Collect So The Heart Can Dance (Hidden Beauty #2) Fabricated By Mary Crawford Volume

was a lovely wedding, Fortunately, it wasn't Tara's.

Can love survive through decades of being apart

Aidan O'Brien has made it his mission to find out after reconnecting with Tara Isamu.


Although Aidan wants to pick up where they left off, things have changed radically for both of them.


Can a childhood crush mature into fullblown love which will make their hearts dance, Too many holes in the story, Someone shows up with a gun at a wedding hoping to shoot the groom and very little is said! I want to know why!!! This.
Was. Insanely. Incredible. And. Phenomenal. Seriously. This is the best book Ive read of Crawfords, I think it blew the others out of the water, The way things were handled deaf community, sexual assault, following dreams, overcoming, etc was just perfect, This was the perfect story, It was real. It was gritty. It was lovely. It was a decadent read and I never wanted it to end,
You touched my Heart

Mary,
Life as they say is a journey and the road at times can be very hard.
Your book reminds me that we must never give up and always, always be alert to help, A single word can change a life,
Thank you for introducing me to you and your book,
I can now say I have found another author I will love reading your books,
I am only halfway thru this book but I felt compelled to share my thoughts now, When I find a book that touches me I won't stop and until I am finished reading and then I am looking forward to more.
Your are one of those authors, Now gotta get back to the book,

Thank you! This is the second Hidden Beauty novel, Tara is shut down. Because of her painful childhood, she rarely goes anywhere, spends time with her two girlfriends, and otherwise exists without living.

When her best friend Aidan reappears in her life, he becomes the key that unlocks her talent, her spirit and her life.
Aidan has never stopped loving Tara, and he has overcome many challenges too, Tara becomes his muse again, and they take on their lives together, Tara and Aidan's story is a lovely one about how love can truly heal, Their friendship as children, having "life happen", and reuniting as adults is uplifting and heartwarming,

One of the many things that I love about Mary's books is since it is a series, you don't lose touch with the other characters that you've fallen in love with in previous books.
They are all family in the best sense of the wordeither by blood or by choice, Loved it!!! I love how in depth and real these characters are, You root for them, struggle along with them, at some points want to reach in the book and strangle and/or yell at them! Without giving too much away, I'll just say that I LOVE the fact that it wasn't a typical ending and that things didnt happen in s typical order.
Can't wait to continue the series!! "So the Heart Can Dance "is a story of a young woman named Tara.
She has become an accomplished dancer and her life is great, One day her life is forever changed by an act of violence that will spin her out of control, Tara finds herself becoming a shell of herself with no desire to ever dance again, Soon she has more heartache to go thru, After losing both parents, she becomes almost a recluse as she tries to deal with the after affects of being raped and losing everyone special in her life.
She leaves her old life behind, knowing that the night when violence took her innocence away, she can never trust, open her heart to love or even dance again.


As Tara is at a wedding one evening, she notices a young man playing the piano, He seems to know her and signs something to her, She knows exactly what he said because she is a student of sign language, When recognition settles in, she can't believe it is her childhood friend, Aidan, She is shocked to see him after all these years,

This book is a love story of Tara and Aidan, Aidan has loved Tara since they were younger and never forgot her, He finds out why Tara is so scared to have a man touch her and his heart grieves for the Tara he use to watch dance with grace and elegance.
He tries to assure her over and over that he will never leave her and he is there to help her get thru her deepest hurt.
" I can't see the scars on your soul" he tells her, But he knows it is there by her reluctance to share her hurt and pain with him,

The author writes with such compassion and tells a story of love , hope and over coming a night of violence.
She takes the reader to the depths of her pain and helps her see that there is help out there for women who have been raped.

