NEW YORK—Aug. 3, 2021—Morgan James’ new release, The Adventures of Black Goat and Yellow Dog: Meeting the Bear, by Christine Odle, follows Black Goat and Yellow Dog as they embark on wild adventures in the country. 

Maggie the Magpie challenges Black Goat to meet the Bear down the road, but Black Goat is afraid of everything. His best friend, Yellow Dog, goes on all adventures with him and is a steadfast companion. Together, Black Goat and Yellow Dog travel to search and find the Bear and meet other animals along the way in the neighborhood.  

A children’s book that teaches preschoolers and third graders about loyalty and trust.

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Christine Odle, please contact authorsupport@morganjamespublishing.com.

About the Author: Christine Odle, her husband, John, and their dogs live in the tiny town of Norwood, Colorado. Her neighborhood is full of interesting characters including the characters in her new book, The Adventures of Black Goat & Yellow Dog. She has previously written a business book and has been a small business owner, speaker, and from financial coach to professional CFO for decades.

Celeste Campbell recently wrote and illustrated her first children’s book, The Heart of a Knight. She graduated from Dixie State University with her bachelor’s degree in Art with an emphasis in Graphic Design. She currently works as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. She created fantasy illustrations for the novel Divinity’s Twilight by Christopher Russell. Celeste loves painting and making up stories in her free time.

More About This Title: The Adventures of Black Goat and Yellow Dog: Meeting the Bear, by Christine Odle, will be released by Morgan James Publishing on August 3, 2021. The Adventures of Black Goat and Yellow Dog — 978-1631953781—has 35 pages and is being sold as a trade paperback for $8.95.

About Morgan James Publishing: Morgan James publishes trade quality titles designed to educate, encourage, inspire, or entertain readers with current, consistent, relevant topics that are available everywhere books are sold. 

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NEW YORK—July 27, 2021—Morgan James’ new release, Redefining the Top 1%: 7 Behaviors That Drive Shepherd Leadership, by Dr. Trevor Blattner, is a uniquely profound step-by-step system for developing authentic leadership by becoming the role model a leader’s team deserves.

For aspiring leaders looking to achieve the Top 1% in their career, wealth, and influence, Redefining the Top 1% is the ultimate guide. By providing a powerful set of tools to use immediately to reach one’s highest potential, Redefining the Top 1% focuses on recognizing one’s strengths to create a personalized journey toward powerful, real-world leadership.

Redefining the Top 1% delivers a unique, step-by-step blueprint for breaking free from the current trend of despair and self-destruction, and how to begin being the best version of one’s self. An empowering and motivating guide, Redefining the Top 1% reminds leaders it is possible to perform at maximum capacity and reach that 1%.

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Dr. Trevor Blattner, please contact authorsupport@morganjamespublishing.com. 

About the Author: Dr. Trevor Blattner is the founder of The Top 1% and a leading thinker on Shepherd Leadership—a modern approach to leadership designed to address a world that is complex and ever-changing. With over 20 years of research, coaching, and expertise, Dr. Blattner has developed a model of leadership that breaks free of the antiquated and regressive notions of what it means to lead. His enlightened approach to leadership is based on behavioral science, personal experience building and managing a 7-Figure business, and a strong commitment to personal values. Dr. Blattner lives in Cape Girardeau, Missouri with his wife Ashley and their 3 girls Kate, Nora, and Lenna.

More About This Title: Redefining the Top 1%: 7 Behaviors That Drive Shepherd Leadership, by Dr. Trevor Blattner, will be released by Morgan James Publishing on July 27, 2021. Redefining the Top 1% —9781631953262 —has 212 pages and is being sold as a trade paperback for $17.95.

About Morgan James Publishing: Morgan James publishes trade quality titles designed to educate, encourage, inspire, or entertain readers with current, consistent, relevant topics that are available everywhere books are sold. 

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NEW YORK—July 27, 2021—Morgan James’ new release, Survive and Thrive: How to Build a Profitable Business in Any Economy (Including This One), by John Meese, is the practical guide for small business owners and entrepreneurs looking to build a profitable business from scratch. Survive and Thrive offers advice on marketing, sales, and finance strategies that helps build (or rebuild) a thriving business in any economy.

