Vivian Alexandra frames My Journey Through Ascension as both a record of personal spiritual awakening and an invitation to examine the inner beliefs that shape our sense of self. Rather than relying on memoir alone, she brings together autobiographical reflection, channeled material, and poetry, with the idea of the “Kingdom Within” serving as a recurring center for the book. That combination makes this a particularly personal exploration of spirituality—one grounded in Alexandra’s account of her own awakening while asking readers to consider what healing, sovereignty, and connection to Source mean within their own lives.

Spirituality, Memoir, New Age

Date Published: July 1, 2026

My Journey Through Ascension is notable for the way Alexandra layers several forms of spiritual expression into one personal account. Her awakening provides the memoir framework, while channeled wisdom and poetic reflection broaden the book beyond a straightforward chronology of events. The recurring emphasis on the “Kingdom Within,” multidimensional identity, and personal sovereignty also makes clear that Alexandra is less interested in presenting a conventional religious framework than in documenting the spiritual understanding she says emerged from her own experiences. 

For readers comfortable engaging with accounts of direct communion with God and messages from higher realms, the book offers an opportunity to consider those ideas through the lens of one woman’s ongoing process of healing and self-discovery.

My Journey Through Ascension is most likely to resonate with spiritually curious readers who are open to channeled material, accounts of awakening, communion with the Divine, and ideas surrounding consciousness and multidimensional identity. Those who appreciate memoirs in which personal experience is intertwined with reflection and poetry may also find Alexandra’s approach appealing. The book is especially suited to readers interested in examining concepts such as inner sovereignty, Source, healing, self-realization, and the “Kingdom Within” without requiring those ideas to remain inside a single religious tradition.

Her spiritual awakening began in 2019 and deepened in 2021 through transformative experiences and direct communion with Mother-Father God. Though she earned a degree in Political Science and worked in the legal field, she ultimately chose to follow her spiritual calling. 

Through years of study, healing, and inner exploration, Vivian has dedicated herself to helping others remember their sovereignty, reconnect with Source, and awaken to their soul's purpose.

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The most distinctive element of My Journey Through Ascension may be Alexandra’s decision to present spiritual awakening in several voices at once: lived memory, channeled communication, reflection, and poetry. Her account remains closely tied to the spiritual language through which she understands her experiences, including Source, sovereignty, multidimensional essence, and the “Kingdom Within.” Readers who share an interest in those ideas—or who want to understand how one person has interpreted a profound shift in spiritual consciousness—will find a memoir shaped as much by inward questioning as by the events Alexandra describes.

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When Professor Jack Sullivan is asked to decode a cipher from the war's final days, he expects a historical curiosity. Instead, he uncovers a thread Jefferson Davis died protecting, a secret never meant to resurface.

Jack, his fiancée Emma Wilson, and former SEAL Steve Johnson are pulled into a hunt more dangerous than any battlefield. From Washington's archives to the back alleys of New Orleans, from the coast of Mexico to the shadowed ridges of Arkansas, every trail leads deeper into the world of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a brotherhood long believed defunct. 

But the Knights didn't disappear. They became patient.

For 160 years they studied what force could never win. They embedded themselves in the institutions Americans trust, and waited for the moment when they wouldn't need to seize power. They would be invited to take it. 

Now their heirs have risen. A cartel is running weapons north while a cyberattack probes the power grid, and a senator climbs toward power on the fear both create. Jack begins to realize he was never hunting the treasure. He was being led to it. 

Joined by Homeland cyber analyst Priya Patel and hunted by enemies he cannot see, Jack has four days to break a design older than anyone imagined before the trap closes around everyone he loves.

"The high-stakes, of-the-moment, infiltrated-America suspense simply does not let up." 

— BookLife by Publishers Weekly

Some secrets don't stay buried. They grow roots.

Great for fans of Steve Berry and Clive Cussler.

Praise for Echoes of Fortune: Knights of the Golden Circle

"One part Jack Reacher, one part Indiana Jones... an impressively entertaining action thriller." 

— Kirkus Reviews ("GET IT")

"Leng lets history press against the present, sometimes like a warning and sometimes like a buried fuse." — Literary Titan

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The most distinctive idea in Echoes of Fortune: Knights of the Golden Circle is not simply that an old conspiracy survived—it is that survival gave it time to change tactics. Jack begins with a Civil War cipher and ends up confronting a design that reaches into technology, politics, and the institutions people depend upon. That makes the historical mystery more than background decoration; everything buried in the past has a purpose in the present. With the book positioned as a standalone entry, this is also an accessible place to encounter Jack, Emma, Steve, and the larger Echoes of Fortune world.

An Evolutionary Anthropologist, respected lecturer, martial artist, husband, and father, Kyle journeys to Northern Norway in search of the breathtaking Aurora Borealis and the ancient petroglyphs of Alta. But beneath the dancing northern lights, something impossible happens. A violent geomagnetic phenomenon tears Kyle from the modern world and hurls him across the corridors of time. 

