Deanna Martinez-Bey Wants to be Your First Stocking Stuffer

Please welcome Deanna Martinez-Bey back to Writer's Corner.  She is here today to share her new novel Hot 
Cocoa, Green Tea And The Man Who Sweetened My 
Heart.  This novel will be released tomorrow, and so we also wish her a happy pub day! This novel will be 
perfect for curling up during the winter months. 


Synopsis: 

 Stephanie had been held hostage in an abusive marriage for nearly twelve years. She was manipulated, controlled and abused by her mentally unstable husband. The last physical altercation drove Stephanie to begin a new life, alone, just her and her ten-year-old son, Ray.
Stephanie made an exit plan. She would find a new school for Ray, a full-time job and a place to live and just when she thought that life would be calm and peaceful, her monster of a husband, soon to be ex-husband would rear his ugly head.
Stephanie winds up meeting a new friend through work. As time passes, they find that they are developing feelings for one another. After the divorce is final her ex-husband stirs up trouble yet again.
Would Stephanie and her new friend become an item or would all the trouble from her ex-monster have him packing his bags and running? Would Stephanie finally be awarded full custody of her son or would her ex sabotage that from ever happening?

Hot Cocoa, Green Tea, And the Man Who Sweetened My Heart, is a compelling story of love, fear, hatred and self-transformation with a touch of humor, intimacy and a hint of the paranormal. 
Preorder Links:

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United Kingdom
Canada

About the Author:  
 Deanna has always aspired to be a writer. She started writing poetry and short          stories and the young age of seven. Born  in New Jersey, Deanna currently lives in a suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina. She    says. “I will always be a Jersey girl at      heart.” Which is why she came up with    her own recipe for, New Jersey coffee       cake, that she shares at the end of this     book. She has had several of her original recipes published over the years. They     have been featured in publications such  as: Taste of Home Magazine, Taste of Home “Best Of” cookbooks, Gooseberry Patch  cookbooks, local magazines and Women’s Day online, to name a few.

Deanna is available on these platforms:  

Twitter      Facebook    Pinterest 

Comments

  1. D MartinezDecember 1, 2017 at 7:19 AM

    Thank you for sharing my work with your readers! I like the idea of putting me in a Christmas stocking! :)

    ReplyDelete

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