In a time of a rapidly ever-changing economy, Survive and Thrive is a saving grace for entrepreneurs and the newly unemployed, presenting a recovery framework designed to help build businesses that are stronger than ever. Survive and Thrive provides a step-by-step plan for reaching more people, making more sales, and generating more profit and simply explains the long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy. 

Despite such drastic changes in such a short time, it is still possible to be successful. Survive and Thrive offers the strategies and motivation to shake things off and start anew toward a bigger and better business future. 

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with John Meese, please visit johnmeese.com/feature/ or contact John Meese (the author) at hey@johnmeese.com.

About the Author: John Meese is a traditionally trained economist turned serial entrepreneur and the author of Survive and Thrive: How to Build a Profitable Business in Any Economy (Including This One). He is the founder of Cowork Inc, co-founder of Notable, and is on a personal mission to eradicate generational poverty by equipping entrepreneurs with the tools and training they need to build thriving businesses from scratch. He has worked closely with multiple clients who have repeatedly hit the Inc 5000 list of the fastest-growing privately-owned businesses in America, and he regularly publishes interviews and articles about entrepreneurship and marketing at johnmeese.com.

More About This Title: Survive and Thrive: How to Build a Profitable Business in Any Economy (Including This One), by John Meese,  will be released by Morgan James Publishing on July 27, 2021. Survive and Thrive —9781631953361 —has 200 pages and is being sold as a trade paperback for $17.95.

About Morgan James Publishing: Morgan James publishes trade quality titles designed to educate, encourage, inspire, or entertain readers with current, consistent, relevant topics that are available everywhere books are sold. 

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NEW YORK—July 20, 2021—Morgan James’ new release, Tales of the Protectors: The Elephant Path, by Lisa Pence, is the second book in the Tales of the Protectors series, continuing the story of the Protectors, Maxwell, Jack, Eden and Gem as they return to Everwell to further their training. 

After much anticipation, the Protectors arrive at their training grounds to strengthen their protection skills. While working with another team on an assignment to prevent the loss of an innocent life, the Protectors find themselves in a civil war. Reuniting with friends and enemies of their pasts, the teams must come together in order to save the world from an irreplaceable loss. 

A story that shows children how to overcome difficulties in life through no fault of their own, Tales of the Protectors teaches self-reliance and confidence, and fosters the belief that everyone can make a difference. 

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Lisa Pence, please contact authorsupport@morganjamespublishing.com

About the Author: Lisa Pence has a master’s degree in Adult Education and is the author of An Illness Observed with Reluctant Eyes and Almost Heaven – Tales of the Protectors (Book 1). Lisa and her husband reside in Charleston, WV with their two dogs, Rosie and Penny and two stray cats, Lulu and Winnie, who they have adopted. They are both pet enthusiasts who support animal rights and animal rescue originations, such as the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.

More About This Title: Tales of the Protectors: The Elephant Path, by Lisa Pence, will be released by Morgan James Publishing on July 20, 2021. Tales of the Protectors —9781631953408 —has 250 pages and is being sold as a trade paperback for $15.95.

About Morgan James Publishing: Morgan James publishes trade quality titles designed to educate, encourage, inspire, or entertain readers with current, consistent, relevant topics that are available everywhere books are sold. 

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NEW YORK—July 20, 2021—Morgan James’ new release, Sale Ready Company: What it takes to create a business someone would want to own, even if you have no intention of selling, by Josh Patrick, offers a new look at small business succession planning.

Sale Ready Company is a parable for those who own privately-owned businesses. Discussing real-world problems with real-world solutions, Sale Ready Company follows John Aardvark as he faces several dilemmas between his business and family. John’s journey teaches those in business how to build a company up for when the time comes to leave it behind.

Featuring themes of self-discovery and the need for systems in a business owners’ life, Sale Ready Company helps business owners understand why a value-led company is essential in all circumstances and how to have a sale-ready company even if they have no intention of selling.

