We're celebrating summer at Wyatt-MacKenzie!
We've chosen a few of our favorite titles to give away for free on Kindle — one every day July 1st thru August 5th.
FICTION • ROMANCE
Lemongrass Hope by Amy Impellizzeri
A captivating and unpredictable love story, with a dose of
magical realism and time travel. NYT best-selling author Jacquelyn
Mitchard called it “a truly new story.”
YOUNG ADULT • JUVENILE NON-FICTION • ESSAYS
The Twin Connection by Cailin and Hannah Loesch
A fantastic collection of stories from the most entertaining
and impressive young writers you'll ever meet. Teen journalists Hannah
and Cailin Loesch are giving the world a peek into their lives.
NON-FICTION • MEMOIR
All the Pretty Shoes by Marika Roth
A holocaust memoir all teenagers and young adults should read. Tova Laiter, Producer of The Scarlett Letter and Varsity Blues,
reviews: “Marika Roth’s narrative holds us captive throughout one hell
of a ride: betrayal, sexual predators, love affairs, modeling career,
kidnapping of her children... Not to be missed!”
NON-FICTION • POLITICS & GOVERNMENT • SOCIAL SCIENCE
National Security Mom by Gina Bennett
The mom who chased down Bin Laden gives readers a lesson on
making America strong. “A book every citizen should read,” reviews
Professor Richard Kohn. “Brilliant,” deems Peter Bergen, CNN Analyst.
NON-FICTION • PARENTING • HEALTH/HEALING
Unthinkable: A Mother's Tragedy, Terror and Triumph through a Child's Traumatic Brain Injury by Dixie Coskie
No parent wants to get that call that their
child has been injured, but this mom's experience will help prepare you
for the unthinkable. Dixie brings you inside the ICU, and gives tips on
the road to recovery, after her son's traumatic brain injury.
NON-FICTION • PARENTING • FATHERHOOD • HUMOR • ESSAYS
The 40-Year-Old Version: Humoirs of a Divorced Dad by Joel Schwartzberg
A funny and personal look at how divorce reinvents
relationships with kids and one's own evolving sense of Dadhood. These
40 short “humoirs” represent heroic and heartbreaking reflections on
being a part-time Dad.
NON-FICTION • PARENTING • HUMOR
What’s the Matter With Mommy? Rantings of a Reluctant Stay-at-Home Mother by Kelley Cunningham
Brutally honest rants on some of the absurdities of modern
motherhood. This funny little collection brings the reader – mom, dad,
or other – on a hysterical ride through an uncensored view on the new
implied “rules” for parenthood.
Free on July 8
FICTION • HISTORICAL FICTION • ACTION & ADVENTURE
Breathe the Sky: A Novel Inspired by the Life of Amelia Earhart by Chandra Prasad
Takes the reader on Earhart's last expedition. With stark, nimble prose, Prasad brings Earhart to life once more, securing her place in the pantheon of great explorers, while inspiring risk and adventure in readers.
FICTION • HISTORICAL FICTION • ACTION & ADVENTURE
Breathe the Sky: A Novel Inspired by the Life of Amelia Earhart by Chandra Prasad
Takes the reader on Earhart's last expedition. With stark, nimble prose, Prasad brings Earhart to life once more, securing her place in the pantheon of great explorers, while inspiring risk and adventure in readers.
Free on July 9
NON-FICTION • TRAVEL • ESSAYS • MULTICULTURAL
Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering by Suzanne Kamata and 20 women authors around the world
Women around the world ponder the unique joys and challenges of raising children across two or more cultures. A must-read for any family living abroad or planning to move abroad.
NON-FICTION • TRAVEL • ESSAYS • MULTICULTURAL
Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering by Suzanne Kamata and 20 women authors around the world
Women around the world ponder the unique joys and challenges of raising children across two or more cultures. A must-read for any family living abroad or planning to move abroad.
Free on July 10
FICTION • POP CULTURE • FAMILY LIFE
Mortified: a novel about oversharing by Meredith O'Brien
After her controversial, raw and profane blog posts draw thousands of online readers, Maggie's blogging identity is inadvertently revealed and internet chaos ensues.
