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Maya Blue: A Memoir of Survival

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Maya Blue: A Memoir of Survival

At 21, Brenda Coffee surrendered herself to her marriage and became a woman who would do almost anything her charismatic and powerful older husband, Philip Ray, wanted. Regardless of whether it was dangerous, adventurous, sexual or illegal, she wanted to be the one woman he couldn’t live without. Brenda and Philip’s life together was a fairy tale until it wasn’t. Until Philip, the founder of two high-profile, groundbreaking public companies, began making real cocaine in their basement and became addicted. Until the Big Six tobacco companies threatened their lives for creating the first smokeless cigarette --- Brenda coined the terms vape and vaping --- and brutal Guatemalan military commandos forced her into the jungle at gunpoint.

» Click here to see the 25 winners of our contest, each of whom won an advance copy of MAYA BLUE and will give us their feedback on the book.

Maya Blue: A Memoir of Survival
by Brenda Coffee

  • Publication Date: May 20, 2025
  • Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction
  • Paperback: 280 pages
  • Publisher: She Writes Press
  • ISBN-10: 1647429064
  • ISBN-13: 9781647429065

Winners

Charlotte P. from Anthem, AZ
Debra F-H from Cudjoe Key, FL
Ellyn V. from La Crosse, WI
Evelyn H. from Syosset, NY
Jill M. from Norwich, CT
Joan A. from Stillwater, MN
Joanne G. from Hillsborough, NJ
Judy T. from Jefferson, IA
Karen M. from Lander, WY
Lana M. from Wright, KS
Laurie O. from West Bloomfield, MI
Lurdes A. from Tulare, CA
Lynda W. from West Warwick, RI
Mary S. from Bellingham, WA
Meredith A. from San Anselmo, CA
Michelle M. from Alton, NH
Michelle T. from St. Highlands Ranch, CO
Nikki E. from Piqua, OH
Pam S. from Llano, TX
Pamela A. from Cary, NC
Ronnie J. from Boerne, TX
Sharon F. from Louisville, KY
Suzanne B. from Chelsea, AL
Terese T. from Brentwood, TN
Teri B. from Lawrenceville, NJ