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Never Give Up: Break the Connection Between Stress and Illness by Mrs Alexis A Acker-Halbur

https://www.amazon.com/Never-Give-Up-Connection-Between/dp/1494984245

If stress and anger are making you sick, Never Give Up: Break the Connection Between Stress and Illness can help you find peace and joy in your everyday life or give you the courage to open a new door to a healthy and fulfilling future.Alexis Acker-Halbur offers anyone who has suffered trauma or loss not just one way forward, but many. A survivor herself—of an astonishing number of traumas, including abuse, cancer, and a severe car accident—she describes the connection between mind, body, and spirit and shows how the stress and anger she has experienced connect to her life-threatening illnesses.Alex tells just enough of her own story to quickly become an inspiring companion for people who are struggling to heal. But her focus is always on sharing the perspectives and practices that have helped her survive and thrive, and the insights that made them possible. Every chapter contains accessible activities and practical tools geared toward managing the dark moments in your life and changing the way you think and act. After completing each activity, you will find yourself a few more steps down a new road toward healing.

Unstoppable: The Victoria Woodhull Story by Kate Danaher

https://www.amazon.com/Unstoppable-Victoria-Woodhull-Kate-Danaher/dp/1970157828

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“A compulsively readable portrait…a genuine pleasure…deftly paced and meticulously researched…full of rich characterization and well-observed historical detail.” — Kirkus, GET IT

“With strokes of vivid emotion and lively dialogue…Danaher gives heartfelt humanity to WoodhulL…a rousing portrait of a forgotten, sometimes maligned figure.” — BookLife, EDITOR’S PICK

VICTORIA WOODHULL AND THE COUNTRY THAT TRIED TO CRUSH HER.

In 1872, in an America that denied women the right to vote, Victoria Woodhull dared to run for president. From a difficult childhood to the center of New York’s political and financial elite, Woodhull battles scandal, ridicule, betrayal, and impossible odds as she fights to claim power in a world determined to silence women. Alongside her brilliant and fiercely loyal sister Tennessee, she challenges the establishment, reveals the sexual exploitation of women and young girls by wealthy, powerful New Yorkers, and risks everything to demand equality. Unstoppable: The Victoria Woodhull Story is a sweeping historical novel about ambition, resilience, and one woman’s determination to change America long before the nation was ready to listen.

HONORABLE MENTION, HOLLYWOOD BOOK AWARDS

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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

* Wonderfully written and magically told

* Love, love, love this book!

* Fascinating history

* Thoroughly enjoyable, can’t wait for the sequel

* A great novel about a great American: Victoria Woodhull

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*Book Club Discussion Questions available on website, http://katedanaher.com*

EARLY PRAISE

Kate Danaher’s novel Unstoppable is a revelation—and I say this having written a biography of Victoria Woodhull myself. In her fictional account of this extraordinary character, Danaher combines the work of a skilled researcher with the flair of a poet to resurrect Victoria as she was, not as she has been incorrectly depicted for a century. This Victoria, Danaher’s Victoria is the true Victoria, and she is an inspiration. — Mary Gabriel, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and author of Ninth Street Women.

Kate Danaher is an exceptional researcher, writer and storyteller. Right from the opening scene, the reader is swept into the world of American’s most famous woman of 1872. Danaher writes stirring dialogue, and her use of short, active scenes moves the book along beautifully. Historical fiction has a new starring voice, and it is that of Kate Danaher. — Marion Roach Smith, The Memoir Project

Danaher accomplishes what the finest historical novelists—from Hilary Mantel to Geraldine Brooks—understand instinctively: the past becomes meaningful not when it resembles the present but when it reminds us how different intelligent, courageous people once understood the world. — Robert Rivenbark, Amazon bestselling author of The Cloud.

About the author

This is Kate Danaher’s first novel. She holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Delaware and is a former professor of English at Rosemont College, Pennsylvania. She is an Irish storyteller, fiddler, and a founder and emeritus board member of the Irish Heritage Theater in Philadelphia. She also performed with and served on the board of the Delaware Shakespeare Festival, and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London. Under the name Danaher and Cloud, she and her music partner, Amy Cloud Chambers, produced four Americana albums: Portraits, Late Bloomers, The Holiday Album, and the multi-award-winning album for kids, Just Kiddin’. All available on popular streaming services. An avid tennis player, she lives in Bonita Springs, Florida, with her husband, Bill Parks. They spend their summers in Troy, New York.

Kate is currently working on Volume II, Shattered, of The Victoria Woodhull Story. Volume III, Victorious, will follow that.

Redemptive Revenge by Greg Gilmartin

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1807049256

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Carlos Quintaro is alive and he’s back!

