Spotlight: Hyphenated Relations by Danial Maunz

Author: Danial Maunz
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Publication Date: May 4, 2023

Sam Daly is leading a life of quiet isolation following the death of her husband, Mike. She is content to merely put in her eight hours at work each day before heading home to lose herself in a book, only to restart that cycle the following morning. But Sam’s self-imposed cocoon is threatened after her eccentric father-in-law Harold stumbles back into her world to announce that he is getting remarried to the mysterious Marcie Porter, who is burdened by her own complex family history.

The last thing Sam wants is to get involved with Harold’s new endeavor. But after getting wind that Marcie’s four children intend to sabotage the wedding, Sam is reluctantly drawn into a new family drama and all that comes with it, whether it be the development of unexpected alliances or butting heads with ruthless enemies. While navigating these landmines, Sam finds herself struggling to come to terms with the painful past she had been holding away at arm’s length for so long.

Through these trials and tribulations, Sam is also forced to confront the one question that she had sought to avoid since her husband’s passing-whether she is done with the notion of “family” after all.

About Daniel Maunz

When he is not writing, Daniel Maunz works as in-house counsel for a major insurance company. He currently lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York with his wife Lynne, their son Patrick, and their two cats: Admiral Meowy McWhiskers and Captain Cutie (or “Admiral” and “Captain” for short). His debut novel, Questions of Perspective, was published by Black Rose Writing in May 2020. Hyphenated Relations is his second novel.

TLC tour schedule:
Wednesday, May 3^rd: @tammyreads62
Thursday, May 4^th: 5 Minutes for Books
Monday, May 8^th: @the.caffeinated.reader
Wednesday, May 10^th:  @letsget.thisread
Thursday, May 11th: @allthebooksalltheways
Friday, May 12^th: @just_another_mother_with_books
Sunday, May 14^th: @purrfectpages
Monday, May 15^th:  @kristis_literary_corner
Wednesday, May 17th: @bigskybooks
Thursday, May 18^th: @the_unwined 
Friday, May 19^th: Eliot’s Eats
Saturday, May 20^th: @cmtloveswineandbooks
Monday, May 22^nd: Stranded in Chaos and @sarastrand9438
Wednesday, May 24^th: From the TBR Pile
Friday, May 26^th: Subakka.bookstuff and @subakka.bookstuff 
Monday, May 29^th: Girl Who Reads