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Write Now Literary presents Far From Crazy by Jessica Glover
Write Now Literary is pleased to be organizing a two-week book tour and Amazon gift card giveaway for Far From Crazy - Success In Sanity: My Unashamed Truth by Jessica Johnson Glover. The book tour will run May 8-19th 2023.
ISBN: 978-1737531081
Book Title: Far From Crazy - Success In Sanity: My Unashamed Truth
Genre: Mental Health
MEET THE AUTHOR
Jessica Johnson Glover is an author, speaker, mental health advocate, and Realtor. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Clark Atlanta University. After almost twenty years of living successfully with a mental illness, Jessica realized she possessed the skills and knowledge to help people who silently suffer from mental illnesses. Purposely, Jessica established and founded The Success In Sanity Society (SISS), an accountability tribe for those who are unashamed and ready to successfully maintain their sanity. In this community, Jessica conducts monthly virtual meetings that help individuals successfully manage mental illness and live the lives of their dreams. With the assistance of the SISS network professionals, Jessica, and her team offer expertise, resources, and skills that are needed to not only be successful BUT maintain mental wellness. Jessica is married to her soulmate, Gerald L. Glover, a mortgage professional. They reside in sunny Jacksonville, Florida. Her moments of purposeful self-care include: spending time with her family and friends, listening to gospel music, getting pampered, and binge-watching some of her favorite television shows with her husband.
ABOUT THE BOOK
The first time Jessica Johnson Glover snapped, she walked outside naked with her Gucci bag and African cane. Her sanity left temporarily. However, after spending time in mental health hospitals, Jessica came to terms with her mental illness, and accepted the help and support she needed to win and rise to the top.
However, taking control of her mental health wasn't without determination, a proper diagnosis/treatment, and unyielding faith in God. Today, Jessica is insanely successful - personally and professionally, and she is a champion for those living with mental illness.
Jessica believes that by taking the correct medication-as prescribed- and practicing a balanced lifestyle, those battling mental illness can experience true freedom and live a life that's far from crazy.
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Friday, April 21, 2023
Laugh Cry Reflect 2 from Amy Laundrie
Laugh, Cry, Reflect, Book 2
Henschel Haus publisher, 200 pp
April 19, 2023
Henschel Haus publisher, 200 pp
April 19, 2023
This compilation of heartfelt
vignettes, capturing the joys and sorrows of life, invites readers to share the
author's experiences. Each has an underlying message, providing a chance for
reflection.
My Review
Laundrie’s second
collection of favorite newspaper columns continue to shine a positive and
wholesome light on community and family. The stories about animals in her life,
siblings, health, and faith are often thought-provoking, highly entertaining,
and guaranteed to provide a chuckle or a challenge to readers of any age.
Divided into
distinctive sections, Feathered and Furry Friends, Home Fires, Memories,
Wanderlust, Nature, Wanderlust, and Grab Bag, Laundrie’s unmistakably
enthusiastic style shines through. Tales of Gertie the duck are some of my
favorites, invoking memories of childhood pets. I think of Cousin Vic often
when I visit cemeteries, and relive the awe of splendor of natural sites such
as Mammoth Cave with Laundrie. Walking with her through a health crisis is an
educational experience.
Laugh, Cry,
Reflect 2 is more than a collection of stories.
Introducing the set is a list and a reason of some of her favorite influential
books. Rounding out the collection is advice for a long, happy life. Have a
purpose and forgive yourself are expanded upon with lovingkindness.
Enjoyable,
delightful. Highly recommended little bites of adventures from a gifted
storyteller.
About the Author:
A retired
fourth-grade teacher, Amy Laundrie began writing personal essays because of a
desire to share some of her favorite stories and connect with others. Readers
have called her stories poignant, humorous, and heartfelt testimonials to a
woman’s life. They have universal truths and emotions that speak to a wide
reading audience.
She enjoys playing
tennis, pickleball, and having adventures with family, friends, and her dog
Josie.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
New book by Randy Richardson
Havana Hangover
Randy Richardson
Fiction, contemporary crime
Renegade Press LLC, March 2023
256 pp
Fiction, contemporary crime
Renegade Press LLC, March 2023
256 pp
Print $4.99
Buy on Amazon
About the Book
Thirty-year-old Chicago corporate lawyer
Tanner Ford leaves behind a painful past and lucrative job for a bucket-list
trip to Cuba with Jackson Swift, his estranged best friend from law school. But
when they arrive, the oddities start adding up. Jackson evades questions about
his wife and kids. Their itinerary keeps changing, and their tour guide might
work for a fake company. When Tanner awakes after a rum-soaked night beside
Dannel, a local musician with something to hide, and a text from Jackson that reads
“HELP ME,” his dream vacation turns into a fight for survival. He is held
hostage in an abandoned cigar factory, interrogated by the police, and hunted
down by a mysterious “ghost” in the Cuban government. Beset by anxiety and
panic attacks, Tanner is hurled unwittingly into an international conspiracy
leading right back to Jackson and a friendship that began in betrayal.
