Key of the Darkhouse - a New Novel by Deborah Zelasny

I am pleased to announce that my new YA fiction novel, Key of the Darkhouse is now available! Key of the Darkhouse is a project near and dear to my heart. I've been working on it since my college years, and bringing it to life has been a dream come true. Read on for more details about the book.

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I've been writing stories since I was a little girl, and most of them are still stashed in boxes under my bed (much to my husband's dismay). It actually took a little push from my own teenage son to make me dig out Key of the Darkhouse again. It was a story I wrote in college and kept returning to over the years. But truthfully, it needed a lot of work. But before I get to that, let me show you the beautiful cover, created by artist Duy Phan:

Once I started rereading my own written words, I knew I was finally ready to share Key (he's the main character) and his story with the world. Well, I knew I was ready to polish it all up. Shine, shine, shine until it was truly ready for reading. And I couldn't have done it without friends, family and some volunteer editors (I am so grateful to them!).

I decided to create my own publishing house to get this story going (and there are more books to come- I need to rescue them from under my bed!), so Jersey Momma Media, my publishing house, was born. Jersey Momma Media is a spin-off of The Jersey Momma, and you will find a link to it here in tabs on my homepage. It does have its own address (JerseyMommaMedia.com), where I can share all of my book updates with you.

Key of the Darkhouse is geared for 13 and up, but I think adults will enjoy it, too. You can order it through Amazon here, Barnes and Noble here, or order personally autographed copies through my Etsy Book Shop here.

*A note about the plot for parents: there is no bad language in the book and no sexual situations. There is reference to alcoholism, and the plot itself deals with a teenager who is physically abused by his father. But the book is also about recognizing this abuse and learning to overcome it.

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And if you read the story and enjoy it, I hope you'll consider leaving me a review on Amazon, Barnes and Noble or Good Reads.