Courageous Overcomers is a collection of stories from men and women of the Bahamas who have braved tempestuous storms and lived to tell the tale. While many of these stories are born from the seed of domestic situations gone awry, some are just ordinary lives taking an extraordinary turn downhill. The good news is each one bravely shares their story with the hope of steering others away from having to encounter the same grievous challenges.

In this book you will see:

• What it took to break a young man free from a wayward lifestyle to become the Commander of the nation’s military.
• How a young mother averted suicide despite evil promptings to do so
• The transformation of a young man sentenced to 58 years in prison for murder
• A young reporter rises through the ranks to build a media business
• Two incest survivors (male & female) overcame the pain of being violated
• How a church leader makes a rebound after becoming pregnant out of wedlock
• What a shotgun marriage looks like and how it affects the innocent
• The devastation of finding out your husband is gay
• How a woman makes a tough decision after finding out about her family's involvement in the dark arts
• That words can unleash pain and derail a person’s life

A copy of the book can be secured from the authors or by ordering from amazon.com in paperback only. The authors include Commodore Tellis A. Bethel, Sr. (Ret.), Dr. Deborah People-Smith, Mr. Theo O. Rolle, Ms. Brenda Dewis, Dr. Deborah Bartlett, Lt. Commander Delvonne Duncombe, Ms. Kanynell Gould, Ms. Darnella Diggis, Ms. Sherry Tyndle, Ms. Philippa Melvyn, Mrs. Anna Lewis, and Mrs. Teri M. Bethel.