GAB TALKS

GAB TALKS

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  • GAB TALKS with Judy Kelly, author of The Attractiveness of Wisdom

    After a tumultuous marriage and struggling trying to keep it together, Hamilton, a university dean, sets out on a perilous emotional journey to change his life and seek the kind of love he's always wanted. He's tired of controlling his life and the lives of others.


    Hamilton meets Franny, a troubled dance teacher, and accepts her job offer of organizer in her studio. When Franny injures her foot, Hamilton must step out of his secure place to help. His trepidation increases when he meets a research journalist who falls in love with him. But her life isn't what it seems. He fears controlling her, and after her convent life she needs his love.

    Will Hamilton wise up and learn how a man truly loves a woman, the value of friendship and the need for prayer?

    The Attractiveness of Wisdom is a Christian, literary fiction, heart-warming, enthralling novel with endearing, and unforgettable characters.


    Judy Kelly presents at conferences, libraries, and meetings. She teaches fiction writing at Montgomery College, and Frederick Community College. Judy is an adjunct professor at Montgomery College teaching speech, college reading and English. She enjoys walking, live theatre, and museums.
    24 min
  • GAB TALKS with Cheryl Lafferty Eckl, author of Reflections on Ineffable Love

    Love Is Stronger Than Death


    While I navigated the rough waters of grief after the passing of my husband and twin flame, Stephen, many experiences proved to me that love is not only stronger than death, love transcends death. In the midst of the worst event of my life, I made an amazing discovery. Although Stephen was no longer alive on earth, our souls could communicate through the veil separating this world and the next. More than thirteen years after my beloved lifted off for other realms, our sacred love tryst grows stronger every day. Through inspirational stories, meditations and poetry, I am grateful to offer you my reflections on this unique path we are blessed to walk. For I have come to know that...loss is for our learning, grief is for our transformation, and joy is eager to bring us Home to our soul, our twin flame and our True Self. ---Cheryl Lafferty Eckl


    BIOGRAPHY Cheryl Lafferty Eckl is an award-winning author of 15 books. As a mystical writer and storyteller, she brings her unique talent to genres as diverse as memoir, personal growth, death & dying, inspirational poetry and spiritual romance novels.     A former musical-comedy singer and actress, she has worked as an executive assistant, a professional development trainer, a life coach and a facilitator of retreats and workshops on grief and end-of-life issues.    Cheryl holds a Master’s certificate in Transpersonal Psychology and lives in the Big Sky Country of Montana.

    34 min
  • GAB TALKS with Gina Birkemeier, author of Generations Deep: Unmasking Inherited Dysfunction and Trauma to Rewrite Our Stories Through Faith and Therapy (Replay)

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    It ran in her family, until it ran into her.  She was the cycle breaker.

    What does it mean to be a cycle breaker? In Generations Deep: Unmasking Inherited Dysfunction and Trauma to Rewrite Our Stories Through Faith and Therapy, author and licensed professional counselor Gina Birkemeier uses her own personal story to illustrate how unaddressed dysfunction and trauma can create emotional wounds and toxic beliefs that are passed down from one generation to the next. Gina shares the story of inherited trauma and dysfunction that echoed through four generations of her family, demonstrating this profound truth: what isn’t repaired gets repeated. Often in ways we never could have imagined.

    Generations Deep takes an unparalleled approach to personal and familial transformation, inviting you to challenge what you think about family, trauma, faith and therapy. Gina shares her story in a way that makes you feel like you are “in the room” together. And once you’re in the room, she weaves the sciences of psychology and transgenerational epigenetics with faith in God, questionnaires created by trauma-informed therapists, and one-of-a-kind journaling prompts to help you in your journey toward ending patterns of dysfunction. If you are interested in the power of familial legacy and what it means to be a cycle breaker, this is the book for you. It will leave you feeling hopeful and empowered to write a legacy of freedom for the generations to come.

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    19 min
  • GAB TALKS with John Albedo, author of Nutshell

    NYC Big Book Award: GAB TALKS with John Albedo

    Physician turned writer, Alan B. Hollingsworth, also known as John Albedo, talks about his writing career, several books and anticipation of his option for a television series and film.

    See additional interview questions and answers at https://www.independentpressaward.com/thegabtalks/nutshell-(the-brainbow-chronicles) 

    30 min
  • GAB TALKS with Kaylin McFarren, author of Annihilation, part of the GEHENNA series

    After forcing her into submission, Lucifer names Samara the new Queen of Hell yet continues his authoritarian rule. When an insurgency breaks out on Earth, Samara is kidnapped by Nexus rebel forces, believing her to be the prophesied savior of their planet.   

