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📖 Book Update: Beware: Hidden Truths
Published September 2025
Beware: Hidden Truths continues to reach new readers, bridging resilience, reflection, and renewal.
Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Heart & Soul Beware Shop, and anywhere books are sold.
💎 Sneak Peek: Diamond Heart, Frozen Souls
Now Available in the Circle
Members of Heart & Soul Circle can read Chapter One early — a glimpse into the realm of Eiradia, where legacy, courage, and light converge.
Join the Circle to read the first chapter.
🎙️ Podcast Appearance: Monday Motivation with Dr. Wanda Briscoe
Airs December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST (LIVE)
Author and founder B. M. Barnes joins Dr. Wanda Briscoe, CEO of Healing Hearts Global Ministries, for a special live broadcast of Monday Motivation on YouTube.
Together, they discuss faith, storytelling, and how acts of compassion can transform ordinary days into extraordinary purpose.
🕊️ “Sometimes faith looks like two eggs and a prayer.”
🎁 Community Giveaway — Ongoing in The Circle
Congratulations to our two most recent Circle winners: R. Woodland (Maryland), C. Golden (South Carolina), T. McKie (Maryland), and D. Bryant.
Continue to check The Circle for upcoming giveaways, including exclusive reflections, signed copies of Beware: Hidden Truths, and limited-edition Heart & Soul Beware products.
To purchase or design your own Chaos Blanket, visit Marchele Blankets.
🌟 Monthly Spotlight
💫 October Spotlight: Kelsey Nicole Nelson
Award-winning journalist, professor, and entrepreneur whose passion for literacy and community empowerment reminds us that words can change worlds.
Learn more
📣 Community Call to Action — Books Breaking Borders
Through her organization, Books Breaking Borders: Books to End Educational Bankruptcy, Kelsey is inviting schools and nonprofits to partner on upcoming literacy events including family reading nights, spelling bees, and book drives.
The organization is also seeking board members to serve on a two-year term beginning in 2026.
If you or your organization would like to get involved, contact:
Kelsey@booksbreakingborders.com
2300 18th St NW, Lower Lobby, Unit 21262, Washington, DC 20009
Together, we can help every child discover the power of words and keep the fight against childhood illiteracy moving forward.
🌸 November Spotlight: Dr. Wanda S. Briscoe
Founder of Healing Hearts Global Ministries, author, international speaker, and breast cancer survivor whose ministry bridges grief, healing, and hope.
Dr. Briscoe also hosts the Monday Motivation Podcast, reaching audiences across the U.S., U.K., and Spain.
Visit Healing Hearts Global Ministries
💼 December Spotlight: Kimberly Bannister
Founder of Bannister Business Solutions, a dynamic consultancy empowering entrepreneurs through strategic growth, leadership development, and business transformation.
Kimberly’s work exemplifies the strength that comes from pairing vision with action.
Learn More
📰 Monthly Newsletters
September 2025: Launch Edition
October 2025: Reflection, Growth, and Gratitude
November 2025: Healing, Legacy, and the Power of Story
December 2025: Closing the Year with Purpose
✨ May each update remind us that creativity and compassion are never separate — they are how truth finds its way forward.
