Today's Featured Books

Pioneers crossing the Oregon Trail...American Legionnaires returning from the Great War...pilots soaring across skies while dodging anti-aircraft flak...Rosie the Riveters sacrificing life as homemakers and mothers to weld ships and pound rivets into aircraft wings...these are the stories author Julie McDonald Zander loves to share. Read on to learn more about her critically acclaimed historical fiction and biographies.

Bonus: Sign up for Julie's newsletter and get a FREE copy of Retracing the Oregon Trail in Pictures, a color pictorial of the route traveled by thousands of early pioneers in the 19th century.

Shattered Peace: A Century of Silence

A forgotten diary. A century-old secret. A town still haunted by its past.

When former Navy Seabee Colleen Holmes inherits an old house in Centralia, Washington, she sees it as a chance to escape her own ghosts and start anew. But when she discovers a faded diary and a bundle of love letters, she unveils the tragic choices that shattered lives and fractured a town, and learns that the wounds of yesterday still shape today.

Inspired by true events, Shattered Peace is a gripping time-slip novel of love, loss, and the echoes of history that refuse to fade. Perfect for fans of The Alice Network and The Girl You Left Behind, this haunting tale of resilience, redemption, and the pursuit of truth will linger long after the final page.

Praise for Shattered Peace
"A heartbreaking story of families torn apart." ~Melanie Dobson, author of Catching the Wind

"Forges new paths toward peace and understanding in ways readers won’t see coming." ~Midwest Book Review

"An incredible dual-time story." ~Leslie Gould, A Brighter Dawn

The Reluctant Pioneer

A pioneer woman’s journey, inspired by a true story.

Matilda Koontz cherishes her life as a wife and mother on a Missouri farm. But her hardworking husband wants to claim free farmland in the Pacific Northwest, so in the spring of 1847, Matilda and Nicholas Koontz and their sons embark on a grueling journey westward on the Oregon Trail.

Disease, accidents, starvation, and a multitude of hazards threaten Matilda's family on their journey, causing her to wonder if they will reach the trail’s end and if the babe growing inside her will survive. But when tragedy strikes, the question changes: How can she possibly continue?

Praise for The Reluctant Pioneer
"A heart-rending, beautiful tale inspiring us to relate to the courage, heartbreak, and joys of an amazing woman.” ~Barbara Tifft Blakey, Bertie’s War

"Captures the unwavering hope of one woman who began the walk to Oregon Territory in 1847." ~Melanie Dobson, Where the Trail Ends

"A must-read for fans of historical fiction and of strong women.” ~Dawn Shipman, author of the Lost Stones of Argonia Series

Winning a War

Stories of those who served, suffered, and sacrificed during WWII.

Ten Southwest Washington residents describe their participation in the fight to protect our freedoms...

A Dutch woman recalls her brothers' activities in the Dutch resistance, the Jews who took refuge on their family farm, and the price paid by her family when the Nazis arrived... Three survivors of the attack at Pearl Harbor share their views of the battle from the USS California, the USS Nevada, and Ford Island... After the Japanese torpedoe the USS Selfridge, a sailor salvages materials to build an ice cream maker and boost the crew's morale... A Northwest native in the Sixth Army Rangers raises the flag on Dingagat Island in the Philippines, heralding General Douglas MacArthur's return... and more.

Praise for Winning a War
★★★★★ "An amazing account of veterans and heroes who fought to keep us free during World War II.” ~Amazon Review

★★★★★ "Amazing true stories of World War II." ~Goodreads Review

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Free online: The Writers' Room After Hours. Join The Writer's Room of Boston for an interview with Mable Chan, journalist, writer, producer, and founder of One in a Billion Productions, a film-focused multi-media nonprofit. Her current writing projects include a memoir and a TV pilot. Wednesday, June 18, 7:30 - 8:30 EDT.

