Anyone who reads my other review site at all knows that I’m a huge Beth Kephart fan and reader. Not only are her books beautifully written in a way I’ve only been able to describe to others as “musical”, but Beth is simply an astounding person. This week was a big week for Beth. Her very successful young adult novel, You Are My Only, was released this past Tuesday and on that very same day Beth announced a brand new novel ten years in the making, Small Damages. With it’s announcement came a gorgeous cover and a compelling synopsis, take a look…

It’s senior year, and the future should be right within reach. But for Kenzie—bright, ambitious, in love with Yale-bound Kevin—the future has been rearranged. She’s pregnant, and she’s determined not to end her pregnancy. Her mother and Kevin refuse to understand. Sent off to an old cortijo in Spain, Kenzie must find a way to endure until her baby is safe in an adoptive couple’s hands. What will she make of the stubborn old cook who plagues Kenzie with demands? How will she ever understand the mysterious young man Esteban—his way with horses and birds, his way of watching her? And what can the eccentric gypsies teach Kenzie about love? There are choices to make. There are questions about home. Small Damages is Spain alive. It is hearts broken and healed. It is heat and color and soul.

Small Damages is a wrenching celebration of choice. To read Kephart is to splendidly dream with both eyes open. — Rita Williams-Garcia, One Crazy Summer

As this delicate and luscious novel unfolds, the lines are blurred between love and loss, past and present, real and magical, and even life and death. — Kathryn Erskine, Mockingbird

Stunning. Kephart’s lyrical prose lingers with you long after the final page. I simply didn’t want it to end. — Ruta Sepetys, Between Shades of Gray

Set to be released in July of 2012, Small Damages by Beth Kephart has already made my list of most anticipated books of 2012! After only reading the synopsis I was completely drawn in to Kenzie’s story and I can’t help but wonder where she’ll end up and with whom. Though I’m almost positive it will be classified as a young adult novel, being that it’s published by Philomel, it’s story is one that blurs the lines making it appealing to adult readers the same way many of Beth’s books do. This is certainly a novel and author to keep your eye out for!

You tell me…do you love the cover as much as I do? Will you be picking up a copy next summer just in time to relish in the beauty of Spain?