Books by Donna Vella

Secret Suicide transports the reader into the mind of a surviving wife. One Saturday afternoon while the kids were home watching a movie and she was drinking a cup of Starbucks coffee during a summer rainstorm, her husband, with no warning whatsoever, committed suicide. In an effort to protect her children, she decided to cover up the suicide and lie to EVERYONE. This bizarre true story describes the life events that lead up to the suicide, the grim discovery, her lies, understanding why and her healing process.   Although she feels alone, suicide among grown men is an epidemic. She is confident that she is not the only woman out there who is lying to protect her children and her husband’s legacy. This story is an honest depiction of the wake of destruction that is left behind when family members take their own lives. Feel her honestly and raw emotion.