2016 Bronze Readers' Favorite Non-Fiction Travel, 2016 NIEA YA Non-Fiction, and 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Memoir (Overcoming Adversity/Tragedy/Challenges)
BEST AUTHOR/PUBLISHER WEBSITE BRONZE MEDAL - 2016 Independent Publisher Awards, BEST FIRST BOOK SILVER MEDAL - 2016 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards (Fiction), and BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST - 2015 Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Awards (Romance)
BEST AUTHOR/PUBLISHER WEBSITE BRONZE MEDAL - 2016 Independent Publisher Awards, BEST FIRST BOOK SILVER MEDAL - 2016 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards (Fiction), and BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST - 2015 Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Awards (Romance)