"Productivity is a trap. There will always be too much to do." ~Mable Chan

Award-winning fiction that pushes boundaries. Winner of The BookFest Psychological Thriller Award and PenCraft Intrigue Award. A gripping, dark southern saga. In a 90s-era Kentucky fueled by sex, drugs, and violence, the Cunninghams will stop at nothing to find The Temple, a place of unimaginable wealth and glory. 5.0 stars, 37 ratings. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW / 

"A propulsive medical thriller." ~USA Today bestselling author Kristen Bird. On a cruise ship sailing across the Atlantic, Dr. Peter Palma expects to treat passengers for minor ailments. But violence erupts as a vile affliction pits loved ones against each other. With the morgue overflowing and the ship bearing down on New York, Peter must fight delirium to neutralize the threat. But sometimes primal urges are impossible to resist. "Claustrophobic, haunting, and razor-sharp." ~Readers' Favorite. 5.0 stars, 17 ratings. From $1.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW / 

An enthralling journey that will leave you breathless. Imagine if the stories you've heard about Jesus and Mary Magdalene, both from religious traditions and new age spirituality, only scratched the surface of their true tale. What if their extraordinary journey could unlock a deeper, more fulfilling experience in your own life today? Prepare to be captivated by the untold tale of the profound bond between Mary and Yeshua (known as Jesus Christ)—and how their story resonates with your own life, here and now. 4.6 stars, 44 ratings. From $9.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW / 

Regine Marchand, an accomplished equestrian with a championship in sight, meets Camerona MacIntyre, an overbearing Dom. Fascinated by Regine's cool façade, Cameron senses her passion. Submitting to the Irishman brings Regine new levels of pleasure. When an unknown enemy targets her for revenge, she and Cameron must discover who wants to keep her from competing, possibly killing her in the process. From $3.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW / 

It's not every day you meet an amateur sleuth...with fangs. If you enjoy comic fantasy whodunits filled with humorous hijinks, murderous mayhem, and mythical beasts, you’ll love this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery. Follow Duncan, a dragon and amateur sleuth, as he fumbles through his first murder case with help from a chain-smoking unicorn, an aura-spotting centaur, and plenty of perfectly cooked omelets. 4.1 stars, 183 ratings. From $0.99 - SHOP NOW / 

A Supernatural Sci-Fi Romance. The present is filled with technology. The future is filled with desolation. And in between, a group of Spectrals discover their supernatural powers to stand against one man playing God. In 2104, the futuristic present, Angelia enjoys her solitary life amid books and robotic technology until she falls for a man with silver eyes. In 2125, the dystopian future, Marina fills her isolated days maintaining her high-tech compound and coping with being one of the few surviving human beings on Earth. One day, a traveler appears at her door and changes everything. 4.2 stars, 61 ratings. FREE - SHOP NOW / 

Today, LitNuts is shining a spotlight on the work of Dr. Evette Rose, Holistic Counsellor, Ph.D., MBA, and author of 19 books written to support people in their healing journeys. 

In today's special edition newsletter, we are focusing on three of Dr. Rose's books—including a FREE e-book:

• Restoring the Emotional Body - new release available as a free e-book
• Metaphysical Anatomy - 4.7 stars, 1400+ ratings on Amazon.com
• Abundant Mindset - Breaking Through Financial Barriers

You can see all of Dr. Rose's books at MetaphysicalAnatomy.com, where you can also learn about several free online master classes (including one on June 18!) and other offerings from Dr. Rose, including Metaphysical Coaching Technique, Workshops, Self-Paced Courses, and Healing Retreats. 

Restoring the Emotional Body: A Practical Guide to Feeling Again

New release: June 5, 2025
Genres: Self-Help, Emotional Self-Help
Paperback: $6.73
E-book: FREE download from the author (Also available for $0.99 via Amazon.com, free via Kindle Unlimited.)