    Is Samara the Phoenix, destined to destroy Lucifer? Or is she his soulmate and the true Queen of Hell?  

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    Reviews "It's unusual to find an occult fantasy title that touches psychological revelation readers, but Annihilation achieves this and more, providing not just an engrossing foray into courage and self-realization, but an investigation of the foundations of good intentions gone awry and the gray area that exists between good and evil." -- D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review  

    "Much of the cast is gleefully complex, harboring unexpected connections to others, and rarely trustworthy, though Samara is a consistently appealing young protagonist. While Lucinda's thirst for power drives the story, the lengthy final act swerves drastically, introducing a myriad of new characters and twists aplenty involving Samara and a weirdly specific prophecy. Still, the doozy of a cliffhanger will surely leave readers yearning for a third series installment. To summarize, supernatural beings propel this intricate, intriguing, and surprisingly energetic tale." -- Kirkus Review   

    "Annihilation, the sequel to Kaylin McFarren's award-winning Soul Seeker, is a decidedly Shakespearean thriller. Amidst the supernatural world, the novel is essentially a classic story about love, betrayal and power between and among royal families. McFarren's blatantly "human" portrayal of Samara Daemonium's youthful obsessions set her up to be both victim, royal and a star in a wholly compelling coming-of-age story. To get this most out of Annihilation, readers are highly encouraged to read Soul Seeker first." -- Bella G. Wright, BestThrillers.com

    10 min
  • GAB TALKS with Tony Jeton Selimi, author of The Unfakeable Code: Take Back Control, Lead Authentically and Live Freely on Your Terms

    Selimi gives you the clarity, hope, and code to own your power to evolve into the authentic, unfakeable leader you were born to be.   “The worldview developed here transcends science, dogma and belief, giving readers a new code to reconnect with their true, authentic individual and the Divine within that knows how to take back control, lead authentically and live freely on your terms.  —Dr John Demartini, World Renown Human Behavior Expert, Philosopher and Founder of the Demartini Institute 

    Featured on SKY, ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX reaching over 100 million people.  

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    About the Author  Tony J. Selimi – I am an Award-Winning Author, Speaker, and Transformational Life and Business Coach Specialising in Human Behaviour, Leadership Excellence, and Maximising Human Potential. Winner of the London SME Most Visionary Entrepreneur, Corporate Coaching and Recruitment Business Coach of the Year Award. Gold winner of the NYC Big Book Award in Self-help.

    Learn more and see more at https://tonyselimi.com.

    34 min
  • GAB TALKS with Tobin Marks, author of Ark of the Apocalypse

    Earth is on the verge of becoming a dead planet.


    The polar ice caps melted long ago, and it's been decades since the last raindrop fell. Ocean levels rise a dozen meters, and forest fires rage on a global scale. Eleven billion people dying of thirst wage water wars against each other as extinction looms.

    Humanity needs a new planet. As Earth deteriorates, the nation states desperately work together to build a mechanism for recolonization. And so the Magellan II is born, the first starship capable of interstellar travel.

    The future of the human race is tasked to ten thousand colonists-now homeless but for the vastness of space and the decks of Magellan II. A distant planet offers hope of survival, but it's a strange, watery world inhabited by giant reptiles.

    Humanity is starting over, but survival isn't guaranteed.

    32 min
  • GAB TALKS with Donna E. Lane, author of This Hallowed Ground

    How much can war steal from one man?


    Georgia, 1861. As the tides of war sweep south, Aidan MacAlister is drawn north like water up a reed by the inexorable pull to defend his land. After tragedy strikes at Gettysburg, Aidan spirals into unfamiliar, dark places of unbridled fury, earning him the nickname, the Fourth Horseman.

    A hero to his fellow soldiers, Aidan’s self-loathing consumes him, and every lesson his family taught him crumbles to dust beneath its weight. Aidan returns to the farm to find it ravaged by Yankee patrols. War has taken all—perhaps even his soul.​

    Aidan’s one chance at redemption sends him West to fight the Native people who, like him, are defending their land. His sympathies lie with the people. His lieutenant demands he kill them all. But Aidan’s encounter with the Lakota begins his transformational passage to a different life.

    When love offers Aidan renewed hope, will his past thunder across the plains and steal everything from him again?​

    Dances with Wolves meets the story of Job in this gripping historical epic of tragedy, loss, and redemption.

    22 min

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