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In The View from the First Born Daughter, Susan Lorraine Kadera offers a deeply personal reflection on what it means to carry memory, heritage, and love as the eldest child. Through tender stories of childhood, the wisdom of her mother and grandmother, and the enduring bond of sisterhood, she weaves a tapestry of faith and family that spans generations.

The Keziah Connection is a spiritual and personal journey into hidden ancestry. Guided by faith, intuition, and careful research, Susan Lorraine Kadera uncovers her Tuscarora heritage—truth no one in her family knew. This audiobook honors her maternal line, the women whose stories were unspoken, and the way God reveals identity in His timing. It is a testimony of resilience, lineage, and the quiet guidance of ancestors.

Whispers of Grace: Expanded Version invites listeners on a heartfelt journey of faith, resilience, and renewal. Through deeply personal reflections and spiritual insights, Susan Lorraine Kadera shares how grace has carried her through life’s challenges and triumphs.

The Heaven Mailbox: Letters and Hugs from Kids is a gentle, comforting book that helps children express love, memories, and feelings when they miss someone who lives in Heaven. Through tender letters written from a child’s heart, this book offers a safe space for kids to share their emotions and feel connected to the people and pets they love.

In The Tapestry of My Ancestry, Susan Lorraine Kadera weaves together threads of Cherokee, Lumbee, African, European, and countless other lineages into a poetic journey of remembrance and gratitude. Through DNA revelations and quiet reflection, she uncovers the silent stories of her ancestors—those whose names may be lost but whose presence endures.

My Journey to Becoming a Secretary is a heartfelt memoir of resilience, faith, and devotion. Susan Lorraine Kadera shares the quiet miracles and steady lessons that shaped her path from family responsibility to professional achievement.

I’m done waiting — for the perfect moment, the perfect approval, the perfect version of me. I am worthy, right now. This is my unapologetic journey of breaking free from doubt, fear, and the need for permission. Through raw stories, hard-earned lessons, and unfiltered truths, I share how I reclaimed my voice, my power, and my life. If you’ve ever felt unseen, underestimated, or told to “wait your turn,” this book is for you. I won’t tell you it’s easy — but I will show you it’s possible. It’s time to stop shrinking, start owning your worth, and step boldly into the life you deserve.

This empowering manifesto dismantles the myth of incompleteness and reclaims joy, purpose, and peace outside of romantic timelines. With poetic clarity and spiritual depth, it invites listeners to stop waiting—for love, permission, or validation—and start living with intention.

The Inbox That Didn’t Break Me is a 30-day devotional for women who are ready to stop living at the mercy of other people’s urgency. This is your invitation to clear the emotional clutter, set sacred boundaries, and live in alignment with God’s truth for your life.

Walking in Worth is a soul-stirring invitation to reclaim your identity, redefine love, and honor your independence. In this powerful first book of The Joy of Not Waiting Series, women are guided through emotional clarity, ancestral truth, and the sacred act of choosing themselves.

In Chosen, Not Chased: A Journey Back to Divine Identity, I share my deeply personal story of heartbreak, betrayal, and the moments that tested my worth. Through raw honesty and spiritual insight, I invite you to walk with me through the valleys and into the revelations that rebuilt my identity. This is more than my testimony — it’s a call to every woman to reclaim her dignity, trust God’s timing, and stand in the truth that she is already enough.

This book began as a whisper a quiet nudge to uncover the truth behind names passed down through generations. What started with curiosity became a calling: to preserve, honor, and understand the lineage I carry. Within this book, I trace the threads of my ancestry noble titles, Native bloodlines, and stories that were hidden, silenced, or long forgotten. The Royal Thread is more than a genealogical record; it is a spiritual remembrance, a testimony of faith, resilience, and love woven through centuries.

This soulful manifesto invites listeners to release shame, rewrite the narrative of beauty, and reclaim their bodies as sacred ground. With poetic honesty and ancestral reverence, Unfiltered Grace dismantles the myth of perfection and celebrates the power of imperfection as survival, story, and strength.

A powerful revelation changed everything. When a rare Cherokee genetic test revealed my unexpected ancestral connection to the legendary Lakota warrior Crazy Horse, a spiritual journey began—one rooted in mystery, memory, and the voices of the past. Through dreams, visions, and sacred insight, I found myself drawn into a deeper understanding of heritage that went far beyond anything passed down through family stories. This journey awakened something ancient within me—an echo of wisdom waiting to be heard.

Lucy doesn’t speak much, not at first. She sits with shadows, walks slowly, and leans into silence. But as a glowing kitten appears beside her, light begins to stretch through her days. With each quiet moment—writing, walking, resting, grace tiptoes in, not loudly, but just enough.

In this work, I reclaim the stories of my Cherokee, Lumbee, Monacan, and African ancestors. Through poetic reflection, historical insight, and symbolic naming, I honor the grandmothers listed only by race, the daughters who braided stories into silence, and the sons who carried tribal memory in their hands. Unnamed is both a tribute and a testimony—a sacred offering to those reduced to tick marks, racial codes, or blank spaces in census ledgers. It is my reclamation of identity, my restoration of dignity, and my resurrection of ancestral truth.

I never knew Morris Evans personally he lived centuries before me—but he’s my ninth great-grandfather. A free man of color who walked through shadows with dignity, Morris never wrote a memoir. History barely remembered his name. But his blood whispered to me until I heard it.

In this deeply personal and spiritually rich devotional, I trace my lineage to Jane Gibson the Elder—a free Indian woman whose name survived centuries of silence. Through court records, DNA revelations, and ancestral memory, I uncover my Lumbee roots and honor the lives of those who walked before me. From the healing hands of midwives on Virginia plantations to the quiet resilience of Lumbee families in Granville County, I weave history, prayer, and poetic reflection into a tapestry of remembrance.

I never set out to uncover a headline—I was simply following a quiet curiosity, tracing the branches of my family tree. What I discovered was something magical: a connection to the legendary Lucille Ball. This book reflects my journey through ancestry, identity, and joy. It’s about the unexpected beauty of finding ourselves woven into something greater, and realizing that legacy lives not just in public figures, but in the hearts and stories of ordinary people.

Whispers of Grace: A Devotional Poetry Journal is my sacred invitation to reflect, heal, and create. These poems were born from hospital rooms and family legacy, from divine encounters and quiet moments of surrender. They carry my journey of faith, resilience, and creative worship.