With vengeance in his heart and PJ’s Crew in his sights… the Crew that shut down his drug empire in the mountains of Colombia. Quintaro has brought the fight to PJ McDonough’s home. On the water, in the air and the backwaters of Southern New England. Carlos has a new drug, and he is committed to expanding his empire and avenging PJ’s crew. This sequel to Greg Gilmartin’s first novel “Crew” continues the adventure with high tech machines and sailors forced to fight for

their lives, amidst the background of the Flying Foiling 50s Grand Prix in New London. The chase extends to Block Island where the forces of good must face off against one man’s evil, and find their own redemption for the murder of a teammate. Once again, Stoney, Lenny, Mickey, Dave and Kathryn are pushed to the limits of courage and friendship, by Quintaro’s evil determination. Redemptive Revenge brings together PJ’s Crew once again.

Kill or be killed? Fight or Flight? Right or wrong?

About the author

Gilmartin is a native New Yorker, born in the shadows of the parachute jump on Coney Island. Now living in Connecticut as a writer, producer and director with over 40 years experience in radio, TV and marketing. He served in the Air Force as a Russian Linguist in Germany, but only met Russians while sailing. His has worked as a car wash specialist, automotive journalist, radio DJ and award winning sports talk show host. His lowest form of celebrity came as PA Announcer for the Hartford Whalers, New England Blizzard and Hartford Wolfpack. His travel show “MysticView.TV” was broadcast on line and in hotel rooms in Southeast Connecticut, Hartford and Newport, RI for 20 years. “Castle Fires is his fourth novel and is now available along with “Can’t Sail In Jail!”, “Crew” and “Spy Island”. Keep up to date at GregGilmartin.com

Squatch in Daga by Cindy Mauro Reisenauer

https://www.amazon.com/Squatch-Daga-Cindy-Mauro-Reisenauer/dp/1954264089

Returning to the idyllic Adirondack Mountain, newlyweds Kat and Dillon Walker learn of an escalating crisis in the dense forests surrounding their Great Lake Sacandaga home. Hikers are being hunted by an unknown assailant, and a vicious attack in the nearby village is tied to unsolved area disappearances. For Dillon, whispers of monsters lurking in the nearby woods reveal a long-buried secret, jeopardizing the new life he and Kat have begun to build. Having survived last year’s shark attacks, all their hopes of a peaceful summer fade away as Kat and Dillon’s growing connection to the attacks puts them in greater peril. As the danger deepens, it falls to them to unravel this mystery before more of their loved ones fall prey to the elusive Squatch in Daga.

Life in Woke America: A Family’s Story of Truth and Betrayal Under Fire by Joel Rakow

https://www.amazon.com/Life-Woke-America-Familys-Betrayal/dp/1969572949

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Life in Woke America: A Family’s Story of Truth and Betrayal Under Fireis more than a political thriller-it’s a powerful story of faith, family, courage, and the values that have defined generations of Americans.

When Army Private Xavier King, a foster child who grew up without a family, joins the military in search of purpose, he discovers that the greatest battles aren’t always fought overseas. After uncovering a secret Chinese bioweapon lab operating on U.S. soil, Xavier expects the system to act. Instead, he finds himself facing powerful institutions, political pressure, and moral choices that threaten everything he has worked to build.

As he fights to protect the life and love he has found with Audrey, Xavier must navigate institutional betrayal while remaining true to his principles. Blending high-stakes suspense, a tender slow-burn romance, and timely political conflict, this novel explores what happens when ordinary people are forced to defend extraordinary truths.

At its heart, Life in Woke America is a story about personal responsibility, the strength of family, the search for truth, and the courage to stand firm when convictions are tested. It captures the enduring “Great American Fight Back Spirit” through a story of redemption, patriotism, resilience, and hope.

Perfect for readers who enjoy thought-provoking political thrillers, emotionally rich character-driven fiction, and stories that challenge them to think critically, question assumptions, and draw their own conclusions.

About the author

I grew up a roofer’s son, twenty miles above the Mexican border, and a childhood patient of the local black doctor. As a Harvard Postdoctoral Fellow, I advised the Secret Service and FBI on cybersecurity, ran software development and tech companies, and coached CEO’s.

My achievements include serving as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for wards of the state—that inform this story’s foster-care themes—League MVP for my college baseball team, three-time winner of PC Magazine’s Product of the Year, and two-time Microsoft Partner of the Year. With six grandkids and over 50 years of married life, family and faith fuel this novel.

I envisioned this novel before writing it—the saga of a marginalized man’s defiance against the deceptions of a troubled cultural elite. Crafted for conservatives and moderates craving a tale that reflects real lives—not ideological illusions—enduring intense battles against suppression, if not extermination. Dive deeper on X @inWokeAmerica, and join the fight. Our America is fragile; truth, even in fiction, is my weapon.