Title: Saved By An Angel
Series: Angel #2
Author: Roberta Capizzi
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Soul mates always find each other . . .
For twenty-four years, Claire Neeson has been invisible. Ever the nerdy type, boys never spared her a second glance, and the one time one did, she ended up bruised and heartbroken.
After the last member of her family leaves her, she hopes a new life in Galway with her former college roommate might be the fresh start she needs. Falling in love isn’t her plan, especially now that she’s busy building a new life for herself.
That’s when she meets him.
David O’Hagan is haunted by nightmares. After losing his older brother in a car accident more than a year ago, he has been trying to go back to his old life, hiding his grief behind a mask nobody can see through. He thinks he’s getting by just fine. He thinks he’s happy with his life, his job, and his girlfriend.
That’s when he meets her.
When their worlds collide, David and Claire feel something spark but one minute is all they have before they go their separate ways. They never expected to meet again after that serendipitous encounter, but fate has its own plan . . .
Sometimes true love can heal the deepest scars. If you believe.
***Saved By An Angel is book 2 in the Angel series. It can be read as a standalone or after reading Hugged By An Angel.***
For twenty-four years, Claire Neeson has been invisible. Ever the nerdy type, boys never spared her a second glance, and the one time one did, she ended up bruised and heartbroken.
After the last member of her family leaves her, she hopes a new life in Galway with her former college roommate might be the fresh start she needs. Falling in love isn’t her plan, especially now that she’s busy building a new life for herself.
That’s when she meets him.
David O’Hagan is haunted by nightmares. After losing his older brother in a car accident more than a year ago, he has been trying to go back to his old life, hiding his grief behind a mask nobody can see through. He thinks he’s getting by just fine. He thinks he’s happy with his life, his job, and his girlfriend.
That’s when he meets her.
When their worlds collide, David and Claire feel something spark but one minute is all they have before they go their separate ways. They never expected to meet again after that serendipitous encounter, but fate has its own plan . . .
Sometimes true love can heal the deepest scars. If you believe.
***Saved By An Angel is book 2 in the Angel series. It can be read as a standalone or after reading Hugged By An Angel.***
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This is a book that took me by
surprise - “Could love at first sight really exist, then?”
Despite
having beautiful red curly hair, Claire
Neeson
has always considered herself
invisible to other people. Instead
of trying to make herself visible, she's always preferred to stay in
the background, away from attention and within her comfort zone. The
loss of her mother prompts Claire to move back to Galway, where she
plans to
share
a house with her former college roommate. Making
a fresh start in a place she
knows; finding love isn't
part of her plans to re-build her life. However a chance meeting and
a twist of fate change the course of Claire's life.
Tragedy
struck David O'Hagan's live and he's still coming to terms with his
loss. As the now older sibling, he's the one who's had to be strong
and supportive to his family, whilst never finding closure himself.
He believes his recurring nightmares are trying to tell him
something...but what? Little
does he know that a stunning
redhead will solve the mystery of his nightmares and lead him to
happiness he never dreamed existed.
Claire
and David's attraction to one another is instant, but this is
certainly not an inst
a-love story. Their
chemistry is palpable and
both protagonists
are relatable
and likable. Neither can act
on their feelings immediately
as there is too much
emotional baggage between them as
well as the obstacles placed in
the way by a jealous admirer.
Hello, slow burn romance!
Supporting
characters like Claire's friend Ciara and David's sisters Kathy and
Maggie lighten the dialogue
with their friendly banter, adding
to a
truly beautiful story to immerse yourself into.
This second book in the Angel series
will touch your heart and even make you shed a tear or two like
myself. There is an overwhelming feeling of hope and inspiration as
the plot unfolds. Whilst some like myself may be cynical towards
guardian angels, I wholeheartedly
understand that many find great comfort from finding inner eternal
peace from phenomenon that can't always be explained. Saved By An
Angel is well written although a bit overly descriptive at times for
me, but not enough to cause any page skimming. I read this as a
standalone and is the first but definitely not the last novel I will
read by this author.
