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Sunday, September 5, 2010

“The Inn at Angel Island”

First in a Brand New Series of Books
by Thomas Kinkade & Katherine Spencer

Review #145

Welcome to Angel Island, not far from the shores of Cape Light, Maine. Legend says it harbors angels that help guide the lost.

Liza Martin arrives on Angel Island to sell the run down inn she and her brother inherited from their aunt. She has taken two weeks off from her advertising job and plans to hurry back to her busy life in Boston as soon as everything is ready for the realtor to start showing the place. Her brother, Peter, and his 14 year old son arrive several days after she does. The relationship between father and son is not good and the boy was bribed to give up a hiking trip with his friends to be there. Peter needs the money from the sale for his business and just wants to get it done so he can return home…as quickly as possible.

The more time Liza spends on Angel Island, and with every local she meets, the more she finds herself enjoying the tranquility of the place. Her new friends don't want to see her sell the inn to developers who will ruin the island's charm and she comes to know, she doesn’t want the inn torn down either. There is much for her to resolve before her departure and it is going to take a band of angels to mend her broken wings and redirect her soul.

This is the first novel I've read by Thomas Kinkade and this story was a compelling one. I enjoyed this book and look forward to the rest of the series.

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