Welcome! I’m Danna.
For decades, I’ve had the privilege of encouraging women through my books, speaking, and teaching. I’ve had the privilege of speaking at Christian women’s conferences and retreats across the country, sharing biblical truth through practical teaching and transparent, real-life stories. My heart has always been to encourage women to deepen their faith, embrace God’s grace, and live with greater purpose in every season of life.
Now I’m bringing that same heart for faith, hope, and transformation into a new chapter—Christian fiction.
I write emotionally honest stories about mature women navigating the kinds of challenges life doesn’t always prepare us for—heartbreak, marriage, friendship, forgiveness, unexpected change, and second chances.
My stories don’t promise perfect lives or easy answers. They point toward something I believe with all my heart:
No matter what you’ve been through, God is still writing your story.
My debut novel, Beyond Betrayal, begins with a marriage-shattering confession and takes one woman’s journey from heartbreak to the sun-drenched shores of Southern Italy, where faith, friendship, and unexpected hope begin to change everything.
Thirty-five years of marriage.
One devastating confession.
A journey to Italy that changes everything.
Will God restore what’s been broken—or lead her somewhere new?
Here’s What Readers Are Saying:
★★★★★ “As a woman in my sixties, this story reminded me that God still writes beautiful new chapters.”
★★★★★ “Beyond Betrayal is the book we would have handed ourselves during the hardest season of our own marriage.”
★★★★★ “It brought me hope and reminded me that God can redeem even our deepest wounds.”
★★★★★ “Few novels portray betrayal, forgiveness, and God’s grace with such honesty and hope.”
★★★★★ “Beyond Betrayal is a page-turner. I couldn’t put it down—laughing, crying, and cheering Kate on.”
★★★★★ “Seeing mature characters find hope and healing reminded me that God is never finished with us.”
★★★★★ “This story doesn’t flinch from betrayal yet extends the kind of grace that makes repentance feel possible and redemption real.”
★★★★★ “Demetre’s compelling storytelling draws readers so deeply into the lives of her characters that you’ll find yourself praying for them and cheering for their redemption.”
★★★★★ “This powerful, hope-filled story stays with you long after the final page.”
★★★★★ “Beautifully written and deeply moving, Beyond Betrayal draws readers closer to the God of love, grace, forgiveness, and restoration.”
★★★★★ “It transports you to Italy and introduces you to friends who feel like family.”
★★★★★ “This Christian novel completely captured my heart!”
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Why I Wrote Beyond Betrayal
In the fifty plus years that I’ve known Jesus, I’ve learned that he never intends for our pain or losses to be forgotten or wasted. He is a God of pursuing love Who desires redemption and restoration. With Him. And with each other.
While this book is a work of fiction, it is inspired by a very painful season of my life. There are many similarities to Kate and Grant’s story and mine.
Sadly, “Gray Divorces” — couples divorcing after the age of fifty—have more than doubled since 1990. Now, over one-third of divorces involve people in this age group.
I wrote Beyond Betrayal because I faced the prospect of divorce in my mid-sixties. I was forced to address all the possibilities of how my life would change based on not only my husband’s choices, but on how willing I was to seek and wait for God’s plan. I knew His will was for me to pursue forgiveness, restoration, and redemption. However, I could only control my side of the relationship.
The wondering and waiting was beyond difficult. But, I reminded myself daily: With God—ALL THINGS are possible!
In His power alone,
Danna
P.S. In September, Lew and I will traveling to Puglia, Italy to experience the beauty la dolce vita and see first hand the beautiful area that became the backdrop for most of the novel.
