Atlanta, GA (PressExposure) October 22, 2010 -- This month is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and author Delaney Diamond wanted to help bring awareness to domestic violence, which affects 25 percent of women in their lifetime. To do that, she wrote a short romance entitled, Model Behavior, whose storyline touches on domestic violence.

The story is posted on Ms. Diamond’s website (www.delaneydiamond.com) as a Free Read, where anyone can conveniently download it as a PDF. For each comment posted on her website about the story, she will donate 50 cents (up to $100) to help fund the National Domestic Violence Hotline. When asked why she chose to do this, Ms. Diamond replied, “I don’t often get to engage in philanthropic endeavors because of my schedule. This provided me the opportunity to entertain my readers, while at the same time bringing attention to an issue that’s far too prevalent in our society.”

She recommended other ways to help fight domestic violence: 1) Contact a local women’s shelter to donate clothing and other necessities; 2) Offer time and/or money to organizations which fight domestic violence and help women and children in these volatile situations.

Resources for victims:
The National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
The National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline: 1-866-331-9474
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 1-303- 839-8459
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233); 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
Directory of Women’s Shelters Around the Country (http://www.womenshelters.org/)

About Author

Delaney Diamond (http://www.delaneydiamond.com/) is a freelance writer and copyeditor living in Atlanta, Georgia. Her debut novel of romantic fiction, The Arrangement, will be available from Amira Press on November 12, 2010.

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