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Crawford and her new book, “Angels on Overtime”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish
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Angels on Overtime
by Ann Crawford
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GENRE: Inspirational,
Metaphysical, Visionary
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BLURB:
This
divine romantic comedy is a multiple award winner in the inspirational
category. Humans Jack and Emily seem to be just trudging through the motions of
life, to the frustration (lovingly, of course) of their angel teams, especially
newbie angels Brooke and David. Angels on Overtime goes deep and high…it’s a
great behind-the-scenes glimpse into our lives—and even into the scenes behind
those scenes. And who's love story is this, anyway? Laugh your way to
enlightenment with this fun, whimsical, captivating tale that reminds us it's
never too late to find love and for dreams to come alive.
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EXCERPT ONE:
Several
drunks snore in a doorway. David notices that they shimmer with light. Their
computing angels compute, their watching angels watch, and their whispering
angels whisper to them: “You are loved. You are a blessing. You are a miracle.
You can wake up to the light that you are—any time. You are loved. You are a
blessing.”
Angela
and David watch them for a while, until she taps him on the shoulder and points
to one particular man. “Look, he’s about to die. You can see his family, his
friends, even his dog—they’re all lining up to greet him.”
David
notices that the dying drunk shimmers more than the others and that light
beings, including one in a canine shape, hover over him.
“But
don’t beings move on to their next incarnation, their next phase, whatever that
is?” David asks. “How can all of them be waiting for him—and all those beings
for all those humans—when they die?”
“It’s
a hologram,” Angela explains. “One piece represents the whole. We’re all part
of this whole, plus we can be anything at any time, anywhere. So our beloved
ex-humans/light beings here can be on to their next phase, whatever that is,
and they can be there to greet their loved ones when they pass on and
congratulate them for a job well done.”
“But
this one was a drunk!”
“That
was his disguise, yes. We’re all drops in the vast ocean of infinity, cleverly
disguised as a drunk or an angel or whatever we choose. And just living a life
on Earth is a job well done. It’s not exactly easy here, you may have noticed.”
The
drunk slowly opens his eyes. As he notices his three angels sitting around him,
he blinks. When they don’t disappear—they’re really there, he realizes—he tries
to sit upright but fails. The computing angel puts away his computer.
“Look,
he’s about to talk to his angels,” Angela says. “He’s at the point where he can
see between the worlds.”
“Am
I dying?” the drunk asks his angels.
“Yes,
my love,” responds an angel. “You are. But it’s not an ending. It’s a new
beginning.”
“Anything’d
be better than this.”
“You
did well, my dear,” says another angel. “Earth is one of the toughest places in
the universe.”
“Probably
could’ve done better.”
“Yes,
perhaps you could have,” responds the third angel. “Perhaps next time you will.
It’s your choice. And it’s all good.”
Tears
roll down the man’s face.
“Your
family and friends are waiting for you.” An angel points to a shaft of light
that has appeared overhead, much like a spotlight shining in a theater.
“They
hated me!”
“They
don’t any more.”
“I
didn’t do too well here.”
“You
evolved your soul. That’s all you needed to do.”
The
drunk leans his head back and slumps as the life force leaves his body. His
human-shaped form of light detaches itself from his physical body—hands and
feet first, then his head, and then the rest of the light body follows. His
light form starts to rise. A chorus of cheers and party sounds—barks, too—erupt
from the group of light beings as his light form rises up to meet them.
“Atta
boy!”
“Welcome
home!”
“Mom!
Dad!” the man cries. He throws his arms around them, but not very successfully.
He tries again, and this time his arms pass through them a little less rapidly.
Third time’s a charm: becoming accustomed to his arms of light, he slowly wraps
them around his parents. After a few moments relishing the reconnection, he
turns to the next being in the receiving line. “You! You sank my business! You
took my entire life away from me! You turned me into a drunk! No—oh my God!” he
hoots. “That was you?” After a couple of pats on the back that pass right
through his former nemesis, the third pat meets its target. “That was you all
along? Holy moly, you sure had me going!”
The
shouts of welcome and greeting slowly start to fade up and away. The dog barks
more raucously.
“Hey
Buddy—how ya doin’ ole pal? It’s been such a long, long time!”
Angela
and David smile at each other.
“Quite
a homecoming,” David says.
“Oh,
yes. They all get something like that.”
“What’s
next for him? What’s next for his angels?”
“Whatever
they want, whatever they choose.” Angela takes David’s arm and they disappear…
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MY BOOK REVIEW:
This book was such a sweet, romantic, uplifting, inspirational
read that kept me fully engaged and entertained throughout the entire book!!!
I could not put this book down and read it in just one
sitting!!!
There were many times I found myself totally caught up in the
story!!!
This book totally gave me all the warm and fuzzies and I loved
every second of it!!!
