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Cat Welcomes Author Rod Ballard, a Reader’s Favorite Award-Winning Writer Who Just Released His New Book “Back To Slavery.”

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Back to Slavery by Rod Ballard
Fiction – Historical Suspense
African-American Mystery, Drama
116 Pages – Available From Amazon Books


ABOUT THE BOOK:

Royal is an outstanding high school basketball player from Atlanta, Georgia, who has a bright future ahead of him. Even though things are going great for him, he really doesn’t understand how far his people (African ancestors) have come for him to be able to be in the position he’s in. Royal didn’t care much about what his ancestors had to go through in the past. He thought slavery was pretty simple. “Just sit back, do your work in the fields, and listen to the white man. How bad could that be?”

Not caring about how tough slavery was for his ancestors, one night after he falls asleep, Royal awakens in an unfamiliar place. He wasn’t in Atlanta, Georgia, anymore. He wakes up on a slave plantation where he witnesses hangings, beatings, sufferings, and hard labor in the fields. He goes to sleep every night wishing to wake up in his bed back in Atlanta, only to wake back up in ‘slavery’ each time. Royal is horrified as he tries to survive slavery and everything that comes with it. Will Royal ever make it back home? Or will he forever be stuck back in slavery?




About The Award-Winning Author Rod Ballard


Rod Ballard is an Award-Winning, acclaimed writer and entrepreneur who is a native of South Carolina, born and raised. With four published books to his credit, including his newly released title “Back to Slavery,” he has been awarded numerous Readers’ Favorite 5-Star Editorial Reviews. He has been writing since childhood but took it seriously in 2015. Rod’s books are available on Amazon Books, Amazon Kindle, Barnes Noble, and many fine online book sites.

Rod is committed to fitness and health, living a positive life, as it is his personal belief that how you keep yourself fit on the outside reflects who you are on the inside. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, writing, movies, and listening to music of various styles but favors Smooth Jazz and R&B.

With one goal accomplished of being an award-winning and best-selling author, his next aspiration is to see one of his books come to life in the movie “Silver Screens.” Rod continues to reside in South Carolina. He enjoys engaging and hearing from his reader fans and welcomes your comments and thoughts by email.

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“Back To Slavery” Awarded 5 Stars by Reader’s Favorite Book Influencers!


Reviewed by Adanna Ora for Readers’ Favorite

As a black boy living in Atlanta, Georgia, with a wonderful family and a promising basketball career, loved by his teachers and classmates alike, Royal thought that life couldn’t be more perfect. He based his view on material things and didn’t stop to appreciate that life hadn’t always been like that for his people. Anytime he was reminded of his privileges, especially considering what his ancestors had been through in earlier times, slaving away for their white masters, he brushed it aside. However, a day came when he experienced something that changed his life and his perspective forever. What could that be, and what did he experience? Back to Slavery by Rod Ballard is a drama that reviews black history and pinpoints several lessons that can be learned from it.

Back to Slavery has two settings, relating to both historical and modern times. Each comes with a specific language and style, giving the reader a different experience and the ability to enjoy the author’s rich talent for writing. There is also abundant use of suspense to keep readers longing for more and keeping them on their toes the whole time. I love the sense of mystery that surrounds certain events in the story.

Above all, the moral lessons are enormous. It helps humans, especially black Americans, to be aware of their history and know the price their ancestors paid for them to be where they are at the moment. It also preaches the equality of races and the need for everyone to live in peace, irrespective of their race or color. The book helps us to be grateful for what we have now and be empathetic toward the plight of others who are not as privileged as we are. I enjoyed reading this amazing work from Rod Ballard, and I hope that others appreciate it as much as I did. I highly suggest everyone read it!

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All Fiction Books By Rod Ballard


Cat hopes you have enjoyed meeting our newest amazing author in the book library!

Feel free to connect with Rod on his Social Media; all his books are available from Amazon Books and Amazon Kindle. His e-books are within Kindle Unlimited for members to Read Free.
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Congrats To Our Author, Deb Morgan, For A New In-Depth Autumn Author Spotlight By All Author!

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Happy To Share A New In-Depth Author Interview By “All Author” (dot) Com, Where Readers Connect With Amazing Authors and Find Unique Books To Read…

 ~ DEBRA MORGAN AUTHOR, WRITER, ADVOCATE


“SNIPPET”

“Debra Morgan is an extraordinary American author, advocate, and influential non-fiction writer whose books offer real-life journeys through the realms of Addiction, Fibromyalgia, Chronic pain, and Mental health. Deb’s debut book, “Graceful Agony,” reflects her passion for helping others by providing support and understanding through their struggles.

