Jennifer Deutsch is Reading Intervention Teacher who lives in upstate New York. 

“I have a hard-working husband who supports all of my endeavors, and two beautiful children who are growing bigger by the day.  I work to balance this thing we call life, and it is not always easy.  I am constantly looking for easier ways to do things, ways to save time, and stay organized. I work with inner-city students who have so much resting on their shoulders but who deserve the same chance at becoming great readers and having amazing teachers as any other child in America. I work to show my students how many doors will open for them when they learn how to be great readers. I try to teach my students and my own children that good things come with time, dedication, and hard work.”

A once tight family is not the same after an unexpected tragedy. The curveball life has thrown at them brings a weight of sadness to the family. Siblings find themselves with a new set of expectations, responsibilities, and a drastic change in their lives. The relationship between them is pushed to new boundaries. Envy, jealousy, rivalry, and fear work together, slowly trying to destroy what was once a happy nuclear family.

What happens when the patriarch of the family goes through a life-changing illness, putting even more stress on the siblings? Those left behind find themselves losing touch, growing apart, each processing the loss in their own way. Expectations change, misunderstandings accrue, and one sibling turns to deceit as the answer. 

After each setback and adversity, Kaleigh finds herself leaning on an old friend. Trying to stay positive through it all, she finds herself needing him more, but jealousy has turned him away. Feeling trapped in her sorrow, will Kaleigh be able to pick up the pieces and find the strength to move on? Will the siblings be able to forgive each other? Will they have the chance to rebuild their relationship? Will they each find, their path to happiness?

Book details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joshua Tree Publishing/Centaur Books (August 15, 2023)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 186 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1956823395
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1956823394
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.9 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.47 x 9 inches
• Best Sellers Rank:
  • Contemporary Literature & Fiction
  • Family Life Fiction
  • Contemporary Women Fiction

Amra Podrug Kratina was born in Foca, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Life had always been hard on me. It kept playing with me and tormenting me, making me anxious and scared at every step of my life. Nevertheless, I did not lose hope and surrender myself into its evil trap. I freed myself from the hold it had on me.

My life in Bosnia was so gruesome that I don’t even want to think of it anymore. It scares me to death when the episodes of my life in Bosnia flash before my eyes. I am no longer trapped there, but the memories linger on. As I share my harrowing journey with you, I admit it won’t be easy for me to talk about it, but I have to face my fears and past demons and free myself. That is something I have learned by going through hell for years.

I have learned the hard way that in difficult times, people rarely come forward to help you. They fancy insulting and mocking you rather than sympathizing with you. All the hardships I went through were frightening and full of mishaps and anguish.

I am ready to tell you my life story, hoping it will inspire you to be bold and courageous and take control of your life.

Tanay Pant is a student who lives with his family and dog in Illinois. He has been writing for as long as he can remember, starting out with scrappy comic books made out of notebook paper before completing Connection Terminated, his second published novel. In his spare time, he enjoys writing for the school newspaper, playing sports with his friends, or listening to music a bit louder than he should.

“There were twelve people, alive and breathing, 
on this submarine yesterday. Today, there are ten.”

When Elijah Smith, an acclaimed Navy recruit, was given the opportunity to board a real submarine with nine other recruits to test their mental, physical, and tactical prowess, he was ecstatic. Even better, his best friends, Rohan and Laila, had been selected as well! After months of dedication, it seemed like things were finally going his way. Hours later, however, as he and his friends go to investigate a disturbance, they begin to realize that they are trapped with a murderer . . . ten-thousand feet underwater.

As events continue to unfold rapidly, alliances and rivalries are made and torn as crewmates discover clues, attempt to fix sabotaged hardware, and figure out a way to communicate with the surface. Relationships between siblings, friends, and past mentors are put under tremendous strain. Questions and accusations are thrown around for the killer’s identity. Losing faith in those around him, Elijah struggles with his own personal questions of sanity and insomnia. What can he do if he can’t even trust himself?

Only one thing is clear. As the death toll increases, the survivors must find a way to work together. Otherwise, the beautiful vessel they were so excited to board may soon become their coffin.

Book details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joshua Tree Publishing/Centaur Books (May 19, 2023)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 174 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1956823336
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1956823332
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.44 x 9 inches
• Best Sellers Rank:
  • Military Fantasy 
  • Sea Adventures Fiction
  • Military Thrillers

It found me when I was born into severe poverty. It showed itself when I was receiving last rites in a hospital bed. Then it held me as I stood next to the President of the United States and the First Lady at the Inaugural Ball.

It was faith. My faith in God has never wavered. He has sustained me through an unimaginable illness with an unrelenting determination to stay alive for my precious son, Jack.

I am proof that the human spirit, grounded in God’s love, is more powerful than the ills that can attack our bodies. I’m still alive because for some reason God needs me to be. There must be more for me to do, and maybe this book is that thing. Baring my soul and reliving each moment to share it with you was one of the most gut-wrenching things I’ve ever had to do, but I was determined to not allow my life story to die with me, and now it won’t.

My son Jack is my legacy. I will live on through him and the pages of this memoir, a life lived and written by me.