Havana Hangover combines the disoriented protagonist of Andrea
Bartz’s The Lost Night with the political intrigue of a Paul
Vidich novel. It is a story about healing, friendship, love and deceit, set
within a lovingly-rendered Cuban cityscape and fueled by rapid twists and
turns, eventually landing in the corrupt corners of DC politics.
My review
Havana Hangover is
a contemporary road trip gone off the edge. Attorney Tanner Ford, just long
enough out of law school, realizes the big-money dream wasn’t living up to
reality and decided to jump off the merry-go-round when a former law school
roomie came p with tickets to a bucket-list trip of a lifetime worth crashing
his career for; even giving up the final game of the World Series-serious.
Cuba, magical land of hero Ernest Hemingway, beckoned, and for the first
twenty-four hours or so, truly lived up to Tanner’s expectations and then some.
Able to ditch his sleezy former buddy for a hot hookup, things take a serious
downturn with a progression of texts ending in an all-cap call for help.
Everything about the trip and the people involved, the tour guide, the partner, the hookup girl…even Jackson, the former friend, turned out to be anything more than smoke and mirrors.
Throughout the story, which takes place at the turning tide of planetary unrest in political and pandemic turmoil, Tanner’s life seems to parallel to divide between what he knows and what he’s always dreamed of, and what he thought he wanted. Crisis after crisis, both in Cuba and at home, lead him in directions borne of fear and disgust. Havana Hangover could be read as a simple ultimate bad trip novel, but deep down, it’s a warning about the darkness of desire and depravity at every level of society. Richardson’s research and setting come from experience as an attorney and a traveler, smoothly inviting the reader into his world. Recommended for those who enjoy espionage and thrillers without pages of jargon or a host of throwaway characters.
About the Author
Randy is an attorney, former journalist, and a
die-hard Cubs fan. As the president of the Chicago Writers Association, he is
deeply involved with Chicago’s writing community, including as an organizer of
the Let’s Just Write! conference. He is the author of two well-received
novels, Cheeseland and Lost in the Ivy, as well as
co-author of Cubsessions, all from hybrid publisher Eckhartz Press.
His essays have been published in numerous anthologies and literary magazines
including Hypertext and Memory House. Visit his
website, randyrichardson.co, to learn more about his work.
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Things God Hates by Rabbi Hershberg
Things God Hates, Things God Loves by Rabbi Greg Hershberg
Aneko Press, January 2023
$5.99 ebook
$18.99 Print
About the Book
Journey through this book with me and consider
the Scriptures that tell us what the Lord hates and what He loves. Ask the Lord
to teach you to live with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength for Him, in
such a way that He will look upon you with favor.
My Review
Things God Hates, Things God Loves is a
precious look at our Savior through Scripture from the point of view of a messianic
Jewish Rabbi. It’s a wonderful story and guidebook of what can happen when we
open ourselves to God’s great invitation and enjoy Him. Set up in 18 chapters,
seven of which detail things God hates, followed by seven chapters of things
God loves, Hershberg walks us through the Bible to help us understand these
concepts. Chapters are uniquely balanced between Old and New Testament,
bringing stories of favor and trials to life. Those familiar with Proverbs will
pick out those things God hates and learn how to clearly understand the
original intent in order to put them into perspective and turn away. Those familiar
with Psalms and the letters to the early church will see things God loves put
into practice for today.
Full of Scripture and thoughtfully laid out,
readers who desire a deeper walk with our Lord will find Things God Hates,
Things God Loves a treasured added resource to your library of books you’ll
want to read more than once. I received an arc from Aneko Press and provide my
own opinion.
About the Author
Rabbi Greg Hershberg was born in New York
City, and raised in Orthodox Judaism. He graduated from Pace University, Magna
Cum Laude in 1980 and worked in the financial sector. He later owned and
operated an executive search firm in New York City. In 1989, he married, and
while on his honeymoon in Israel had a miraculous visitation from the Lord.
From that point on, his heart was set on serving God. He currently resides
in Macon, Georgia with his wife, Bernadette, and their four children and leads
the Beth Yeshua International global ministry.
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Updated Timeless classic released Call to the Unconverted
Call to the Uncoverted to Turn and
Live
by Richard Baxter
Updated and Annotated
Aneko Press January 2023
1681 pp
Print $12.99
Buy at Aneko Press
About the Book
This book is from 17th century
classic Reformed minister Richard Baxter, revised from the 1863 version. “If
you will turn and live, do it determinedly, and do not stand still and
deliberate as if it were a doubtful case. Do not stand around wavering as if
you were uncertain whether God or the flesh is the better master, whether sin
or holiness is the better way, or whether heaven or hell is the better result.”