What begins as scientific fascination quickly becomes a desperate fight for survival. 

Thrown into the Stone Age among primitive hunters, Kyle unknowingly leaves behind clues that will survive for thousands of years. He battles Viking warriors, walks beside Silk Road caravans, witnesses the rise of empires, and survives civilizations most people only read about in history books. Along the way, he encounters moments that forever alter him—including an unforgettable friendship with a young boy who will one day become Genghis Khan and a journey east with Marco Polo toward the legendary court of Kublai Khan. 

But every jump through time comes at a cost.

As Kyle struggles to survive brutal landscapes, ancient warfare, and the terrifying instability of the auroral corridor itself, the man he once was slowly begins to disappear beneath scars, grief, and centuries of memory. Meanwhile, back in present-day Pennsylvania, his wife Samantha refuses to give up hope. Alongside archaeologists and scientists searching for answers, she uncovers ancient carvings, unexplained historical anomalies, and evidence suggesting Kyle may still be alive somewhere… in another time. 

AURORA RIFT: A Man Out of Time is an epic blend of historical adventure, science, survival, and emotional human drama. Spanning thousands of years of civilization from Stone Age Norway to the Persian Empire of Xerxes, from Viking seas to the vast Mongol world the novel asks a haunting question:

If time itself opened before you… Would you ever truly find your way home again?

Thomas LeBrun began his martial arts training in the early 1970s, inspired by Bruce Lee and Joe Frazier. He formally studied Judo, Tae Kwon Do, and Okinawan Kenpo, later expanding into Yoshitsune Ju-Jitsu under Sensei Michael DePasquale Sr. and Jr., as well as Aikido, Arnis, pressure-point applications, and boxing. His dedication earned him rank in multiple disciplines. 

LeBrun’s path led him to the Close Protection field, where his martial arts knowledge evolved into specialized training in defensive arts, non-traditional weapons, and personal security. He has protected high-profile clients such as Bill Gates, Elton John, and Whitney Houston, working in more than 45 countries. In 2009, he created LeBrun’s American Combatives, a modern system bridging traditional martial arts with real-world application, later authenticated by Grand Master Ron Van Clief and Shidoshi Glen Perry. 

A recognized authority in defensive arts, LeBrun earned his 10th dan in Hogoshin-Do in 2022 and has been honored with multiple awards, including Security Expert of the Year (2021) and induction into the Ultimate Warrior Class (2022). He is also a multi-award-winning, #1 international best-selling author of Hiding in Plain Sight and the Cameron Stone series, and was named Best Action & Thriller Author in Alabama, United States of 2025. 

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The scale of Aurora Rift: A Man Out of Time may span thousands of years, but its central tension remains sharply personal. Kyle can survive another battle, another landscape, and another century, yet every escape carries him farther from the husband and father who first traveled to Norway. Samantha's search gives that loss a tangible form as ancient carvings and historical anomalies become possible evidence that the man she knows is still somewhere inside history.

That connection between the archaeological record and one family's separation is what makes the premise stand apart. Kyle is simultaneously studying history, altering it, and becoming part of it, while the people in his own time attempt to reconstruct his path from what he leaves behind. For readers intrigued by the idea of a modern scientist forced to experience humanity's past from the inside, Thomas LeBrun has built a time-travel adventure with a particularly ambitious reach.

Music becomes a kind of recognition in Memory of Rivers, carrying one love story across three very different lives. Shelley Odendahl moves between a prehistoric cave, gold rush-era Deadwood, and Minnesota in 1972 as Diana begins to question whether her vivid dreams belong to an imagination—or to women she once was. Each lifetime pairs her with a man whose music awakens a familiar connection: Lor and his flute, Sam and his harmonica, and finally singer-songwriter Eric. Rather than treating the past lives as distant episodes, the novel brings their memories into Diana’s present, where she must decide what they mean for the relationship unfolding in front of her.

A Past Life Love Story

Time Travel Romance

Date Published: 09-09-2019

Publisher: Flyway Press LLC

Vivid sensations and images from Diana’s dreams stream into her conscious mind. Are the dreams memories of her past lives? 

As Kari, in prehistoric times, she dances in a coming-of-age ceremony in an ancient cave, with wild animals painted on the walls. Captivated by flute player, Lor, they promise to love each other forever, but dangers threaten their plans. 

As Rachel, isolated in gold rush era Deadwood, she is mistreated by her drinking, gambling husband but finds comfort with Civil War veteran Sam. His harmonica music enchants Rachel as they draw together to soothe their lonely souls. 

Now, in her life in 1972 Minnesota, Diana is drawn to singer-songwriter Eric. His songs and her memories, along with a deep longing for love, connects her soul with his. Is he the man from her dreams? Will they find happiness together at last? 

