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Heidi Shertok

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Heidi Shertok is an Orthodox Jewish woman, wife to a stud muffin engineer, and mother of three. When she isn't writing, she can be found walking her eight pound attack dog, admiring other people's gardens, or hiking in high heels. ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 2,553 ratings · 609 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Unorthodox Love 3.76 avg rating — 2,233 ratings — published 2023 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Match Me If You Can 3.82 avg rating — 306 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Along Came Layla. . . 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Romance books and mastectomies

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I had my breasts and nipples removed this past Tuesday due to cancer. On Wednesday around 2 am, my entire body shook as I plead with the night nurse to knock me out before inserting a catheter. (She didn't btw.) On Friday, I went into a rage and kicked my mattress. On Saturday, I cried and told my husband I don't feel beautiful and that he's lying when he says I am. Later tha Read more of this blog post »

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Dahlia Adler’s SOON BY YOU is a romance that sets itself apart. Readers are afforded a rare glimpse inside the Orthodox Jewish dating scene in a way that’s both immersive and authentic. But it’s the off-the-charts chemistry between the hero and heroi ...more
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Heidi Shertok made a comment on her review of Soon by You " Dahlia Adler’s SOON BY YOU is a HUUUUGE FIVE-star romance that sets itself apart. Readers are afforded a rare glimpse inside the Orthodox Jewish datin ...more "
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Dahlia Adler’s SOON BY YOU is a romance that sets itself apart. Readers are afforded a rare glimpse inside the Orthodox Jewish dating scene in a way that’s both immersive and authentic. But it’s the off-the-charts chemistry between the hero and heroi ...more
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Heidi Shertok rated a book it was amazing Choosing to Be Chosen: From Being an Atheist Non-Jew to Becoming an Orthodox Jew by Kylie Ora Lobell	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Due to my job, I rarely read nonfiction. But when I do, I ALWAYS choose memoirs. As a writer, I’m curious about people and the choices they make. I want to know the why behind the what — the psychology behind that why — and the childhood trauma that ...more
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Jennifer Wilck is a genius, and I don’t use that term lightly. Do you people even grasp just how talented and brilliant she is??? The sheer number of books she writes—each one beautiful and inspiring—is literally insane. INSANE. One year, she wrote t ...more
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“show me a Jewish woman who doesn’t start her day expecting a cataclysmic tragedy, and I’ll show you a convert.”
― Heidi Shertok, Unorthodox Love

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“I’m still not quite sure who’s responsible for turning the holiday of Passover into a miserable cleaning festival, but I’d love an hour alone in a locked room with that guy.”
― Heidi Shertok, Unorthodox Love

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“Peoples’ lives are messy and complicated”
― Heidi Shertok, Unorthodox Love

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