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“Being strong . . . it doesn’t always mean being tough. It means letting those terrible feelings in, not pushing them away. It’s letting yourself feel all of it.”

When We Let Go-Rochelle B. Weinstein

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What You Do To Me: A Novel

By Rochelle B. Weinstein.

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Linda’s Book Obsession is Thrilled to Participate in THE COVER REVEAL OF “WE ARE MADE OF STARS” by Rochelle B. Weinstein, Amazon Publishing, February 25, 2025

https://www.facebook.com/rochwein/videos/522277140494821 #COVER REVEAL. #anticipation Rochelle B. Weinstein. It’s here! It’s real! COVER REVEAL for book EIGHT! One day I’m going to do a reel with all the iterations we we went through before this final beauty. Honestly, I love it so much. I hope you do too. Hope you’ll pre-order. https://a.co/d/4QRllwB We Are Made of Stars releases 2/25/25.…

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Forgiveness is a gift. Life holds no guarantees. Happiness comes with risk.

Rochelle B. Weinstein, This Is Not How It Ends

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One goal of 2020 is to read at least one book per month. . January book done ☑️ . This Is Not How It Ends by Rochelle B. Weinstein . It was a great book about love, loss, greif and moving past it. . . #reading #2020goals #thisisnothowitends #rochelleweinstein #readmore #kindafit https://www.instagram.com/p/B6_8L0lBO-PHl-rrthYS-aezoIOKdtwW0XUulI0/?igshid=dskgfgosfgww

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Title: When We let Go

Author: Rochelle B. Weinstein

I really enjoyed reading this and thought the author did a wonderful job of showing the characters’ growth through love, loss, and acceptance.

Avery Beckett has just been proposed to by her boyfriend Jude Masters, but experiences from her past prevent her from accepting his proposal. She doesn’t feel worthy of a happy ending and is wary of accepting his children as her own. Avery and Jude agree to take a break and the timing couldn’t be more perfect because Avery’s father has landed himself in the hospital. While she is wary of returning to her childhood home and facing her family, she knows she must reconcile with her past in order to move forward with her life. But she wasn’t expecting to take this journey along with Jude’s daughter, Elle, who snuck in the backseat of Avery’s car.

Elle is still dealing with the loss of her mother and the current struggles of being a teenager. She has a chip on her shoulder and has no problem taking out her roller coaster of emotions on those around her. Elle and Avery come to an agreement, however, and little by little their walls begin to crumble and they begin to help one another heal.

Overall, I thought this was a great story, and it touched on a lot of issues that mothers and daughters, blood-related or not, deal with. I found a great deal of it to be relatable and I think a lot of other readers will too. Definitely recommending this book!

*I received an ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Book Review: When We Let Go {Rochelle B. Weinstein} — Book Coffee Happy

Book Review: When We Let Go {Rochelle B. Weinstein} — Book Coffee Happy

Years ago in the very beginning of my book blogging days, I had read another blogger’s review for Rochelle Weinstein’s Somebody’s Daughter on a book blog. I immediately was captivated by the synopsis and knew that I had to read it. My local library didn’t have a copy but that didn’t prevent me from checking EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I was there because I was so determined to read it (I have since…

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Happy New Book Releases January 2020

Happy New Book Releases January 2020

Happy New 2020 Book Lovers! I wish you more books to read this year and what better moment to start with a few upcoming book releases that will make us read more and more.

#1. This Is Not How It Ends by Rochelle B. Weinstein:

You can buy the book from here

When Charlotte and Philip meet, the pair form a deep and instant connection. Soon they’re settled in the Florida Keys with plans to…

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Best Book of Each Month: 2023

January: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, Mackenzi Lee

February: Deception Point, Dan Brown

March: Boys Don't Cry, Malorie Blackman

April: Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead, Rick Riordan

May: Always and Forever Lara Jean, Jenny Han

June: When We Let Go, Rochelle B. Weinstein

July: A Map of Days, Ransom Riggs

August: Nothing More to Tell, Karen M McManus

September: My Family and Other Animals, Gerald Durrell

October: Red White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston

November: N/A

December: A Good Girls Guide to Murder, Holly Jackson

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R. Kelly due in court to face sex abuse charges

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CHICAGO — R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, is due in court Saturday after being charged with aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17.

