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The Gift
Alone for the first time in her life, successful professional Julia Edwards receives an unexpected visitor from beyond when beautiful Val Manchester--a scandalous woman who has been dead for more than thirty years--decides to give Julia a heavenly makeover and help her discover true love. Reissue.
400 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1994
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Constance O'Day-Flannery
25 books126 followersConstance O'Day-Flannery is a best-selling American author of romance novels.
Constance O'Day-Flannery has never taken a writing course or attended college. She began writing in 1986 when her son entered school. While reading romance novels during her recovery from a hysterectomy, O'Day-Flannery began to think about the type of book she would want to read. She finished her manuscript 18 months later and sold it quickly. Since then, she has published over twenty novels, all of which have appeared on a national best-seller list. Many of her novels are paranormal or time-travel romances. She has been awarded the Romantic Times BookClub Award for Best Time Travel for Timeswept Lovers and the Romantic Times BookClub Award for Best Contemporary Fantasy Romance, Second Chances.
In 2001, O'Day-Flannery took a hiatus from writing. She spent three years living in Ireland before returning to the United States and continuing her writing career.
O'Day-Flannery currently lives in Pennsylvania. She has two children.
Constance O'Day-Flannery has never taken a writing course or attended college. She began writing in 1986 when her son entered school. While reading romance novels during her recovery from a hysterectomy, O'Day-Flannery began to think about the type of book she would want to read. She finished her manuscript 18 months later and sold it quickly. Since then, she has published over twenty novels, all of which have appeared on a national best-seller list. Many of her novels are paranormal or time-travel romances. She has been awarded the Romantic Times BookClub Award for Best Time Travel for Timeswept Lovers and the Romantic Times BookClub Award for Best Contemporary Fantasy Romance, Second Chances.
In 2001, O'Day-Flannery took a hiatus from writing. She spent three years living in Ireland before returning to the United States and continuing her writing career.
O'Day-Flannery currently lives in Pennsylvania. She has two children.
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March 20, 2012
The Gift by Constance O’Day-Flannery
Ms O’Day-Flannery writes romance with a little help from a friendly ghost. I enjoyed this book.
The description of the book I am listing below is from the back jacket of the book. I'm adding it because I believe the one on the Goodreads page does not depict this story.
After raising her daughter on her own, successful career woman Julia Edwards finds herself alone for the first time in her life. So when she hears a sultry feminine voice calling out to her from the TV, she fears the solitude is starting to get to her. But Julia soon discovers that the voice -- and the famous movie star who materializes along with it -- are all too real.
Beautiful blonde bombshell Val Manchester has been dead for thirty years. Now the man-eating sex kitten and her sizzling secrets are back ... and wreaking havoc with Julia's life. But what is Val's mission? To bring the modern, no-nonsense Julia a complete fashion makeover straight from heaven? Or to set her on the trail of a love lost but never forgotten -- a passion ageless, timeless, and without end...?
Ms O’Day-Flannery writes romance with a little help from a friendly ghost. I enjoyed this book.
The description of the book I am listing below is from the back jacket of the book. I'm adding it because I believe the one on the Goodreads page does not depict this story.
After raising her daughter on her own, successful career woman Julia Edwards finds herself alone for the first time in her life. So when she hears a sultry feminine voice calling out to her from the TV, she fears the solitude is starting to get to her. But Julia soon discovers that the voice -- and the famous movie star who materializes along with it -- are all too real.
Beautiful blonde bombshell Val Manchester has been dead for thirty years. Now the man-eating sex kitten and her sizzling secrets are back ... and wreaking havoc with Julia's life. But what is Val's mission? To bring the modern, no-nonsense Julia a complete fashion makeover straight from heaven? Or to set her on the trail of a love lost but never forgotten -- a passion ageless, timeless, and without end...?
December 10, 2014
The message from this book is very positive and that adds to my enjoyment and appreciation of it. Its a solid and fun easy read with down-to-earth lead characters, except for one of the characters who is the twist in this story's plot. Enjoy this thoroughly.
December 3, 2008
A very heartwarming romance - w/ a 'ghostly twist'! Makes you want your own house haunted by ghost who wants to makeover your life.
April 5, 2013
Very well written, grabs you and takes you in like a warm blanket on a cold winter night. Expressive, grab you by the shirt.
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