A Life Through Books

The Powers That Be (Book 1)

Date Published: February 16, 2026

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My Private Companion and Guide for Cancer Appointments

Breast Cancer is the leading cancer diagnosis in women with over two hundred thousand (200,000) new diagnosis each year in the USA. Chances are, if you know someone diagnosed with cancer, and if they are a woman, it is likely breast cancer.

After a cancer diagnosis, learning the basics can quickly become overwhelming. Combat your anxiety with knowledge and be prepared by using this book. Wondering what to say to a neighbor, or co-worker recently diagnosed with breast cancer? This resource book is a great gift that shows concern, while respecting privacy. It provides questions to ask the cancer doctors (surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologist) as well as provide space to write down responses and start a "mini-journal" - all in one easy to carry book.

Whether you are dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis yourself, a caregiver, or know someone who was recently diagnosed, this private companion and guide is an easy choice to help understand the process.

Trust the breast cancer survivors on our team. They have walked the journey!

For those newly diagnosed with breast cancer, the many appointments and new medical language can add a layer of uncertainty. The book, coupled with week Q&A lead by an oncologist, provide step-by-step guidance to offer a hand when needed most... at the start of the journey.

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Business Nonfiction

Date Published: December 1, 2025

Publisher: MindStir Media

At some point, every leader, entrepreneur, and professional reaches a crossroads. A career shift. A business disruption. A personal wake-up call. When what was working no longer fits who you are becoming, the question isn’t if change is coming—it’s how you respond.

In Shifting Gears in the Crossroads, veteran CEO, turnaround expert, and servant leader Darryl Heffline shares a powerful, faith-anchored roadmap for navigating life’s most pivotal transitions with clarity, courage, and purpose.

Drawing on more than 40 years of entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial leadership, Heffline shows how planned or unexpected disruptions can become defining moments of transformation—if you know how to shift gears.

● Reposition – Let go of what no longer serves you

● Rebuild – Strengthen your foundation with intention

● Re-Emerge – Step forward with renewed clarity and confidence

● Realize – Align your life, leadership, and calling

1. Recognize the Need for Change
2. Assess the Current State
3. Identify the Future State
4. Map One or Two Viable Paths Forward
5. Make the Right Choice and Commit with Conviction

You’ll also gain access to downloadable tools and models designed to help you move beyond surface-level change into lasting transformation.

● Entrepreneurs launching, scaling, or exiting a business

● Early- to mid-career professionals seeking meaning and direction

● Faith-driven leaders navigating uncertainty with purpose

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Over the course of his career, he has raised more than $7 million in capital, secured $125 million in annualized contracts, and delivered over $100 million in measurable enterprise value through strategic leadership, operational excellence, and innovation. His work includes turning a struggling $6 million product line into a $60 million business, ultimately scaling toward $150 million in revenue with double-digit EBITDA performance in under three years.

An award-winning business plan writer, Darryl brings his real-world experience to readers through his debut book, Shifting Gears in the Crossroads, with future sequels planned.

Beyond business, Darryl is deeply committed to faith, family, and mentorship. He is a devoted husband of thirty years, father of two, and grandfather of two. A lay minister, wedding officiant, small-group leader, and coach, he has served in more than 35 ministry leadership roles across six states, including Elder, Worship Leader, Teacher, and Mentor.

Together with his wife Dana—an accomplished musician, worship leader, and ministry partner—Darryl continues to invest in discipleship, leadership development, and purpose-driven living. Whether in the boardroom, the church, or the classroom, his mission remains the same: to help others navigate change, discover calling, and lead with integrity.

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Date Published: 03-01-2026

Publisher: Review Tales Editing & Publishing Services

Each chapter explores a distinct paradox of the gospel, demonstrating how humility, generosity, and obedience can transform relationships, communities, and personal faith. Practical reflections and prompts invite readers to integrate these principles into daily life-choosing forgiveness over resentment, service over recognition, and trust over control.

With accessible scholarship, devotional insight, and concrete application, this book reveals the practical power of God's reversals. It challenges conventional assumptions about success, power, and happiness, inviting believers to live counterculturally in alignment with Christ's teachings. God's Surprising Way is both an invitation and a roadmap: to encounter God's transformative presence, embody the values of the Kingdom, and experience joy, healing, and love that endure.

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The Smarter Way to Market Your Small Business

Non-Fiction, Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Small Business

Date Published: January 26, 2026

Too many talented, service-based entrepreneurs stay stuck, wasting time and energy on marketing that feels complicated, inauthentic or designed for someone else.

Value Whispering changes that.

