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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 · 2,454 ratings · 596 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Unorthodox Love 3.75 avg rating — 2,198 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 3.91 avg rating — 245 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. . . 4.64 avg rating — 11 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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Heidi Shertok rated a book it was amazing Falling for the Rabbi (Matchmaker, Matchmaker…, 1) by Jennifer Wilck (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
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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Sorry for this long book review, but I felt so seen reading I Wanted to Be Wonderful by Lihi Lapid that I had to give it the attention it deserves. In honest, raw prose, Lapid delivers a multifaceted story about love, sacrifice, and the everyday press ...more
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Heidi Shertok rated a book it was amazing Eat the Cake by Annie Cathryn (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
EAT THE CAKE caught my attention from the very first page and held it until the very last. It's a beautiful, soul-stirring journey about love and loss and resiliency, with enough plot twists to keep even the most self-assured reader guessing. Cathryn ...more
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Heidi Shertok rated a book it was amazing An Introvert's Guide to Life and Love by Lauren Appelbaum (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
Move Over, Bridget Jones—There’s a New Lovable Mess in Town ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There are truly not enough ways for me to express just how much I LOVED this book. I was hooked from the first paragraph, and the dry humor was so ON POINT. Very Helen Fielding 😍 Th ...more
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I fell head over heels in love with LESSONS IN FALLING by @Christy Schillig Author!!!! I read it on the airplane—an unfortunate life choice for those seated near me—as it made me CACKLE!!!! The writing was masterful and the tension between Devon and ...more
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A second-chance Hanukkah romance that I couldn’t put down!!!!! Told in dual POV, the MCs have the perfect balance of humor and sass. Despite the distance between them and the passage of time, the chemistry between Gabby and Ben burn hot, and you’ll s ...more
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Heidi Shertok rated a book it was amazing Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady (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
LOVED!!!! I enjoyed every minute of this book!!! Josie and Ryan are the perfect personality contrast—her sharp edges and ambition and his soft heart—creating the ultimate breeding ground for a high-stakes workplace competition. Their rivalry is smart ...more
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LOVED!!!! I enjoyed every minute of this book!!! Josie and Ryan are the perfect personality contrast—her sharp edges and ambition and his soft heart—creating the ultimate breeding ground for a high-stakes workplace competition. Their rivalry is smart ...more
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Heidi Shertok liked Dahlia’s update 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 Dahlia shared a highlight from Match Me If You Can by Heidi Shertok (Goodreads Author) See all Dahlia’s notes and highlights for this book “After 3,350 years of slavery, forced conversions, persecutions, exiles, pogroms, and genocide, we’re still here. Still keeping our traditions alive, still proud of our heritage. It’s the chutzpah in us.”
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Heidi Shertok liked Dahlia’s update 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 Dahlia shared a highlight from Match Me If You Can by Heidi Shertok (Goodreads Author) See all Dahlia’s notes and highlights for this book The groom approaches her, both of them blushing and grinning, following the Jewish tradition of ensuring that this is in fact, the correct woman before putting the veil over her head—a direct result of our forefather Jacob’s PTSD after accidentally marrying the wrong sister. This is the stuff of deep generational trauma.
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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”
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