Today is an EXCITING DAY for me. After nine years of writing novels, I am happy to celebrate the cover reveal for my first, full-length novel, HEALING HANNAH’S HEART.
This story is a culmination of a few years of inner work on my part. HEALING HANNAH’S HEART is not only my first, full-length novel, it’s my first own voices novel. When I made the decision to write own voices, it was after a hard period in my writing career when I didn’t think my work would ever see the light of day.
So I figured, hey, why not write stories that center women of color like me, and more specifically, an Afro-Filipina woman like me? HEALING HANNAH’S HEART is a contemporary women’s fiction about a fashion model who flips her definition of beauty and her identity after losing her skin in a fire.
The journey of Hannah losing her skin, her shell, in order to find a deeper transformation resonates with me. In my personal life, I had to remove all vestiges of superficiality in order to find my true writing voice. I love this book because it was the story that helped me find my voice. (I hope you’ll like it too!)
Summary of the Novel
Hannah Hart may have been burned by the breakup of her rocky marriage, but the ambitious Afro-Filipina model has big plans for her future. Her stunning looks and flawless skin provide the opening she craves to become a celebrity in the fashion world. Then an arsonist’s match brings Hannah’s world crashing down around her.
While Hannah recovers from her burns, she is forced to accept help from the last person on earth she wants, her estranged husband, Jake Hart. Jake isn’t ready to give up on their marriage. The return of Jake’s teenage son from a one-night stand had been the catalyst for their breakup. Can Jake help both the son who resents his abandonment and the woman he still loves? He can do nothing about the scars on her skin, but can he heal Hannah’s heart?
As she struggles to rebuild her life from the ashes of her shattered dreams, does Hannah have the courage to give Jake a second chance? And is the world ready for a differently-abled model who will redefine what it means to be beautiful?
Pre-Orders, First Chapters, Giveaways, and Other Fun Stuff
HEALING HANNAH’S HEART will release on September 10, 2019. You can pre-order an e-copy for your Kindle today for $4.99 USD. If you have Kindle Unlimited, you can read the book when it releases as part of your KU subscription. I’ll give an update when the paperback is available.
You can also add the book to Goodreads and Bookbub and recommend it to others on those platforms.
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That’s all for now. Let’s celebrate!!
