Book Tours: Starter Day Party for Breaking the Silence

I’m hosting the starter day party for the book tour for women’s fiction “Breaking the Silence” today. The tour runs from June 1st to July 1st. I will review the book on June 30. Stay tuned for the review, and in the mean time, visit the other tour stops.

Tour Schedule

June 1st: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading

June 2nd: Book Excerpt @ Indy Book Fairy

June 3rd: Book Excerpt @ Cassidy Crimson’s Blog

June 4th: Book Excerpt @ The Book Gazette

June 6th: Author Interview @ Majanka’s Blog

June 8th: Book Excerpt @ I’m an Eclectic Reader

June 10th: Book Excerpt @ Undercover Book Reviews

June 11th: Book Excerpt @ The Single Librarian

June 12th: Book Review and Giveaway @ Bedazzled Reading

June 13th: Book Excerpt @ Bookaholic Ramblings

June 14th: Book Excerpt and Guest Post @ Daniel Riding

June 16th: Book Excerpt @ 365 Days of Reading

June 17th: Author Interview @ Becca’s Books

June 18th: Book Excerpt @ Hollow Readers

June 20th: Book Excerpt @ Bookish Madness

June 23rd: Book Review and Giveaway @ Books are Forever

June 24th: Book Excerpt @ The Reading Guru

June 25th: Author Interview @ Plain Talk BM

June 26th: Book Review @ The Single Librarian

June 28th: Character Interview @ The Book Daily

June 30th: Book Review and Giveaway @ I Heart Reading

July 1st: Guest Post @ Editor Charlene’s Blog

About the Book

Title: Breaking the Silence

Author: Diamante Lavendar

Genre: Women’s Fiction

Based on a true story, a new novel from Diamante Lavendar. Joan Eastman was born like any other girl. However her life would prove to be a life of great pain… Growing up, she was treated differently by family members, powerless to defend herself against their sexual and psychological abuse. Feeling she had been dealt a wicked hand by the “powers that be”, she spiraled into substance abuse and troubled relationships. She became a victim of addiction and self-hatred. Not giving up, she becomes aware of a greater spiritual being that protects her and she begins to heal. Then she finds herself pregnant. She learns to understand nothing is hopeless; that with a changed view and self discovery, there is real hope in every situation, no matter how difficult. As she and her husband look forward to the birth of their child, she writes in her diary as a way of expelling all of the evil memories. On bed rest for the duration of her pregnancy, she endures tests and tribulations that at first she couldn’t begin to understand. But no matter how high the hurdles in Joan’s life are, she doesn’t look back, and pulls the pieces of her life together…for herself and her unborn child. This inspirational story speaks of Joan’s gradual self acceptance and healing of her body, mind and spirit. It speaks of the possibilities of the future and the fulfillment of the dream of love and family. And it speaks of jumping the hurdles in life without looking back, no matter how high those hurdles may be

Author Bio

Diamante Lavendar has been in love with reading since she was a child. She spent many hours listening to her mother read to her when she was young. As she grew older, she enjoyed reading novels of all genres: horror, fantasy and some romance to name a few.

She began writing in college and published some poetry in anthologies over the years. After her kids were older, she wrote as a form of self expression and decided she wanted to share her stories with others.

Most of her writing is very personal and stems from her own experiences and those of her family and friends. She writes to encourage hope and possibility to those who read her stories.

Diamante believes that everyone should try to leave their own positive mark in the world, to make it a better place for all. Writing is the way that she is attempting to leave her mark—one story at a time.