Driven by haunting questions about his mother's adoption and mysterious past, Paul T. O'Connor embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about Charlotte's life. From an orphanage in Connecticut to her placement with a middle-aged couple, Charlotte's story is one of overcoming adversity, chasing dreams, and building a better future.

Through his investigation, Paul gains a deeper understanding of his mother—not just as the woman who raised him, but as a girl, teen, and woman who faced incredible challenges with unwavering strength. This heartfelt narrative spans decades and locations, revealing the inspiring legacy of a woman who climbed out of poverty, raised two successful children, and never gave up on her dreams. ​

Perfect for readers who love family histories, untold stories, and tales of resilience, The Missing Child is a moving tribute to the power of love, determination, and the human spirit.

Visit America’s National Parks with the Lopez Family

The Lopez family set a large goal: visit all of the American National Parks before their son turned eighteen. Join them on the road trip of a lifetime as Antonio chronicles the challenges, the beauty, and the wonder of traveling across the most beautiful pieces of America.

Part one of this series takes readers to the first thirty-one of sixty-three total parks in the United States. From half marathons in Zion to snorkeling in the Dry Tortugas and chatting with marmots in the Grand Tetons, Antonio weaves together stories you won't find in a guidebook.

Along the way, this small family from Santa Fe ties all of us to Mother Nature and reveals how their grand adventure changes the author’s view on everything from a dying mother, the COVID-19 Pandemic, God, and family.

Filled with intriguing facts about our parks and reflections on their fragile future, National Parks is both a celebration of and a passionate case for the natural wonders that all Americans share.

Featuring family stories from the following National Parks:

Petrified Forest • Saguaro • Guadalupe Mountains • Carlsbad Caverns • Rocky Mountain • Great Sand Dunes • Joshua Tree • Channel Islands • Acadia • Everglades and Biscayne • Dry Tortugas • Death Valley • Grand Canyon • Zion • Mesa Verde • Mammoth Cave • Olympic • Black Canyon of the Gunnison • Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, Zion • Yellowstone and Grand Teton • White Sands and Big Bend • Haleakala and Hawaii Volcanoes • Congaree, New River Gorge, and Shenandoah

Born to two profoundly depressed parents, a little girl watched her baby sister die—and spent the next three decades learning to survive a house built on silence, neglect, and abuse.

Green Glitter Girl is therapist Connie C. Jones's own story: a frank, somatically-grounded memoir tracing how trauma reshapes a nervous system in childhood, and how healing actually happens in the body, not just the mind. Written with co-author and spiritual healer, Melanie Davis-Jones, it blends personal narrative with the psychological and physiological insight of Connie's thirty-plus years as a trauma therapist.

Midwest Book Review calls it a memoir that “also acts as a self-help guide,” recommending it for library collections, book clubs, and psychology reading groups alike.

If you've read The Body Keeps the Score or follow the polyvagal and nervous-system-healing conversation, this is the lived, human story behind the science—proof that the body's capacity to heal is real.

While standing on her grandfather’s porch, Cindy was drawn by her ancestors to discover who she is by learning who they were and where they came from.

As she uncovered her family history with the use of various genealogy databases, she began to piece together the puzzle of her family’s story—from trans-Atlantic migrations and roots in England, the Netherlands, and Germany to the homes and lives built in Virginia, New York, Iowa, and North Carolina. Her quest became a journey across the world.

Standing where they stood, she found connection to them, but she also found questions. Why had they left? Did they find what they hoped for in the new places? Who had they harmed along the way? And what was her role in repairing those relationships on behalf of her ancestors?

Through essays and original photography organized by lineage and location, Cindy weaves together narratives that situate her life within the particular nexus of personal and historical legacies of heartbreak and desire.

For anyone who has sought their own place in the world, Ancestral Landscapes provides a guide for genealogical research and offers grace for what may be found along the way.

After the Allied D-Day landings in June 1944, Paris was liberated in late August, and the rest of France was freed in the following weeks. However, two pockets of German occupation in Royan and La Rochelle, both cities along the Atlantic coast, remained occupied for several months more.

Blocking access to Bordeaux, the city of Royan would end in martyrdom under a carpet of Allied bombs on January 5, 1945. But the fortress of La Rochelle, with its port, submarine base, and German garrison of 14,000 soldiers guarding the historic city and its 30,000 civilians, would later be delivered intact to Allied forces by its occupier.

By what perilous negotiations were two enemy officers able to avoid disaster in the besieged city? Two men of honor, French Commander Hubert Meyer and German Admiral Ernst Schirlitz, strove to see beyond the war toward reconciliation and the reconstruction of Europe.

When Scott Terry was ten, he embraced the Jehovah's Witness faith and their prediction that the world would soon end. As an adolescent, he prepared for Armageddon and prayed for God to strip away his growing attraction to other young men. By adulthood, Terry found himself no longer believing in the promised apocalypse. Over time, he left the Witness religion and became a cowboy, riding bulls in the rodeo. He overcame the hurdles of parental abuse, religious extremism, and homophobia and learned that Truth is a concept of honesty rather than false righteousness.

Cowboys, Armageddon, and The Truth: How a Gay Child was Saved from Religion offers an illuminating glimpse into a child’s sequestered world of abuse, homophobia, and religious extremism. Scott Terry’s memoir is a compelling, poignant and occasionally humorous look into the Jehovah’s Witness faith-a religion that refers to itself as The Truth—and a brave account of Terry’s successful escape from a troubled past.

Christine Amoroso did everything right to achieve the perfect life. Falling for a sandy-haired surfer and landing pregnant at seventeen, she knew the “right” thing to do. She could have it all, even if in the “wrong” order: beautiful children, a good marriage, and approval from those around her. Until it all fell apart.

Ever the overachiever, she continued to take on too much, finishing college with two kids in tow. But as her responsibility grew, so did her resentment. A stressed-out young mom, an inattentive husband, and the attention of another man made the perfect recipe for disaster. Hard work and responsible decisions had not guaranteed a happy life or lasting love. She had failed, and now she floundered as she tried to find a fresh start. She turned inward for answers rather than seeking external validation.

After a few missteps, she slowly learned her worth couldn’t come from a list of accolades, achievements, or some guy. Her story is an earnest and humorous account of what it’s like to be a modern American woman trying to have it all and the dangers of losing oneself in the process.

Bare Naked in Public is a must-read memoir for burnt-out overachievers seeking answers about their worth while finally forgiving their past.