In a brief appearance before reporters, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx on Friday announced the 10 counts against the 52-year-old Grammy winner, whose real name is Robert Kelly. She said the abuse dated back as far as 1998 and spanned more than a decade. She did not comment on the charges or take questions.

Kelly was driven to a Chicago police station in a dark colored van with heavily tinted rear windows around 8:15 p.m. Friday. He did not respond to questions from gathered reporters as he walked inside the building.

R. Kelly surrenders to authorities at Chicago First District police station, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. . (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted a short time later that Kelly was under arrest. He was expected to be held overnight before an appearance Saturday in bond court.

For clarification on the CPD arrest process: Mr. Kelly will be fingerprinted, photographed & processed tonight. He will remain in Chicago police custody. Tomorrow morning he will take a prisoner transport to Court where custody will be transferred to the Sheriff of Cook County.

— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) February 23, 2019

Kelly’s attorney, Steve Greenberg, told reporters following the singer’s arrest that one of the charges he faces appears to be tied to a decade-old child pornography case.

“Double jeopardy should bar that case,” Greenberg said. “He won that case.”

Kelly, who was acquitted of child pornography charges in 2008, has consistently denied any sexual misconduct.

Greenberg said he thinks prosecutors rushed to judgment Friday in charging Kelly, calling the singer “an innocent man.”

“Mr. Kelly is strong,” Greenberg added. “He’s got a lot of support and he’s going to be vindicated on all these charges.”

The arrest sets the stage for another #MeToo-era celebrity trial. Bill Cosby went to prison last year, and former Hollywood studio boss Harvey Weinstein is awaiting trial.

Best known for hits such as “I Believe I Can Fly,” Kelly was charged a week after Michael Avenatti, the attorney whose clients have included porn star Stormy Daniels, said he gave prosecutors new video evidence of the singer with an underage girl.

At a news conference earlier Friday in Chicago, Avenatti said a 14-year-old girl seen with R. Kelly on the video is among four victims mentioned in the indictment. He said the footage shows two separate scenes on two separate days at Kelly’s residence in the late 1990s.

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During the video, both the victim and Kelly refer to her age 10 times, he said.

Avenatti said he represents six clients, including two victims, two parents and two people he describes as “knowing R. Kelly and being within his inner circle for the better part of 25 years.”

“I don’t know what the tape is,” Greenberg said of the video Avenatti gave prosecutors. “We haven’t seen it. No one’s showed us the tape.”

The new charges marked “a watershed moment,” Avenatti said, adding that he believes more than 10 other people associated with Kelly should be charged as “enablers” for helping with the assaults, transporting minors and covering up evidence.

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The video surfaced during a 10-month investigation by Avenatti’s office. He told the AP that the person who provided the VHS tape knew both Kelly and the female in the video.

The jury in 2008 acquitted Kelly of child pornography charges that arose from a graphic video that prosecutors said showed him having sex with a girl as young as 13. He and the young woman allegedly seen with him denied they were in the 27-minute video, even though the picture quality was good and witnesses testified it was them, and she did not take the stand. Kelly could have gotten 15 years in prison.

Charging Kelly now for actions that occurred in the same time frame as the allegations from the 2008 trial suggests the accusers are co-operating this time and willing to testify.

Because the alleged victim 10 years ago denied that she was on the video and did not testify, the state’s attorney office had little recourse except to charge the lesser offence under Illinois law, child pornography, which required a lower standard of evidence.

Each count of the new charges carries up to seven years in prison. If Kelly is convicted on all 10 counts, a judge could decide that the sentences run one after the other — making it possible for him to receive up to 70 years behind bars. Probation is also an option under the statute.

Greenberg said he offered to sit down with prosecutors before charges were filed to discuss why the allegations were “baseless.” But they refused, he said.

“Unfortunately, they have succumbed to the court of public opinion, who’ve convicted him,” he said.

Legally and professionally, the walls began closing in on Kelly after the release of a BBC documentary about him last year and the multipart Lifetime documentary “Surviving R. Kelly,” which aired last month. Together they detailed allegations he was holding women against their will and running a “sex cult.”

