"It is so important for parents to read this book. It is, in fact, necessary. And I'm thinking of all the daughters who need to see these words now. Right now. There's no time to wait."

-a daughter of the King

The world doesn't wait for girls to grow up. Young women are enduring abuse, sexual trauma, and other forms of harm at alarming rates while discussions of these topics are put off for an "appropriate" time, which can easily turn into never.

Our daughters deserve better. They deserve guidance for the dangers ahead and healing for the wounds they already carry. They deserve to know their value and their worth and that nothing can separate them from God's love. They deserve safe places to turn to where they'll be believed and supported. As parents and allies, it's our responsibility to give them these things.

Daughter of the King is a collection of stories, wisdom, warnings, advice, encouragement, and hope from a village of women sharing what they wish their younger selves had been told.

There's no time to wait.

Michael James Emberger is the author of Believed, an advocacy novel written to encourage survivors and help raise awareness about the crime of sexual assault, Believe Her, a guidebook on allyship, and Dear Survivor, a collection of messages and short stories for women who have suffered trauma.