Kind Words Always Come As A Delightful Surprise

There is nothing more thrilling for an author than to discover someone new has read your books and has good things to say about them. I discovered this lovely Comment on Amazon yesterday from a woman I've been working with on her forthcoming book. All of these are for Each Angel Burns:

5.0 out of 5 stars NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - OR - IT SHOULD BE!!!, November 1, 2010

By 

Julia Carroll, MA "Julia Carroll, MA, ATR, PHD." (Houston, Texas)
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Each Angel Burns (Paperback) 

I rapidly read MY LAST ROMANCE - AND OTHER PASSIONS and could not wait to open the cover of EACH ANGEL BURNS. The title alone was intriguing. Kathleen is as gifted as any writer making the NYTimes Best Seller list - hands down. Her technique of weaving a story, tightly and loosely woven, both fragile and strong events - leaving the reader breathless with the passions - of love and of murder. The surprises are endless. As the pages turn one thinks there surely cannot be anything else that is gripping the senses as tightly as I was gripping the book! There are. 
The dichotomy of personalities and spiritualities keep a soul-searching and thinking mind leaping back and forth connecting the dots. 
Loud and long applause is richly deserved by this incredible author. She says, "I write what I know". OMG - and does she know life! She generously shares the tender and the torrid, melting your heart and giving you shivers at the same time. Enjoy this book - for it is just that - enjoyable. 
Julia Elizabeth Carroll, Author of Healed by Light, Reiki Touch 20th Anniversary Edition and Healing H'Arts (and the 4th Reiki book soon coming :-)

And the following reviews were posted on Goodreads.com:

Cindy rated it 

I loved this book. It was a "cozy read" meaning I snuggled up in a chair with a blanket and got involved in their lives, I loved the diversity of the people and the description of each . the convent was so interesting and I felt I was there.
Looking forward to the next.

And this one:

Ruth rated it 

Beautiful story with interesting well-developed characters, a strong plot line and vivid descriptions that made me want to visit the places the author describes. I disagree with the people who bought this because they thought it was just a mystery novel. It is, as the description says, a story of three friends facing a turning point in their lives. I especially loved Fr. Black who kept me wondering almost to the end - was a good guy or a very,very clever bad guy. I fell a little bit in love with both Gabe and his dog Zeke. Personally, I thought Zeke was as well-developed a character as any in the book. I also loved Gabe's crusty old father, Mick, who surprised the heck out of me toward the end.

The story develops carefully shifting from three perspectives. Maggie, the artist, was an abused wife who is struggling to break free from her horrible husband when she re-encounters the only man she ever loved but who she left thirty years earlier. Gabe's daughters have left home and he is now coming face to face with a wife he married for the wrong reasons. Fr. Black has lived an honorable life but right from the beginning we know he has a secret - just not one I ever would have guessed.

I also loved a lot of the secondary characters, especially the guys from the bar. Charlie was my favorite and the Amish man, Josef, was a nice touch.

I thought this was a very satisfying read that challenges you to think about a lot of issues. It's not for someone looking for fluff or a formula-mystery but I recommend it for thinking readers who enjoy entering a whole new world.

I bought her second novel and have just started it.

So I thank all of you. There is nothing like kind words to light up a writer's day.

Thanks for reading.