Katrina Marie lives in the Dallas area with her husband, two
children, and fur baby. She is a lover of all things geeky and Gryffindor for
life. When she’s not writing you can find her at her children’s sporting
events, or curled up reading a book. Learn more about Katrina and her books at
her website.
Pregnancy Hormones and Being a Teen
Tonya has a hard time dealing with her
hormones. Being a pregnant teen is hard, and with her best friend away at
college, she doesn’t know how to deal with her emotions.
The major plus in her situation is she
has supportive parents. They may not have been supportive at first, but she’s
able to go to her mom when she is feeling overwhelmed. Her mom always knows the
right things to say to make her feel better, if only just a little bit. That’s
one of the best things about having a family that’s close.
Music is another way she copes with
everything going on in her life. She has a tendency to put in her earbuds and
let the music shift her thoughts. It’s a sort of cleansing for her. Tonya feels
like if she can put some music on to take away her frustrations, she’ll feel
better in the end. Music has the power to cure what ails you, especially
emotionally.
I’m not going to lie, Tonya relies
heavily on comfort food. It’s not the healthiest option for an expectant mom,
but it helped sooth her. It’s not often, but when you get food that your
great-grandmother cooks, it brings peace like nothing else.
Everyone experiences pregnancy hormones
so differently. Tonya is no different. She does the best she can with what she
knows. The hardest thing for her is becoming very emotional when that’s not how
she was before. She’s lucky to have her family and friends to lean on and talk
her down when everything becomes too much.
I drew a lot on my own personal
experiences during pregnancy while writing Tonya. I remembered those times when
I didn’t know what to do with myself, or my feelings, and brought them to life
within Tonya. Being eighteen years old is already confusing, add in pregnancy,
and it makes everything feel so much bigger.
Welcome to Your Life
Tonya discovers she’s pregnant a month
after breaking up with her high school boyfriend, Jake. She can’t decide
whether to tell Jake she’s pregnant when he sees her at the mall with a
maternity bag.
Tonya struggles to adjust to working,
attending the local community college, and pushing off Jake’s advances to get
back together. When she’s paired with Reaf, the good-looking guy from her Art
class, she has to battle the confusing emotions swirling through her brain and
heart.
Can she find love, herself, and become
the parent she hopes to be while dealing with pregnancy hormones and drama?
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