*THE BATTERED HEIRESS BLUES is currently being adapted for a feature film by Sweet-As Media and Back Fence Productions. WINNER 2013 LOS ANGELES BOOK FESTIVAL WINNER 2012 NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL RUNNER-UP 2013 PARIS BOOK FESTIVAL THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW: "A single bad decision can wreak havoc on one's life. 'The Battered Heiress Blues' is a novel of a mother facing the tough decisions that may result in the death of her unborn child. With the results of a poor choice in husband, acts of violence, and the one chance at happiness in her future, 'The Battered Heiress Blues' is a riveting novel of the pain of the choices mothers make. RECOMMENDED." AUTHOR DESCRIPTION: JULIA SPENCER IS BEAUTIFULLY COMPLEX, UNDENIABLY FLAWED, AND OFFICIALLY A HANDFUL. She has it all; a Harvard law degree, the love of a dashing British lawyer, and an inexhaustible trust fund. When scandal burns her life to the ground, all is lost. Teetering on the brink between coping and insanity, one tragic event places family, friends and lovers on a collision course for reconciliation. ONE LOVE...ONE NIGHT...ONE GIFT...CHANGES EVERYTHING.