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Angel Wings
A rejected lover and an ambivalent angel-in-training teach each other that love is possible when you find the right person.
Jessibelle Shay receives an invitation to the wedding of her old boyfriend and her used-to-be Best Friend. When she was dumped, Jessibelle's pride forced her to pretend she didn't care.
And now this. Now she is expected to carry on with the pretense, to wish them well, to smile for the cameras, and to pretend her life has moved on. She's thinking it will take a miracle to get her through it, when she hears the crash of glass in her living room.
Her angel has arrived.
His mission is to accompany her to the wedding. And to prepare for it, she must complete three tasks . . .
Jessibelle Shay receives an invitation to the wedding of her old boyfriend and her used-to-be Best Friend. When she was dumped, Jessibelle's pride forced her to pretend she didn't care.
And now this. Now she is expected to carry on with the pretense, to wish them well, to smile for the cameras, and to pretend her life has moved on. She's thinking it will take a miracle to get her through it, when she hears the crash of glass in her living room.
Her angel has arrived.
His mission is to accompany her to the wedding. And to prepare for it, she must complete three tasks . . .
87 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 2, 2012
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April 14, 2019
Light, funny read
Really enjoyed this quick, humorous read. Well written and great story line. Recommend if you'd like an uplifting, relaxing tale.
Really enjoyed this quick, humorous read. Well written and great story line. Recommend if you'd like an uplifting, relaxing tale.
September 24, 2024
Loved this book!
December 3, 2012
A cute romance.
My Take
I like how Stengl slipped in the opening intro, setting the scene about the type of person Jessibelle was before she segued into the story's purpose.
Is this a superhero thing? A guy all dressed in black crashes into the living room window in her seventeenth-floor apartment and the only thing she can think to ask him is if he's all right? Hanna, the best friend who betrayed her, who's getting married, gave her a gift a couple weeks ago? And she accepted it? She still has it??
I do love how stupefied Stengl has Jessibelle reacting to Gabe's appearance. Very realistic and a nice switch from the heroines who accept the oddly weird so easily.
Whoa, Hanna's let loose with a major twist. Hmmm, is there some subliminal message Stengl is trying to send with the girls losing their copy of Romeo and Juliet all the time?
Stengl uses her few words well to paint an entire back history and future for Jessi. This was a lovely, sweet read. A short story that was just right.
The Story
It's been ten months since Rodney dumped her for her best friend and Jessi is still so angry over it. Angry inside anyway. On the outside, she's all sweetness and light until Gabe shows up and helps her past it.
The Characters
Jessibelle Shay quit her job at the registrar's office because Hanna works there too; she now works as the daytime receptionist at City Realty. Betsy, Bea, and Bobbi are the evening receptionists. Mrs. Hartfield is the sweet grandmotherly neighbor who can see Gabe.
Gabe Black is an angel sent to help her with that bloody wedding invite.
Rodney Remington is the jerk of an ex-boyfriend marrying her ex-best friend, Hanna. Eric "Angel Wings" Madison is his famous race-car driver cousin. Daphne Whithammer is also a jerk and never hesitates to rub in the negative as she flits from man to man, whoever can do her the most good.
The Cover
The cover must have been chosen at random. Jessi, in a straw hat and a dress, is perched on one cliff looking over at a lighthouse on another cliff. What it has to do with the story, I dunno.
The title is perfect. Gabe is earning his Angel Wings...and they make a lovely sign.
My Take
I like how Stengl slipped in the opening intro, setting the scene about the type of person Jessibelle was before she segued into the story's purpose.
Is this a superhero thing? A guy all dressed in black crashes into the living room window in her seventeenth-floor apartment and the only thing she can think to ask him is if he's all right? Hanna, the best friend who betrayed her, who's getting married, gave her a gift a couple weeks ago? And she accepted it? She still has it??
I do love how stupefied Stengl has Jessibelle reacting to Gabe's appearance. Very realistic and a nice switch from the heroines who accept the oddly weird so easily.