Residing in Chandler, Arizona, she stands as a beacon of hope and support for those seeking solace and strength in their own battles.”


What is one lesser-known fact about your childhood?

I started drinking at 12 years of age. I had much young abuse, so my party days started before there was a party.


Moving back to Arizona to be closer to your grown children and grandchildren shows the importance of family to you. How has their support and presence in your life contributed to your healing and growth?

It can be hard to measure the support from your children; they do not like to see me getting older, and they have such a busy life that I recognize it instead of expecting it anymore. My Grandchildren are my heart.

I spend weekends with them in order of age as much as I can. I have six, still young enough, but they all love being with me, which makes my heart feel good. I feel better being around them…

READ THE FULL INTERVIEW NOW>> DEBRA MORGAN AUTHOR, WRITER, ADVOCATE

Our Author Deb Morgan Is a “Featured In-depth Interview” Writer Now On All Author (dot) Com, Where Readers, Writers, & Authors Meet…

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DEBRA MORGAN, AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, General Nonfiction

Debra Morgan is an extraordinary American author, advocate, and influential non-fiction writer whose books offer real-life journeys and memoirs through the realms of Addiction, Recovery, and Living With Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain & Fatigue.

Name: Debra Morgan
Profession: Writer, Author, Advocate, Speaker
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, General Nonfiction
Country: United States

SNIPPET

Debra Morgan is an extraordinary American author, advocate, and influential non-fiction writer whose books offer real-life journeys through the realms of Addiction, Fibromyalgia, Chronic pain, and Mental health. Deb’s debut book, “Graceful Agony,” reflects her passion for helping others by providing support and understanding through their struggles. Residing in Chandler, Arizona, she stands as a beacon of hope and support for those seeking solace and strength in their own battles.


DEB’S INTERVIEW

Q. What is one lesser-known fact about your childhood?

I started drinking at 12 years of age. I had much young abuse, so my party days started before there was a party.

Q. Moving back to Arizona to be closer to your grown children and grandchildren shows the importance of family to you. How has their support and presence in your life contributed to your healing and growth?

It can be hard to measure the support from your children, they do not like to see me getting older, and they have such a busy life that I recognize it instead of expecting it anymore. My Grandchildren are my heart.
I spend weekends with them in order of age as much as I can. I have six, still young enough, but they all love being with me, which makes my heart feel good. I feel better being around them.

Q. As a survivor and warrior, how do you define resilience, and how has it played a role in your own life?

I guess that I don’t see myself as a warrior as much as I do others, even though people say that I am; I had to learn to be a survivor and warrior at an incredibly early age. It seems to have grown in my soul. It has helped me never to stop and always to do what I can to help others with this disease. I forget until I talk with someone who has this that many of us did not grow up with abuse or haven’t been an addict. These are things that help me. We must reach deep inside to find it sometimes.

Q. How has your advocacy work and raising awareness about addiction and fibromyalgia influenced your writing?

It has helped me to see into other sufferers’ lives and what they have to live with. Listening to others is the best way to learn how I can relate to others in my writing.


DEBRA MORGAN’S BOOK ON AMAZON

>>> Graceful Agony: An Intimate Memoir of Living with Fibro & Chronic Fatigue <<<


Q. Your new book, “Graceful Agony,” is about real-life journeys through addiction, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and mental health. Could you tell us more about the inspiration behind this book and what readers can expect to find in it?

This is my first book on this portion of my life. I will be writing about my Childhood through addiction and how having a mental health component exacerbated everything in my life. Looking at it now, my story shows me what one can really get through and still have a happy, secure life.

Q. You mentioned that your books are based on your personal experiences. How did your own journey through addiction, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and mental health challenges shape your writing?

I just have written honestly; I do not hold much back. My writing is shaped by how I was, whether good or bad; horrifying, my writing is who I am from what I have gone through.


Q. What is the main message or takeaway you hope readers will gain from your books?

I wrote this book first because I wanted to help young and old women with what they are going through by telling them my story. I hope that Graceful Agony has done that and will continue to. I also wrote it with references that I learned in my journey that I wish someone would have imparted to me.

Q. Writing about personal and challenging experiences can be emotionally demanding. How do you cope with the emotional aspects of sharing your story?

I watch something on TV that I can really get lost in, even if I have watched it for the 900th time. I have to get out of my head when I finish writing for that particular period; I am exhausted. It is hard to remember sometimes what you will run to as you write about it. My life memories can get pretty dark at times.

Q. You’ve been featured as a guest on podcasts and radio shows to raise awareness about addiction and share your recovery journey. How has this advocacy work impacted you personally, and what message do you aim to convey to the audience?

