Battle Scars and Broken Hearts

Battle Scars and Broken Hearts
Author: Fawn Hall
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2019-03-08
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0359205259

An extraordinary story of an ordinary soul, building her place in this world with forgiveness, a willing heart, and a newfound love for the wild. This is the story of a woman who takes on trail after trail, as a newly-claimed hiker, with a mission to heal from over 20 years of emotional trauma that she has buried deep in her soul. She becomes freed of everything she thought she had to be and believe, uncovering truths about herself and opening her heart to accept her past while rebuilding herself in a way that only the trail can do, one trail at a time.

Battle Scars

Battle Scars
Author: Meghan O'Brien
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2009-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1602824169

Returning Iraq war veteran Ray McKenna struggles with battle scars that can only be healed by love. Ray McKenna returns from the war in Iraq to find that she had attained unwanted celebrity status back home. As the only surviving American soldier of a well-publicized hostage crisis, she is the center of attention at a time when all she wants is solitude. Struggling to overcome the fear and anxiety that plague her, she relies on her psychiatric therapy dog Jagger to help her through the vicious symptoms of PTSD. Veterinarian Dr. Carly Warner hasn't yet figured out how to open her heart to the possibility of falling in love again after the death of her longtime partner. When Ray McKenna walks into the North Coast Veterinary Clinic with Jagger, she and Carly begin a friendship that takes them both by surprise. Brought together by their shared love of dogs, Ray and Carly discover that they are both capable of moving forward, if only they are brave enough to try.

Battle Scars

Battle Scars
Author: Chip Reid
Publisher: Casemate
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2023-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1636243568

A unique insight into how combat in Iraq has shaped the lives of a battalion of young Marines. The most eye-opening, and terrifying, story in Chip Reid's career as a journalist was the six weeks he spent with 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, as a correspondent for NBC News. Traveling shoulder-to-shoulder with the young Marines, he had unparalleled access, witnessing them in combat, and interviewing as many as he could persuade his bosses to put on air, allowing them to tell their war stories in their own words. It took only 22 days for the Marines of 3/5 to fight their way to Baghdad, but the effects on those who fought have lasted a lifetime. They lost a number of their own in battle, and others suffered life-threatening injuries. Of those who returned - even if they avoided physical scars - many have had to find their own way through survivor's guilt and the nightmare of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, with all its attendant miseries. Twenty years on, Chip sat down with the Marines of 3/5 once more. They told Chip inspiring stories of heroism in battle, of camaraderie and comrades lost, of patriotism and belief in mission, of recovery and success in both military and civilian life, and of the new appreciation for life that results from Post-Traumatic Growth. Visceral and searingly honest, this book is a tribute to the Marines for their service, and for the many sacrifices they made then, and that many still make today.

Battle Scars

Battle Scars
Author: Kristi G.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2018-06-30
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1984534572

In this collection of poetry, the reader explores the true meaning of love, inescapable vulnerability, and the agony of managing a painful chronic illness punctuated by hospitalizations and frequent bouts of pain. The words are pure and illuminating; the vivid imagery is powerful, resulting in ones thought process being challenged to discover new ways of understanding love and despair and how to emerge from darkness to light. The poet challenges the reader to view the possible cracks dwelling inside their heart, mind, and body as windows allowing in the light, as opposed to unwanted defects. A reliance on God, represented as ones ultimate spiritual and secure base, provides the hope to persevere and nourish the indomitable will. Glimpses of Gods concern for us is revealed when one sees the small, innocent, and beautiful rose growing between the cracks in the sidewalk. The images, purity of complex emotions, and irony in the poetry illuminates how one comes to see how their life transforms. The reader experiences shifting emotions evoked by the penetrating, powerful words that resonate within and which separates the reader from the ordinary, current reality. In the end, the poets weaving of words, imagery, and aesthetic qualities, revealing the truth, will compel the reader to harness the strength and optimism to emerge with renewed confidence to pursue meaningful living.