My Review
Originally written and published by Mr. Baxter
during his ministry in England, this “little treatise” speaks a powerful but
simple word, especially to those who have heard the gospel but haven’t chosen
to follow it by repenting and living a worthy life. God does not give you
prophets, but ordinary ministers, Baxter writes.
Using heart-felt pleas, Baxter makes liberal use of Scripture to appeal to the reader to stand now, while here and alive, before it’s too late. He’s astonished at how many are called but how few will be saved, he writes in his introduction. His goal is two-fold: to convince readers it’s not God’s fault if they are in misery, and it’s their fault if they choose to reject God. Following, he lays out seven principles to support his exhortation.
Baxter’s conclusion again begs the reader to convert to a life of faith, and lays out reasons to do, as well as concise directions, such as “read and heed the word of God,” “immediately give up your known and willful sin,” and the very practical “change your company.” Ending with a lovely prayer, Baxter’s love for people is clear and dear.
Updated with call-outs and readable, elegant typesetting, this timeless plea for the souls of humankind will surely touch all readers.
About the Author
Richard
Baxter (1615–1691) preached “as a dying man to dying men.” He was devoted to
God and was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ. Best known as the minister of
Kidderminster in England, his love for God and others resulted in practically
the entire town of Kidderminster turning to Jesus during Baxter’s ministry
there. Richard Baxter desired unity among Christians, which often resulted in
opposition from those who held to church loyalty or theological views rather
than to Christ and God’s Word. Baxter had his share of persecution, even being
imprisoned on several occasions.Thursday, December 15, 2022
Write Now Literary Tour with Dr Debra Moore Ignont
Write Now Literary is pleased to be organizing a two-week book tour and Amazon gift card giveaway for What Do You Do When Your Faith is Unsure? My Journey of Singleness to Intimacy by Dr. Debra Moore Ignont. The book tour will run Dec 5-16, 2022.
ISBN: 978-1-958207-30-7
Genre: Christian Memoir
Book Release Date: September 1, 2022
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Ignont is passionate about ministry and has served in various capacities for many years; be it as a youth department administrator, singles ministry leader, choir member, or interceding for others on the altar.
A Bay Area native, Dr. Ingot graduated from Bishop O’Dowd High School and studied at University of Phoenix earning a Bachelor of Science in Business with an emphasis on Small Business Entrepreneurship. Additionally, Dr. Ingot was recently bestowed with an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the God School of Ministry.
Dr. Ignont is married to George Ignont and the stepmother to 4 adults and step-grandmother to 6 grandchildren, while also assisting in the care of her 85-year-old mother.
She currently serves at the Well Christian Community in Livermore, CA where she has completed a 2-year ministerial course and is currently enrolled in their School of Worship. When not serving in ministry, she is the CEO of D. Moore Consulting, Inc., a labor, and contract compliance consulting firm.
ABOUT THE BOOK
We’ve all had moments in our lives when our faith is being challenged. Perhaps you’re trusting and believing God for something and the manifestation of it feels like it’s a lifetime away. This transforming story of triumph, victory, and God's relentless grace is not without setbacks and disappointments. Author, Dr. Debra Ignont takes us on a self-revealing journey as she uncovers the underlying reasons of low self-esteem and rejection that has plagued her faith for decades. Debra helps readers connect by sharing her non-public journey of broken relationships, but also her journey to redemption and freedom. A beautiful aspect of this book is that it reminds readers of the extraordinary path we each must take to reach our own promised land.
EXCERPT
The negative body image and height insecurities were planted in my adolescent years. I was always teased because of my weight and height. It began in my Junior High years and continued into my adulthood. I was tall and really skinny until my sophomore year in High School (I will explain this transformation in a later chapter). I was also somewhat shy. The kids would call me all kinds of names such as bean pole, skinny Minnie, skyscraper, etc. But to come home and have my dad comment on my weight would send me over the edge.
However, my intent in giving my number to him, I believe, was so I could hear him validate me some more. This was where the insecurities that are never addressed will get you trapped in some mess. Needless to say, I don’t believe he intended to ever give me rides to school, but instead give me rides emotionally and physically after school, if you know what I mean.
Crazy how the enemy can have your moral compass all screwed up. Although I ended things,
he wanted to keep them going. The only righteous thing to do was to walk away, and I did just that. In my warped sense of accomplishment, I was sure God was pleased by my walking away and I didn’t think about how I disappointed God yet again by committing adultery.
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