Deborah Santana is an author and activist dedicated to peace, justice, and women’s empowerment. Founder of the nonprofit Do A Little, she supports women and girls through education and health initiatives. She is the author of Space Between the Stars (Ballantine, 2005), co-publisher & editor of All the Women in My Family Sing (2018), and author of the new memoir Loving the Fire: Choosing Me, Finding Freedom, which traces her journey from daughter of a pioneering interracial couple to wife of music legend Carlos Santana—and reveals how she opened to her own dreams and values and ended her 34-year marriage.  Her commitment to indigenous teachings of engaging deeply with nature, listening to water and wind, and following her intuitive vision for her own life brought spiritual freedom.

Deborah has produced five short documentary films, four with Emmy Award–winning director Barbara Rick, highlighting education for girls in Africa. A leadership donor to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African AmericanHistory and Culture and a lead investor in San Francisco’s Courage Museum, she champions visibility and opportunity for women and people of color.

Deborah is mother to three beloved adult children, all creative artists: Salvador, Stella and Angelica. She holds an M.A. in Philosophy and Religion with a concentration in Women’s Spirituality. Find her at deborahsantana.com

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Deborah Santana

Title: Loving the Fire: Choosing Me,

Finding Freedom

Author: Deborah Santana

Pub Date: April 21, 2026

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 9781963549409

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Broad Book Press with

Studio 33 Books