I love being on either of those. I can just tell my story or answer their questions, which flows easily.
I try to let everyone know that writer or not, they have a story, and I surely never thought I would write a book, so give it a try or get it out by writing stories to yourself that you may never share but when you read it in 2 days’ time, you will see that you sound different than you did when you wrote it. That is why I kept going.

Q. Maintaining sobriety since 1993 is an incredible accomplishment. Can you share some of the strategies or support systems that have helped you stay on this path of recovery?

I used every tool that rehab gave me, was shattered and put back together again, and still remember it is one day at a time, and this too shall pass. The days turned to months and months to years, but I never wanted to be that person again.

Q. Could you discuss the importance of support and community for individuals facing fibromyalgia and chronic pain? How have you found support in your own journey?

The medical community could do much more than they have, which is very little. Just like recovery, people with chronic illness and pain should have places to go to talk about what they go through. With very few online groups and because it is not face-to-face, we have to be very careful about how the group works. There are not really any in-person groups; there is not a place that acts as a place that could help set up meetings for people in areas to meet as AA or other programs do.

Q. You mentioned your passion for reading, painting, and traveling. How do these activities contribute to your overall well-being and recovery?

I have to have something to plan on and look forward to, even if it is something easy that others might do every day that I may not be able to do most of the time.

Q. What advice would you give to someone who is currently facing their own challenges with addiction, chronic pain, or mental health issues?

If you have an addiction, find a meeting for whatever your addiction is in person or online. My Fibro Team is where I go, and it is fantastic, and the people are great. I go there for my Fibro and Chronic Fatigue, and they have people who have all kinds of painful diseases.
For Mental Health, call your insurance or go to NAMI, which is the place for mental health care, and they have tons of information. Also, there are many mental health Psychologists who have groups and even rehabs to figure out what you need and can recommend a psychiatrist.

Q. How many plot ideas are just waiting to be written? Can you tell us about one?

I suggest putting out a hand-in-hand book with Graceful on how to deal with the Guilt and Shame of having a chronic pain disease. I actually have that one almost put together. I have Trapped my Life’s story, and not sure from there.

Lastly, What do you think of All Author, and would you recommend it to your other author friends?

Your Website Here at “All Author” has helpful information and tools for new authors. I am delighted with the support I have gotten being listed on your site! And you can reach social media and help get a book out in the reader’s community; it is why I always recommend it on all of my social media platforms. The value of being a Pro Member as an author also will save writers money while teaching them how to begin marketing and promoting their new books!

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Congrats To Our Author Candace Gish & Her New Anthology, Book 2 Has Been Awarded 5-Star Editorial Book Reviews By Reader’s Favorite.

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Our Mothers, Our Daughters

Our Mothers, Our Daughters

Divas That Care Collection

by Candace Gish

Non-Fiction – Anthology – Contributing Authors

Kindle Edition – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ59BSBN

Reviewed on 04/25/2023

Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers’ Favorite

Our Mothers, Our Daughters by Candace Gish reminds us that the relationship shared between mother and daughter is deep. It’s not always positive, but it defines the identity of both mother and daughter and the way that the world sees them. We grow together and learn together and, for better or worse, we create ourselves in the image of the other. It’s like a road trip, one that takes many dips and turns and leads us, hopefully, to a positive and pre-destined place. As Jacqueline Biollo writes in her story, Alethea, “Metaphorically, road trips, like relationships, can be expensive.

They take time and energy to foster. But with some planning, we can successfully navigate the road ahead and avoid some bumps along the way. Relationships can be adventurous and advantageous to exploring new things, building confidence, and making memories.” Simply put, life and relationships are journeys we must take that will lead us to places unknown.

Candace Gish’s book, Our Mothers, Our Daughters, is an anthology of stories honoring the mother-daughter dynamic. This book is part of the Divas That Care Collection, bringing together the positive and the negative (and the most loving and challenging) connections that define who we are. The stories feature three distinct themes: Connection, Inner Self, and Unconditional Love. The accounts are meant to inspire all of us mothers and daughters as we embark on the mission of bonding and love (or, sadly, the lack thereof). Some of the stories may spark a similar memory in the reader’s mother-daughter relationship. The narratives are accompanied by prompts and suggestions to further strengthen, or at least comprehend, the complexity that makes up our own stories.

Through the words of other mothers and daughters, this anthology will both inspire and encourage all of us to look deeper into our emotions as we make that poignant, sometimes difficult, journey.



Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers’ Favorite

Our Mothers, Our Daughters: The Stories That Make And Create Our Lives (Divas That Care Collection) is an anthology of non-fiction stories that revolve around maternal relationships and the ties that bind mothers and daughters. The collection has multiple individual authors who share a slice of their stories with the contributions having been pulled together into its present book format by Candace Gish.

The stories range from the inspiring My Daughter, My Valentine by Brenda Pearce in which the author, who thought she couldn’t have more kids, feels an overwhelming desire for a baby while admiring a newborn girl at work. Weeks later, she discovers she’s pregnant and gives birth to a healthy baby girl on Valentine’s Day, whom she considers a miracle and a gift from the Divine; to A Study in Golden Rule and Persistence by Rosanna Pittella, wherein Pittella recounts her decision to send her gifted daughter Jessica to school at 18 months old, despite opposition from others. Jessica thrived and went on to earn three degrees.

All told, Our Mothers, Our Daughters by Candace Gish contains over two dozen stories that each pack a huge heartwarming punch despite their compact sizes. I like that the stories are categorized into three distinct and interconnected parts: Connection, Inner-Self, and Unconditional Love. I was most touched by My Beautiful Miracle by Jennifer Herron who reflects on the joys and challenges of raising her daughter Lauren, who was born premature and faced health and developmental obstacles.

Through their journey together, Herron has learned the importance of embracing uniqueness and adapting to the unknown, and she feels truly blessed to have learned so much from her daughter. All of the stories are polished and wonderfully composed, and I loved that each section ends with action steps, journal prompts, and affirmations. I walked away from this collection feeling whole and happy and completely fulfilled.

Very highly recommended.


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

“Candace is a best-selling Canadian Author from Alberta. She is a wife, homeschool mom, author, “Radio Host, Entrepreneur, and Change Maker. Living life to the fullest!“


Full Bio:

Candace Gish is a motivator and empowering change agent who understands the challenges women face while finding success in their everyday lives and businesses. She is an advocate for mentorship and strong, supportive networks.

Her four daughters and wonderful husband have inspired her to create a better world, thus the Divas That Care Network was born. Candace enjoys connecting with goal-oriented women and has a commitment to making a difference. She believes in the power of women converging to implement change and has ensured that the purpose of the Divas That Care movement quantifies just that.


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On Sale Now for Mother’s Day! Both E-books in this collection are now on sale on Amazon Kindle and have HIT #1 on Amazon Canada in several categories>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QQP4DRJ/ …


HAPPY READING!






Cat Welcomes First-Time Author of Literary Fiction, Ms. E. Ann Brown, and Her New Book Release Titled ‘Forever Kind of Love’ Now On E-Book Sale. . .

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About Author Ms. E. Ann Brown

Ms. E. Ann Brown is an American author and influential writer of literary fiction after retiring as a primary school educator. The author released her first book, ‘Forever Kind of Love,’ in Jan. 2023, and available on Amazon in both e-book and paperback versions.

Ms. Brown’s formal education background was in the field of education, but she considers herself a lifelong learner and has studied many other areas and interests. Brown is a spiritually oriented person who sees the world from a positive perspective and conveys her perspective in her writings.

She is a proud mother who has raised four beautiful grown children as she home-schooled them and went on to a home-school consulting business where she developed chosen curriculum plans for other families. Writing has been a natural part of her life since she was an adolescent babysitter making up stories while babysitting on the spur of the moment. She has always been a storyteller throughout her life.

When she is not writing, she enjoys spending time with her family as she is a loving grandmother and great-grandmother. Born and lived many years on East Coast, she now resides in the beautiful Pacific Northwest in Southern Oregon.



ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BJ7TQYQQ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elizabeth Alleyne (October 14, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 178
 Family Life Fiction (Books)
 Literary Fiction ~ New E-Book on Sale at $1.99




About Forever Kind of Love is Available On Amazon

A random statement made in response to a loving question turned out to be prophetic, unknowingly. If you read the story you will find out how. You will rejoice, you will laugh, and you will cry. You will be amazed, and you will be disappointed. But isn’t that what happens in our real lives?

Bad things do happen to good people, and people of faith seem to persevere and ultimately experience a good outcome. This story has many life situations that are very challenging, but because of the love the two main characters have for each other, they were able to persevere and prevail.

After becoming empty nesters for only a short time, a surprise they never would have anticipated came to bless their lives more than they could have imagined. Sharing their life with someone else’s children because of their misfortune was heartwarming and a blessing for all concerned. Illness has a way of wiggling into our lives, often without warning, but it does not have to defeat us. These situations can end up making us stronger in faith than we were before. Happy endings are always encouraging.
Read and enjoy!



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