BOOK, WINE, COASTER, AND TOTE GIVEAWAY!
Now through May 12, 2022, sign up for Jody Hadlock's newsletter and attend the live Diamond Bessie cocktail class with Chantal Tseng, and you are automatically entered to win a copy of Jody's new novel, The Lives of Diamond Bessie, a bottle of custom Diamond Bessie wine, a coaster, and branded tote bag! Please see below for full instructions.
Two steps to be eligible to win!
Step 1: Enter your e-mail address and name below to sign up for Jody's newsletter.
Step 2: Attend the live Diamond Bessie cocktail class with Chantal Tseng and Jody Hadlock on Thursday, May 12 at 6 pm CT. You will be e-mailed the Zoom link in advance. Make sure to add the e-mail address Jody@DiamondBessie.com to your safe list. The cocktail class link will also be shared on my Facebook page.
About The Lives of Diamond Bessie
“This affecting tale of a 19th-century American woman struggling to prove her worth other than as a marriage prospect leaves a lasting impression.” Publishers Weekly
The Lovely Bones meets the Wild, Wild West in a haunting tale inspired by a true story.
Pregnant out of wedlock, sixteen-year-old Annie Moore is sent to live at a convent for fallen women. When the nuns take her baby, Annie escapes, determined to find a way to be reunited with her daughter. But few rights or opportunities are available to a woman in the 1860s, and after failing to find a respectable job, she resorts to prostitution in order to survive.
As a highly sought-after demi-mondaine, Annie—now Bessie—garners many expensive gifts from her admirers and eventually meets and marries the son of a wealthy jeweler, a traveling salesman with a gambling problem. With her marriage, she believes her dream of returning to proper society has finally come true. She’s proven wrong when she suffers the ultimate betrayal at the hands of the man she thought would be her salvation. But Bessie doesn’t let her story end there.
Set against the backdrop of the burgeoning women’s rights movement, The Lives of Diamond Bessie is a haunting tale of betrayal and redemption that explores whether seeking revenge is worth the price you might pay.
About Jody Hadlock
After studying journalism at Texas A&M University, Jody was a television news reporter and anchor in Bryan-College Station, Texas; Charleston, South Carolina; and San Antonio, Texas.
In addition to writing, her other passion is advocating for people with special needs. She met her son, Marius, while reporting on Romania’s orphanages post-communism and saw firsthand the effects of the lack of nurturing and nutrition on the young orphans. For several years Jody served on the board of directors of North Texas Special Needs Assistance Partners (SNAP), a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live the fullest lives possible in their communities.
Jody lives near Fort Worth with her husband. The Lives of Diamond Bessie is her first novel.
