquently chronicles her journey to find forgiveness and discover the good in tragedy and the beauty in her flaws as she learns to overcome shame and allow God to comfort her through the most unexpected people. And although her incarceration threatens to break her spirit, Andrea Smith emerges with a new perspective about what is most precious and cherished in her life. Her story is one of courage and faith...and the unlikely gift of adversity.

Scarred BeautifulAndrea Smith seemed to have the perfect life: a devoted husband and beautiful children anyone would envy. But in an instant, it all came crashing down like a house of cards.Leaving her family behind to check into the Pima County Jail in Tucson, Arizona, Andrea experienced a shame that was deep and boundless. The painful episode dredged up emotional, and even physical, scars that she'd long buried and hoped to forget. From her humiliating strip search through her final, triumphant release, Andrea's memoir Scarred Beautiful eloquently chronicles her touching journey through shame, anger and tragedy that threaten to break her spirit for good. It's through this journey that she learns to unearth the beauty in her flaws - and emerge from incarceration with renewed courage and faith, and a new appreciation for what is most precious and cherished in her life. Andrea Smith's raw, honest accounting of her life delves into ugly experiences to reveal the beauty inside. Scarred Beautify will touch readers who may be hiding their shame or questioning their very faith in God, but are ready to overcome. Through Andrea's story, readers should feel encouraged to let down their own veil of shame and discover the true beauty that resides among the flaws.

The book Beautifully Scarred is about strengthening your relationship with God. The book is an autobiography and discusses how the authors Dr Kevin Waite and Nicole Reid-Waite beat all odds thrown at them in life. This book is a beautiful read and promises to encourage you to press through your dark moments.

Love believes in second chances. Francis Heller lives with two truths. Love hurts and beauty is only skin deep. With midnight black hair, moss-colored eyes, and traceable curves, Fran is the picture of beauty and confidence...on the outside. But deep down she is tormented. Not just by the jagged scars that line her body, but by the horrible memories that cloud her mind and haunt her dreams. The ones that make her want to flee from herself and from the devastating pain. The ones that cause her to placate herself with sex. Anything to make her forget. But for Fran, there's nowhere to hide from the darkness that swallows her whole. Matt Dixon is the gorgeous brother of her best friend's fiancée. He's suffered losses of his own and isn't willing to let anyone in until his unexpected encounter with Fran Heller, the girl who challenges him and causes him to take a second look, not only at her, but at his own life. But Matt has scars of his own. Together can they help each other discover that second chances really do exist? That love doesn't have to hurt? Or has the damage they've both suffered cut too deep to ever heal?

Not many people get a second chance at life. In November of 2010, at the age of 20, the accident that should have taken mine, not only gave me a beautifully scarred leg of titanium, but the awesome truth that are much greater powers influencing every moment of our lives. Powers that awoke within me the fire of a soul remembering its true home for the first time, and the restless drive to align with its purest purpose. May my journey, close to four years in the making, both painful and beautiful, awaken something ancient and sacred within your own yearning spirit.

Veronica Farmer was diagnosed with extensive cancer just days before her wedding, and it was a powerful life scar for her. Made Beautiful by Scars started with the idea of Farmer sharing how cancer made her more beautiful. She then realized hosts of other womens lives are molded by their own scars. In this collection, she shares her story and the stories of twenty-two other women who have lived through trauma that did not break them. The narratives show how the tragedies they encountered grew them, expanded their beauty into a whole new realm, and touched many others. From Nicky who suffered the pain of infertility, to Kate who battled melanoma, and to Amanda who became a paraplegic, Made Beautiful by Scars captures raw stories from Farmer and other women who have faced all types of life scars and been made stronger. Farmer shines a light on the unimaginable strength of women, survivors who have been empowered by adversity and challenge.

Three years after the tragedy, Steven is a stay-at-home, single dad of Annie and Josh in Lake Tahoe and still grieving the loss of their mother. He also adopted Hannah and her little sister, Priscilla, and invited their Aunt Martha to join his family. Amah, a ten year-old African girl is sold as a "bride." But has she been sent to the human trafficking market? Julie Anne Brent is viciously attacked in New York City. She is no longer the beautiful supermodel and has nothing to live for.This is the story of how God weaves the lives of people together and gives them a reason to live."Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self. The unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit which is of great worth in God's sight." 1 Peter 3:3-4.