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#MeToo activists and a social media movement using the hashtag #MuteRKelly called on streaming services to drop Kelly’s music and promoters not to book any more concerts. Protesters demonstrated outside Kelly’s Chicago studio.

Police officers stand guard in front of R. Kelly’s recording studio in the West Loop as city inspectors go through the property on Jan. 16, 2019 in Chicago. A judge granted the city permission to inspect the property last week because the city suspected people may be living in the studio which was not zoned for residential use. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

As recently as Thursday, two women held a news conference in New York to describe how Kelly picked them out of a crowd at a Baltimore after-party in the mid-1990s when they were underage. They said Kelly had sex with one of the teens when she was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol and could not consent.

Latresa Scaff and Rochelle Washington were joined by lawyer Gloria Allred when they told their story publicly for the first time.

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In the indictment, the prosecution addressed the question of the statute of limitations, saying that even abuse that happened more than two decades ago falls within the charging window allowed under Illinois law. Victims typically have 20 years to report abuse, beginning when they turn 18.

The singer and songwriter, whose legal name is Robert Kelly, rose from poverty on Chicago’s South Side and has retained a sizable following. He has written numerous hits for himself and other artists, including Celine Dion, Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga. His collaborators have included Jay-Z and Usher.

Rochelle Washington, left, and attorney Gloria Allred, right, look on Latresa Scaff speaks during a news conference in New York, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Kelly broke into the R&B scene in 1993 with his first solo album, “12 Play,” which produced such popular sex-themed songs as “Bump N’ Grind” and “Your Body’s Callin’.”

Months after those successes, the then-27-year-old Kelly faced allegations he married 15-year-old Aaliyah, the R&B star who later died in a plane crash in the Bahamas. Kelly was the lead songwriter and producer of Aaliyah’s 1994 debut album.

Kelly and Aaliyah never confirmed the marriage, though Vibe magazine published a copy of the purported marriage license. Court documents later obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times showed Aaliyah admitted lying about her age on the license.

Jim DeRogatis, a longtime music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, played a key role in drawing the attention of law enforcement to Kelly. In 2002, he received the sex tape in the mail that was central to Kelly’s 2008 trial. He turned it over to prosecutors. In 2017, DeRogatis wrote a story for BuzzFeed about the allegations Kelly was holding women against their will in Georgia.

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Linda's Book Obsession Reviews "What You Do To Me" by Rochelle B. Weinstein, Amazon Publishing, October 17, 2023

WOW! Rochelle B. Weinstein, the Author of “What You Do To Me,” has written a captivating and exhilarating novel. The theme that runs through this memorable and heartfelt novel is how music encourages our life rhythm, sparks our emotions and dreams, and keeps us in tune and balance between what is magical and reality. The partnership and composition of the melody and lyrics can be so inspiring.…

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December Book List

I know that I am almost three weeks late with this for which I have no excuse. But prior to heading home for the first time in over eighteen months for Christmas break, I managed to read 15 books which brought my yearly total up 116. In 2016, I had to the goal to read 100 new books so I completed that goal just in time for the New Year. At the end of this post is a list of all of the books that I read. But first, the 16 new ones. 

First up, Across the Lines of Conflict edited by Michael Lund and Steve McDonald. This comparative analysis book is compromised of six different conflict-resolution and peace building case studies across countries including Estonia, Tajikistan,  Cyprus, Burundi, Sri Lanka and Guyana. While the exact programs in these case studies are not universally applicable, there are many common lessons learned and it made for a really interesting read particularly for anyone interested in the conflict resolution field. 

Sister of Mine by Sabra Waldfogel. I got this historical fiction novel for free from Amazon Prime but it turned out to be one of my favorite novels of the month. Set in the lead-up to and during the Civil War, it tells the dual tales of two sisters, one a slave and the mistress, and their lives, trials, their fights and ultimately the forgiveness between them. It was well written and touching. 

Next, The Gates of Rome and The Death of Kings by Conn Iggulden. This series by Iggulden focuses on the life of Julius Caesar starting when he was child and presumably going to his death. This first book was interesting since it started years before Julius Caesar was the Caesar who is famous today. I then read the second in the series, which shows Caesar at the beginning of his fame. However, for some reason, I couldn’t get into this Iggulden series like the Mongol series so I stopped after the second one. 

