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Trigger warning: mental health issues, abuse, suicide, bullying. People aren't born broken. People are made broken by society, by family, by people they love and care about. People are made broken by the mirror they see in other people's faces that morph into their own realities of what they see when they look in the actual mirror. It can happen at any moment in one's life. It can happen as a baby, as a toddler, as a child, as a teenager, or even as an adult. It can be the cold shoulder of a mother who doesn't hug their children or show affection.

In this tender and nostalgic memoir, Susan Lorraine Kadera shares the story of the backyard garden her father lovingly built — a place where fruit trees, vegetables, and childhood memories grew side by side. What began with a few carefully planted plum trees soon blossomed into a thriving garden that shaped the rhythm of family life. From watching her father dig the first holes, to helping weed the rows of corn and lettuce, to sneaking sunwarmed strawberries straight from the vine, the garden became a place of learning, connection, and simple joy.

The World Tour Book is a heartfelt childhood memoir about the school project that unexpectedly shaped a future writer. As a young girl, Susan Lorraine Kadera was given an assignment called “The World Tour Book” —a project that asked students to explore states, countries, and continents through tracings, facts, and imagination. What began as a simple homework assignment quickly grew into a onehundredpage labor of love created across the family kitchen table.

Love Lives in My Heart” is a tender, comforting story about the quiet ways love stays with us throughout our lives. Inspired by the author’s childhood memories, this gentle book follows a little girl who feels a soft knock in her heart each day — a reminder that love is always near. Whether she is waking up, feeling scared, trying something new, or feeling lonely, Love whispers, “I’m here.” This warm and reassuring story helps children understand that love lives inside them, ready to comfort, guide, and shine.

The ocean hides an ancient destiny. For sixteen years, Cora has been plagued by an unexplained fear of the sea, never knowing her father held a life-altering secret: a twin sister, Lyra, raised beneath the waves. Their unexpected reunion ignites a magical bond unlike any other. Still, it also stirs a powerful evil from the depths—an ancient sorcerer determined to extinguish their light and claim their unique magic for himself. As a terrifying battle looms, Cora must confront her deepest fears and harness a power she never thought possible.

Bruised, Bonded and Still Standing is a powerful memoir of survival, resilience, and identity. Raised between the Rosebud Reservation and unstable homes shaped by addiction, poverty, and abandonment, Sherri Olson tells her story with honesty and courage.

In this deeply personal memoir, Sherri Olson invites listeners into the quiet, painful, and powerful spaces where identity is shaped. From childhood wounds and fractured family bonds to motherhood, resilience, and hard-earned self-awareness, Still Becoming unfolds as a journey of survival, reflection, and growth.

What happens when the people meant to protect you are the ones who fail to see you? "Fail to See" is a raw, unfiltered autobiographical fiction inspired by true events, a gripping story of survival, motherhood, faith, and self-discovery. Set against the backdrop of Oakland streets, broken homes, and relentless cycles of generational trauma, this audiobook follows a young Black woman navigating life while carrying wounds no child should have to bear.

When librarian Hannah Porter discovers a handwritten note tucked inside a donated community cookbook, she assumes it’s nothing more than a forgotten scrap of paper. Instead, the quiet confession—I chose the easier lie—opens a door into a past shaped by silence, care, and long-kept decisions.

When songwriter Ethan Calloway's creative voice falls silent after his grandmother's death, he retreats into ghostwriting—lending his talent to others while hiding his own. Across the city, journalist Clara Bennett has quietly stopped writing the stories that once gave her life meaning, her days narrowing into routines that no longer fit. On the same night, drawn by the same unfinished melody drifting through a small café, both find themselves at the edges of a room where strangers share their unpolished truths. Neither performs. Neither speaks.