3.5 Stars
***arc
generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review***
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We
reached our house minutes later, and as I opened the door Robbie came
barking down the corridor.
“I
hope you’re not afraid of dogs.” I’d forgotten to mention
Robbie while we were walking home, but I doubted a grown man could be
afraid of a tiny little thing like Robbie.
“That
looks more like one of those battery-operated toys for kids.”
I
laughed, and he picked up Robbie from the floor, earning a lick on
his cheek. “Thanks, buddy. I really needed some love.”
“Take
a seat in the living room. I’ll be right back.”
When
I walked back with antiseptic wipes, Band-Aids and a bag of frozen
peas, he was sitting on the couch, Robbie sprawled on his lap as
David scratched his belly.
“Apparently
we don’t have an ice bag,” I said, as I handed him the bag of
frozen peas. The bleeding had stopped but he was now sporting a
shiner which would surely look a lot worse in the morning.
David
smiled as he took the bag, placed it on his left eye and winced.
Robbie whined almost empathically, which under other circumstances
would have made me laugh. Seeing David’s discomfort now only made
me feel guilty for being the cause of it.
“I’m
so sorry,” I said, as I sat next to him on the couch, careful to
leave enough distance between us so that no limbs were touching, but
still close enough to dress his wound. “I don’t know how I can
apologize for what happened.”
He
shrugged. “It’s not you who punched me.”
“I
know but . . . it’s my fault that you got punched in the first
place, and I’m really, truly sorry.”
He
gave me a crooked smile that made my legs turn to jelly. Good thing I
was already seated or I would’ve made a fool of myself, crumbling
to the floor. I concentrated on cleaning the cut with the antiseptic
wipe, careful not to lock eyes with him.
“It’s
not your fault, Claire. The guy’s a gobshite
and I couldn’t stand to see him hurting you. When he said those
things, I just . . . I lost it completely.”
He
flexed his fingers, and I saw him trying to hide a wince but failing
miserably. I hated to see him in pain, knowing it was because of me.
As he removed the packet of peas from his eye for a moment and placed
it on his hand, I could see the skin above his cheekbone had already
started turning purple.
“You’re
going to have a black eye.” I felt so awful I wanted to fling
myself at him and cry in his arms. The thought made me want to slap
myself; after what I’d been through tonight I should feel shaken
and scared of all men in general, but all I could think of was how
much I wanted David to hold me. Seeing him stand up for me, when
nobody ever had, only made me like him more. I was walking in a
minefield, and sooner or later a bomb would blast right in my face, I
was sure.
David
shrugged, then gave me a cheeky grin. “My students are going to
think I’m cool. I’ll be the cool, kickass professor.”
I
laughed, as I placed the Band-Aid on the cut. “I doubt your
colleagues will share the feeling. They’ll think you’re a
troublemaker.”
He
shrugged again, and stared at me. “I look cool, though, don’t I?
The bad-boy kind of cool, like Johnny Depp.”
He
quirked an eyebrow, and I wanted to melt right there. He was way more
handsome than Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt and Hugh Jackman put together,
but I obviously couldn’t say that. After all the bad memories that
had come back to kick my butt tonight, how could I still have
fantasies over a man? A man who had a girlfriend, for heaven’s
sake—a girlfriend who’d probably dig my eyes out with her
perfectly manicured nails when she found out why he had a black eye.
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It was when she discovered novels by authors Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy in her teenage years that she realized it was time she put down in words the stories she had kept well hidden in her mind until then.
What started as a hobby, soon turned into a real passion and a way of life, until she could no longer keep the stories to herself, and decided to get over her fears and share them with the world.
Roberta lives in Italy, but her dream is to move out of her country and live either in a thatched cottage in the Irish countryside or in a country house with a swing on the back porch, somewhere in the United States, where she would love to spend her days writing novels as a full-time job, and maybe one day even get as far as writing a screenplay for a movie.
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