Graceful (For Young Women)

Graceful (For Young Women)
Author: Emily P. Freeman
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2012-09-01
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1441240217

You know her--the good girl. She's the reliable one who shows up every week at youth group wearing a purity ring and a smile. She gets good grades, makes the team, and doesn't need to be told to come home on time. But deep down she is crushed by the weight of the responsibility to be the good one, the smart one, the one who never messes up. With the same candor and gentle spirit she showed women in Grace for the Good Girl, Emily Freeman now gives young women what they need to be free on the inside, no matter what's going on outside. Through an honest look at the roles girls play, she helps them learn to stop trying and start trusting that the Jesus who came to save them also comes to live with them, right here and now.

The Message

The Message
Author: Derek M. Puma
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2013-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1449786251

A message from God of understanding life and finding a purpose in it, to bring you a reminder of the wonderful gift of life that you're given each day. To treasure the importance of true love and focus on another one of God's great gifts, marriage. As you read, you'll not only be inspired, motivated, and encouraged, but you'll also be brought to faith and learn that you're really not walkin' through this life alone. You'll understand that you're able to lay all your problems, stress, and struggles in God's hands. In him, you'll find fulfillment and peace. When you're done reading this book, you'll truly see just how blessed, special, and important you really are. You'll have a whole new outlook and view on life.

The Ballad of Never After

The Ballad of Never After
Author: Stephanie Garber
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2022-09-13
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250268419

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Stephanie Garber’s THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER is the jaw-dropping sequel to the ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts on a new journey of magic, mystery, and heartbreak Not every love is meant to be. After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that she’s discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away. But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed. Jacks isn’t the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him. Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline’s life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she’s not sure she can. . . . Also by Stephanie Garber: The Caraval Series - Caraval - Legendary - Finale

Journal to Healing

Journal to Healing
Author: T. Nichelle Ross
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2022-11-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Have you ever wondered what God has to say about your circumstances? Are you tired of feeling broken and defeated by life? Have you felt like throwing in the towel because you don't have the answers? STOP! Get ready to be empowered, inspired, and motivated to shift and change your mindset from defeated to victorious! Join T. Nichelle Ross, as she takes you on a journey in her debut book, Journal to Healing: From Brokenness to Breakthrough. Inviting you in with her conversational-style journaling devotional, she shares how the power of prayer, spending time in God's presence, hearing from the Holy Spirit, and journaling led to her breakthrough and healing. In this book, she shares stories and asks thought-provoking questions that can be used as the catalyst to lead to your own personal breakthrough toward healing. T. Nichelle states, "The Holy Spirit was sent to be our comforter, our lead, guide, and partner. If we learn to pay attention to the Holy Spirit speaking within, the answers are always there." She encourages you to tap in and clearly see what the Holy Spirit is saying as it is revealed in your writing as you journal.

Fear Nothing

Fear Nothing
Author: Lisa Gardner
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2023-10-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593473353

In #1 New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner’s latest pulse-pounding thriller, Detective D. D. Warren must face a new fear as a serial killer terrorizes Boston. My name is Dr. Adeline Glen. Due to a genetic condition, I can’t feel pain. I never have. I never will. The last thing Boston Detective D. D. Warren remembers is walking the crime scene after dark. Then, a creaking floorboard, a low voice crooning in her ear. . . . She is later told she managed to discharge her weapon three times. All she knows is that she is seriously injured, unable to move her left arm, unable to return to work. My sister is Shana Day, a notorious murderer who first killed at fourteen. Incarcerated for thirty years, she has now murdered more people while in prison than she did as a free woman. Six weeks later, a second woman is discovered murdered in her own bed, her room containing the same calling cards from the first: a bottle of champagne and a single red rose. The only person who may have seen the killer: Detective D. D. Warren, who still can’t lift her child, load her gun, or recall a single detail from the night that may have cost her everything. Our father was Harry Day, an infamous serial killer who buried young women beneath the floor of our home. He has been dead for forty years. Except the Rose Killer knows things about my father he shouldn’t. My sister claims she can help catch him. I think just because I can’t feel pain doesn’t mean my family can’t hurt me. D.D. may not be back on the job, but she is back on the hunt. Because the Rose Killer isn’t just targeting lone women, he is targeting D.D. And D.D. knows there is only one way to take him down: Fear nothing.