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'They have lightning in their souls, thunder in their hearts, chaos in their bones.' Nikita Gill's poetry has captured hearts and minds all over the world; her inspirational words have been shared hundreds of thousands of times online, plastered across placards on international women's marches and even transformed into tattoos. This collection will showcase mostly unseen poetry and prose, delving into ideas about passion, identity, empowerment and femininity. Written and read by Nikita Gill.

Together, the twenty authors in this jaw-dropping, inspirational anthology are igniting fires of purpose, on purpose! When women empower women, we are a compassionate, unstoppable force that helps each other find hope and our own unique voice. We have each other's backs, our crowns shine with truth, character and grace, and our shared experiences only make us better. We are NOT each other's competition! In this anthology, every author creatively and powerfully narrates her story to let every woman know that we see you.

You didn’t imagine it. Something happened to you —and it changed the way you learned to live. Maybe you’ve survived abuse, control, or harm that taught your body to stay on guard. Maybe you learned how to be “fine,” how to keep going, how to carry it quietly. Maybe you’ve done years of healing and still feel like part of you is frozen in an old chapter you can’t quite close. Rewritten is for the moment when surviving is no longer enough. This is a memoir of abuse and survival —but it is not a story about staying broken. It’s about what comes after the worst thing has already happened.

A New York Times Notable Book | Lambda Literary Award Winner | Long-listed for the PEN Open Book Award “Charles Blow is the James Baldwin of our age.” — Washington Blade “[An] exquisite memoir . . . Delicately wrought and arresting.” — New York Times Universally praised on its...

When Emma Stevens learned her new next-door neighbor was a psychologist, she innocently asked about how to find a therapist for her own issues. Dr. Carol Brenner decided to accept her as a patient. Against a backdrop of the Laguna Beach fire, the insidious drama unfolds as Emma finds herself enmeshed in an unhealthy dependency on her therapist, who not only fostered this dependence but also used it to dominate and control her.

Wildfire is a raw, true story about a single mom who stood up to one of the most documented predators in modern history. He fought like hell to keep this story buried. But I fought harder to tell it.

Known as "the feisty one," young Barbara will do whatever it takes to protect herself and her younger siblings from the predators in their lives. Her experiences are extraordinary, from countless nights sleeping under a claw foot tub to evade her abuser to witnessing the burning of an interracial couple.

In one of the most inspirational stories about God’s grace, Theresa holds nothing back as she retraces her traumatic childhood in the countryside of North Carolina in one of the most inspiring autobiographies ever written. Between unstable, alcoholic parents and the ever-present threat of emotional and physical neglect, Theresa never had the childhood every adult wished they could recall.

In the shadow of domestic violence, Matt and Sarah's harrowing journey unfolds. Matt's violence and Sarah's desperate pleas cast a bleak pall over their relationship. What if, yet, amidst the darkness, their story is a testament to human resilience and the grace of God through Christ Jesus? What if early disagreements and Matt's unpredictable anger plague their past, but Sarah's prayer for deliverance sparks a courageous quest for healing?

Because she refused to testify against her husband for actions she had already forgiven, Diana Weinberger, a former missionary, was incarcerated in an Idaho jail - a jail in which she had volunteered for a year in prison ministry! Diana's marriage was on the rocks. Years of wandering from her Christian roots had led this former YWAM missionary down paths she would later regret. She and her husband, both successful career professionals, divided their time between the world of work and the world of play - a world of bikers and wild parties.