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As seen on The Today Show When she was fifteen years old, Leslie King ran away from an abusive home, looking for a better life and longing for real love. What she found instead was a man who wooed her just long enough to trap her in a life of prostitution. She became one of the many thousands of trafficked individuals in the United States, a number that continues to rise. As is true for so many in similar situations, life was nothing but brokenness and pain for Leslie. After years of hopelessness, she finally decided to take her own life. And then God spoke. With his promise that he was with her and had mighty things for her to accomplish ringing in her ears, she got off the streets, got clean, and got to work on the mission to which he'd called her. Now Leslie is a passionate and heroic advocate for other trafficked women and teenage girls in her community and across the country. More than a gritty, no-holds-barred deliverance story, When Angels Fight includes powerful advice from Leslie and those she's encountered in her work--police officers, judges, and other advocates and activists. She also shows you what you can do to make a real difference in your own community.

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Leslie F. King is the founder of Sacred Beginnings, an organization in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that takes in former prostituted individuals, supporting them in addiction counseling, job training, and community building. She is an activist for trafficked and jailed women across the country, including high-profile cases of women who've killed their abusers in self-defense. Leslie has appeared on The Today Show, on other news programs, in courtrooms, and in front of many community organizations and churches to tell her story. When Angels Fight is her first book. Madeline McCray is an actress, writer, producer, wellness activist, narrator, and lifestyle coach. She's known for producing international performing arts festivals, conference panels on domestic violence, and mental health awareness forums. McCray is also the author of the self-help book Healthy Women Rock: How to Live the Life You Desire and Deserve, and her tour de force solo play A Dream to Fly: Inspired by the Life and Times of Bessie Coleman, which she's had the pleasure to perform on college campuses, theaters, and arts festivals throughout the US and Caribbean. Madeline received a Best Supporting Actress Award in a Short Film (Fake Trees) from the Fusion International Film Festival and serves as artist in residence for The New Light Theatre Company in New York. Born in Harlem, New York, Madeline became an orphan at age fourteen when her mother suffered a fatal heart attack. Her journey forward includes: surviving domestic abuse, the pain of losing childhood friends to heroin drug overdoses, and giving birth to two beautiful sons, divorcing their father, and then moving forward with unstoppable energy. Her maverick mindset and insatiable desire to help people look beyond challenges to step into their power are the hallmarks of her successful coaching system. McCray incorporates techniques from thirty-plus years of entertainment industry training and wellness wisdom to empower clients. Madeline is a clear, compassionate communicator who works with clients online, teaching guided meditation, personal development, new career strategic planning, and body transformation. She's a proud mom who beams at the mention of her grandchildren.

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