I was very intrigued by the story line and found the concept to
be clever, original, and well thought out.
I really liked Jack and Emily as they both had real
problems, flaws, and baggage. The
characters fit well together and just seemed to complement one another. These characters felt realistic, relatable,
and genuine. And I absolutely loved the
idea about the angels working behind the scenes!! This absolutely led to greater thinking and
meaning beyond everyday life and perhaps there’s more at play than we are all aware
of. Just the possibilities of the exciting
unknown definitely led this reader thinking on a higher level and reflecting back
on past decisions!!
I loved that the author snuck hidden messages throughout the
book. It really raised more questions
and allowed other viewpoints and helped me see things in different ways!!
There are some great lines and witty banter that will definitely make you laugh out loud!!
This book has a creative story line that evenly flows, superb
writing style with meticulously well-described scenes, strongly-developed
characters, is steady paced, and completely keeps you fully entertained!!
There are some
predictable scenes. However, there are
also some unexpected twists and turns and misdirection’s that you won’t see
coming!
This book is not part of a book series at this time and
therefore, can be read as a standalone.
For me, this book absolutely worked!!! It hit everything I look for and need when I
am reading and reviewing a book!!!
All in all, I really enjoyed reading this book and would absolutely
recommend it! I think all inspirational,
metaphysical, visionary, and romantic comedy readers will like this book
too! So, add it to your TBR List and get
to reading - you won't be disappointed!
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AUTHOR BIO:
Ann Crawford has
lived by one shining sea, then the other, then the prairie, and now the
mountain – just to combine a couple of our great patriotic songs here. She grew
up in New York, about an hour north of the city, and then went to college at
Boston University. She then lived in Northern California for 23 years until
love at first sight called her to move to Kansas. She and her family moved to
Colorado about 10 years ago and her writing nest has a view of a grove of trees
in a beautiful garden, with the Rocky Mountains in the near distance.
Some
of Ann’s social media bios say that she’s a world-traveling, high-flying,
deep-diving, life-loving author. Those are all literally true: She’s visited all
50 states and 70+ countries and territories and counting. She can fly a plane
(and she even aced the FAA exam!) and loves to scuba dive. Another hobby is
playing the piano, including taking lessons.
Jobs?
Oh, Ann’s had more than a few. She’s worked in advertising and marketing,
talent management, and the financial industry. She’s also an award-winning
filmmaker. For her first movie she went to Viet Nam with a group of veterans
and filmed them doing humanitarian work and returning to their areas of operation.
This movie won a very prestigious award. For her second movie she traveled the
world talking to people from all walks of life about how we can make world
peace. But her great love is writing books.
While
Ann has won several book awards and is a #1 Amazon bestselling author, her
genre is a little complicated; her novels could fall under women’s literature,
chick lit, romantic comedy, inspirational/metaphysical/visionary, and
fantasy/science fiction—and for a couple of her books it’s all of these at the
same time! The main thrust of her books is taking an odd, complicated situation
(a starbeing ending up in Kansas, anyone?) and providing myriad insights with
usually even more laughs.
Her
first book, Visioning, and her only non-fiction so far, was published in 2001
and it’s been updated twice since then. Over the years have come Mary’s Message
(about Mary Magdalene), Angels on Overtime (an inspirational romcom),
Spellweaver (about a healer during the witch hunts), Life in the Hollywood Lane
(about an actor’s journey through grief after her BFF’s suicide, but also a
quirky romcom), and Fresh off the Starship (an inspirational romcom). Coming
soon is The Life of My Love (non-fiction about finding the love of your life)
and Bazoomerangs, which is about 3 generations of women – an ageing hippie
flower child, a middle-aged Trump-supporting bank executive, and a trans woman
college student – that’ll also be chockablock with laughs and insights to this
wild and wonderful life thing we have going on here.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Ann will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to a
randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Ann ~ Good morning! Welcome back! It is so great to have you here again! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! I really enjoyed reading and reviewing your book, thanks for providing the copy! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Ally. It's great to be here again! Thank you so much for hosting and for the wonderful review. I'm so happy you enjoyed the book.
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteDo you have any ideas for a followup book?
ReplyDeleteBernie, not really. I'm working on a couple of other books right now, including a sequel to "Fresh off the Starship."
DeleteReally great excerpt!
ReplyDeleteI liked the excerpt, thank you.
ReplyDeleteGreat review
ReplyDeleteAlly, thanks again for hosting. Goddessfish, thanks again for arranging. Thank you, everyone, for the fun, fabulous comments!
ReplyDeleteAnn, you look SOOO happy in that bio photo! Where were you and what were you doing?
ReplyDeleteHi Andra. Thank you so much for that! I was doing my first open mic stand-up comedy routine in a comedy club in Denver and was really having a great time. :)
DeleteSounds good thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletethe cover looks really nice
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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