Almost an Angel

by Deb Stover

Hilary Brown died in the mining town of Columbine, Colorado, over a century ago. Now, Zach Ryan has inherited the entire town, and finds a beautiful, irresistible woman there who keeps dissolving into thin air. Temptation flares between Hilary's ghost and Zach's passion, she'll be flirting with earthly delights. Still, her heart knows what it wants: one last thrilling chance at love.

Genres: Time Travel, Romance, Contemporary

384 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1997

About the author

At the tender age of four, Deb Stover declared her candidacy to become the first female President of the United States. She took a detour to play Lois Lane and penned her first Letter to The Editor at age eleven. The Lois Lane gig suited her, but she couldn't bring herself to blow Clark Kent's cover for the Big Story. At a relatively young age, she met and fell in love with her own real American Hero, so Superman was free to continue fighting for justice (seriously, what is Clark doing about the dearth of phone booths these days?).

Considering her extensive personal experience with real heroes (Dad, Superman, Husband), redirecting her passion for writing from journalism to Romance Novels seemed a natural progression. Since publication of Shades of Rose in 1995, she has received dozens of awards for her work, which includes over twenty titles in a variety of languages and formats.

A native of Wichita, Kansas, Deb and her family have lived in five states, but after her Hero Husband's death, she recently made the decision to follow the Yellow Brick Road back to be near her Hero Dad in Kansas. After all "there's no place like home."

Of course, there's still the unfinished matter of her presidential campaign, but first she has many more stories left to write....

For more information, please visit www.debstover.com.

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just finished reading Almost an Angel by Deb Stover. Another great time travel romance... but with a twist. :) I'd of preferred a bit more meat to the story... but I do like the concept of this particular one.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

i find myself wanting to reread this book every once in a while. the book tells us what alcoholism could do to you and your loved ones. well this is really fiction (time-travel, apparition etc) but i liked the love story between hilary and zack.

[Susan Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aside from the instant lust experienced by both Zach and Hilary and their subsequent immediate intimacy (I really dislike when there is no build up to a relationship), I enjoyed the first half of this book. Hilary is somewhat of a ghost and Zach won't believe her despite seeing her disappear before his very eyes.

I did not like the second half of the book in which the first half is mirrored: now Hilary won't believe Zach is from the future. I found it redundant. Zach is now in the past to prevent Hilary from murdering someone in self-defence and getting hanged for it. I thought the ending was very silly and didn't like it at all. There was not even an epilogue to tie things up.

[Robin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Zach Ryan travels to the small mining town he inherited and finds a ghost town...complete with a beautiful woman who keeps dissolving into thin air. Hilary Brown waited for the right man to come along for over 100 years. She wasn't a ghost...but she wasn't quite an angel either. Zach & Hilary fall in love but before they can share a future together, they have to travel back in time to 1886, and find a way to change Hilary's past.

In the first half of the book, she can't convince him that she has been dead for over 100 years. Then they travel back in time and Hilary doesn't remember Zach. Now, he can't convince Hilary that he is from the future. That got very monotonous. My rating: 2 Stars.

[Caroan · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars