ABILENE, Texas, April 12, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Few people are as strong as steel, except those who have risen above the desperate situations in their lives to find peace, hope and strength. In a new collection of inspiring true stories about women taking control of their lives, Women Forged in Fire (now available through AuthorHouse), Danielle Delhomme and Evelyn Maley offer readers inspiring stories from real women who have turned chaos into triumph.
Women Forged in Fire features intimate glimpses into the spirits and minds of strong women who have been brave enough to offer their stories. These women have all achieved control over their lives, which were formerly overrun with such traumas as rape, abuse, suicide, divorce, disease and paralysis. Each one made the crucial decision to take a leap of faith and initiate change in her life. They risked everything and plunged into the unknown, only to emerge triumphantly from the depths of their anguish.
"Like steel undergoing the forging process, these women faced their fears and walked through the flames, willing to be heated, stretched, hammered, reshaped and realigned at the most fundamental, crystalline, molecular level," the authors write.
In a trying situation, many will buckle under their fear. Those depicted in Women Forged in Fire became stronger under pressure, although they might have once thought it impossible for them to reach a place of freedom and self worth.
"This book leads us to that perennial well from which hope springs eternal, that well where, when all seems lost, we can take cool, reviving gulps of hope, comfort, renewed resolve and continue on our journey: refreshed," the authors write.
Delhomme and Maley are both native Texans. Delhomme recently inherited and moved to the ranch where she grew up. She is working on several projects. Maley spent a career in the financial world before quitting to begin writing, managing her own investments and becoming a trainer for Tomboy Tools(TM). She can be contacted at www.TexasTomboy.com.
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