When Holly Tierney-Bedord contacted me and asked me to review her book, I jumped at the chance. The plot was interesting and it was something out of my wheelhouse. This book held my attention from beginning to end. It will be released on April 14th, 2019 and I definitely recommend picking it up. The Plot (From Goodreads): Veloura is off to a rough start in life. While her parents aren't often there for her, the kindness of strangers, friends, and teachers helps to make up for what she's missing at home, and opens her eyes to the vast potential in the world around her and within herself. This book is the prequel to stand-alone thriller The Woman America Loves a Latte. This book was difficult to read. Veloura's parents are complete garbage, and that's putting it nicely. Their love story starts sweetly enough. They meet in 1977 when Paul comes into the diner where Marla works. He then begins to come in as often as possible to ge...