This is a resource for those hoping to bring books into their home that address the complexities of adoption, kinship care, foster care, incarceration, homelessness, substance abuse, sexual abuse and other difficult topics that sometimes affect the adoption community.

From easy readers to adult novels and memoirs, I hope to highlight other authors that are doing the heart work necessary to bring these valuable books to life…while also giving my honest feedback on books I would or wouldn’t add to our bookshelf and why.

As a general rule of thumb, I've created a heart rating system to explain how I am judging a book's content.

Each book is listed by title, not author (excluding articles: a, an, the) and is linked to Amazon via my associates account if it holds a rating of 4 or 5 hearts.

If you follow the link for purchase, I receive a small kickback. This is an easy but intentional way for you to help support my continued work as a writer.