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Linda Weaver Clarke

Linda Weaver Clarke

About

Linda Weaver Clarke travels throughoutthe United States, teaching a “Family Legacy Workshop,” encouraging people to writetheir family history. She is happily married and is the mother of six daughtersand has several grandchildren. Clarke is the author of the historical romanceseries, “A Family Saga in Bear Lake, Idaho,” which includes: Melinda and theWild West - asemi-finalist for the “Reviewers Choice Award 2007,” and a new mystery series,“The Adventures of John and Julia Evans.”

Friends in High Places

Friends in High Places

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<p>FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES<br /><br />At barely nineteen, Angelica Donovan became one of the more successful winners of the T.V. show Our Next Super Model. The world assumed she was destined for a happy, fairy tale life as ‘Angel,’ the beautiful girl who was living the dream; sadly, that wasn’t to be the case. As the years passed, she flashed her million dollar smile to all her fans and fought to stay on top in a profession where you never knew who it was safe to trust while the fashion industry took big bites out of her heart and soul. And trust was a constant challenge for Angel due to the painful childhood secret she guarded as carefully as she did her heart. As a result, she never did find her true love on earth.<br /><br />When she wakes up ‘dead’ from a heart condition a month before her thirty-fifth birthday, Angel is at first relieved to find there is no death, just a change of state, like ice to water, and then she’s scared because her biggest and most important adventure is about to begin.<br /><br />Angelica is chosen to be an angel in training as a spirit guide for three souls on earth! Her assignment is to help two women to gain the courage and confidence to find, recognize and embrace the love that had eluded Angel in life. But her biggest challenge will be to save a very special little girl from the same evil experience that had poisoned Angel’s own earthly happiness and altered the course of her life.<br /><br />Will Angel be able to heal her own shattered soul in the process? And will the three souls she is guiding be able to recognize her, not as a ghostly threat, but as one of those ‘friends in high places’ we all have; the kind who often end up earning their wings.<br /><br /> </p>

Story Behind The Book

Jenny Roberts yearns to escape her small hometown of Paris, Idaho and accomplish many dreams. After she realizes that her kindred friend means more to her than she thought, she must now choose which dream to follow. Jenny soon finds herself in the middle of drama, adventure, and romance as she struggles to gain the power of forgiveness and the ability to face new possibilities.

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American Chronicle Press Release

🔗 http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/82818

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Reviews

<span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><em>Jenny’s Dream</em></span><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;"> tells a really beautiful story that incorporates the value of loyalty, love, family and forgiveness into it. I found myself greatly enjoying the romances between Jenny’s parents and between Jenny and Will. Each relationship demonstrates friendship, respect and love. I also enjoyed how the author put real experiences, taken from her family and friends, into the plot. This is a great touch because it makes the story seem more real. <em>Jenny’s Dream</em></span><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;"> is a wonderful story to read. It is a wholesome novel that will be able to be enjoyed by family members of all ages who would enjoy a great historical romance. I think that this series is destined to be a classic. <strong>Review by Paige Lovitt – Reader Views</strong></span> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Linda Weaver Clarke has captured the essence of reaching for your dreams, no matter what happens to throw you off the path of getting there. I loved this book as much as I did the first two books in the series. I was drawn into Jenny’s life and wondering what decisions she would make for her future. The amazing details of the family dynamics, descriptions of the beautiful scenery and the historical facts of the time all made the story believable. The ease of the writing made it feel as though I was eavesdropping in on their lives. I didn’t want the story to end! The best part of the book was the relationship that grows between Jenny and Will. The author didn’t use the stereotypical ‘handsome’ male for the main character to fall for. This was refreshing to me, since all of us on this earth aren’t as perfect as most book characters are made out to be. This relationship reminds us that getting to know a person from the inside first and being friends, can grow into something more. <em>Jenny’s Dream</em><span style="font-style:normal;"> is a book for all ages that can wrap you up and make you feel all warm inside with the love and hope that dreams can come true if you believe hard enough. <strong>Review by Allison King – Allison’s Attic &amp; Rebecca’s Reads</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">There are so many touching scenes throughout the book that it’s hard to pick out what I liked best. <em>Jenny’s Dream</em><span style="font-style:normal;"> is good reading. The characters are very well developed and are full of a lot of charm. I would recommend this for anyone who likes historical fiction. The descriptions of the surroundings, characters and ways of the time are enduring, well thought out and enlightening. You can lose your sense of time feeling like you’ve been transported back to 1908. Linda Weaver Clarke spins a tale filled with homespun twists and turns, weaving the simple lives of the family and their friends together in an enchanting manner. <strong>Review by <span style="color:#000000;">Melynda Gasgoyne – </span>Reviewer of the Bee Group Newspapers, Buff<span style="color:#000000;">alo, NY</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em>Jenny's Dream</em><span style="font-style:normal;"> is the third in a series of five, </span><em>A Family Saga in Bear Lake Valley</em><span style="font-style:normal;">. Jenny's story is poignant and romantic. Jenny and Will become best friends first and love develops slowly as Jenny learns to forgive people from her past. </span><em>Jenny's Dream</em><span style="font-style:normal;">, a tale of family and love, is a great book to settle down with on the couch for an afternoon of reading by the fireplace. -- <strong>Kim Atchue-Cusella, Book Loons</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Clarke’s passion for historical subject matter shines through with solid writing, which transports the reader back in time effortlessly. She has created layered characters who are empathetic, caring, and independent. The entertaining writing allows the readers to examine a moment in history as though they were on location with the characters. The realism with history makes reading the novel an educational experience. -- <strong>Lisa Haselton – Allbooks Reviews</strong></p>