Divinely Yours - A Novel

Karin Gillespie

Summary

“This funny, fantastical novel begins in a warped Heaven where angels fall in love, gossip and drink . . . ” —From the bestselling author of Love Literary Style (Good Housekeeping).   Skye Sebring is a hospitality greeter inside the pearly gates of an unorthodox Heaven, where carefree and lusty angels get tipsy in the Live a Little Lounge, practice cloud art, and are guided by a brassy female deity who sounds and looks like Bette Midler.   During the course of her duties, Skye meets lawyer Ryan Blaine, who has a brush with death due to a motorcycle accident. Only it’s not Ryan’s time to die yet, so he returns back to Earth, but Skye can’t get him out of her mind. She begins spying on Ryan’s life from her perch in heaven and even manages to follow him down to Earth. There she finds a world very different than Heaven, where drinking too much champagne results in hangovers, roses can prick fingers, and hearts are capable of being broken.   All seems lost until Skye remembers that most of life’s lessons can be learned from the lyrics of five Beatles songs and one of the Fab Four’s songs might actually help win her the love of a lifetime.   “Light, funny, and incredibly creative . . . an absolute joy to read.” —Curled Up With a Good Book   “An extraordinarily unique romance . . . a divine romp laced with humor and charismatic characters with twists to the story that will surprise you.” —Romance Junkies

Available since: 09/26/2017.

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