In this refreshingly practical and empowering book, award-winning business coach Melitta Campbell shares her proven blueprint for marketing and selling your services in a way that feels authentic, calm and effective.

* Discover and articulate your unique value through clear, confident communication that makes your message stand out,

* Design offers that feel natural to deliver and easy to sell,

* Attract and convert dream clients through meaningful marketing and sales conversations that build trust rather than pressure,

* Create a calm, professional client experience that leads to retention and referrals,

* Build a business that grows sustainably, without burnout or bravado.

Rooted in empathy and backed by real-world results, Value Whispering gives you the structure, mindset and confidence to grow your business by treating marketing and sales as learnable communication skills, not personality traits.

Because when your marketing, sales and client experience work in harmony, success starts to flow naturally.

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Her career began in the corporate world and later evolved into a consultancy where she supported organisations of all sizes as a communications and leadership expert. Through this blend of internal and consulting work across the private, public and global NGO sectors, Melitta saw firsthand how people flourish when they understand themselves, believe in their unique value and allow that belief to shape not just their words, but how they show up, make decisions and build relationships.

This insight became the foundation of her Value Whispering system: a compassionate, practical framework that helps people uncover the strengths at the heart of their work and translate them into clear, confident communication that feels natural. Through her coaching, workshops, books, TEDx and global speaking engagements, as well as The Art of Value Whispering podcast, Melitta has guided thousands of individuals to market and grow their businesses in a way that honours who they are, not who they think they’re supposed to be.

Melitta is driven by a simple belief: when people truly believe in their value, expressing it becomes effortless, and that that authenticity creates meaningful ripples in their communities, families and industries. She is especially passionate about empowering more women to step forward with confidence and contribute their brilliance to a world that urgently needs their perspectives. Women’s voices have been missing from many of the systems and decisions that have shaped our societies, and Melitta is committed to helping close that gap so our future is more balanced, resilient and human.

Originally from Wales and now based in Switzerland, Melitta lives with her husband, two daughters and Isla, their good-humoured and ever-supportive dog who keeps the whole household smiling.

This book is an invitation to slow down, tune in and discover what makes you remarkable. As you continue your journey, Melitta hopes you’ll share these ideas with others and trust that when you consistently whisper your value, you create a legacy that reaches far beyond your work and into the lives of others.

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Date Published: Feb 24, 2026

Publisher: Small Circles Press

“It’s the universe, Ivy Leigh, welcoming in a little change.” Mr. Winters, her neighbor, a wannabe cowboy, tells her one day. But change is so confusing. When a pair of bullies taunt her on the bus and tease her at school, Ivy makes a giant mistake.

With a mix of humor and poignant moments and a quirky cast of neighbors and friends, Ivy finds a way to understand herself and make up for that mistake she’s made. Best of all, Ivy remembers Momma: Feelings are like fireflies caught in a jar, Ivy Leigh. They belong in the open, where a warm breeze can carry them away!

 Gael Lynch is a writer and storyteller, a teacher whose love of kids and furry creatures has followed her throughout her life. She now lives in coastal Carolina, a place of sunny beaches and warm breezes with her husband Tom and her rambunctious golden retriever, Wrigley. However, Newtown, Connecticut, with its pastoral beauty and kind-hearted people will always be a place she calls home.

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Literary Fiction

Date Published: February 7, 2026

He now lives by the bay to placate her wishes, a place he resents. He hates the beach. And people. And children. And dogs. But they keep coming in droves to picnic in the reserve between him and the water. Alone on his verandah, Charlie’s days are a bitter dance with his memories, fuelled by the mysterious absence of his daughter.

Naomi, scarred by her father’s rages and the enigma of her mother’s death as a young child, fled to find her own life. For twenty years, a wall of silence has stood between them. As she cautiously re-enters Charlie’s life, she unwittingly stirs a fragile ecosystem of grief, fantasy, and long-buried secrets.

When Charlie finally relents, it shifts his perception of the life he has always wished for. Can this fractured family find solace in their shared sorrow, or will the ghosts of the past consume them both when the true source of his grieving is exposed?

Storytelling is in his blood.

Travis is an Australian Author based in Brisbane.

He has been writing stories for decades, with a total of nine novels completed, with a ninth on the way. Six novels have been published so far on this site.

And there is so much more to come.

He’s not done yet!

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Date Published: November 25, 2025

Publisher: MindStir Media

"This novel is heartfelt, gripping, and memorable in all the best ways." —Mariel Hemingway, Bestselling Author & Oscar-Nominated Actress ★★★★★

To everyone around him, Daniel Ward is a mild-mannered accountant, devoted husband and father in a quiet New England suburb. But when his ten-year-old son chases a runaway soccer ball into the street, straight into the path of a speeding truck, Daniel does the impossible. He freezes time.