“In an age of brief encounters and ‘friends with benefits,’ lasting love is a rare commodity. But you’ll find it here in Shelley Odendahl’s Memory of Rivers. Enjoy.” – Faith Sullivan, author of nine novels including the latest, Ruby and Roland.

Three settings separated by thousands of years allow Memory of Rivers to approach its love story through recognition rather than a conventional first meeting. Kari knows Lor in prehistoric times, Rachel finds Sam in gold rush-era Deadwood, and Diana encounters Eric in 1972 Minnesota. The names and circumstances change, but music repeatedly draws the pair toward one another, creating a thread Diana can hear and feel even before she fully understands what her dreams are telling her. 

The different periods also change what stands between the couple. Kari and Lor face the dangers of their prehistoric world; Rachel’s marriage to a drinking, gambling husband complicates her bond with Civil War veteran Sam; and Diana must make sense of memories that suggest her connection with Eric began long before either of them entered their present lives. That structure lets the question of lasting love play out under three very different sets of circumstances. 

Rivers and music are particularly meaningful recurring elements. Odendahl has written about her lifelong connection to rivers and described them as a metaphor for life, while the novel uses music to link its lovers across time. Those recurring images suit a story concerned with what continues, what changes, and what might find its way back to us.

As Eric continued to sing, I stared into his soul. Somehow then, I knew for certain that he was the man I loved, since my earliest memories, since pre-history. We met in a cave, and I danced to his music. Immersed in the past, I felt the dense smokiness of the cave’s enclosed space as the flute player captured my body and spirit. We were alone. Together. 

With a slight shake of my head, I pulled myself back to the present, into the enclosed space of a bar, where the smoke of cigarettes hung in the air. My face and neck had grown prickly and hot, as if a mild electrical charge played on the surface of my skin. I focused on Eric, every bit of him, especially his eyes. I inhaled a quick breath when he stared back at me, as if my spirit had summoned his. Still singing, his voice was sensuous, velvet, as it caressed my body and settled into my being. 

If, from the other we are ever lost,

Draw me in with your force of life

Somewhere inside, the truth resides,

My elusive woman of the wilds.

Our fates are entwined now and forever,

My dancer, my muse, my river nymph,

My elusive woman of the wilds.

His voice quietly held the last note of the song, as his fingers picked the final chord. We maintained eye contact, sharing a moment that began with our encounter at the cave ceremony, and traveled the spectrum of time and place, bringing our emotions into the present. Right now. We were seeing all of each other without ever before having met in this lifetime. 

Eric broke eye contact and looked down at his guitar.

“I’ll be back in fifteen minutes,” he told the crowd, as he put the guitar in its rack and stood up. He made his way toward the people at his table up front and sat down with them. 

My hands trembled as I dug in my purse for a tissue, using it to dab my tear-filled eyes. What had just happened here? My heart over-flowed, incredulous that I had met my love. I still didn’t know what it all meant to my life today. Would he remember me, from our lives so long ago? What if he didn’t?

This is one to consider for readers intrigued by reincarnation romances in which the relationships between past and present matter as much as the romance itself. The movement from prehistoric life to Deadwood and then 1972 Minnesota should also appeal to those who like a story that changes historical settings while retaining the same emotional connection between its principal characters. 

There is another natural audience among readers who respond strongly to music, dreams, and recurring imagery in fiction. Lor’s flute, Sam’s harmonica, and Eric’s songs are not incidental details; music accompanies the lovers in each lifetime. Readers interested in stories about memory and the possibility that certain attachments survive beyond a single lifetime will find plenty here to contemplate.

Shelley Odendahl is the author of Serendipity and Other Travel Adventures – stories that cover forty years of touring the world with her husband Cliff. 

This book brings readers along as they travel across the USA by motorcycle, and to Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Bali, and Patagonia, experiencing breathtaking highs, and lows that challenged the couple to create solutions along the way. 

Shelley also wrote an inspirational book, Realize Your Dreams – Create an Action Plan for Life Transformation, and a time travel novel: Memory of Rivers – A Past Life Love Story. 

She lives in Minnesota, USA, with her husband Cliff, where 10,000+ lakes, scenic rivers, majestic white pines, wildflowers, swans, and eagles nurture her spirit.

Her passions are traveling and writing about traveling, creating watercolors, appreciating art of all kinds, and baking her own Sourdough bread from a starter she created over 5 years ago. She enjoys hiking in National Parks, going to musical performances, and being on a lake in a boat. 

Shelley is happiest when in the company of her husband, family and friends, with perhaps some food and wine involved.

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The most intriguing question in Memory of Rivers may not be whether Diana has lived before, but what she will do with the possibility that she has finally encountered the same love again. Kari, Rachel, and Diana inhabit very different worlds, yet music, longing, and memory keep drawing their stories toward one another. Odendahl’s use of rivers alongside that recurring musical connection feels particularly fitting for a novel about lives that change course without entirely losing what came before. For readers willing to entertain the possibility of love carrying its own memory, Diana and Eric’s meeting has centuries behind it.

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