Kathy Sechrist
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: Memoir, Mystery, Thriller
Kathy Sechrist is an award-winning author, speaker, and advocate whose work explores the complex terrain of resilience, trauma, justice, and the fragile architecture of human relationships. Writing from the Texas Hill Country, she crafts stories that illuminate both the darkness people endure and the strength they discover when they refuse to remain silent. Her memoirs, including Success Is the Best Revenge and Sara’s Redemption: A Journey of Courage, Resilience and Hope, chronicle her lived experience with domestic violence and the long, deliberate path toward healing. Through unflinching honesty and emotional depth, Kathy has become a voice for survivors who are ready to reclaim their stories and their power. Expanding her storytelling into fiction, Kathy is the author of the psychological mystery Body Under the Bluebonnets, set in the small town of China Grove, Texas. The novel blends suspense with emotional complexity, following a woman as she rebuilds her life while uncovering buried secrets that refuse to stay hidden. Across genres, Kathy’s work consistently examines how the past lingers, how truth demands courage, and how healing often requires confrontation. Kathy writes for readers who crave layered characters, moral tension, and stories that refuse easy answers. Whether through memoir or mystery, her books invite readers to step into the shadows—and emerge stronger on the other side. When she’s not writing, Kathy speaks to groups about resilience, advocacy, and the power of storytelling to transform pain into purpose.
Kathy Sechrist's books
Genres: Memoir, True Crime
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Sara's Redemption is a powerful memoir about a woman's struggle to rebuild her life after years of abuse. Having been trapped in a cycle of violence and manipulation, Sara has suffered greatly. But with a glimmer of hope, she finally finds the strength to leave her abusers and seek a new beginning. With a heavy heart and a suitcase full of uncertainty, Sara leaves her familiar (but terrifying) life behind. She takes a corporate job and moves to a small Midwest town, determined to start over. But the path to healing is rarely straight. As Sara struggles with the psychological aftermath of her past, she must also forge new relationships and relearn how to trust. In the process, she discovers an inner strength she never knew she possessed. Finding solace in the natural world, forging unexpected bonds with the locals, and learning to be vulnerable, Sara starts to rebuild not...
Genres: Memoir
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Success Is The Best Revenge: One woman's journey from heartbreak to hope-and the dangerous love that threatens it all. (Secrets Never Sleep) She's starting over, but can she escape the past before it destroys her future? Sara Matthews is broke, middle-aged, and reeling from the divorce she didn't want. Once a successful businesswoman with the world at her feet, she now finds herself unmoored, financially, emotionally, and spiritually. But Sara's pain runs deeper than an unhappy marriage. She's been haunted by the specter of childhood abuse, buried memories, and the memory of a mother who made sure she never forgot just how undeserving she was. Every new start seems shadowed by the pain she can't quite outrun. Desperate to begin again, Sara takes a chance and moves to London to work with her charismatic business partner, Thomas Hunter. There, on the other side of the world, Sara starts to remember...