Bob Fu, a former pastor in the underground church in China, tells his story of imprisonment, escape and battle for human rights in God’s Double Agent: The True Story of a Chinese Christian’s Fight for Freedom (Baker Books/Baker Publishing Group). Fu fled to the United States where he now runs ChinaAid, a nonprofit that advocates for the underground church in China, political dissidents and the people who defend them. Written with Nancy French, this softcover book is available this month and retails for $19.99.

Hope in Front of Me: Find Purpose in Your Darkest Moments is the memoir of American Idol finalist and Billboard Top 100 recording artist Danny Gokey (with Ben Stroup). After his young wife, Sophia, died from an unexpected heart condition, Gokey became depressed. Yet on his journey of healing he learned that although it might not be apparent, hope is always present. NavPress releases Gokey’s inspirational story at $19.99 in hardcover this month.

New York Times best-selling author of The Noticer and The Traveler’s Gift Andy Andrews has written a new book coming out this month from W Publishing Group (Thomas Nelson). Written in Andrews’ unique blend of allegorical fiction and inspiration, The Noticer Returns: Sometimes You Find Perspective, and Sometimes Perspective Finds You (hardcover, $19.99) begins as Andy finds Jones, the noticer, once again, and Jones brings the gift of perspective to the town of Orange Beach.

In What Happens When I Die?: True Stories of the Afterlife and What They Tell Us About Eternity, Bill Wiese, New York Times best-selling author of 23 Minutes in Hell, shares stories of near-death experiences, deathbed visions and visits to heaven and hell. Wiese also shows how these encounters align with Scripture and answers numerous questions about the afterlife that people ask him as he speaks about his own supernatural experience. Charisma House releases this book in softcover for $14.99.

B&H Publishing Group releases Set Free: Discover Forgiveness Amidst Murder and Betrayal, written by Stephen Owens and New York Times best-selling author Ken Abraham, this month. The softcover retailing for $14.99 tells Owens’ story of forgiving his mother for hiring a hit man to murder his father. After his mother went to death row, Owens did not see her for decades. Then God brought the two together again, setting them free—one literally and one figuratively—to be reconciled to each other.

Called to Stay: An Uncompromising Mission to Save Your Church is the debut book by former journalist Caleb Breakey, who urges millennials not to abandon the church. He advises members of his generation on how to put their passion to use for the church and inject their desire for truth and conviction into their fellow believers. Harvest House Publishers releases Called to Stay in softcover for $11.99.

Journalist Lindsey O’Connor tells her story of waking from a two-month coma following childbirth in The Long Awakening: A Memoir. O’Connor was close to death several times, but awoke without any memory of the coma. Then she faced the daunting task of putting her life back together despite multiple severe medical challenges and discovered much about herself in the process. Her story comes out this month from Revell (Baker Publishing Group) for $17.99 in softcover.

Heavy metal legend David Ellefson from the band Megadeth has written My Life With Deth: Discovering Meaning in a Life of Rock & Roll (with Joel McIver). Releasing from Howard Books this month (hardcover, $24), Ellefson’s book tells the band’s behind-the-scenes story and his own uplifting journey of overcoming addiction, embarking on a life of faith and ministering to unchurched people globally through MEGA Life! Ministries, a contemporary worship service.