Books with author Terry Alexander

The grieving process: Ty Alexander of Gorgeous in Grey is one of the top bloggers today. She has a tremendous personal connection with her readers. This is never more apparent than when she speaks about her mother. The pain of loss is universal. Yet, we all grieve differently. For Alexander, the grieving process is one that she lives with day-to-day. Learning from her pain, Alexander connects with her readers on a deeply emotional level in her debut book, Things I Wish I Knew before My Mom Died: Coping with Loss Every Day. From grief counseling to sharing insightful true stories, Alexander offers comfort, reassurance, and hope in the face of sorrow. Coping with loss: In her early twenties reality smacked Ty in the face. She was ill equipped to deal with the emotional and intellectual rollercoaster of dealing with her mom's illness. Through her own trial and error, she found a way to be a caregiver, patient advocate, researcher, and a grieving daughter. She wrote Things I Wish I Knew before My Mom Died: Coping with Loss Every Day to help others find the ''best'' way to cope and move on, however one personally decides what that means. Mourning and remembrance: In the chapters of this soul-touching book, mourners will find meaning and wisdom in grieving and the love that will always remain. Each chapter is a study and lesson in coping with loss: Chapter 1: We've been duped, everyone dies! -- Chapter 2: The truth about my moderately dysfunctional family -- Chapter 3: The Art Of Losing -- Chapter 4: The how of grieving -- Chapter 5: How to be obsessively grateful -- Chapter 6: Dear Mama

Sometimes I feel sad.Sometimes it's because I've lost something.Or because I'm hurt.Other times I don't know why I feel sad.I just do.Feeling sad is, unfortunately, a part of everyone's life, and there's not always an easy fix. This touching book helps explain to children aged 5-11 that they're not alone in feeling this way, and is especially useful for children who struggle to express their feelings.

Followed, describes what it’s like to be a kid using the Internet, specifically on social media. It’s a compelling story of a group of typical, modern-day teens navigating their way through social channels and personal emotions. Vanessa, a popular High School Freshman, is being “Followed” and pursued on social media by someone she doesn’t know and is suspicious about. Her doubts are in direct conflict with most of her inner circle of friends who are impressed with his online persona. Drama and self-doubt ensue, as friendships are strained in an attempt to clarify this person’s identity and intentions.

Case Weatherly gets glimpses of her future within match flames. Until she moves into a haunted Victorian home restless with ghosts. It is here where her matches begin to flicker more of a past she doesn’t remember than with a future that isn’t guaranteed. For death dogs her heals: Death and Damien, a boy too handsome to be of this world. What does he want with Case? Will she live long enough to find out? Or will the answer only bring about her demise?

Thirteen-year-old Jake Thrasher’s mother is dead, and the only clues left by the beast that killed her are a few strands of red hair and a set of plate-sized tracks.When his Army Scout father refuses to hunt it down, Jake takes matters into his own hands. Leaving the safety of his small ranch, Jake follows a sparse trail through an inhospitable desert filled with snakes, wolves, grizzlies, renegade Apache, and the ever-present threat of death. Will he find his Red Ghost? Or, will he succumb to the inherent dangers?

"Couples therapy sessions slowly morphed into solitary therapy sessions. My therapist kept coming back to the question of my passions, and where I was headed. I knew it was writing. So I wrote. I wrote my pain of loss. I wrote my confusion about the existential questions that plagued me as someone who grew up in the bible belt, but had a hard time swallowing the bigotry I saw. I wrote my struggle through heartbreak and single life. I wrote my triumphs in self-confidence, and ultimately I wrote a new love story, with a new person. Ultimately, it's not about meeting the right person; instead, it is about finding out that you are quite capable of loving yourself, and anyone else loving you is just a wonderful sprinkle on top."

Heart meets struggle in this new adventure novel! Our story picks up with Ardo, a thirteen-year-old orphan boy, struggling to survive in the city. He works day by day at the city piers hauling buckets of fish guts for the local stall owners. He has finally been able to save up enough for a coveted item he has been eyeing for months... a brand new blanket!Little does he know, however, that this blanket will be the catalyst for a journey that will change his life forever!Join Ardo as he buys his coveted blanket... and see what fortune it ultimately brings him.

FOLLOWED describes what it’s like to be a kid using the Internet, specifically on social media. It’s a compelling story of a group of typical, modern-day teens navigating their way through social channels and personal emotions. Vanessa, a popular high school freshman, is being “Followed” and pursued on social media by someone she doesn’t know and is suspicious about. Her doubts are in direct conflict with most of her inner circle of friends who are impressed with his online persona. Drama and self-doubt ensue as friendships are strained in an attempt to clarify this person’s identity and intentions.

***Debut Novella by 11-Year-Old L.T. Alexander*** Nightmares are experienced by both children and adults. We cannot do anything about them, we don't control them. Eliza White has been having nightmares for as long as she can remember, but not your everyday sort. Every single nightmare is set in a magical and dangerous land called Estelle. Estelle is a place with dragons and fey people, myth and peril. When Eliza is given a mission, and news that could very well change her life, she is whisked away into this magical place. The mission is urgent, but will Eliza live to complete it?

Gabrielle Dellinger is a teenage empath. She feels what those around her are feeling. She’s known for years that the neighbor boy has had a crush on her. She suffers the hunger pains from a dieting friend. Gabrielle has never doubted her odd ability, and neither has she been able to explain how she’s able to channel the emotions of others. When the new boy in town thirsts for her blood, Gabrielle is all too aware of this bizarre desire. As much as she wants to stay away from him, his hypnotic stare dares her to do things Gabrielle would never do otherwise. Like hurt Michael Fitzgerald, that neighbor of hers who’s loved her from afar. Her mother has gone missing, disappeared during one of the worst winter storms on record and is presumed dead. Dangerously romantic and suspenseful, Black Frost explores life against love.

***Debut Novella by 11-Year-Old L.T. Alexander***Nightmares are experienced by both children and adults. We cannot do anything about them, we don't control them. Eliza White has been having nightmares for as long as she can remember, but not your everyday sort. Every single nightmare is set in a magical and dangerous land called Estelle. Estelle is a place with dragons and fey people, myth and peril. When Eliza is given a mission, and news that could very well change her life, she is whisked away into this magical place. The mission is urgent, but will Eliza live to complete it?