Whoa, Hanna's let loose with a major twist. Hmmm, is there some subliminal message Stengl is trying to send with the girls losing their copy of Romeo and Juliet all the time?
Stengl uses her few words well to paint an entire back history and future for Jessi. This was a lovely, sweet read. A short story that was just right.
The Story
It's been ten months since Rodney dumped her for her best friend and Jessi is still so angry over it. Angry inside anyway. On the outside, she's all sweetness and light until Gabe shows up and helps her past it.
The Characters
Jessibelle Shay quit her job at the registrar's office because Hanna works there too; she now works as the daytime receptionist at City Realty. Betsy, Bea, and Bobbi are the evening receptionists. Mrs. Hartfield is the sweet grandmotherly neighbor who can see Gabe.
Gabe Black is an angel sent to help her with that bloody wedding invite.
Rodney Remington is the jerk of an ex-boyfriend marrying her ex-best friend, Hanna. Eric "Angel Wings" Madison is his famous race-car driver cousin. Daphne Whithammer is also a jerk and never hesitates to rub in the negative as she flits from man to man, whoever can do her the most good.
The Cover
The cover must have been chosen at random. Jessi, in a straw hat and a dress, is perched on one cliff looking over at a lighthouse on another cliff. What it has to do with the story, I dunno.
The title is perfect. Gabe is earning his Angel Wings...and they make a lovely sign.
September 23, 2013
Ugh I loved this book up until the nasty stupid twist at the end come on jessi ending up with Rodney's cousin Eric so unbelievable and not romantic yuck. I know the predictable ending of her finding Gabe and he awaken from his coma and them getting together would of be way better than that crap twist ending and to say or hint at Eric reminding her of Gabe. I figure Rodney was going to end up with the shallow who broke up with her bf because he got hurt Daphan because they seemed like they fit I hated Rodney for what he did to Jessi and Hanna. It was a great book I was totally captivated until that awful, gross, yet shocking ending.
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September 26, 2013
This was a great story except for the ending! It was kind of abrupt. But the story on the whole was wonderful! i love these kinds of stories! It had just the right amount of everything- a bit or drama, just enough emotion so it wasnt overdone, a little paranormal, fabulous descriptions...so i could picture everything a i was reading, and it flowed so well! i read it pretty much straight thru because it was really good!
October 1, 2013
It was a quick read, but too much was left unsaid. The words did not flow so it read slower than it should have. The best part was the beginning, because "someone" crashing through the window reminded me of one of my favorite Christmas tales, with a dear angel called Clarence. It was downhill from there.
September 28, 2015
Slow
This is a short book but it still took me almost a month to read. It was slow going. The plot seemed good and well rounded but it went at a snails pace and I almost gave up on the book.
This is a short book but it still took me almost a month to read. It was slow going. The plot seemed good and well rounded but it went at a snails pace and I almost gave up on the book.
January 6, 2013
Sweet short romance.
September 26, 2013
What a great story. Stayed up way too late to finish it because I just couldn't put it down.
September 29, 2013
Sometimes I wonder how a book can get so many stars....oh well
October 2, 2013
Free on kindle--not worth the time
October 8, 2013
Worth the read whether believable or not. A cute romance that does have a surprise ending.
October 11, 2013
5 stars for enjoyment!! Great, nice easy read...especially after some heavy ones! Will look for others by her.
December 28, 2013
3.5 Sterne
Eine kurzes Lesevergnügen für einen "dieser" Tage, wenn man Couch, Kuscheldecke, Schokolade und ein Happy-End braucht.
Eine kurzes Lesevergnügen für einen "dieser" Tage, wenn man Couch, Kuscheldecke, Schokolade und ein Happy-End braucht.
February 18, 2014
This is a shorter read than I usually like but I was pleasantly surprised as the story unfolded. The characters's growing awareness complicates things nicely. A totally enjoyable read.
October 12, 2015
Cute story.
October 7, 2016
Short and cute not-quite-romance with a believable cast of characters. Better than average for a free Kindle book.
December 9, 2012
Perfect.
October 13, 2013
Shorter story - but good.
December 15, 2014
very good
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