Two Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Officers entered the room. They introduced themselves and then the first thing they asked each of us was the most shocking question we could ever imagine.“DO YOU BELIEVE YOUR MOTHER IS CAPABLE OF MURDER?”In just a short time we all realized that the answer was irrelevant. The Task Force had already decided that our mom, Marni Yang, a hard-working single mother of three, was their target and they would do whatever it t...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESWith a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years before. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187–424—one of the millions of peo...

"Brave, brutal . . . a riveting story about suffering, recovery, and redemption. Inspiring and relevant." — The New York TimesAn electric and unforgettable memoir about a young woman's journey—from the ice rink, to addiction and a prison sentence, to the newsroom—and how she emerged with a fierce determination to expose the broken system she experienced.Keri Blakinger alway...

You hold your child's hand for a short while, but you hold their hearts for eternity. This book tells my story, and the story of my family. Hold your children close to you and love them each and everyday. Most of all rely on God, and count your blessings.

Crime expert Linda Fairstein reveals the sinister ways that rapists select and attack their victims, and what you need to know to protect yourselfFrom the man who haunted midtown Manhattan's high-rise office buildings, to the stalker in the wooded suburbs near Nashville, serial rapists often have one chilling trait in common: They operate in "comfort zones." Sometimes they find their own comfort zones, such as the stairwell of a familiar office building. Other times...

A love story and an inspirational tale of recovery and self-discovery, Marie Tillman opens up for the first time about her marriage to ex-NFL star Pat Tillman, and her journey to rebuild her life after his death.In 2003, Pat Tillman, serving in the US Army, hastily wrote a "just in case" letter to his wife, Marie. When he returned on leave before his departure to Afghanistan, he placed the letter on top of their bedroom dresser. For months it sat there, sealed and ...

Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile conducted interviews with hundreds of mothers while researching their best-selling book I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids. It didn't take long before these moms began to reveal their Dirty Little Secrets—surprising, thought-provoking, guilty confessions they hadn't told anyone else. Cringe-worthy moments ("I bit my daughter's finger trying to steal a bite of her cookie.") meet real insights ("I love my kids but I didn't always. It took time t...

Losing a grandparent is often a child's first experience with grief. The ordeal can be as bewildering as it is painful. Explaining what happens from a child's-eye view, the little elves in this book depict the difficult days before, after, and beyond a grandparent's death. They explore the meaning of death and heaven, as well as how to stay close in spirit with a grandparent who has died. With ideas for action and questions for discussion, this creative guide will help you help your grievi...

To outsiders, Larry Owen Azlin was a drug-addicted criminal who defied societal rules and norms. But to authors Shirley Anne McMurray and Melinda Leigh Alkire, he was the man they called Daddy. In this memoir, these sisters paint a picture of their life with their father and mothera life marked by crime, drugs, police busts, and shootings in the ghettos of Fresno, California.Breaking the Chain provides a glimpse into the life of children with parents who struggle with addiction and...

Angela Davis has survived what many would consider the unspeakable. Restoration: Revolving Doors reveals her amazing journey as she discovers how the power of God can a change a human life, and even an entire family. Regardless of deeds steeped in unbearable pain, generational curses of drugs and alcohol addiction, unthinkable violence at the hands of the man she loved, and mental illness that would leave any person immobile, useless, or even dead... Angela must escape her revolving doors ...

Behind the Badge is a collection of true stories and stories drawn from true experience and fictionalized as necessary, by a cop who worked the streets for 30 years You will experience what it is like to go on some of the funniest, saddest, and most exciting radio calls that can be imagined This is about how physically dangerous and mentally draining a cop's world can be. Go behind the badge with Mike Garner, a thirty-year police officer who saw it all on the streets of Sacramento. From th...

Have you ever been abandoned by someone you thought loved you? How about feeling unwanted and unloved by your mother or father? From Abandonment to Abundance is a real story of an African American girl abandoned at birth yet determined to live life abundantly. Throughout her life, Anita Alston Ellis struggled with self-confidence and self-love, unable to comprehend why her mother and father weren’t part of her life. She goes on a journey to resolve her unanswered questions and reminisce on...