Parisian Phoenix Publishing

As I mentioned recently, I recently accepted Geraldine Donaher’s manuscript, Mouth Shut Head Down specifically because of all the reasons other publishers have rejected it. Geraldine wanted to create a young adult novel that would call attention to sex trafficking and help protect teenagers from traffickers who often enter their lives as “romeos.”

The book tackles a variety of heavy, social justice-type themes but maintains an air and attitude of hope and aims to educate parents and teenagers of the signs of trafficking. Geraldine has 20 years experience as a teacher and has interviewed trafficking survivors (in addition to a host of other research) so we hope you can help us make this book a success. Tentative release date is January 28, 2026— in time for Teen Dating Violence Prevention month.

Geraldine will be speaking at The Star Legacy Summit medical convention in June highlighting her first book, Still:

Nikki Welsh is a young religious sister who realizes she is in the wrong vocation. After six years, she leaves the convent and moves into an apartment in the Philadelphia area to start a new life. But all she believes to be true turns upside down when she gives birth to a stillborn son. PTSD fuels her nightmares. Is prayer powerful enough to help Nikki choose life over death?

To learn more or to purchase Still, visit Geraldine’s web site: geraldinedonaher.com.