Book Description

From Jody Sharpe, Award Winning, Bestselling Author 1st Place Winner of the 2023 National Association of Press Women's Communications Contest Award for Fiction For Adult Readers - Novellas The bully never wins . . . Meteorologist and psychic, Gayle Force proves a force to be reckoned with as she moves back to her beloved Mystic Bay, California. While sleeping, an angel sent her a vision in a dream of a future event. Gayle realizes she must use her intuition to save an old man from drowning. But who is this old man? With the help of intuitive attorney, Alex Knight, she finds they are caught in the middle of a future crime. But can Gayle and Alex solve the case and save the old man before it’s too late? With surprising twists and turns of intrigue and love, Gayle and Alex find there are angels at the helm as they help prove the bully never wins. "Jody Sharpe builds tension in just the right way. Gayle's dream awakens her and injects purpose into her life as she realizes she has been uniquely tapped to both assist an old man and live up to the dream's opportunity for her to do good in the world. Her "slightly psychic" traits have afforded her enough flexibility in belief that she can recognize this opportunity for what it is, while her ability to follow "signs from heaven" leads her in the right direction. These backgrounds and explanations lend a believable flavor to the unfolding story as Gayle and Alex step into their talents in a very different way. Sharpe's focus on developing tension within characters that embrace proactive new roles as they problem-solve outside their usual environments lends a delicate reality to the puzzles they encounter both within and outside themselves. Intrigue entwines with loves in perhaps predictable paths, but with enough twists and turns that even savvy mystery fans won't foresee some of these events until they unfold. When her parents become involved and Gayle comes to realize that Alex may have been "sent from above," the plot thickens. So does the reader's interest, due to exquisite revelations that embed the mystery component with spiritual and psychological depth: "He was calling you in the dream, Gayle. But your angel was helping too. It was meant to be. It’s really extraordinary. You have to do this work. You have a team now to help." Libraries and readers looking for mysteries that incorporate spiritual components and many surprises about past, present, and future life connections will find Summer of Angels attractive and thoroughly engrossing. Gayle's mission is a force to reckon with. So is Summer of Angels, which juxtaposes secrets with surprises about belief right up to its unexpected conclusion." D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review