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Josh Patrick, please contact authorsupport@morganjamespublishing.com

About the Author: Josh Patrick has been obsessed with what it takes to create an economically and personally sustainable business since 1974. He is the author of Sustainable: A Fable About Creating a Personally and Economically Sustainable Business. He has been a blogger for the NY Times You’re The Boss, written for the Huffington Post, Inc.com, Forbes.com and American Express Open. Josh is the host of the podcast Cracking the Cash Flow Code and has worked with hundreds of businesses helping them find easy solutions to hard problems. He currently resides in South Burlington, VT.

More About This Title: Sale Ready Company: What it takes to create a business someone would want to own, even if you have no intention of selling, by Josh Patrick, will be released by Morgan James Publishing on July 20, 2021. Sale Ready Company —9781631953293 —has 218 pages and is being sold as a trade paperback for $14.95.

About Morgan James Publishing: Morgan James publishes trade quality titles designed to educate, encourage, inspire, or entertain readers with current, consistent, relevant topics that are available everywhere books are sold. 

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NEW YORK—July 20, 2021—Morgan James’ new release, Finding Peace After a Suicide Loss, by Elaine Kennelly, provides a Christian perspective on the sorrowful journey after a suicide death. Discussing the battles with anger and lack of forgiveness, Finding Peace After a Suicide Loss is a guide to emotional and spiritual healing.

Written honestly to tackle the unspoken post-suicide pain of guilt, blame, stigma, and rejection, Finding Peace After a Suicide Loss inspires those who have experienced a suicide death to understand God’s gift of grace. Finding Peace After a Suicide Loss is told in three parts: The Death, The Battle, Hope and Healing, identifying “healing truths” that are immediately applicable at any stage of grief.

By simplifying the “how-to” with small, daily steps to victory, those in grief learn to move forward and find a life complete with joy. Finding Peace After a Suicide Loss answers the hard questions with empathy and is a lifeline of hope that genuine happiness can once again be found. 

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Elaine Kennelly, please contact Tom Kennelly at kennellyteam@gmail.com or call: 256-337-7948 

About the Author: Elaine Kennelly is a wounded healer having dealt with the suicide death of her eighteen-year-old son. A graduate of Concordia University, Chicago, author Elaine Kennelly has been a teacher, TV show host, Realtor, and business owner. She loves God’s Word and enjoys teaching the transformative power of the Gospel. Zealous for joy, compassionate, and above all—real, Elaine desires the wounded to be fully restored and completely healed. She now resides in Colorado with her husband Tom, and is thrilled that son, Nathan and family, live close by.

More About This Title: Finding Peace After a Suicide Loss: Healing Truths for Those Not Yet Healed, by Elaine Kennelly, will be released by Morgan James Publishing on July 20,  2021. Finding Peace After a Suicide Loss —9781631953514 —has 196 pages and is being sold as a trade paperback for $16.99.

About Morgan James Publishing: Morgan James publishes trade quality titles designed to educate, encourage, inspire, or entertain readers with current, consistent, relevant topics that are available everywhere books are sold. 

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NEW YORK—July 13, 2021—Morgan James’ new release, You Are The Brand: The 8-Step Blueprint to Showcase Your Unique Expertise and Build a Highly Profitable, Personally Fulfilling Business, by Mike Kim, is an inspiring, practical guide for corporate professionals looking to take a side-hustle and turn it into a full-time personal brand.

Featuring a proven, 7-step system to building a personal brand based on working with top names in the industry, You Are The Brand provides actionable strategies that leave corporate professionals feeling clear, energized, and inspired to dream big. For those looking to build game-changing connections and win-win partnerships, You Are The Brand shares insight and clarity on how to market oneself in any market.

You Are The Brand discusses how to build personal, full-time businesses as a coach, consultant, or content creator, and goes on to shed light on the vague business of building an “expert” business. Whether someone is just starting out or has a side-gig they are ready to turn into the gig, You Are The Brand is just the blueprint that will leave professionals feeling empowered and ready to take on the world.