Thank you Mary for a book about a subject that women deal with and showing readers that " A Heart Can Dance" again with help, love , hope and strength.
I recently read "So The Heart Can Dance" and I honestly could not put it down, Although there were some editing issues with my ecopy spelling, etc, . . that did not deter from my enjoyment of the storyline and characters, Ms. Crawford handled a difficult topic rape and PTSD tastefully and, I believe, gives others an understanding of the after effects of such an event.
I loved the characters Aiden is a true Prince Charming and would definitely recommend this book again and again, FREE on Amazon today!
“Ive forgotten how strikingly beautiful she is, Her eyes are light gray, with a band of brown around the outside, and naturally occurring tear in one pupil.
”

Could not put this book down!! This book handled difficult topics, but it was handled with such grace and taste.
The characters were very well developed and the story flowed nicely!!

This book was so beautifully written and the characters were so well developed its not hard to be sucked in from page one.
We meet Tara a very accomplished dancer whose life changes after a horrific incident occurs, Afterwards, Tara doesnt feel like herself anymore and no longer wishes to dance, And just when she thinks her life cant get any worse, she loses both of her parents, One night while at a wedding her sees a gentleman that she swears she doesnt know, but he claims she does.
When she finally remembers who he is and its an old childhood friend, shes completely shocked, Aiden has always loved Tara since they were kids, He finds out what happened to Tara and helps her try to become who she used to be, This story was written with such heart and love, you can tell how much the author loves to write and believes in the characters in the story! This book is the second in the series, it can be read as a standalone.
A sweet romance written by my friend, Mary Crawford, She has a delightful way of unwinding a story, . . Stunning. The perfect balance. if you're not reading books by Mary Crawford, you missing some great talent!

Romance Author Announces New Novel Release

APRIL,Author Mary Crawford has announced the release of the second book
in her series of novels.
The second book in the A Hidden Beauty Novel series, So the
Heart Can Dance, debuts during its official release today, April,.


The first book in the series, Until the Stars Fall from the Sky, was recently republished, In the first book, two characters unexpectedly meet when Kiera saves a boy from drowning in front of lifeguard Jeff.

Kiera and Jeff fall in love, but hidden parts of their lives surface to test their relationship, In her latest book, So the Heart Can Dance, Crawford tells the tale of a young woman whose life is marked by a tragic date rape incident.
She finds a long lost love, who struggles with his own disability and personal battle, and he reminds her that she was
once a talented, joyous dancer and that she can release herself from her past so that her heart can be free.


The release of So the Heart Can Dance coordinates
with Sexual Assault Awareness Month SAAM, which
occurs in April in the United States.
During this month,
various organizations and individuals work to
encourage conversations about sexual violence
prevention and education.
As the book launched in
April, Crawford will be donating a portion of her
proceeds to RAINN,
RAINN, or Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network, is Americas largest antisexual
assault organization and dedicates itself to improve services and treatment of sexual
crime victims while enhancing education and prevention strategies.
Crawford will donate
of the proceeds from So the Heart Can Dance to RAINN in April, and one of
the organizations sponsors will match Crawfords donations to create a totaldonation to RAINN.


Crawford, whose tag line is “Love matters, differences dont, ”, is excited about the release
of So the Heart Can Dance and the opportunity to donate to RAINN for the prevention
and elimination of sexual crimes.
She creates authentic and memorable characters from
parts of the population that are often marginalized in popular fiction, The A Hidden
Beauty Novel series offers a fateful twist of romance when female leads who have
suffered dark times realize their strength and are able to persevere to find love and enjoy
life.
So the Heart Can Dance gives an emotional plea for the main character to live
beyond her past so that she can be enjoy happiness, fulfillment, and true love.


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About Mary Crawford

Mary Crawford is a happily married mother of two who has several novels in the works.

