When Angels Sing

Angel Paws Rescue #3

by Mimi Milan

Fast food, fast cars, and fast women...

Eddie Rivera, a Chicano rock star hoping to break into the American music scene, has always lived life in the fast lane. The last thing he planned on was a country cutie with the belief that a guy "won't buy the cow if he's getting the milk for free." Can a shot at her lifelong dreams and a rescue kitty help him change her mind?

From boys to battlefields, Rachel Linden may have lost her hearing but she has never lost a fight. Of course, she's never had her dream of singing dangled in front of her either. Is there a strategy she can employ to win a war of wishes... without compromising her standards?

121 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 5, 2017

About the author

Mimi Milan is a Latin American poet and author. She received the MFA in Creative Writing at Queens University of Charlotte, where she currently serves as the Social Media Manager for the MFA Department. When she isn't sharing her love for her alma mater, she can be found entertaining children, a menagerie of pets and imaginary friends.

Reviews

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Angels Sing is another sweet read that links to the previous stories via characters, veterans and a rescued cat. Again disabilities feature. "The patient wasn't their injury or disability. They were more than that." A great read to end the collection.
I received this book for free. A favourable review was not required and all views expressed are my own.

[MJSH · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third novella from this series I’ve read written by Mimi Milan. As with the previous two novellas, When Angels Sing was well-written and enjoyable. The setting of a small town in North Carolina is beautiful and this novella addresses different social dilemmas from the previous two novellas. The plot is well-planned out, the dialogue is genuine, the writing flows well, and the characters are endearing. There is an element of suspense in this novella, which was a fun surprise.

It was nice to see Lucy in this story from the second book Touched by an Angel. I really liked that the author allowed previous characters to make cameo appearances to tie the three books together.

In this book, Eddie is a rising Latino rock star who survived a terrible childhood in California and went through the foster system. He’s set his sights on getting that number one single and likes to party quite a bit. Yet deep down, he yearns for home, hearth, and family. But he doesn’t realize it until he meets Rachel. Rachel is a veteran who lost her hearing but loves to sing. She’s a farmer by day and by choice, hefting the responsibility of managing and working her family’s farm. Yet her dream is to sing, and maybe even be on stage one day. I really connected with Eddie and Rachel and loved how deep and layered their personalities were. The cat, Mr. Kitty, is adopted from Angel Paws but has less of a role in this book since he can’t really be of service to a deaf woman. Rachel’s mom is a lovable secondary character and helps to matchmake a little.

This story addresses the havoc created by alcohol and drug abuse, havoc created by greed that propels people to do unreasonable things, and the brokenness of the foster care system, among other things. Even in the darkness of this havoc, Rachel clings to her dream and her sunshine helps Eddie see his dream into reality.

I really enjoyed all three of the novellas in this series. Each novella is surprisingly very different from the other, but each has a wounded veteran and an arts person as the hero and heroine with a pet/service animal adopted from Angel Paws Rescue. I recommend the series to anyone who enjoys clean, heart-warming contemporary romance.

I received a copy of this book through CelebrateLit Tour. I was not required to give a favorable review. All comments and opinions are solely my own.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Angels Sing is a cute contemporary romance about a rock star and a semi-deaf veteran who fall in love. I really enjoyed this novel, more so than the others in the series. It was a novella like the others, and featured a veteran (a woman this time), a romance, and a rescue kitty. The story compared the lifestyles of the two characters - one, a singer with a raucous lifestyle, and the other, a farm-girl-turned-soldier with strong morals. It was interesting to see how they interacted and ultimately fell in love. And the plot twist was pretty cool. There were some inappropriate comments and insinuations in this novel, but otherwise it was pretty clean.

I enjoyed When Angels Sing and recommend it to fans of Hallmark movies.

I received a complementary copy of this book. All opinions are my own, and I am not obligated to provide a positive review.