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Mike Kim, please contact authorsupport@morganjamespublishing.com

About the Author: Mike Kim believes marketing isn’t about closing a sale, it’s about opening a relationship. This refreshing approach has made him a sought-after speaker at industry leading events like Podcast Movement, Social Media Marketing World, and Tribe Conference. He has been hired as a marketing strategist and copywriter for top thought leaders including John Maxwell, Donald Miller, and Catalyst. He has been a published contributor for leading business platforms including Entrepreneur.com, Inc.com, and the Huffington Post. Mike is based in Washington DC, where he can be found looking for the next great speakeasy — all while coaching, serving clients, and recording his top-rated podcast, The Brand You Podcast. 

More About This Title: You Are The Brand: The 8-Step Blueprint to Showcase Your Unique Expertise and Build a Highly Profitable, Personally Fulfilling Business, by Mike Kim, will be released by Morgan James Publishing on July 13, 2021. You Are The Brand —9781631953477 —has 200 pages and is being sold as a trade paperback for $17.95.

About Morgan James Publishing: Morgan James publishes trade quality titles designed to educate, encourage, inspire, or entertain readers with current, consistent, relevant topics that are available everywhere books are sold. 

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NEW YORK—July 13, 2021—Morgan James’ new release, In the Shadow of the Cities: A Novel, by Laurel Solorzano, follows Scarlett’s life in the training center before she is drawn unexpectedly into City life. 

Solorzano starts the story with Scarlett in the training center, eager to get promoted to a Blue, but gets tossed into city life without proper training. Two rules Greens must never break: 1) Greens are not sent into cities without an official promotion to Blue, and 2) Blues don’t kill each other. Why is she sent to the cities if she has yet to be promoted? She learns her best friend, Rhys, is killed and is told from a bizarre, elderly man she will kill Rhys. Why does he tell her this and why would she do this? Adding to her confusion are these things called “families” and why the Citizens are ungrateful she is keeping them safe. 

This dystopian novel examines life in the cities from a guard’s viewpoint. Questions that prompt further reading are why do the guards obey the government tirelessly and how can they be merciless in shooting citizens? Follow Scarlett as she travels In the Shadow of the Cities.

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Laurel Solorzano, please contact authorsupport@morganjamespublishing.com

About the Author: Laurel Solorzano has enjoyed writing since she was in middle school, exchanging manuscripts with her best friend. After spending a few years traveling the globe, Laurel set her goal to become a published author. As she worked teaching English and Spanish, she wrote stories in her free time. Laurel lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband, Yader.

More About This Title: In the Shadow of the Cities: A novel, by Laurel Solorzano, will be released by Morgan James Publishing on July 13, 2021. In the Shadow of the Cities — 978-1631953279 —has 266 pages and is being sold as a trade paperback for $15.95.

About Morgan James Publishing: Morgan James publishes trade quality titles designed to educate, encourage, inspire, or entertain readers with current, consistent, relevant topics that are available everywhere books are sold. 

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NEW YORK—July 6, 2021—Morgan James’ new release, Unseen: Uncovering the Invisible Wounds of Military Trauma, by Elisa Escalante, focuses on the trauma veterans face both during and post military service from a mental health technician, veteran and LCSW perspective.

Unseen highlights the hidden trauma veterans experience in and post military service, debunking myths and exposing the truths stemming from the demands of military related missions as well as combat zone missions. Escalante examines how trauma and military adjustment stressors affect individuals on a social, emotional, psychological, and occupational level. Serving Air Force troops and their dependents with mental health concerns during her active-duty career gave her the insight to identify and address the special needs of veterans post military service. She reveals the proper and improper ways veterans deal with their traumatic experiences and explains the stigma associated with seeking mental health attention, especially amongst the veteran community. Additionally, she provides resources and tools to assist and educate veterans, veteran family members, mental health clinicians, and college students looking to help veterans.

