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Heart of Forgiveness
The raw and deeply personal testimony of a mother whose life was forever changed when her firstborn son was killed by gun violence.
Through grief, trauma, unanswered questions, the pursuit of justice, and a faith tested beyond measure, this book reveals how she transformed unimaginable pain into purpose through faith, forgiveness, and advocacy.
A story about a mother's fight, a son's legacy, and the strength to forgive without forgetting.
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How an Incarcerated Man Should Love His Woman
A powerful, faith-centered journey of transformation, accountability, love, and redemption. Written from the perspective of a man who has spent twenty-nine years incarcerated, this book challenges men to look beyond traditional ideas of masculinity and understand what it truly means to love, honor, respect, communicate with, and value the woman who stands beside them.
Through lessons on honesty, communication, trust, loyalty, growth, commitment, and freedom, Marquis McKenzie challenges readers to understand that true love is not simply something a man says — it is something he lives.
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The Gateway of Hope
A raw, powerful, and deeply inspirational journey into the realities of incarceration, trauma, hopelessness, emotional pain, accountability, faith, healing, and transformation.
Marquis McKenzie speaks directly to the incarcerated, the forgotten, the wounded, the emotionally exhausted, and anyone who has ever felt trapped by their past.
Your past may explain where you have been, but it does not have to determine where you are going.
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Confessions of a CO
Takes readers behind the walls of a correctional institution and into the lives of four women who wear the same uniform but carry very different stories. Told through their first-person voices, they reveal the ambition, temptation, heartbreak, relationships, faith, and secrets that follow them both inside and outside the prison.
Raw, emotional, and unapologetic — the beginning of a seven-book journey about four women determined to find their purpose.
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The Empowered Woman's Blueprint
A powerful call for women to stop shrinking, stop settling, and start becoming the woman they were created to be. Through honest, faith-centered conversations about fear, healing, purpose, self-worth, boundaries, courage, discipline, and transformation, this book challenges women to confront what has been holding them back.
You are not waiting for your next level. You are becoming the woman who can carry it.
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Lost No More
How Love, Guidance, and Community Can Save Our Youth
A powerful call to action for anyone who cares about the future of our youth. This book explores the challenges pushing young people toward violence, hopelessness, poor choices, and a life without direction, while exposing the importance of love, mentorship, accountability, guidance, and community.
When we refuse to lose our youth, we give them a chance at purpose, healing, and a future.
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Choosing Him, Losing Me
A raw and emotional memoir about loving an incarcerated man while slowly losing yourself in the process. Through heartbreak, disappointment, faith, and self-discovery, the story reveals the painful reality of holding onto a relationship that no longer gives back what you continually give.
A powerful journey of realizing your worth, choosing yourself, and finding the courage to walk away from what is breaking you.
Upcoming Author Event
Heart of Forgiveness
Book Signing
Sunday, December 13, 2026
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
City Event Center
304 Muldee St
Durham, NC 27703
Join author LaCresha Mayhue for a special celebration of forgiveness, testimony, healing, and the power of sharing your story.
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