FICTION • POP CULTURE • FAMILY LIFE
Mortified: a novel about oversharing by Meredith O'Brien
After her controversial, raw and profane blog posts draw thousands of online readers, Maggie's blogging identity is inadvertently revealed and internet chaos ensues.
Free on July 11
NON-FICTION • EDUCATION • TEACHING
Suddenly Homeschooling: A Quick-Start Guide to Legally Homeschool in 2 Weeks by Marie-Claire Moreau
“...a book that has potential to assist many people embarking for the first time on the journey into homeschooling,” reviews Jeremy Stuart, Director/Producer Class Dismissed.
NON-FICTION • EDUCATION • TEACHING
Suddenly Homeschooling: A Quick-Start Guide to Legally Homeschool in 2 Weeks by Marie-Claire Moreau
“...a book that has potential to assist many people embarking for the first time on the journey into homeschooling,” reviews Jeremy Stuart, Director/Producer Class Dismissed.
Free on July 12
NON-FICTION • FAMILY LIFE • DIVORCE • PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION
Dear Dad, It's Over: Turning Custody into Candor by M Dickson
A hilarious and heartfelt account of divorce from the child’s perspective. “A must-read for any divorced parent...or any child” reviewed Lewis Black, New York Times bestselling author, comedian.
NON-FICTION • FAMILY LIFE • DIVORCE • PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION
Dear Dad, It's Over: Turning Custody into Candor by M Dickson
A hilarious and heartfelt account of divorce from the child’s perspective. “A must-read for any divorced parent...or any child” reviewed Lewis Black, New York Times bestselling author, comedian.
Free on July 13
NON-FICTION • MEMOIR • MENTAL ILLNESS • DEPRESSION
The Second Chasm: A Soul's Troubled Journey from Despair to Healing by Karen V. Kibler
Surviving depression, divorce, tragedy and loss, Karen's very real story offers hope and courage to readers.
NON-FICTION • MEMOIR • MENTAL ILLNESS • DEPRESSION
The Second Chasm: A Soul's Troubled Journey from Despair to Healing by Karen V. Kibler
Surviving depression, divorce, tragedy and loss, Karen's very real story offers hope and courage to readers.
Free on July 14
FICTION • ADDICTION & RECOVERY • ALCOHOLISM
The Cracker Factory by Joyce Rebeta-Burditt
If you have alcoholism in your family, this was a ground-breaker in the 1970s. Joyce Rebeta-Burditt is known for writing and producing “Diagnosis Murder” and “Mystery Woman.” Dick Van Dyke reviewed, “It’s hard to laugh and cry at the same time, but this is just that kind of book.”
FICTION • ADDICTION & RECOVERY • ALCOHOLISM
The Cracker Factory by Joyce Rebeta-Burditt
If you have alcoholism in your family, this was a ground-breaker in the 1970s. Joyce Rebeta-Burditt is known for writing and producing “Diagnosis Murder” and “Mystery Woman.” Dick Van Dyke reviewed, “It’s hard to laugh and cry at the same time, but this is just that kind of book.”
FICTION • ADDICTION & RECOVERY • ALCOHOLISM
The Cracker Factory 2: Welcome to Women's Group by Joyce Rebeta-Burditt
The sequelto the 1970s best-seller. This autobiographical
novel offers frank and funny reflections on the lives of a small group
of women in AA alongside the storyteller's career as a network executive
and TV writer/producer.
NON-FICTION • MEMOIR • PHYSICS • QUANTUM THEORY
Reindeer with King Gustaf: What to Expect When Your Spouse Wins the Nobel Prize by Anita Laughlin
Peek inside the Nobel Prize experience — from
tickets to Stockholm to attaché assistance and a quick trip to the White
House for a formal reception with President and Mrs. Clinton, to dinner
in the royal palace with the King and Queen, readers will laugh out
loud while gasping in awe.
NON-FICTION • PARENTING • ADOPTION
Adoption is Forever by Rhonda Pollero and Traci Hall
A humorous, sometimes gut-wrenching, but always honest look at two perspectives of adoption, written by two prolific novelists.
