Joe Roach had one goal in publishing his book through XpressPublisher. He wanted to help people push back against fear, anxiety, and the lies that circle late at night. The Literary Titan review came afterward.
What we did not anticipate: his wife, Hadassah Roach, had already received the same recognition months earlier. In April 2026, her memoir earned a four-star Literary Titan review. The book is My Search for the God of the Big Book (Hadassah’s Story). Joe’s review followed in July, from the same platform. Two completely different books from the same household, published by the same company.
That’s worth documenting. So here it is.
Joe Roach and the Battle Inside the Mind
Joe Roach is a Christian author who writes directly about a subject many people avoid. His book, 5 Steps You Must Take to Win the Battle of the Mind, is a 209-page guide to fear, racing thoughts, doubt, depression, and anxiety. It is built on one premise: the mind is contested territory. Staying passive means losing.
The five-step framework moves from naming the battle to building daily discipline strong enough to hold ground. Along the way, the book includes a “Power in Your Pocket” section of Scripture-based truth cards and a thirty-day devotional. These are not back-matter additions. They are the part of the book designed for the reader who wakes up at 3am needing something concrete to hold.
One detail the Literary Titan review specifically noted: Roach does not treat medical care as a failure of faith. He allows room for God to work through professionals, medication, and prayer at the same time. In the Christian mental health space, that is a position many authors dance around. Roach states it clearly and early.
Literary Titan awarded the book four stars. The writing was described as earnest, direct, and practically useful. It is aimed at readers who want tools they can actually use, not theology they have to translate themselves. The full review is at Literary Titan.
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Hadassah Roach and the Story Behind the Sobriety
Hadassah Roach is Joe’s wife. In fact, her book arrived first.
My Search for the God of the Big Book (Hadassah’s Story) is a 175-page memoir about a life that required rebuilding. She covers childhood chaos, alcoholism, and years in AA. There was also a period deep in Reiki practice. Eventually, a conversion reframed everything that came before it.
The book’s central argument is this: AA was pointing somewhere all along. That somewhere is the God of the Bible. Hadassah does not deliver that conclusion gently. The book does not ask you to accept it without showing you the road that led there.
Specifically, the scenes that stay with you are the concrete, named ones. Her mother teaching her Reiki hand positions as a form of closeness. The tiredness of being years sober and still not feeling free. A pizza-and-plans evening that becomes something else entirely. Literary Titan praised exactly this quality — the immediacy of real moments rather than the smoothed-out version of a spiritual journey.
The review also highlighted the distinction Hadassah draws between being sober and being free. That gap is the emotional core of the book. Literary Titan called it most strongly recommended for readers in recovery. This is specifically aimed at those for whom sobriety alone did not close the deepest question. The rating was four stars. The full review is at Literary Titan.
The book closes with a devotional and a twelve-week study guide. As a result, it turns a personal testimony into something a group can work through together. That is a deliberate choice to serve a reader beyond the person holding the book.
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Joe Roach and Hadassah Roach: Two Books That Belong Together
Joe Roach writes about the battle of the mind from the outside in. His approach is strategic: here are the lies, here is the truth, here is the daily practice that builds resistance. Hadassah writes from the inside out. Her book is the terrain Joe’s framework was built for. Real wreckage, real recovery, and the knowledge earned the hard way that tools alone don’t close the gap between sober and free.
Joe’s book covers the framework in concrete terms. Hadassah’s shows you why that framework matters. Together, they give you something closer to a complete picture. What Christian mental and spiritual freedom costs and requires, shown from both angles.
To be clear, this is not a packaging strategy. It is two people who wrote honestly from their own experience. The result happens to be complementary in ways that neither planned.
Who Should Read These Books
5 Steps You Must Take to Win the Battle of the Mind is for anyone who has noticed a gap. Knowing the truth and actually thinking the truth are two different things. In particular, it suits readers dealing with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, or depression. It also speaks directly to those with a faith that feels correct but is not producing mental peace. It is practical rather than academic. That means it is useful in a hard week, not just during calm study time.