YOUR BODY REMEMBERS WHAT YOUR MIND TRIES TO FORGET

Have you ever felt stuck—not just in your thoughts, but in your body? Like something deep inside is frozen, aching, waiting to be acknowledged? Restoring the Emotional Body is not just a book—it’s a sanctuary for anyone who’s tired of “keeping it together” while silently falling apart.

This deeply compassionate guide explores the emotional, neurological, and metaphysical roots of your pain—without overwhelming you with medical jargon or academic theory. This is a simple, easy-to-read book designed for real people with real emotions, who are ready to finally understand what their body has been trying to say.

Bonus: Healing Meditation with Guided Healing Session Video

Metaphysical Anatomy: Your Body is Talking, Are You Listening?

Genres: Mental & Spiritual Healing, Personal Transformation Self-Help
4.7 stars, 1400+ ratings
Paperback: $45.95

Decode the hidden messages behind mental and physical ailments.

Under each disease, you will find emotional components and precise key points that guide you toward effective alternative healing methods and help you uncover the core issues. Metaphysical Anatomy explores diseases from A to Z, revealing the emotional components connected to each condition and providing practical insights on how to approach them to improve your quality of life. The book also includes reflective questions to support you in diving deeper into your psychosomatic journey and offers a step-by-step guide for identifying the psychosomatic patterns linked to medical issues. 

Whether you are an experienced alternative healing practitioner or someone exploring self-healing for the first time, this book will become an invaluable resource.

Abundant Mindset: Breaking Through Financial Barriers

Genres: Personal Transformation, Self-Help
Paperback: $17.95
E-book: $15.95

Break through financial barriers to create prosperity and abundance.

A great guide to getting your money in order and becoming successful. Manifest success and heal blocks to abundance. Get clear about your values and ancestry to empower your financial future. Create awareness around your relationship to money for lasting change.

If you can resolve and release these issues, you will open yourself up to a more prosperous future. Once you identify your blocks, you can start working on resolving them. With a little effort, you can transform your finances and set yourself up for prosperity.
 

About the Author
Dr. Evette Rose is a Holistic Counsellor, Ph.D., MBA, author of 19 books, Leader in Somatic and Psychosomatics, founder of Metapsychology Coaching™, Metaphysical Anatomy Technique, Integrative Soulful Therapy (IST), YouTuber, speaker, and author of 19 books. She strives to support people in their healing journeys and is best known for her work in helping people recover from the trauma of their past, as well as addressing psychosomatic symptoms and freeing them to live successful and fulfilling lives. She's internationally famous for writing Metaphysical Anatomy Volume 1, a book of 722 medical ailments and their hidden emotional and somatic patterns. She also wrote Psychosomatics of Children, including hundreds of children's ailments and their psychosomatic patterns. Learn more at MetaphysicalAnatomy.com, and be sure to also follow her online: 
 

        

Free online: Rogue Reads - A Crime Spree, a fun online event where authors discuss not just their latest crime novels, but also share recipes for their favorite drinks and snacks. Tonight's line-up includes Christina Dodd, author of Thus With a Kiss I Die; Vaseem Khan, The Girl in Cell A; Delia Pitts, Death of an Ex; and Ryan Pote, Blood and Treasure. Monday, June 16, 6 PM CDT. 

"Life is about working out who the bad guy is." ~Sophie Hannah

Advances in genetic medicine are transforming the age-old lottery of DNA. Through real stories and scientific breakthroughs, this book examines how we can now read and edit our genes—offering hope for inherited disease and also raising profound ethical questions. 4.8 stars, 60 ratings. From $7.50. Free via KU. SHOP NOW / 

A woman in witness protection after inadvertently saving a serial killer's life receives a letter from the serial killer, asking if she's ready to die. That's when the bodies start dropping around her. 4.4 stars, 33 ratings. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW / 

