genres: Self help, abuse recovery, mental health recovery
S.J Rye is an author, motivational speaker, and Jesus lover. Boldly sharing her life story, S.J sheds light on mental illnesses and welcomes a fresh insight into what Christian life is like for an abused, broken young person who struggled to find self-worth.
Her debut novel Blessed in the Darkness is an uncut, untamed recount of how a shattered life was given fresh hope. Delving in to the dark depths of suicide, childhood abuse, and mental health recovery; Blessed in the Darkness proves that sometimes the hardest pains can bring the greatest gains.

Stacey is a self-confessed atheist who becomes a Christian after finding herself in church one Sunday morning. Attempting to find meaning in her life after fleeing from an abusive environment, she embarks on a journey that sees her being healed from an eating disorder and gaining peace from a tormented mind.