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The Harvest Keeper
Based on a True Story of Surviving Ukraine's Holodomor Famine
Coming Soon! Summer 2026
Stalin is starving Ukraine. Millions are dying. One mother will risk everything to save her family.
UKRAINE, 1927. The harvest is abundant. Food is plentiful. Amalia’s family is whole. But the world as she knows it is unraveling, and she must now fight to save her children. Alone.
By 1932, Stalin and his Soviet forces tighten their grip, seizing land, confiscating food, pounding on doors in the dead of night, and sending dissenters on one-way trains to the gulags. Hiding even a handful of grain becomes a death sentence, and entire villages fall silent as famine spreads.
In this perilous time, Amalia must confront unrelenting hunger and cruelty. Everything is stripped away, still she clings to one belief. One hope. One prayer. Her children will survive. But what lies ahead will test her in ways she cannot yet imagine.
Set against the harrowing backdrop of the Holodomor—Stalin’s man-made famine in Ukraine—this rich, sweeping historical novel, inspired by true accounts of the author’s family, brings to life one of the most devastating and overlooked tragedies of the 20th century. Through loss, endurance, and fragile hope, Amalia’s journey reveals the strength of a mother’s love, and the quiet courage it takes to survive when the world is determined to break you.
WALTRAUD
A True Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany
A gripping tale of love, survival, and quiet resistance, based on the true story of a German girl turned courageous young woman named Waltraud.
The Nazis tried to break her. But her very name means strength.
Germany 1937. Tucked away in northern Germany, young Waltraud and her family cling to a hope that the firestorm Hitler unleashed on Europe will never touch their quiet village. But their world is shattered when the Nazis steal away Waltraud’s father to fight in a war he doesn’t believe in. As bombs fall and innocent people vanish, Waltraud faces a terrifying truth… She might be next. That’s because she’s been clinging to her father’s words to stay true to her heart, and she’s been quietly resisting all along. Now, she’s entangled in a treasonous secret.
Torn between fear and defiance, Waltraud must summon the strength to subvert the SS while also enduring the bitter chasm left by a mother hardened by war. Ultimately, her courage is not enough to shield her from devastating loss. But forbidden love offers the hope of a new life in America. To seize it, she must risk everything and cross enemy borders where she comes face to face with forces even more terrifying than the Nazis. Can Waltraud take hold of the life she's dreamed of, or will she lose everything trying?
Paperback $15.99 | Hardcover $24.99 | Large Print $19.99
Kindle eBook $5.99 | Kindle Unlimited Subscribers $Free
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A PERENNIAL LIFE
Finding Purpose in Every Season
My first book released in 2016... A faith-based memoir. Do you dream of a day when you can silence the toxic voices that play over and over in your mind, convincing you that you're a failure and things will never change? I used to believe that, along with a lot of other junk. This is a story of the journey that brought me to freedom. Read a free excerpt and reviews, and maybe even leave one of your own.
Paperback $9.99 | Kindle eBook $4.49
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