Suspense, Dark Secrets, and Revenge with a Twist. All her life, Callista Jones endured mockery and bullying because she was extremely unattractive—until one final humiliation shatters the last of her restraint. With chilling precision, she embarks on a campaign of retribution, each punishment tailored to match the pain inflicted by her tormentors. But vengeance is a dangerous path. Will retribution bring her peace, or will it consume her entirely? From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW / 

In 2051, a disastrous solar storm hits the Earth. It causes a global EMP, destroying almost all digital devices and power supplies. The world descends into barbarism and chaos. An artificial superintelligence in a protected bunker takes over. Julia (age 17) and Winston (age 18) must fight tooth and nail to stay alive. How far would YOU go to survive in a post-apocalyptic world? 4.6 stars, 49 ratings on Goodreads. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW / 

Forever Change Your Path With Abundance! Your abundance is tied to your alignment, embodiment, and unification with your Higher Self. Featuring the wisdom of Mary Magdalene, Jesus Christ, Gautama Buddha, St. Francis of Assisi, Mother Mary, King David, King Solomon, Archangel Michael, John the Baptist, and more, this Oracle is for you if you'd like to co-create more abundance in your life. #1 New Release in New Age Divination. From $4.99 - SHOP NOW / 

Navy SEAL Ryker Johnson is a widower filled with sadness and guilt. His VIP client is a prima donna, but he won’t refuse to protect her from a dangerous stalker. It doesn’t take long for her to steal his heart, and he struggles to embrace love again. When danger closes in, Ryker is willing to take a bullet for her—if he’s not too late. 4.4 stars, 380 ratings. From $0.99 - SHOP NOW / 

Free online: Speculative Sunday Poetry Reading Series Juneteenth and the Black Fantastic. Join for a virtual poetry reading series celebrating Juneteenth and exploring the Black Fantastic in speculative poetry. Sunday, June 15, 6:00 - 7:15 PM CDT. 

"Discomfort is always a necessary part of enlightenment." ~Pearl Cleage

A Detective Morgan Foster Vigilante Justice Thriller. In the small town of West End, West Virginia, Detective Morgan Foster is living a life of secrets. After the murders of her husband and fellow officer, Morgan has gone into hiding with her teenage son. But when two more dead bodies turn up at her waitressing job, she realizes the threat to her and her son is real. Can she solve the murders before she becomes the next body to drop? 4.4 stars, 800+ ratings. FREE - SHOP NOW / 

New release. "Exhilarating sci-fi...filled with tension and high stakes." ~Readers Favorite. Three action-packed books. Two devastating weapons. One galaxy on the edge. Boone is a fugitive and strategist with too many adversaries and not enough time. Elyon is an assassin wielding elemental powers—but genetically modified to become something far worse. As a galactic empire teeters on the edge of a civil war, Boone and Elyon must use every skill they have—including the fragile trust between them. $0.99 - SHOP NOW / 

Book one of the gripping Decimation trilogy. For sixteen years, a deadly virus has killed every woman who gives birth—until teenage wheelchair athlete Antimone Lessing becomes the first in a generation to survive. As scientists desperately seek a cure, Antimone is humanity’s last hope. But with the world racing toward extinction, she must make a choice: save her baby or save the human race. High stakes. Shocking twists. Unforgettable heroine. 4.3 stars, 850+ ratings. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW / 

New release. As Rowan and Gideon unravel the dark history of Blackthorn Manor, they discover chilling truths: ancestral betrayals, forbidden love, and an ancient evil. Together, they must navigate forces that threaten to consume them. Filled with vivid gothic atmosphere, pulse-pounding suspense, and irresistible romance, their world includes a past that refuses to stay buried, secrets that hold deadly power, and love that might be the strongest magic of all. From $2.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW / 

New release: Dive into the strobe-lit shadows of the Neon Globe, a retro-futuristic dystopia inspired by 1970s/80s/90s new wave science fiction, that captures Generation X’s defiant spirit. This collection of five gritty, low-life/retro-tech science fiction tales unravels the lives of outcasts trapped in a domed city’s cage, clawing against the iron grip of a faceless syndicate in a world where freedom fades but some dare to dream of escape. From $0.99. Free via KU. SHOP NOW / 

