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On this snowy Saturday morning in the northeast, we hope everyone is doing well. We are one of today's stops on the Heart's Storm Blog Tour (hosted by AToMR Blog Tours ). We have a spotlight promo and there is a tour-wide giveaway to enter. Go here for the rest of the rest of the tour . Heart's Storm by Julia Sherman Women’s Fiction  Self-published*Release date: 9/12/2012  Purchase: Amazon Elizabeth Shulman, a twenty-seven-year-old Russian Jewish immigrant, would like nothing better than not to die a corporate accountant working at a Fortune 100 company. She wants to walk away from the corporate rat-race, but...she’s still holding onto the painful memories from her poor past—from the days her family came to America with nothing so that their children could have a free life.  But soon one day’s event turns Elizabeth’s world upside down and inside out. With her bubble burst, Elizabeth decides to take the first step, quit her job. However, her...

Breaking Beautiful by Jennifer Shaw Wolf YA contemporary romance*Hardcover, 354 pages Published April 24th 2012 by Walker Childrens Allie lost everything the night her boyfriend, Trip, died in a horrible car accident—including her memory of the event. As their small town mourns his death, Allie is afraid to remember because doing so means delving into what she’s kept hidden for so long: the horrible reality of their abusive relationship. When the police reopen the investigation, it casts suspicion on Allie and her best friend, Blake, especially as their budding romance raises eyebrows around town. Allie knows she must tell the truth. Can she reach deep enough to remember that night so she can finally break free? Debut writer Jennifer Shaw Wolf takes readers on an emotional ride through the murky waters of love, shame, and, ultimately, forgiveness. There are two points I have to make as I begin this review. The first is that as a book blogger I tend to overexte...

The Only Exception by Magan Vernon New Adult contemporary*ebook, 272 pages Expected publication: April 9th 2013 by Beautifully Broken Books Fiercely liberal Monica Remy prefers to blend in. Despite her tattoos, piercings, and outspoken personality, she transferred to Central to escape—before she finds out that her next door neighbor is the uber conservative governor's son, Trey Chapman. No matter how hard she tries to avoid Trey, he still finds a way to get under her skin. Monica can’t stand his crisp white shirts or his staunch views on women. But she can’t help counting every freckle on his face and wondering what it would feel like to have him stop talking politics and kiss her. A class debate project forces the unlikely pair to work together, and the political lines are blurred in late-night make out sessions. But despite their fiery chemistry, Trey’s politics threatens to smother their relationship for good. **Due to sexual content and heavy subject m...