My Search for the God of the Big Book is for readers in recovery who have done the work and still feel like something is missing. Moreover, it is for people who grew up in or around AA and have questions about where the spiritual program is ultimately pointing. For readers who came to Christian faith through messy roads rather than clean ones, Hadassah’s memoir reads like recognition.
Both books also work as gifts for someone you know who is fighting quietly. The specificity of each is what makes them useful in that context. Neither generalizes the struggle into tidy, comfortable summary.
What a Literary Titan Four-Star Review Actually Means
Literary Titan (literarytitan.com) is an independent book review platform with over 7,000 subscribers and more than 1.2 million visitors. Their reviews are written by professional editors, writers, and academics. A four-star rating means the book held up under scrutiny from people who read critically for a living. It is a verified third-party perspective, not a retail review or a paid placement.
For a self-published author, that kind of external recognition is genuinely valuable. It stands apart from the author’s own promotion and the publisher’s advocacy. Joe Roach earned it. Hadassah Roach earned it. Months apart. From the same publication.
Published Through XpressPublisher
Both books were published through XpressPublisher, a full-service book publishing company with offices in Thousand Oaks, California and East Ham, London. Joe and Hadassah each came to us with finished manuscripts. Both needed cover design, interior formatting, and distribution setup through Amazon KDP and broader retail channels. Both books are now available on Amazon as ebooks and in print.
The Literary Titan reviews belong to the authors. The books that earned those reviews are the result of that work together. If you are working on a manuscript, the Roach family’s outcome tells a clear story. Professional publishing support changes what is possible.
We have also compared major self-publishing platforms in detail on the blog. That post covers what a full-service publisher adds on top of those platforms and when it makes sense.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are Joe Roach and Hadassah Roach related?
Yes. Joe Roach and Hadassah Roach are husband and wife. Both are published authors who independently wrote and published books on Christian faith and spiritual growth. Both received four-star recognition from Literary Titan: Hadassah in April 2026 and Joe in July 2026.
Who published Joe Roach and Hadassah Roach’s books?
Both books were published through XpressPublisher, a full-service book publishing company with offices in the USA (Thousand Oaks, California) and UK (East Ham, London). XpressPublisher handled cover design, interior formatting, and distribution for both titles. Authors retain full rights and all royalties from publishing platforms.
What is the Literary Titan award?
Literary Titan is an independent book review platform at literarytitan.com, run by professional editors, writers, and academics. Their four and five-star ratings represent genuine editorial assessment of a book’s quality. A Literary Titan review is not purchased and is not a guaranteed placement. It reflects the reviewer’s honest assessment of the work, and is widely recognized as credible third-party validation for independent and self-published authors.
Where can I buy Joe Roach’s book?
5 Steps You Must Take to Win the Battle of the Mind by Joe Roach is available on Amazon (ASIN: B0G5261VHZ). It is a 209-page Christian guide to overcoming fear, anxiety, doubt, and depression. The book uses a Scripture-based framework of spiritual warfare and daily mental discipline, and includes truth cards and a thirty-day devotional.
Where can I buy Hadassah Roach’s book?
My Search for the God of the Big Book (Hadassah’s Story) by Hadassah Roach is available on Amazon (ASIN: B0GHZM5PDW). It is a 175-page memoir about the author’s journey through childhood chaos, alcoholism, AA, and Reiki toward Christian conversion. The book includes a devotional and a twelve-week study guide for readers in recovery.
Can I read both books together?
Yes, and they work well as a pair. Joe Roach’s book provides a structured framework for mental and spiritual warfare. Hadassah Roach’s book is a memoir that illustrates exactly the kind of battle that framework addresses. Together they cover both the method and the lived experience behind it. This makes them complementary reading for anyone dealing with mental health challenges from a Christian faith perspective, or supporting someone who is.
How does XpressPublisher support self-published authors?
XpressPublisher provides full-service publishing support including cover design, interior formatting, distribution setup through Amazon KDP and other retail channels, and marketing for self-published authors in the USA and UK. Authors retain full rights and all royalties from publishing platforms. XpressPublisher handles the production and visibility work that turns a finished manuscript into a professionally published, market-ready book.