The Girl From Krakow by Alex Rosenberg. Another free historical fiction novel set during WWII, it follows a Polish Jewish woman who escapes a Nazi ghetto, fakes an identity and ultimately works for the Nazis in order to survive. It was actually an interesting read but I thought it could have lost fifty pages and been just as good. 

Govern Like Us by M.A. Thomas. This book starts with the fundamental argument that poor and developing countries can never govern like rich, first world countries and that the first world governments (including the American government) should stop expecting that of developing countries. Rather, we (first world governments) should try to meet developing countries where they’re at more and seek to understand why these countries often have to depend on governing methods such as corruption, patronage and cronyism. 

Appalachian Daughter by Mary Salyers. This novel (which draws from Salyer’s own experience) tells the coming-of-age story of a teenage girl who hails from a poor, conservative and religious family in Appalachia who is struggling to both define herself and escape where she came from. It is well written and I think, portrays a part of America that is often forgotten where it is easy to feel hopeless. 

Hope’s Peak by Tony Healy. A good old-fashioned murder mystery (also free on Amazon Prime), it wasn’t a bad read but the ending wasn’t as twisting as I would like in a mystery novel. 

All The Beautiful Brides by Rita Herron. Here was a murder mystery that I enjoyed as it had a fair amount of characters and enough plot twists to keep it interesting. If I had to recommend one, it would probably be this.

Dear Departed by Cynthia Harrod Eagles. Amazon Prime certainly does give a lot of murder mysteries for free. Changing the location to urban London, this mystery had some twists but wasn’t my favorite. However, unlike the others, it wasn’t about a serial killer so that switched it up a bit. 

Die For Me by Cynthia Eden. My final free murder mystery of the month, this one center’s on a woman who fled from her ex-fiancé when she discovered he was a serial killer. Now he is after her. Not a bad read but not particularly memorable. 

While You Were Mine by Ann Howard Creel. A romance novel about a woman who adopts her roommate’s baby once the roommate walks on the whole parenting thing during WWII, this novel is okay. Not particularly memorable but not badly written. I understand why it was free on Amazon Prime.  

Worth the Wait by Jamie Beck. A classic romance involving the girl-next-door and the hot boy she has always pined for, this book was predictable but not badly written. If you get your hands on it for free (Amazon Prime) and you need something to read, why not. 

Where We Fall by Rochelle B. Weinstein. Almost all of my books this month, I got for free via Amazon Prime and this was no exception. This is a novel about a deteriorating marriage and secrets that emerge after years of lying. Out of all of the free Amazon books I read in December, this is one of the better ones. 

Mooncop a graphic novel by Tom Gauld. My first (and only) graphic novel of the year which was actually a Christmas gift for my boyfriend. It was funny in a melancholy way but a very short read. I wouldn’t necessarily buy it but if you read it for free, why not? 

And now to list all of the books that I read this year (feel free to stop reading at this point). 

