I have been making the same cake for at least 15-20 years on Valentine’s Day. I have a heart-shaped pan, and I frost it with whipped cream and then garnish it with berries. So I did all the usual things and placed it on the heart-shaped plate that we always use. About five minutes later, it suffered heartbreak. So amusing! It still tasted great.

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of February 12th and February 19th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers, along with Bonus News, where we call out a contest, feature or review that we want to let you know about so you have it on your radar.

This week, we are calling attention to our review of Kristin Hannah's new novel, THE WOMEN, an upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On pick that documents in stunning detail the largely unknown contributions of women in the Vietnam War. The book is at once an intimate portrait of a woman coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided by war and broken by politics, of a generation both fueled by dreams and lost on the battlefield.

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we know people will be talking about this winter. Read more about it, and enter our Winter Reading Contest for a chance to win one of five copies of ONE WRONG WORD by Hank Phillippi Ryan, which will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick.

Please note: Typically our Winter Reading giveaways are open for just 24 hours, but as a special Valentine’s Day treat, we are extending the deadline of this contest to Wednesday, February 14th at 11:59pm ET. That gives you 12 extra hours to submit your entries!