Kiss an Angel

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Summary: Super!
Review: I highly recommend this book. Ms. Philips has created two very endearing characters in Alex and Daisy. You find yourself cheering for them throughout the whole book.

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Summary: Excellent romance and very lovable heroine.
Review: I've enjoyed all of Susan Elizabeth Phillips' books but this one was my favorite! I couldn't put it down. I'm hoping she will re-introduce these characters again in one of her new books.

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Summary: Great!
Review: I loved this book!!! I haven't read romance novels in a long time until a friend suggested I read "Kiss an Angel" and other works by this author. I'm so glad I followed her advice because this book was truly worth it!

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Summary: Kiss An Angel, Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Review: This is the very best book I have ever read. This is the first book of Susan Elizabeth Phillips that I have read. It is a book that I could not put down, and when I had to, all I could think about was picking it back up again. It made me laugh and cry, sometimes at the very same time. And for the very first time ever in my history of reading, I was crying even AFTER I had put the book down. I would recommend this book to anyone, and am looking forward to reading more of her books in the very near future.

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Summary: A book to be read and re-read
Review: There are few books that meet every standard I have for being an excellent read--this is one of the elite few. I loved the characters, the original story, and the author's sense of humor. I cannot recommend this book highly enough and have since purchased every SE Phillips title I could get my hands on. I'm waiting for more, Susan

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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: This book has wonderful characters and dialogue. It keeps moving and you won't want to put it down

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Summary: The very best of romance
Review: My copy of the book says on the cover "The very best that a book can be!", Jill Barnett, and I agree. SEP is one of the best writers there is, period, and this book can easily become a classic. It is both funny and sad, hopeful and heartbreaking, all at the same time. One page you'll be laughing out loud, and then the next page you're heart will wrench, and the next page you'll be crying real tears. SEP has the gift, and you feel that you are right there in the circus, experiencing everything right along with Daisy and Alex.

I put off reading this book for a long time, as the synopsis did not appeal to me. A tough, Russian brooding guy married to a sweet, society girl? A forced, arranged marriage where the bride and groom did not set eyes on each other before the marriage ceremony? A story set in a circus?

But if anyone can make this unlikely scenario work, it's Susan Elizabeth Phillips. I always love a story of impossible love, of two people who are totally wrong for each other ending up totally right for each other, and in this book this is done so very well that I think SEP spoiled me for almost any other romance book.

I hated Alex at first, but as the story goes on, he does redeem himself. And I couldn't help falling in love with Daisy, she is just so very sweet and this story brings out her tremendous courage as she takes all that life has (unfairly) dealt her, and keeps on smiling and being sweet and kind throughout. At the end of the book, she does run away, and although at first I was annoyed at her, as I thought it over I realized that was the smartest thing anyone can do. Too many wives deal with abuse by excusing the abuser, letting the abuser salve his conscience by "making it up", and Daisy refused to allow him to do that. I think it took a tremendous amount of emotional courage on Daisy's part to realize that, and to walk away even though it hurt her so badly. Of course, this is fiction, and we are all brilliant in fiction, but actually it is SEP who is brilliant and who understands human nature so well. Thank you, SEP!

Very definitely recommended for anybody, as this is simply a very good book, but especially recommended if you like books where the hero is transformed by *her* love. Where the impossible happens. I guess the circus was an appropriate setting after all, because this is a magical story.

I want to thank a previous reviewer for writing her thoughts about healing. Yes, this is indeed a very healing book for anyone who has suffered any kind of trauma, definitely recommended! This book may have been written simply, but this book does have so many brilliant insights that I think it can be read just for that alone. And of course, for SEP's ability to transport you to another world with just a few paragraphs. Thank you SEP!

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Summary: Surprise Surprise!
Review: This was one of those wonderful books where the back of the book does not give you half of what really happens. The characters have amazing chemistry and the emotions you'll feel are intense! The setting of a travel circus sounded a little nutty but I absolutely loved this novel. Anything by SEP is amazing!

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Summary: Leaves you feeling all warm inside!
Review: A friend of mine recommended I read this book. While I had read and enjoyed other books by Phillips I was a little skeptical. I mean a circus? How good can a story set in a circus be? Very very good. This is now one of my favourite books. Alex and Daisy are great together. When you finish reading Kiss An Angel you're left with a warm feeling inside and a smile on your face. Read this book! You won't regret it.

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Summary: I loved it!!!
Review: I agree with other reviewers that I wasn't sure I'd like the whole circus theme, but it was so easy to get wrapped up in the animals and Daisy's close bonds with them. I wanted to keep reading and even found myself shedding a tear or two at times. This was a heart-warming story that I found delightful.