1) Parallel Worlds: Rebuilding The Education System In Kosovo 2) Charlie Wilson’s War 3) Fire Season 4) My Brilliant Friend 5) The American Ambassador 6) Between the World and Me 7) Between Serb and Albanian: A History of Kosovo  8) Go Set A Watchman 9) Going Rogue 10) Liberating Paris 11) The Emporer’s Blades 12) The Providence Of Fire 13) Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim  14) Oxygen  15) Wave 16) The Sixth Extinction 17) Asking For It 18) Boomerang 19) Catherine the Great: Love, Sex and Power 20) World Order  21) Gang Leader For A Day 22) Bad Feminist 23) A Mother’s Reckoning: Living In The Aftermath Of A Tragedy 24) Dark Places  25) For All The Wrong Reasons 26) Three Cups Of Tea 27) Wuthering Heights 28) American Gods 29) Afterimage 30) The Ten Thousand Things 31) Guns, Germs, And Steel 32) The Last Days Of Dogtown 33) Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 34) The Glass Palace 35) The Old Man And The Sea 36) The Balkans, 1804-2012: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers 37) Flights Of Love 38) Faceless Killers  39) The Last Mortal Bond 40) The Flood 41) Before Versailles 42) The New Jim Crow  43) Portfolios Of The Poor 44) Reporting Disasters  45) Baby Proof 46) Love The One You’re With 47) First Comes Love 48) The True Story of Hansel and Gretel 49) The Invisible Bridge 50) Skeletons At The Feast  51) Lovely Green Eyes 52) Beautiful Bodies 53) The Places In Between  54) Saint Anything 55) It’s Not Okay  56) American Taboo: A Murder In The Peace Corps 57) Intrusion 58) Inheritance 59) The Daughter Of Union County 60) A Journal Of Sin  61) The Abducted: The Beginning 62) Three Sisters, Three Queens 63) Rogue Lawyer 64) Harry Potter And The Rogue Child 65) Dealing With China 66) Why Nations Fail 67) An Abundance Of Katherines 68) Rescue In Albania 69) On Immunity 70) The Unbroken Line Of The Moon 71) Blood Against The Snow 72) Annette Valon 73) The Old Cape Magic 74) 1222 75) Monique And The Mango Rains 76) Inside The Kingdom 77) Someone Knows My Name 78) All Is Well 79) Wisdom Sits In Places 80) The Princess Bride 81) 1325: Facts And Fables 82) The Taliban Shuffle 83) Birth Of An Empire 84) Lords Of The Bow 85) Keeping Faith 86) Change of Heart 87) Plain Truth 88) Bones Of The Hills 89) Empire Of Silver 90) Against A Crimson Sky 91) We Should All Be Feminists 92) Modern Albanian 93) The Rational Optimist 94) Outpost 95) Daughter Of Fortune 96) May We Be Forgiven 97) Small Great Things 98) The Audacity Of Hope 99) Lady Elizabeth 100) Captive Queen  101) A Secret Kept 102) Across The Lines Of Conflict 103) Sister of Mine 104) The Gates of Rome 105) The Death of Kings 106) The Girl From Krakow 107) Govern Like Us  108) Appalachian Daughter 109) Hope’s Peak 110) All The Beautiful Brides 111) Dear Departed 112) Die For Me 113) While You Were Mine 114) Worth The Wait 115) Where We Fall 116) Mooncop

And with that long list, that’s a wrap folks. 

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(via Review and Giveaway - Where We Fall by Rochelle B. Weinstein • Bewitched Bookworms)

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Linda's Book Obsession Reviews "What You Do To Me" by Rochelle B. Weinstein, Amazon Publishing, October 17, 2023

WOW! Rochelle B. Weinstein, the Author of “What You Do To Me,” has written a captivating and exhilarating novel. The theme that runs through this memorable and heartfelt novel is how music encourages our life rhythm, sparks our emotions and dreams, and keeps us in tune and balance between what is magical and reality. The partnership and composition of the melody and lyrics can be so inspiring.…

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Linda's Book Obsession Reviews "When We Let Go" by Rochelle B. Weinstein, Amazon, May 2022. On Tour With Suzy Approved Book Tours

Linda’s Book Obsession Reviews “When We Let Go” by Rochelle B. Weinstein, Amazon, May 2022. On Tour With Suzy Approved Book Tours

Linda’s Book Obsession Reviews “When We Let Go” by Rochelle B. Weinstein, Amazon, May 2022. On Tour With Suzy Approved Book Tours “When We Let Go” by Rochelle B. Weinstein is an emotional, thought-provoking and memorable novel that I highly recommend for other readers. The genres for this novel are family fiction, domestic fiction, and fiction. The timeline for this story takes place in the…

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Linda's Book Obsession Reviews "When We Let Go" by Rochelle B. Weinstein, Amazon, May 2022. On Tour With Suzy Approved Book Tours

Linda’s Book Obsession Reviews “When We Let Go” by Rochelle B. Weinstein, Amazon, May 2022. On Tour With Suzy Approved Book Tours

Linda’s Book Obsession Reviews “When We Let Go” by Rochelle B. Weinstein, Amazon, May 2022. On Tour With Suzy Approved Book Tours “When We Let Go” by Rochelle B. Weinstein is an emotional, thought-provoking and memorable novel that I highly recommend for other readers. The genres for this novel are family fiction, domestic fiction, and fiction. The timeline for this story takes place in the…