NON-FICTION • MULTICULTURAL • SOCIAL SCIENCES
The Chalk Circle: Intercultural Prizewinning Essays Tara Masih, Editor
Essays will entertain, illuminate, take you to
distant lands, and spark important discussions about our humanity, our
culture, and our place within society and the natural world. “A truly
important book,” reviews Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize Winner.
NON-FICTION • PERSONAL FINANCE • BUDGETING & MONEY MANAGEMENT
A Bright Financial Future: Teaching Kids About Money Pre-K through College for Lifelong Success by Danny Kofke
Specific tips and advice for parents can use
with their children starting as young as age 3 and extending all the way
up to the young adult years to teach them about personal finance.
NON-FICTION • CHILDREN'S • GROWING UP & FACTS OF LIFE • MONEY
The Financial Angel: What All Kids Should Know About Money (Ages 4-11) by Ava Kofke
The Financial Angel will teach young children
about money in simple terms. Kids from ages four to eleven will learn
about saving, spending, giving, debit cards and credit cards. Written by
a 9-year-old and illustrated by a 15-year-old, this little book
inspires on many levels.
NON-FICTION • HEALTH • DISEASES/MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
A Stem Cell Transplant MS Recovery Story: Beating Multiple Sclerosis with Humor, Hope & Science by Sandi Selvi
How a $10.99 box of used comedy tapes and one of the first stem cell transplants to treat MS saved the author's life.
NON-FICTION • MEMOIR • FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Little Miss Merit Badge: A Memoir by Ronda Beaman
Were you a girl scout? Ronda sure was. She
excelled above her harsh life and rose to become an incredibly
successful businesswoman. “A warm and wise account of what it takes to
build a life of merit and then pay it forward," reviews Catherine Ryan
Hyde, Author of Pay It Forward and 16 other novels.
NON-FICTION • PERSONAL HEALTH / AGING
Second Blooming for Women: Growing A Life That Matters After Fifty by Kathleen Vestal Logan and Betsy Smith
Publishers Weekly reviewed: “Using a refreshing,
sometimes humorous gardening theme Smith and Logan offer advice, with
additional information baby boomers will savor as they reach 50 and
beyond ... most self-help fans will enjoy.”
NON-FICTION • BUSINESS & MONEY • JOB HUNTING • AGING
Boomer Men Working: Strategies for Staying Employed by Norman Crampton
A how-to book for Boomer Generation men who want
to hang on to their present job or find a new one. Offers hope through
the stories of older guys who have lost a job or retired sooner than
planned, figured out what they needed to do next, and found new
employment.
NON-FICTION • PARENTING • MOTHERHOOD • HUMOR
Domestically Challenged by Alana Morales
Released in 2007, this little mom-centric book
is still as popular as ever! Written as a humorous guidebook, will show
new stay-at-home moms how to happily maintain their sanity.
NON-FICTION • PARENTING • MOTHERHOOD • HUMOR
A Suburban Mom: Notes from the Asylum by Meredith O'Brien
Moms — need a laugh? Meredith makes fun of
suburban motherhood in this funny collection of essays. A glimpse into
the mind of a laid-back yet stressed-out, insecure, sleep-starved,
TV-obsessed, news-junkie, Generation X parent navigating the labyrinth
of modern parenthood.
NON-FICTION • PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH
en route baby: what to do when the baby arrives before help does by Jennifer Slater
Essential information for parents-to-be, and ANYONE who unexpectedly has to deliver a baby.
NON-FICTION • PARENTING • LOVE, SEX & MARRIAGE • HUMOR
Cracked at Birth: One Madcap Mom's Thoughts on Motherhood, Marriage and Burnt Meatloaf by Kathy Mahoney
Need a break from the kids? This one is full of
relatable motherhood glitches, gaffs and laughs. It's a wild ride
through parenting, marriage, and chaos you'll never forget.
