Surviving Valencia — Holly Tierney-Bedord

How far would you go to get what you wanted?

From the author of Kindle Unlimited All-Star winner Sweet Hollow Women and Chick Lit Central's 2018 Favorites pick The Port Elspeth Jewelry Making Club comes the story of family secrets, love, betrayal, and obsession.

Twins Van and Valencia are the stars of their high school. They hold their family together and elevate the otherwise ordinary Lodens to greatness. When they die in a car crash, they leave behind a family too devastated to care for themselves, much less each other.

As an adult, their socially awkward younger sister reinvents herself as someone beautiful and enviable when she meets cool, artistic Adrian. The kind of happiness once reserved only for others is finally hers, until mysteries from the past begin resurfacing, threatening to destroy her perfect new life.

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Praise for Surviving Valencia:

"Just as you settle into the quiet, wrenching character study, you bank sharply into your first twist, then a turn - as secrets from the past zoom into suspenseful danger in the present. The twists keep turning until the very last chapter, making the read both satisfying and chilling! I cannot recommend Surviving Valencia highly enough."
--Geralyn Corcillo, author of Queen of the Universe

"At first I thought the book was a bit strange, but I soon began to fall in love with this young girl. ...It was a very well written story and was a very good read."
--Stormi of Boundless Book Reviews

"...I didn't want to put it down."
--RebeccaBookReview

"...I am so glad I discovered this book."
--Ishita of Bookmyopia

Praise for Holly's other titles:

(Sweet Hollow Women)

"In Sweet Hollow Women, we are reminded not only how fragile family relationships can be, but also how it may only take one gesture to begin changing a life."
-- Girly Book Club

"This is another one of my 'read in twenty-four hours' books. You know what that means - this is a pretty damn good book. The characters are so well written that I didn't once doubt that anything mentioned in the story wouldn't have happened. It was also pretty unique to have a book told across four generations of women. The only regret I have about Sweet Hollow Women is that I didn't pick it up faster. Don't make the same mistake I did!"
-- Joyful Antidotes book review

"Holly Tierney-Bedord's multi-generational story invites the reader to fall in love with the ladies of the Busey clan. Told in multiple points of view, the author developed a book with a heartwarming story that evoked many emotions."
-- Terri A. Wilson of Terri Luvs Books book blog

"With a writing style reminiscent of Flannery O'Connor, Tierney-Bedord weaves a compelling saga rich with passion, angst, humor, and hope. A must-read that won't let you go, even after the last page."
-- Award-winning author Geralyn Corcillo

"...the characters are well developed and the plot twists keep the reader turning pages."
-- Ann McCauley of Story Circle Book Reviews

"Lovely lovely book"
-- Kim's Scrapbook book blog

"Sweet Hollow Women takes us on a multi-generational journey with the women of one family from Sweet Hollow, Louisiana. The story is told from different perspectives, combining a decades old family mystery and life's ups and downs into a lovely story. I cannot wait to read the rest of this author's books."
-- Valerie Biel, author of the Circle of Nine book series

(The Port Elspeth Jewelry Making Club)

"I loved this book! It is in my opinion one of those perfect summer reads! It has been one of the highlights of my current reads whether for pleasure or review. It was exactly what I needed to have read."
-- Whitney of Honestly Austen book blog

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Surviving Valencia is recommended for fans for Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch and The Secret History, Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale, and Lauren Groff's Fates and Furies.