Escalante uncovers the invisible wounds military veterans get through their arduous years serving in the armed forces. The physical and emotional scars they incur remain Unseen unless it is discussed and exposed in a non-stigmatizing manner. Readers willing to understand the struggles veterans with mental illnesses face must look beyond the surface to see the wounds. 

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Elisa Escalante, please contact her at eae292@nyu.edu or 760-401-0664

About the Author: Elisa Escalante grew up in Texas and California throughout most of her childhood. Twelve days after her high school graduation in June of 2008, she enlisted in the United States Air Force and was selected to be a mental health technician. Elisa served six years active duty on Dyess Air Force base working in the mental health clinic at the medical group, serving Air Force troops and their dependents with mental health needs. In 2012, she deployed to Afghanistan to work at the combat stress clinic and support deployed soldiers on a forward operating base. After her active-duty career ended in 2014, Elisa moved to New York City after being accepted to NYU Silver School of Social Work. During her studies, she also served in the Air Force reserves at Westover Air Reserve Base Massachusetts as the mental health Noncommissioned officer in charge. In 2017, she became a licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) and began her first civilian career as a Readjustment counselor, providing services to combat veterans and veterans who suffered from military sexual trauma. In June of 2020, Elisa earned an Advanced certification in veteran services. In February of 2021, Elisa earned her LCSW (Licensed clinical social worker) in the state of New York. As of present, she is resigned from federal service, and now resides in California.

More About This Title: Unseen: Uncovering the Invisible Wounds by Military Trauma, by Elisa Escalante, will be released by Morgan James Publishing on July 6, 2021. Unseen — 978-1631953538 —has 174 pages and is being sold as a trade paperback for $14.95.

About Morgan James Publishing: Morgan James publishes trade quality titles designed to educate, encourage, inspire, or entertain readers with current, consistent, relevant topics that are available everywhere books are sold.

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NEW YORK—July 6, 2021—Morgan James’ new release, Shine Brighter: Choosing A Life of Greater Clarity, Purpose, and Joy, by Fred Dodini PhD, explains how the sun, moon, and stars serve as models to assist individuals make important life decisions.

In a frenetic world that lacks unity and altruism, people scramble to find meaning, direction, or purpose in their lives and relationships. Dodini establishes an axiom for achieving those results that is taken from the natural world that surrounds us, using the sun, moon, and stars as models. He knows people seek connection in their relationships and positive outcomes for themselves, families, and communities. Shine Brighter draws a clear pathway for those committed to achieving their fullest and brightest potential, and to helping others achieve theirs. This self-help book will direct people toward a better understanding of themselves and the communities in which they live, and to generating a greater sense of unity, cohesion, and cooperation with others. 

Using these simple models to enlighten and guide us, Dodini aims to strengthen bonds among people amidst the chaos and uncertainty so prevalent in today’s world. Readers who learn and apply these principles will discover an approach to life and a model for living that will allow them to “shine brighter” each day in their roles as individuals, spouses, parents, and citizens of the world.

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Fred Dodini, please contact him at drdodini@gmail.com  or 480-390-1291.

About the Author: Fred Dodini, PhD is a licensed therapist, family life educator, and relationship coach. His expertise in working with teens and young adults has afforded him opportunities to appear on the BBC documentary series Brat Camp, the American television series Intervention, and to deliver over 500 presentations to youth and their parents. He is a passionate advocate for strong marriages, happy families, and peaceful communities. Prior to his career in behavioral health, he had a career in the entertainment industry as a musician and stage performer, traveling extensively and meeting people from all imaginable walks of life. Dr. Dodini is currently in private practice in Indianapolis, Indiana and he and his wife, Patricia, are the parents of ten children.

More About This Title: Shine Brighter: Choosing A Life of Greater Clarity, Purpose, and Joy, by Fred Dodini, will be released by Morgan James Publishing on July 6, 2021. Shine Brighter — 978-1631953347 —has 370 pages and is being sold as a trade paperback for $18.95.

About Morgan James Publishing: Morgan James publishes trade quality titles designed to educate, encourage, inspire, or entertain readers with current, consistent, relevant topics that are available everywhere books are sold. 

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