By Lauren Akins with Mark Dagostino

Live In Love

Non-Fiction

In this refreshing and inspiring memoir, Lauren Akins, the wife of country music star Thomas Rhett, shows what it’s really like to be “the perfect couple” fans imagine, and reveals what it actually takes to live in love, stay in love, and grow together.

When country music star Thomas Rhett won the ACM Award for Single of the Year with “Die a Happy Man,” his wife, Lauren Akins, was overjoyed. Her childhood best friend and now husband was being anointed the hottest new star in country music—for a song he had written about her. He was living his dream. Lauren was elated, but she was also wrestling with some big questions, not the least of which was, How can I live my own life of purpose?

Lauren Akins never wanted to be in the spotlight, but as Thomas Rhett made his relationship with Lauren the subject of many of his hit songs, she was tossed into the role of one of America’s sweethearts. Revered by fans for her down-to-earth ease and charm, her commitment to humanitarian work, and the pure love she exudes for her family, Lauren has never shared her side of their story—full as it’s been, with deep love, painful loss, tremendous joy, and a struggle to stay grounded in faith along the way—until now.

In Live in Love, Lauren shares details about her childhood friendship with Thomas Rhett, explaining how they reconnected as young adults. She offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of being married to her best friend, who just happens to be a music star, and the struggle to find her own footing in the frenzy of her husband’s fame. And in heart-wrenching detail, she opens up about her life-changing experiences doing mission work in Haiti, and then in Uganda, where she met the precious baby who would become their first daughter a year later. From sharing the romance of their handwritten wedding vows, to letting readers in on arguments that arose over a sink full of dirty dishes as they adjusted to the reality of becoming first-time parents, Live in Love takes an intimate look at one couple’s life—and opens a window into all of our journeys on the path to self-discovery.

A deeply personal memoir filled with never-before-seen photos, Live in Love offers inspiring guidance for anyone looking to keep romance alive, balance children and marriage, express true faith, and live a life of purpose.

By Gabriel Conte with Mark Dagostino

A Mission for Meaning

Non-Fiction

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The Choices That Lead to the Life You Really Want

For anyone who feels like they’ll never live the life they dream of living, let social media sensation and entrepreneur Gabriel Conte be an inspiration to you: The life you want can be yours. And you can begin to earn it, achieve it, and live it right now.

By Hannah Brown with Mark Dagostino

God Bless This Mess

Non-Fiction

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“My life was a complete mess, and God bless all of it. Because it’s in the messes where we learn the most—as long as we slow down enough to realize what God is trying to show us.”

Suddenly in the spotlight, twenty-four-year-old Hannah Brown realized that she wasn’t sure what she wanted. After years of competing in beauty pageants, and then starring on The Bachelorette and Dancing with the Stars, she had become incredibly visible. There she was, in her early twenties, with millions around the world examining and weighing in on her every decision. She found herself wondering what it would mean to live on her terms. What it would mean to stop seeking approval from others and decide—for the first time—what it was she wanted from her own life.

An honest and earnest examination of her own mid-twenties, God Bless This Mess is a memoir that doesn’t claim to have all the answers. Hannah knows she doesn’t have all the answers. What she does have is the insight of someone who has spent critical years of her youth under public scrutiny. Thus what emerges is a quarter-life memoir that speaks to the set of difficulties young women face, and how to move through them with grace. By pushing against her engrained need to seek approval, and learning how to think critically about her own goals and desires, Hannah inspires others to do the same—and to embrace the messiness that comes hand-in-hand with self-discovery (even if that sometimes means falling flat on your face).

By Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Rick Lynch with Mark Dagostino

Adapt or Die: 10th Anniversary Special Edition

Non-Fiction

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“If the idea of adaptive leadership didn’t matter to you before the pandemic hit, it sure as hell should matter to you now.”

Your company needs you to lead. Your family needs you to lead. The world needs you to lead. So how do you lead when unforeseen circumstances come along and rip the rug out from under you?

It’s simple. You adapt.

How?

For one thing, you turn to the principles found in this book.

Putting people first. Setting priorities. Achieving work-life balance. Mastering time management. Developing physical and spiritual fitness in order to build resiliency… Lieutenant General Rick Lynch developed a strikingly successful approach to supporting our troops and their families during his storied 35-year career in the Army, and spent the next ten years working directly with thousands of senior executives and their direct reports across Corporate America to make their companies—and their lives—stronger, too.

In this 10th Anniversary Edition of Adapt or Die, Rick speaks from experience to explore the needs of corporate leaders with more specificity than ever, with a brand-new look at how individuals and companies alike can better adapt in a post-pandemic world—and how each of us can fearlessly prepare for whatever comes next.

Are you prepared to adapt?

By Jenny Doan with Mark Dagostino

How to Stitch an American Dream

Non-Fiction

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After her kids grew up and moved out, Jenny Doan, a fun-loving, fifty-something, homeschooling mom, felt just about as empty as her house. While searching for meaningful work to fill the void in her heart and the hours of her days, she took up quilting—creating shortcuts and tricks to help her speed the process along, the same way she’d created shortcuts and tricks out of pure necessity to get through life while raising seven children.

She never imagined that her hobby would turn into a business. But with the help of her grown children, she opened a quilting shop in tiny Hamilton, Missouri. She shared her quilting techniques in free tutorials on YouTube. And in just a few years, the Missouri Star Quilt Company grew to become the largest quilt company in the world.

This is Jenny Doan’s story: a uniquely American success story built on love, family, faith, and the power of giving.

By Laurieann Gibson with Mark Dagostino

Dance Your Dance

Non-Fiction

Books

A Mission for Meaning

God Bless This Mess

How to Stitch an American Dream

Dance Your Dance

Live In Love

The Power Of Wow

What Set Me Free

The Pact

Still In The Game

Unlocking Greatness

Capital Gaines

Walking With Peety

Work Hard, Pray Hard

Attitude

The Magnolia Story

My (Underground) American Dream

Elle & Coach

Adapt or Die: 10th Anniversary Special Edition

Accused

Fast N’ Loud: Blood, Sweat and Beers

This Is Your Captain Speaking

Rudy: My Story

Courage To Stand

My Life Outside The Ring

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