NON-FICTION • HEALTH • DISEASES • CANCER
Topic of Cancer: Riding the Waves of the Big C by Meg Stafford
A memoir which will make you smile, think, and
appreciate everything around you — not about merely surviving, but about
the living that happens during treatment. What sets this work apart is
the joie de vivre that infuses and informs the prose.
Free on July 30
FICTION • SHORT STORIES • TRAVEL • JAPAN
The Beautiful One Has Come: Stories by Suzanne Kamata
A beautiful collection of multicultural short stories. “Poignantly shows the pains and the pleasures of living in a culture that is not your own ... illuminates the modern struggles of everyday people, showing us that perhaps foreigners are not the only ones searching for belonging in this traditional society,” reviews Margaret Dilloway, author of How to Be an American Housewife.
FICTION • SHORT STORIES • TRAVEL • JAPAN
The Beautiful One Has Come: Stories by Suzanne Kamata
A beautiful collection of multicultural short stories. “Poignantly shows the pains and the pleasures of living in a culture that is not your own ... illuminates the modern struggles of everyday people, showing us that perhaps foreigners are not the only ones searching for belonging in this traditional society,” reviews Margaret Dilloway, author of How to Be an American Housewife.
NON-FICTION • MEMOIR • MENTAL HEALTh • CHILD ABUSE
Everyday Evil: My Memoir by Marilyn Pate
An emotional, volatile life story of physical and emotional
abuse. Answers unaskable questions. It is written from a recovered heart
and will touch yours.
Free on August 1
NON-FICTION • BUSINESS • MARKETING
BEE-ing Attraction: What Love Has To Do With Business and Marketing by Jan Stringer and Alan Hickman
Informative and entertaining book adds a deeper level of intellectual understanding to this ground-breaking marketing model based on the law of attraction.
Free on August 2
NON-FICTION • SOCIAL SCIENCE • WOMEN'S STUDIES • MOTHERHOOD
Living in the Shadow of the Too-Good Mother Archetype by Patti Ashley, Ph.D.
A journey into the heart and soul of mothering. It takes you to places that have remained hidden due to out-dated beliefs about what it means to be a good mother.
NON-FICTION • SOCIAL SCIENCE • WOMEN'S STUDIES • MOTHERHOOD
Living in the Shadow of the Too-Good Mother Archetype by Patti Ashley, Ph.D.
A journey into the heart and soul of mothering. It takes you to places that have remained hidden due to out-dated beliefs about what it means to be a good mother.
Free on August 3
NON-FICTION • PARENTING
10 Daily Questions To Be A Better Parent by Ruth Fett, M.S.C.
A fresh, concise reference guide for parents with daily check-ins to stay on track in providing children with the structure, love and understanding they need.
NON-FICTION • PARENTING
10 Daily Questions To Be A Better Parent by Ruth Fett, M.S.C.
A fresh, concise reference guide for parents with daily check-ins to stay on track in providing children with the structure, love and understanding they need.
Free on August 4
NON-FICTION • HUMOR • FATHERHOOD
Small Things Considered: Moments from Manliness to Manilow by Joel Schwartzberg
The second collection from award-winning essayist which examines a variety of tiny obsessions and observations about modern life through the comic perspective of a remarried dad and pop culture junkie.
NON-FICTION • HUMOR • FATHERHOOD
Small Things Considered: Moments from Manliness to Manilow by Joel Schwartzberg
The second collection from award-winning essayist which examines a variety of tiny obsessions and observations about modern life through the comic perspective of a remarried dad and pop culture junkie.
Free on August 5 (link to come)
A Book is Born: 24 Authors Tell All by Nancy Cleary and 24 Wyatt-MacKenzie authors from 2004-2006
From conception of the book idea to promoting it on national TV, 24 authors share the nitty-gritty of each step of the publishing journey, plus the course The Secrets & Science to Getting Your Book Published.
A Book is Born: 24 Authors Tell All by Nancy Cleary and 24 Wyatt-MacKenzie authors from 2004-2006
From conception of the book idea to promoting it on national TV, 24 authors share the nitty-gritty of each step of the publishing journey, plus the course The Secrets & Science to Getting Your Book Published.
