HEARTSHAPED SHARDS: Raw & Realistic Romance Novel Compels Readers to Seek Therapy.
Ria MacAlister’s emotion-tugging new novel exposes the behind-closed-doors plight that millions of women face in torn and unhappy marriages. Due to its bold realism and pertinence to modern society, ‘Heartshaped Shards’ is inspiring women to bring their issues into the open and seek therapy for their adversity.
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While the
romance genre has long been a staple of the literary world, many of its narratives
blur the lines of realism with ‘sappy’ love stories that could never play out
in real life. However, a powerful new novel Ria MacAlister is turning the
tables with its hard-hitting depiction of the ‘woman next door’.
‘Heartshaped
Shards’ replaces swept-back billionaires and doting brides with the possibility
that two souls who have been beaten down by the world may one day find each
other.
Synopsis:
Kate had a future. With a degree in physiotherapy, she had hopes of pursuing a career as a sports rehabilitation therapist. But fate had other ideas.
Beaten once again and left for dead by the man she should have been able to trust with her life, Kate awakened from a coma to discover that not only has she lost the precious baby she carried, the beating also damaged her internally so that doctors didn't think she would ever conceive again. As if that weren't enough, Kate is also nearly blind due to the injury to her brain.
Scarred--not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually too--Kate moves in with her childhood friend to try to somehow recover. Eventually her physical body begins to heal, but her emotional state seems to deteriorate with each passing day. It isn't until Patricia Daniels, an Irish psychotherapist, comes into her life that Kate finally starts putting the pieces back together in her shattered life.
Patricia (Trish to her friends) takes Kate with her on holiday to Ireland and Scotland. Through a series of kind-hearted Celtic men who come into Kate's life, brick by brick she is finally able to begin to bring down the fortress she's built around herself. The only question is whether a shattered shell of a woman can love wholeheartedly.
Heartshaped Shards is not only an endearing romance, it is a story of triumph; a testimony to the perseverance of the human spirit. This novel deals with the difficult subject of spousal abuse, but leaves the reader with the knowledge that there is always hope...and when there's hope, amazing things can happen.
"I had a love/hate relationship with this book. I absolutely LOVED the story, but the details of Kate's abuse opened up the closet to my own past. I am actually now in therapy because of it! I have Ms. MacAlister to thank for shoving me down the road to recovery :) "
Beaten once again and left for dead by the man she should have been able to trust with her life, Kate awakened from a coma to discover that not only has she lost the precious baby she carried, the beating also damaged her internally so that doctors didn't think she would ever conceive again. As if that weren't enough, Kate is also nearly blind due to the injury to her brain.
Scarred--not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually too--Kate moves in with her childhood friend to try to somehow recover. Eventually her physical body begins to heal, but her emotional state seems to deteriorate with each passing day. It isn't until Patricia Daniels, an Irish psychotherapist, comes into her life that Kate finally starts putting the pieces back together in her shattered life.
Patricia (Trish to her friends) takes Kate with her on holiday to Ireland and Scotland. Through a series of kind-hearted Celtic men who come into Kate's life, brick by brick she is finally able to begin to bring down the fortress she's built around herself. The only question is whether a shattered shell of a woman can love wholeheartedly.
Heartshaped Shards is not only an endearing romance, it is a story of triumph; a testimony to the perseverance of the human spirit. This novel deals with the difficult subject of spousal abuse, but leaves the reader with the knowledge that there is always hope...and when there's hope, amazing things can happen.
"I had a love/hate relationship with this book. I absolutely LOVED the story, but the details of Kate's abuse opened up the closet to my own past. I am actually now in therapy because of it! I have Ms. MacAlister to thank for shoving me down the road to recovery :) "
As the
author explains, her narrative is having a profound effect on its readers.
“'Heartshaped
Shards' is a story of the woman next door, the one you see with a black eye or
a bruised cheek and wonder what goes on behind closed doors,” says MacAlister.
Continuing,
“I have already been contacted by readers who have said this book was 'the
catalyst to get me into therapy for my own issues,' or 'gave me some hope after
my own painful marriage.'”
Since its
release, the book has attracted a consistent string of rave reviews.
“I felt all of Katie's pain and fears like they
were my own. I got lost in this book. Ria made the characters seem like they
were real. This wonderful book had me on an emotional rollercoaster, but in a
good way,” says Kelly, who reviewed the book on Amazon.
Jonel was equally as impressed, adding, “As much as
the plight of the protagonist is heart wrenching, I definitely laughed my butt
off more than once while reading this novel. MacAlister manages to evoke the
entire emotional spectra in her readers throughout the novel.”
With its
popularity expected to sharply increase, interested readers are urged to
purchase their copies as soon as possible.
‘Heartshaped
Shards’ is available now: http://amzn.to/15dla0t
About the Author:
Ria MacAlister has not lived a
fairy-tale life. Molested as a child, raped as a teen and abused as a wife, she
buried herself in books to help numb self-deprecating feelings. When her fifth
marriage started heading south, she began writing as a panacea of sorts to help
heal her own scars, completing her first novel, 'Heartshaped Shards' in just
seven months. Never seriously intending to publish her novel, friends and
family insisted she do so after reading the story. One friend encouraged,
"It has to be shared! I think it could really help someone else. If just
one person is helped, then it's worth it, isn't it?" So, Ria took a leap
of faith and put her story into the public's hands.
Ria lives in the southwestern United States
You can follow Ria on Twitter
@RiaMacAlister, on Facebook, or her website:
www.riamacalister.com
Contact
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MacAlister
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