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Catherine Jaime

Catherine Jaime

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Homeschool Mom of 12, Teacher, Historian, and Author.  

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

After writing dozens of fiction books, I was encouraged to try my hand at my first novel. Having studied Leonardo da Vinci for many years, he was easy to pick for my first story. He lived a fascinating life, so it wasn't hard to write a novel around his early years!

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<span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">Early reviews of the book:</span><div><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">&quot;I couldn't put it down.&quot; J.M.</span></div><div style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">&quot;<span style="line-height:normal;font-size:15px;border-collapse:collapse;">What a fascinating story! It drew me in right away.&quot; B.C.</span></span></div><div style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:15px;border-collapse:collapse;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:15px;border-collapse:collapse;">Reviews on Amazon:</span></span></div><div style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:15px;border-collapse:collapse;">&quot;</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">Leonardo the Florentine was a fantastic read. It encompasses everything you hope to find when you shop for historical fiction. Drawing you into Leonardo's story from the first page, this book invites you to walk a day in Leonardo's shoes. I was especially impressed with the author's talent in telling you just enough about a character, landscape or building to allow the words to come off the page in a rich imagery. All in all, this was an excellent read. I can't wait to jump into some personal research to quench the thirst the novel inspired.&quot;</span></div><div style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">&quot;</span><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">It was great fun to read this wonderful, family-friendly fiction book about Leonardo da Vinci. I have been disappointed many times before, so this was a special treat. We couldn't put it down.&quot;</span></div><div style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">&quot;</span><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">I read this book from cover to cover while waiting for a poetry reading at our library. The narrative is lively and keeps the reader's attention. I am taking a European Art History Course and was able to recognize the architecture the young Leonardo encounters. The political intrigue kept me turning pages to learn what would happen next. Can't wait to read more!&quot;</span></div>