Day: October 25, 2023

How a Family Crisis Brought Clarity and Authenticity

by Lisa Hoelzer

Genre: Memoir

What would you do if your religion forced you to choose between the church and your children?

Letting Go

How a Family Crisis Brought Clarity and Authenticity

by Lisa Hoelzer

Genre: Memoir

What would you do if your religion forced you to choose between the church and your children?

That’s the dilemma Lisa Hoelzer faced after raising her four children within the confines of a strict, high-demand religion that dictated almost every aspect of their lives, from how they dressed to what they ate to how they used their time. Her vision of their ideal future started to change, however, when one child announced they were bisexual. Then another made a similar declaration. Additionally, her children struggled with anxiety and depression-conditions the church didn’t prepare Hoelzer to deal with. If she followed the church’s restrictive teachings, Hoelzer would have to turn her back on her beloved offspring. For this and other reasons, Hoelzer’s small misgivings about the church grew into large objections.

Letting Go recounts the story of how, when faced with a transformational crisis that could have destroyed her family, Hoelzer chose a difficult and forbidden path that would change her world and theirs for the better.

This is a book for anyone struggling to push ahead when there doesn’t seem to be an easy or obvious path. Whether you’re deconstructing religion or parenting a teen struggling with mental health, this insightful book will engage you with its thought-provoking ideas. With warmth, vulnerability, and insight, Hoelzer empowers readers to accept their children as they are and step into their more authentic selves.

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Lisa Hoelzer took being a stay-at-home mom to her four children very seriously. She studied parenting books and worked hard to improve and grow as a parent. She eventually created her own paradigm for parenting, which you can find at www.betterwayparenting.net.

An avid learner, Lisa has a bachelors in chemistry and a masters in social work. She is a lifelong student of the human psyche, including motivations, biases, mind management, and mental health. She writes about mind management on Medium. Lisa loves to read, write, and discover more about the world. Her other interests include anti-racism, LGTBQ-allyship, and spirituality after religion.

Her memoir, Letting Go: How a Family Crisis Brought Clarity and Authenticity will be out in October 2023. An essay based on an excerpt from the book was published in the literary journal Academy of Heart and Mind in November, 2022. She and her family have lived in New Orleans, Minnesota, and Utah.

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by Robin Murphy

Genre: Paranormal Mystery Romance

Marie Bartek & The SIPS Team – A Paranormal Mystery Series

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Sullivan’s Secret

Marie Bartek & the SIPS Team Book 1

by Robin Murphy

Genre: Paranormal Mystery Romance

Dr. Marie Bartek enjoys a simple life as the veterinarian of Sullivan’s Island — until her psychic abilities suddenly return after eighteen years.

Shaken by the spirits that now haunt her every moment, Marie confides in her best friend. Together, they form the Sullivan’s Island Paranormal Society: SIPS.

As new and unlikely friendships begin, Marie learns to channel her powers. When they find out that the spirits are trying to warn her of an evil presence on the island, Marie and her friends set out to bring a vicious serial killer to justice.

“Communing with the spirits may leave you with some very unwanted responsibility. ‘Sullivan’s Secret’ follows Marie Bartek as she rediscovers her talents to communicate with spirits. Working with friends in a paranormal society, she finds that her skill leaves her with the responsibility to stop murders from sweeping her town and she has to put out her own neck to stop the hysteria. ‘Sullivan’s Secret’ is a fascinating read that will be hard to put down.” – Midwest Book Review-

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Secret of the Big Easy

Marie Bartek & the SIPS Team Book 2

Dr. Marie Bartek is struggling to gain control over her new psychic abilities while attending a veterinarian conference in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

Marie’s recent visions prompt her to work with local police and members of the Sullivan’s Island Paranormal Society team to help solve a succession of heinous murders, while fighting against a demon from taking over her mind.

Secret Of The Big Easy is the second book in Robin Murphy’s mystery series with Dr. Marie Bartek and the SIPS team.

“Grabs the reader’s attention and keeps it until the final page.” – Readers’ Favorite

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Federal City’s Secret

Marie Bartek & the SIPS Team Book 3

In Federal City’s Secret, Dr. Marie Bartek and the SIPS team investigate spirit activity in the heart of Washington, D.C.

Marie learns more about her psychic abilities, bringing more depth and intrigue into their ghost investigations, as the SIPS team lands in the middle of conspiracy, politics, secret societies and murder.

Through the help of a spirit, Marie discovers that the mafia doesn’t take kindly to strangers taking what isn’t theirs. Can the SIPS Team get to the bottom of things before more lives are lost?

The third book in Robin Murphy’s Marie Bartek series, Federal City’s Secret will captivate you with murder, suspense and the world of the paranormal.

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Secret of Coffin Island

Marie Bartek & the SIPS Team Book 4

Dr. Marie Bartek and her fiance, Police Chief Cory Miller, have finally tied the knot. Their wedding festivities are interrupted, however, by the discovery of a body.

While criminal investigations are Cory’s milieu, Marie and her team of psychic researchers have been instrumental in solving mysteries in the past, and she has already received visions that seem to pertain to the mystery at hand.

Her mentor Myra, who had passed after suffering a heart attack, has continued her mentorship from the other side, and Marie takes comfort from both her presence and her guidance. Marie’s also been asked to help with the case of Isabella, a young woman whose mother is concerned that she’s been possessed.

A compelling cozy mystery with a paranormal twist, Secret of Coffin Island is the fourth novel in Robin Murphy’s Marie Bartek And The SIPS Team series.

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Savannah’s Secret

Marie Bartek & the SIPS Team Book 5

After returning from their honeymoon in France, Marie, Cory, and the SIPS team find themselves on another case in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia.

Trying to help a young girl who discovered a beast killing their livestock, they find a body on Tybee Island with wounds in the neck. Soon after, the team learns that there is more to learn from those keeping secrets from behind their masks at a masquerade ball.

But is there such a thing as real vampires, and can Marie and the SIPS Team receive help from a famous young spirit in time before more lives are lost?

A compelling cozy mystery with a paranormal twist, Savannah’s Secret is the fifth novel in Robin Murphy’s Marie Bartek And The SIPS Team series.

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**Book 6 is Coming Soon!**

Robin Murphy is an Amazon best-selling author of a paranormal mystery series, and also writes chick-lit, and nonfiction. She is a speaker on author platforms, self-publishing, and marketing. She currently is a virtual admin and a freelance writer.

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Jake Wolfe, Book #7

by Mark Nolan

Jake Wolfe, Book #7

Assassin Thriller

Date to be Published: 10-31-2023

Covert operative Jake Wolfe faces his deadliest enemy yet when he is called upon to seek and destroy a terrifying threat to America.

Jake and his highly intelligent dog, Cody, are pulled into a twisted maze of crimes, secrets, lies, and murders—at the end of which awaits Jake’s life-or-death battle with a ruthless all-powerful global criminal organization.

Jake is known to improvise acts of shocking violence when the stakes are high. In his desperate race against time, he will stop at nothing to save innocent lives and may have to go rogue while seeking his own version of justice.

Buckle up for another exciting fast-paced, action-adventure thriller starring America’s outlaw operatives, Jake and Cody.

About the Author

Mark Nolan is an Amazon Bestselling Author and Kindle Unlimited All-Star. Subscribe to his reader newsletter at marknolan.com for updates, specials, and news.

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