Sharonda Jones

No Longer Hostage, the newest inspirational through-story by Sharonda Jones, author of Nevertheless: Peace In Spite Of Pain, takes readers on a journey that will challenge the meaning of love and forgiveness. Sharonda navigates the end of her 12-year marriage and is forced to address issues of co-dependency from her childhood and previous relationships. Her first marriage sent her into the Department of Justice's witness security program, the second one was bound to send her into a downward spiral of depression. Learning from her mistakes, Sharonda makes therapy a priority. With counseling for herself and her children, she journeys through the stages of grief and acknowledges how the issues of her past not only worked against her in marriage but also in parenting. In letting go of what she fears losing the most: her family, Sharonda receives her greatest dream come true; she is united with her father after 45 years. Overcome emotionally to finally have the chance to know him, Sharonda is surprised by a wall of rejection that causes her anxiety to go into overdrive. Standing on her faith, she declares she is no longer confined to the fear of falling short or the pain of another failed relationship, but will it be enough to endure this new wave of abandonment and rejection she endured as a child? Or will she remain a hostage to her fears and insecurities?

Little Ethan has become discouraged on his journey to discover his true talents. He sees his friends and classmates excel in different ways and things become frustrating for him, as a young boy from Flint, Michigan. Follow along as Ethan goes through the highs and lows until he ultimately finds his special skills. The tale of Ethan's talent search shows why it's important to never quit and always believe in yourself.

"We should ALL read this book " - Online ReviewA memoir of unrelenting candor and lucid recollections of sexual assault, domestic violence, and depression, Nevertheless: Peace In Spite Of Pain is a story about a young girl, abused, neglected and destined to repeat the generational curses her mother endured, struggling to find love and acceptance from her mom, from strangers and lastly from her Savior Jesus Christ. Debut author Sharonda Jones shares her through-story of growing up in what she considered an idyllic setting, only to realize her recall was not the reality her mother lived. Hidden from Sharonda was her mother's abuse and abandonment, caused by the grief of losing two infant children and the stress of raising a daughter, while enduring the abuse of her live-in boyfriend. Sharonda's mom plans an escape in the dark of night and their lives become a painful journey of never enough, moving from town to town, living in destitute conditions, and looking for peace and security from people who only mean to hurt and manipulate. Despite obstacles of abandonment and homelessness as a teenager, Sharonda graduates as the valedictorian of her high school class and receives the offer of a full scholarship to George Washington University. Surprisingly, even after acquiring a Bachelor of Architecture degree with honors from the University of the District of Columbia as a single mother, Sharonda continues to struggle with self-acceptance and, after numerous failed relationships destroy her confidence and self-worth, she marries an incarcerated man facing life in prison. He accepts a plea that would grant them new identities through the witness protection program and she thinks this will be the start of a wonderful new life for her, her son, and her new husband. Instead, it was now a reimaged version of the life her mother tried to escape. Remarkably Sharonda is able find the silver lining on the collection of dark clouds that overshadow her life, exposing her weaknesses and insecurities to allow God's grace and love to redeem and restore her. Nevertheless: Peace In Spite of Pain is a tremendous tale of finding solace in the faith of Christianity. As a tribute to the people God placed in her life to help her overcome, she recounts, with humbling gratitude, those moments she believes should have destroyed her and the love that continues to give her strength. It is a powerful testimony for all looking to be encouraged and inspired, proving to the world what God can do for one, He can do for all who believe.