Books with author Jackie Wilson

As a leader in teaching, training, and transforming boys in Detroit, Jason Wilson shares his own story of discovering what it means to “be a man” in this life-changing memoir. His grandfather’s lynching in the deep South, the murders of his two older brothers, and his verbally harsh and absent father all worked together to form Jason Wilson’s childhood. But it was his decision to acknowledge his emotions and yield to God’s call on his life that made Wilson the man and leader he is today. As the founder of one of the country’s most esteemed youth organizations, Wilson has decades of experience in strengthening the physical, mental, and emotional spirit of boys and men. In Cry Like a Man, Wilson explains the dangers men face in our culture’s definition of “masculinity” and gives readers hope that healing is possible. As Wilson writes, “My passion is to help boys and men find strength to become courageously transparent about their own brokenness as I shed light on the symptoms and causes of childhood trauma and ‘father wounds.’ I long to see men free themselves from emotional incarceration—to see their minds renewed, souls weaned, and relationships restored.”

An illegal book. A missing girl. Unlocking her secrets could destroy everything she’s ever known…Anais is a lowly scullery maid in the Great House. When she discovers a book of magic, she breaks the law to secretly practice the spells within. Her hopes of a better -- and more magical -- future are dashed when a girl from the kitchen goes missing. Anais stumbles into a series of events that threatens to undo everything she knows and has grown to love.Determined to find out whether the girl fell victim to the monsters rumored to be lurking on the edge of Brightshire, Anais puts her newfound magic into action. Can she save the girl and her home or will her precious secrets cost her everything? Anais of Brightshire is the first installment in the Blood Mage Chronicles, a YA fantasy series set in a fear-bound medieval village. If you like rich historical settings, spell-binding fantasy, and interesting characters set against a captivating plot, then you’ll love Jamie Wilson’s captivating series. Buy Anais of Brightshire to start the medieval magical adventure today!

In 1977, siblings Tina, Michelle, and Leon Hilton live with their mother, Catherine, in Detroit. Although times are tough, Catherine does the best she can with the support of her mother-and in spite of the abuse she receives from her boyfriend, Victor. When eleven-year-old Michelle is accidentally injured, a caseworker from Child Protective Services, visits the family. Later, Victor's drug stash is found in their house, and soon the three siblings are taken from their mother and placed into separate foster homes. Over the next several months, Michelle experiences a number of foster homes that lead her to question and challenge the lifestyle and sense of identity that she has experienced thus far, significantly affecting her self-esteem, purpose, and well-being. Meanwhile, Catherine works to put her life back together and win back custody of her children. This is the story of a family dealing with physical and emotional abuse, substance addiction, and the foster care system as one girl grows to young adulthood in the face of unusual odds.

This is the story of Catherine Hilton, a mother struggling with substance addiction and domestic violence at the hands of her boyfriend, Victor Sinclair. When Catherine’s home is investigated, Child Protective Services (CPS) intervenes, Victor is sent to prison, and she loses her children to the foster care system. Determined to turn her life around and regain custody, Catherine seeks rehabilitation. For a while, everything seems to be moving in a positive direction until Victor returns from prison. To Catherine’s dismay, her long journey with rehabilitation seems to come to a close and she finds herself in the same situation, once again. To ensure the safety of her children, she must remove herself from the lives of all those she holds dear. There appears to be no other choice. Of course, the children are devastated; they long to see their mother again. Catherine has every intention of returning for them, once she can be certain, Victor no longer poses a threat to their safety or the normalcy that they deserve. Yet, will Victor allow this? Will Catherine stay clean? Will she ever have a normal life with her children again and what will happen to the children during her absence? Catherine’s brothers launch a full-scale search for her and will stop at nothing to find her. The Search for Catherine begins!

In this sequel to ‘Anais of Brightshire’, Anais, a fourteen-year-old girl living in the Great House of Brightshire acts as an apprentice to the house scribe while secretly practicing blood magic. After using her magic to heal the lord’s eldest son, she's forced to flee the city with the lord’s children. As they struggle to survive on their journey, the ties that bind them deepen.

In the third book of the Blood Mage Chronicles, Anais finds herself thrust into training to be part of a small strike team assigned to the front lines of the war with the furies. Entrusted with the skills of an assassin, she enters the field. Although Anais and her companions prove strategic in holding the furies at bay, they face disastrous internal strife. She must use every skill at her disposal to stay alive.

Placed into the service of Lady Mediera, Sister Anais settles into her new life. The war in the south continues to brew, but Anais is distracted by the social intricacies of court life. She helps Mediera through the birth of her first child and must protect them both against a mysterious threat. With a new power source at her disposal, Anais finds herself more than capable of battling even her most sophisticated of foes. The fourth book of the blood mage chronicles continues Anais’s saga, following Anais of Gable’s House.

Black Butterfly is a compilation of poetry that speaks to the silence of loss, fight for families, and love for foster children. With consideration to the daily realities that foster children or youth may experience, Black Butterfly embodies real-life issues through faith-based reflections. This is a young girl's journey, pre/post, foster care. This compilation is dedicated to the foster child, the youth-in-crisis, and individuals who are striving to achieve positive change.

A magical medieval world. A young girl finding her way. A sweet fantasy adventure. While rumors of monsters rising in the south bring nightmares to the community of Brightshire, Anais is settling in to her role as a scullery maid in the Great House. Anais struggles to accept her place until, on a routine trip to the market, she finds a book of illegal magic and starts to experiment with various spells. With the hope of power beyond anything she’s ever imagined, she starts to feel at home in her new world. When a girl from the kitchens goes missing and Anais calls upon her newly acquired abilities to find the girl, she finds a world of trouble instead.This collection includes the first three books of the blood mage chronicles: Anais of Brightshire, Anais of the Stolen Road and Anais of Gable's House

London has been the target of attacks by a radical environmental group and the city is on high alert. When sixteen-year-old May leaves her sheltered Toronto suburb to visit London, her only worry is that she might miss something on her meticulously planned itinerary. But soon after she arrives, she meets the tattoo-strewn punk rocker Sid, a sensitive environmentalist who May begins to suspect is involved with the same radical group responsible for the London attacks. When Sid tries to plunge into May’s life romantically, it lands her at MI5 headquarters where she is questioned by British Intelligence about a potential plot targeting the Queen. Now May wonders whether she can resist Sid, or stop him from the destructive path he is on. In this coming-of-age tale, May explores her independence for the first time, discovering an inner strength, a dormant sense of adventure and a love for a city.