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A Season of Angels

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This is my favorite Debbie Macomber book, and definitely the best of the angel trio (Season of Angels, Touched by Angels, Trouble with Angels).

The book features a trio of angels (Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy) who have to answer the prayers of three people on earth. The only problem is, the angels enjoy getting into mischief and causing Gabriel many headaches!

The book is funny and romantic. It's a wonderful Christmas romance, and does not include the promiscuous sex found in most of the romances printed today. It fits well with Christian beliefs, and doesn't offend.

I highly recommend this book, if you can find a copy! It's very hard to find as no one wants to let theirs go, and it is out of print. But, if you're lucky enough to stumble upon one, GRAB IT!

This a bright cheery and uplifting story for christmas
about 3 wonderful angels, Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy.
They will make you laugh and cry. If you love angels
you have to read this series. There are 4 parts.
God Bless and enjoy.

I JUST LOVE THIS SERIES. THE BOOKS ARE GREAT. I AM SENDING IT ON TO A FRIEND IN FLORIDA. THANK YOU

I really enjoy reading Debbie Macomber's books. And I love the stories about the three prayer ambassadors. But this book was very annoying due to so many grammatical and typographical errors. ie: mourn for mouth, tour for your, etc. So it was annoying to have the sentence interrupted with all the errors and trying to figure out what the word was really meant to be. Maybe the proof reader or typist was having a bad day.... I haven't seen this problem with the 5 books I've read so far. Just not sure what the problem was with this one. But all in all I really like Debbie's easy style of writing.

Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy are three sincere but mischievous angels sent down to earth to answer three different sets of prayers. Shirley is to help nine year old Timmy Potter who wants a new father. His mother Jody has been a widow for many years but still loves her late husband and is not sure she is ready to start dating again. Goodness is to help Monica Fischer, a preacher's daughter who wants to get married. The problem is Monica is a bit too prim and proper and the man she has fallen for, Chet Costello, is the exact opposite. Mercy is to help Leah Lundberg, a maternity nurse who longs for a child of her own. Unfortunately, she's not been able to conceive and her attempts to get pregnant are putting a strain on her marriage. The three angels have just a short period of time to fulfill their missions but will they be successful?

First released in 1993, "A Season of Angels" is a very cute if somewhat dated novel. The story is set at Christmas time and author Debbie Macomber does an excellent job of capturing the magic of the season and the three angels, who mean well but sometimes succumb to the pull of earthly items like televisions, forklifts, and church organs, are a nice touch. The three stories within the book (this is one novel not three separate stories) are all interesting although I liked some better than others. I thought the Timmy and Jody story was the weakest one. The plot was a sad one - a wife trying to move on after the death of her husband - but Macomber puts in an unbelievable twist, which, while it guarantees a happy ending, never quite worked for me. I liked the Monica/Chet storyline a bit better. Monica was a bit unlikable at the start of the story, a bit of a prig, but the romance between her and Chet sizzled and I loved reading the encounters between the two. They are such opposites that sparks fly each time the two go together. Macomber is not a "spicy" author yet the romance between the two was "hot". Leah's story was my favorite - it was the most developed and realistic and her anguish over not being able to have a baby was very real. There is a wonderfully done scene when Leah wants to take her temperature before making love with her husband - his reaction is totally believable and shows how much the childless issue also affects him. Like Jody's storyline, Leah's is wrapped up a bit too tidily but the novel, after all, is set during the magic of Christmas.

The one complaint I have about "A Season of Angels" is that it has been reissued and sold as new without any updating. A lot has happened since 1993 and the book could use some modernization. This is especially true in Jody's storyline which partially deals with a historical event and there are some things that happen in that plot line that probably could not take place in a post 9/11 world. Macomber is a busy and prolific author but she should have taken the time to update the book for her faithful readers.

Really liked this book. I love angels, so the theme was perferct for me. The three intertwining stories were interesting. The mid to end of the book was the most exciting to read, although the first part was good as well. She's a good writer. Looking forward to reading more of her work.

Debbie Macomber's "A Season of Angels" is fantastic. A great way to get in the Holiday Mood with this story. Really enjoy her Angel series of books.

One of Debbie McComber's best. Loved reading about the mischieous
Three Angels Shirley, Goodness and Mercy. Always comical and uplifting.

I got the book very fast after I ordered it. Haven't read it as yet but I know it will be a very good book.
Very good service.

Purchased A Season of Angels the other day and after reading just a few pages thought that I had read this same book before. Checked the publication date and it was dated 2011, but I know I have read this before. Could it have been a re-issue masquerading as a new book?