In the untamed world of an unmated male werewolf, Juan is leading a wild, single life, despite his distant fiancée. But Amee, his betrothed, isn't as naive as Juan believes. Now that she's discovered his actions, she too savors her newfound freedom. Note: This narrative features explicit intimate scenes, including a ménage à trois, and is intended for mature readers only. Book 1 of The Juarez Pack series. 4.5 stars, 57 ratings. From 0.99 - SHOP NOW / 

Today, LitNuts is shining a spotlight on the work of Dr. Heather Kristian Strang, a mystic, metaphysical psychologist, and Amazon bestselling author:

• Radical Abundance in Radical Times: The Oracle: New Release June 11, 2025
• Love Letters from Mary Magdalene: 4.6 stars, 44 ratings
• The Angelics: Wildest Dreams: 4.9 stars, 30 ratings

★★★★★ "Dr. Strang’s ability to hear what needs to be heard and write what needs to be written is a true gift to those of us asking, seeking, and knocking." ~Amazon Review

Radical Abundance in Radical Times: The Oracle

Forever Change Your Path With Abundance!

It’s easy to think that your abundance—in cash-money, health, food, and all forms of prosperity—is tied to an economy, a job, the circumstances you were born into, or even to world events. And yet, we want you to know it’s not.

Your abundance is tied to your alignment, embodiment, and unification with your Higher Self. This Oracle features the wisdom of Mary Magdalene, Jesus Christ, Gautama Buddha, St. Francis of Assisi, Mother Mary, King David, King Solomon, Archangel Michael, John the Baptist, and more. Daily reading of these transmissions will uplift you to a new level of abundance and wealth.

This Oracle is for you if you'd like to co-create more abundance in your life or if you desire insights on how to live in Radical Abundance during this Radical and important time on Earth.

Love Letters from Mary Magdalene

The Untold Tale of Her Life, Love & Legacy

Imagine if the stories you've heard about Jesus and Mary Magdalene, both from religious traditions and new age spirituality, only scratched the surface of their true tale. What if their extraordinary journey could unlock a deeper, more fulfilling experience in your own life today?

Love Letters From Mary Magdalene promises an enthralling journey that will leave you breathless with each turn of the page. Prepare to be captivated by the untold tale of the profound bond between Mary and Yeshua (known as Jesus Christ)—and how their story resonates with your own life, here and now.

Praise for Love Letters from Mary Magdalene
"A book that demonstrates the power of love and what's possible when one lives a divinely-led life." ~Astara J. Ashley, CEO/Publisher, Flower of Life Press

"An old story reimagined to shed light on the current times." ~Emily Trinkaus, Embodied Aquarian Astrologer

"An extremely moving and mystical story." ~Aletheia Sophia, author of The Grail King

The Angelics: Wildest Dreams

Fated Mates. Small Town Love. Angel Romance. Happily Ever After.

Veronica’s intuition screams two things: One, she’s destined to be a bookstore owner. And two, her soulmate is somewhere out there. After a crushing breakup and a string of unfulfilling bookstore retail jobs, she relocates to a small town on the Oregon coast where her life is about to take a mystical turn.

Through a series of prophetic dreams, she uncovers her Beloved. And he’s a literal rock star. He’s facing his own struggles while trying to pursue his soul desire of healing others with his music. 

More than just a romantic fantasy, this psychic romance can also serve as a guidebook for anyone seeking to unite with their Beloved or Soulmate. This metaphysical fantasy features small-town love, dating a celebrity, and a PG-13 clean romance.

Praise for The Angelics
★★★★★ "An amazing and inspiring story that touched my heart." ~Goodreads Review

★★★★★ "A refreshingly magical romance with a soulful twist." ~Amazon Review