She has served as a Civil Rights Attorney, diversity advocate, and volunteer for various
causes,

Contact

Mary Crawford

Email: marymarycrawfordauthor, com

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"Because love matters, differences don't" is the sentiment so beautifully written by this author in her end notes.
"So the Heart Can Dance" is a story of hope, strength and surviving after horrific personal tragedy, The author weaves an interesting story with many layers and multidimensional characters,

I liked the story and I wanted so badly to connect with the characters but found that the dialogue was often a bit too cliched and forced.
"Remember, I knew the little girl that could tap dance like a tornado and could bring an audience to tears as a swan," just doesn't sound like something a youngsomething guy would say upon reconnecting with a childhood friend.
But words like "Isn't it weird that we were both convinced that we loved each other, yet unsure of our own ability of be loved," are beautiful and pulled me in.


The dramatic elements, which really could have been gut wrenching, stopped short for me when they hit melodrama.
Too much happened too fast, Within the first several chapters the reader knows exactly what happened to Tara and Aidan in the

past, We get their life stories thrown at us in an info dump instead of letting things unfold a bit more organically.
Dual POV's between chapters, flashbacks within chapters, Within minutes of reconnecting as adults, Tara and Aidan are making bold declarations of a future together,

There were things that left me scratching my head, like what was the deal with the gunman at the wedding in the beginning And why would Tara's "girlfriend posse" let her be carried off with Aidan, when they had no clue who he was AND they knew that she was traumatized by men, especially by being touched.
I mean, they never even checked on her,

I liked the story, but I think it needed to be cut and edited to get rid of some of the fluff and to correct some of the more glaring spelling and word usage errors.


This is a hard one for me to rate, Parts I liked, others took me away from the story, It's more of a.star book between "it was ok" and "I liked it"


"So the Heart Can Dance" is book two in the Hidden Beauty Series.
This can be read as a stand alone, as I haven't read book one and didn't feel I was missing anything important.


I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review, I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review,

This book pulled on my heart, it is a beautifully written, deeply emotional romance, Crawford takes difficult situations and handles them with the upmost respect and sensitivity, This is a Hidden Beauty Novel, which might make you think you need to read book number one first, this can be read as a standalone novel.


These two characters are written to have so much compassion for each other, it is truly moving, Being childhood friends that reconnect at a wedding could make anyone's heart swoon but, their back story is just heart melting.
This is a sweeter love story which helps the romantic overtures not get lost,

The dialog is realistic and the situation that Tara is trying to overcome is dealt with over time in the book.
This pleases me, where I see a lot of books rush these things, I really felt the struggle she was having and how it affected Aiden too.


Great job! Mary Crawford is not to be missed, she is a deep writer, She didn't fill her book with all fluff, We need more of this! The only reason I only gave itis some parts were a tad slow, but didn't take away from the quality of the book.


I give So The Heart Can DanceStars!

Happy Reading amp Bama Kisses After reading Until the Stars Fall From the Sky, the first of her Hidden Beauty Novels, I wanted to read more of Mary Crawford's work.
I got the second book right away and began reading, This one didn't make me cry like the first one and there were not as many places where I laughed as I did with the first novel, but, there were some places that I did laugh.

What really impressed me was the author's level of understanding of the deaf culture, I've worked at an Independent Living Center and been around many differently abled people, I've had many deaf friends since my childhood, The deaf have always had a place in my heart and I have learned much about their culture over the years.
Mary Crawford's understanding and portrayal is excellent,
She also does a very good job depicting the traumatic effects of rape has on victims and just how difficult and slow it is to overcome those effects.
In this love story the author has joined both of these elements to weave an engaging and entertaining plot, The character development with alternating first person point of view laced with each character's back story results in fully developed characters that the reader can relate to.
Emotions are easily felt by the reader and both the dialog and actions are absolutely believable,
This author deals with social issues with such depth of understanding that she is either personally familiar with people who have been through the hardships she portrays or she has diligently done her homework.
In either case, her stories are well written and this one is no exception, This book does not have the formatting issues of the first book and is virtually error free, The story is well developed and the characters are anything but shallow, This is a love story with depth and meaning, I give this a five out of five star rating, .