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Anais Torres

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in Chicago, The United States

Website

https://torream.wixsite.com/behindthepages

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Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary

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Jennifer Crusie and Kristan Higgins

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Anais Torres (1988) was born and raised on the northwest side of Chicago, where the vibrant rhythms of her Puerto Rican heritage shaped her love for storytelling early on. By the age of 12, she was already deep in the world of online fanfiction, weaving stories full of heart, humor, and drama long before she knew they were laying the foundation for her future.

A graduate of Lake Forest College in 2010, Anais began her creative journey as a published poet and spoken word artist while still in high school. Her involvement in youth service projects and passion for expressive writing gave her a platform to speak, share, and connect with others through words.

Now a devoted wife, mother of one spirited boy, and a full-time risk manager by day,
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Average rating: 4.16 · 25 ratings · 9 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Being Brave Again 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	This Time, For Always it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	The Reaper's Daughter by Anais Torres (Goodreads Author), Victoria Torres (Editor), Noemí Rivera (Editor ) 3.25 avg rating — 4 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
	Camp Firewood really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	The Art of Unpacking really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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
	Hearts in the Crossfire it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	How To Ruin A Good Girl 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 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
	Sazón in the City 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 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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3 Stars For Cinder & Ella by Kelly Oram

Let me start this review by saying, this was the teen romance my soul needed this week.That said, this book isn’t the most original story. Hell, it’s not even a literary grand slam or in my opinion, developed to its full potential, but it does make you smile. And at the end of the day isn’t that what we’re all striving for. In the real world I spend most of my day arguing circles around claims and Read more of this blog post »

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The Re-Do List

by Denise Williams (Goodreads Author)

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Anais Torres is currently reading The Re-Do List by Denise Williams (Goodreads Author)	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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Anais Torres rated a book did not like it If We Ever Meet Again (If Love, #1) by Ana Huang (Goodreads Author)	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
Had the hardest time staying interested, and then it took a nosedive for me. I can't with the drama. ...more
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Anais Torres rated a book it was ok Fair Trade (New York Monarchs, #2) by Millie Perez (Goodreads Author)	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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Anais Torres rated a book it was ok Dirty Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #5) by Kenna King	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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Anais Torres rated a book it was amazing Rewind It Back (Windy City, #5) by Liz Tomforde (Goodreads Author)	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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Anais Torres rated a book it was amazing The Right Move (Windy City, #2) by Liz Tomforde (Goodreads Author)	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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Anais Torres rated a book liked it Mile High (Windy City, #1) by Liz Tomforde (Goodreads Author)	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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“It's hard to let go of something you never really had but, even harder when you know it’s everything you ever wanted,”
― Anais Torres, Being Brave Again

tags: breakup, love

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“He was supposed to be the first man to tell her that she was beautiful and help her determine who she was before anyone had the opportunity to label her. She was supposed to be his “little girl”.”
― Anais Torres, The Reaper's Daughter

tags: dad, daddy-issues, family-relationships, labels, little-girl, serial-killers

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“Real life is nothing like television, there are no Special Victims Units like you see on TV protectively guiding women through the process. The police will act like just because they didn't kill you, they didn't somehow end your life.”
― Anais Torres, Being Brave Again

tags: rape-culture, rape-myths, rape-survivor

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Anais’s Quotes

“The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.”
― Anais Nin

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“The heart is the toughest part of the body.
Tenderness is in the hands.”
― Carolyn Forché, The Country Between Us

tags: inspirational, love

1642 likes

“Put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it."

(Casual Chance, 1964)”
― Colette

tags: creative-process, editing, self-criticism, writing

482 likes

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
― Ernest Hemingway

tags: good, writing

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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

tags: 1970, inspirational, stories, writing

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