“If you’ve been around the great Kirk Sheppard, and you’ve been around this business, you understand that when it comes to professional wrestling, Kirk just gets it. This book proves that.”
— “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson, International Wrestling Superstar
“Kirk Sheppard understands the world of indie wrestling better than anyone.”
— Big Mama, NWA Women’s World Television Champion
For fifteen years, Luke has been the most important person in a wrestling promotion that will never love him back.
A story about passion, sacrifice, and the slow realization that the things we give ourselves to most completely are sometimes the things that consume us. Set in the gritty backstage world of independent professional wrestling — for anyone who has ever stayed too long in something because leaving felt like failure.
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Soul Audit
A not-so-perfect, broadly spiritual guide to aligning your life. No guilt. No guru vibes.
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Jesus & Me
A memoir about faith, deconstruction, and finding yourself on the other side of certainty.
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Broken Stools
52 stories about falling down, getting back up, and what humility actually looks like from the floor.
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The Magic of It All
A therapist's guide to actually enjoying Disney World — without the exhaustion, anxiety, or Day Three meltdown.
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The Search Party
A small-town officer searching for a missing student finds himself dredging up everything he's been trying to bury.
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