Only Women Bleed

By L.J. Rivard

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: "A promising style and interesting premise elevate this novel about a historic moment in abortion law." When 21-year-old Jessica, adopted by former nurse Rose, learns she was born in secret to an anesthetized woman who thought she was undergoing an abortion, she sets off on a journey to learn the truth of her origins. Courtroom dramas ensue, with her troubled biological mother and endearing father, along with Rose, fighting to reconcile the past, find healing, and control the explosive results of the long-buried truth. -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. ABNA Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Expert Reviewer says, "The storyline is sure and involving. The author has packed a lot of information in a small amount of space, but it doesn't feel forced or crowded...", "very very strong..." and "written well, not surprising given the author's credentials." ---As an adopted child, college student Jessica Walters had often pondered her true beginnings. Her most creatively imagined scenarios, however, had not come close to the truth revealed to her on her twenty-first birthday: Jessica's biological mother had aborted her.In ONLY WOMEN BLEED, Jessica Walters learns that she is one of four fetuses to have survived late-term abortion procedures due to the efforts of a small conspiracy of medical professionals, including her beloved aunt, Rose. In the harrowing months following this life-altering news, Jessica must learn to find her own way, her first test being the death of her dear aunt and the responsibility of caring for the mentally disabled son that Rose leaves behind.Jessica's increasing curiosity about her biological parents soon leads to a chance meeting that again alters her life's course. As the truth about the abortees becomes public knowledge, Jessica finds herself far removed from the simple life she had once known, and on the run from the media and the anonymous threats being made against her. A violent confrontation with the unlikely source of those threats, along with the discovery of yet another shocking truth from the past, threaten to sever her increasingly tenuous grip on sanity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615603378
• ISBN13: 9780615603377
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Remington Rader Books
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.7" x 5.1"