Author Margaret Daley & What to do about Abuse
Today it’s my pleasure to host a friend Author Margaret Daley, another Love Inspired author. She shares about her latest book but also about a topic that many of us unfortunately have personal experience with. Here’s Margaret:
“In my April Love Inspired Suspense, Melora Hudson, the heroine, is a verbally abused woman in a marriage that to the rest of the world seemed perfect. She feared her husband and didn’t know how to get out of a marriage that was abusive psychologically. She agonized over how to get out of the marriage without losing her daughter, which her husband used as a threat against her. He was ruthless and nothing stood in his way. Melora had to dig deep to plan to get away from her husband. When a woman is abused, she needs to seek help. It is hard to do it alone and is scary. As a teacher I worked with several teenage girls who were being abused by their boyfriends. It breaks my heart at how young this pattern starts. The key is to realize you are not alone—there is help out there for you.
Support is out there for woman who are abused, but to take that first step is difficult and takes a lot of courage. Some websites to get information are: http://www.ncadv.org/files/PsychologicalAbuse.pdf or http://www.helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence_abuse_types_signs_causes_effects.htm.
Blurb for Trail of Lies:
As the mother of a beautiful daughter and the wife of a wealthy entrepreneur, Melora Hudson seemed happy. No one knew about the secrets hidden behind closed doors—secrets Melora was forced to keep. Now, two years after her husband’s disappearance, the truth may be exposed. His body has been found, and everyone has questions. Texas Ranger Daniel Boone Riley comes to find answers and stays to protect the woman and child who win his heart. But the terror of Melora’s past isn’t over. Her late husband’s old “associates” want her to carry his secrets to her grave.”
Margaret is offering a giveaway of this book in a drawing from those who leave a comment and their email address, using (at) and (dot) so spammers don’t harvest the emails.
Let us know if you’ve enjoyed any of Margaret’s books and if you’d like to share about a personal or family member’s or friend’s triumph over abuse, that’s good too.
And for more about Margaret, here are her links:
http://www.margaretdaley.com
http://margaretdaley.blogspot.com
To read an excerpt, click here.
