A Perfect Love (Heavenly Daze Series #4) (Paperback)

by Lori Copeland (Author), Angela Hunt (Author) "Feels more like mud season than winter out there..." (more)
Key Phrases: monkey biscuits, sugar gliders, Heavenly Daze, Basil Caldwell, Buddy Franklin (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
The fourth series entry (after The Island of Heavenly Daze, Grace in Autumn, and Warmth in Winter) returns readers to Heavenly Daze, a small island off the coast of Maine whose inhabitants have been safeguarded by seven angels for over 200 years. Six of the angels have taken human form and live among the residents, who don't question their peculiarities, such as never aging or getting sick. In this installment, Barbara and Russell Higgs face infertility problems and constant interference from Barbara's mother, which endangers their relationship. The marriage of Dana and Mike Klackenbush is also undergoing strains, and Dana's brother, Buddy, tries desperately to fill the hole in his lonely life. Amusing incidents, including disastrous remodeling attempts at the church, keep the pace brisk, and the angelic assistance is low-key but powerful. While Copeland (Roses Will Bloom Again) and Hunt (Then Comes Marriage) have ready romance audiences, readers unfamiliar with the series will have trouble finding their bearings with a setting and characters firmly established in preceding volumes. Recommended only for libraries that own the series.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description

Despite the blustery winter chill, love is in the air in Heavenly Daze. Buddy Franklin is searching for someone to change his lonely life, Dana and Mike Klackenbush are trying to reestablish the friendship that led them to marriage three years before, Barbara and Russell Higgs are contemplating babies, and Cleta Lansdown is determined to keep Barbara, her married daughter, close to home. The angels who inhabit the island are surprised and overwhelmed when Buddy gets a pet, Dana toys with harmless flirtation, Barbara discovers she can't have a baby, and Cleta gives her son-in-law a pink, ruffled bedroom ensemble for his birthday! As always, the folks of Heavenly Daze triumph, learn, laugh, and love – and readers will do much of the same!

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (June 10, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849943434
• ISBN-13: 978-0849943430
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #364,544 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect Lesson in His Perfect Timing, March 30, 2003

By	Debrabee "Busy Bee 4 J. C." (Treasure Coast, FL) - See all my reviews

I have just finished A Perfect Love. Each book in this series leaves me breathless for the next one. This book in particular was used for an incredible lesson in a time of trial in my life. It reminded me of His Perfect Love for us. That if we give up control and let Him, He will show us our new purpose in life. That life is to be lived and loved. I know that when these two women put their pens to paper, the Lord uses them to communicate to all of us. Buy this book and read all the books from Heavenly Daze. You won't regret it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great series!, May 7, 2006

By	T. Morton "obsessed with books" (Virginia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've just finished reading all 5 books in this series, and enjoyed all of them. Great reading, and the series has made me want to do a more in depth study of angels and their role in our lives today.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Chilly temperatures on island and in relationships, June 24, 2002

By	Dawn Kessinger (Lima, OH United States) - See all my reviews

It's January on the Island of Heavenly Daze, and though the islanders get a brief, heaven-sent reprieve from constant avalanches of snow and ice, there are some chilly snowdrifts forming in some of the relationships. You don't have to have read the other 3 books in the series, but you might understand the secondary characters more if you do - most of the secondary characters here were in the spotlight in a previous Heavenly Daze story - The danger of getting to know some of the characters in previous stories is you hope to get updates on them in later stories - there ARE updates on previous characters here, but they seem to be sketchier than they have been in past stories... if you want to know more about Bobby and Brittany, who are Salt's grandkids, or Salt (the lighthouse-keeper) and Birdie (the retired librarian) - don't expect much because though they are mentioned, none of them even speak more than a passing comment of a sentence or two - if that. Of course if the authors gave detailed updates on all the secondary characters, the book would probably be double the length it is now!

In this fourth story, we get to know Mike and Dana Klackenbush (she's a teacher who runs the Kid Kare Center; he's helped fix up their home and the school) and Dana's eccentric brother, Buddy. The story of Buddy's quest for a place to belong is a very good one, but the snowdrifts that form between Mike and Dana seem to get swiped at with a kitchen spoon instead of a top-of-the-line snowblower - yet the snow and ice miraculously disappear after a brief "heart-to-heart" talk (how can a heart-to-heart talk after weeks of silence take only a few minutes to wrap up?). The family relationships between Barbara and Russell Higgs (a young couple who have been married for 3 years and are ready to start a family of their own; they are currently living with Barbara's parents, Floyd and Cleta, who run the bed and breakfast) and Barbara's parents are in the spotlight, too. This look at a mother who finds it threatening when her daughter cuts her hair and visits the doctor without telling her (and to add insult to injury, she tells Russell things first!) is very heart-rending and realistic (though at times Cleta acts overly-much like a simpering, whiny child while Barbara reacts a bit more adult-like - hurt and confused, YES, but not unbelievably - Cleta's behavior seems overdone) and is resolved in a time frame that seems more realistic than Mike and Dana's - Cleta doesn't figure things out overnight nor does the pain magically go away. We see a little bit of the growing process.

Overall, this is a very good story with a healthy dose of humor -well worth the time spent with the islanders even through the brisk, cold winds of January.