That single act of defiance exposes the secret he's buried for decades. His magic awakens the ancient order he once betrayed, the Arvynth, a brotherhood of immortal sorcerers devoted to stillness and death, determined to silence the world.

As his carefully constructed life unravels, Daniel must protect his family while evading the brotherhood that hunts him. Every second he steals from time feeds the void that seeks to consume it, threatening not only the people he loves but reality itself.

Forced to choose between sacrifice and survival, Daniel discovers the truth: sometimes the loudest act of love is defiance.

The Breaking of Time is a race against eternity, a supernatural thriller that fuses urban fantasy and family drama in a story about the noise of life, the cost of power, and one father's desperate fight to keep the world from falling silent.

“Known for his cinematic writing, strong worldbuilding, and character development, Hebert’s The Breaking of Time is an exciting start to a new series… lays a solid foundation for a much larger story…” —USA TODAY contributor

"This work will grab readers’ attention early as Hebert combines a diverse array of genres—fantasy, thriller, family road novel, and others—into a fast-paced, character-driven adventure... An exciting, tightly written tale of magic... Our verdict: Get it.” —Kirkus Reviews

"The Breaking of Time is meticulously crafted to explore themes of love, loss, redemption, and the struggle to balance personal desires with greater responsibilities." —BookLife/Publishers Weekly (EDITOR'S PICK)

"The Breaking of Time: Chronicles of the Arvynth delivers cinematic urban fantasy that bridges generations, echoing the mythic gravity and moral weight of J.R.R. Tolkien while unfolding within a sleek, contemporary world... This is prestige fantasy..." —Jesse Metcalfe, Award-Winning Actor ★★★★★

"An immersive paranormal thriller that balances the rich worldbuilding and in-depth lore characteristic of fantasy fiction with the all-too-human dramas of identity, family, and the consequences of secrecy." —Independent Book Review (STARRED review)

“If you like magic that feels tactile and real, or if you enjoy emotional stakes wrapped inside supernatural danger, this book will hit the spot.” —Literary Titan★★★★★ (Gold Winner, Literary Titan Book Award: Fiction 2026)

“A smartly plotted supernatural thriller with a strong, charismatic protagonist to root for.” —The Wishing Shelf ★★★★★

"A winning blend of the supernatural and family adventure that crackles with heart and imagination." —BestThrillers ★★★★★

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 J. J. Hebert is the #1 Amazon, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of nine books, including his acclaimed debut Unconventional and The Backwards K, which, according to Newsweek, is currently in development for film adaptation. His latest #1 bestsellers, both published in 2025, are The Breaking of Time: Chronicles of the Arvynth and The Hands-On Author: Taking Control of Your Book Marketing Journey. A lifelong New England resident, Hebert frequently weaves the region’s landscapes and atmosphere into his storytelling. He is also the award-winning CEO and Founder of MindStir Media, a leading hybrid book publisher.

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LGBTQ+

Date Published: February 9, 2026

Through her character "Doodle," Nulf expresses complex emotions about identity, gender, and societal pressures, offering readers a unique, humorous perspective on the struggles faced by the LGBTQ+ community in an increasingly divisive world. This first of nine Doodle books explores the power of art to speak truth to power, inviting readers to join a movement of resistance, hope, and courage in the face of tyranny.

With illustrations that convey both personal pain and joy, Trans in the Time of Trump is a powerful declaration that art can heal, inspire, and fuel activism.

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In the face of treatment of trans people, brown people, and the growing abuse of all minorities I had to change Doodle from a comforting friend to a mirror I could hold up to rednecks.

She is my activism. A far cry from my mother’s activism in the 60s, but it is what I can add to the fight.

A Sean McPherson Novel, Book 5

A contemporary crime thriller perfect for Louise Penny and Robert Dugoni fans, Illusionist presents PI McPherson with an impossible dilemma: kill an author at a writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest, or let a college student die.

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Growing up, she dreamed of being a magician, an international spy, and a mad scientist. There’s still time!

Her writing studio is the hayloft of a historic carriage house in the Pacific Northwest, where creativity thrives. Her husband, Len, a private pilot, and Henry, their not-so-standard Standard Poodle, join her on daily walks. She always carries a camera because sometimes, the best word choice is a picture.

A journey that left an indelible imprint on her was a 20-day, 211-mile trek across the majestic landscapes of Scotland. She, her husband, and their son hiked from the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, with the pinnacle being the climb of Ben Nevis at the midpoint of their adventure, the highest point in the British Isles. 

"My writing goal is simple: to leave you wanting more." —Laurie Buchanan