Touched by Angels
“Debbie Macomber writes characters that are as warm and funny as your best friends.”
—Susan Wiggs
“Debbie Macomber’s name on a book is a guarantee of warm-hearted, endearing romance that will captivate and charm her legions of readers.”
—Jayne Ann Krentz
#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber—winner of numerous accolades and honors, including the Romance Writers of America’s Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award—writes romance novels that warm the heart and lift the spirit like none other. In Touched by Angels, the beloved author of Mrs. Miracle showcases three of her most popular characters: the well-meaning if somewhat dizzy heavenly helpers, Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy. Macomber’s delightful angelic trio alights in New York City in Touched by Angels, and before they re-enter the Pearly Gates, they need to answer the prayers of a troubled school teacher, a shy and lonely young woman, and a wannabe Broadway actress a long way from home.
Reviews (203)
The Big Apple will never be the same after this trio of Angels has been there.
Lives are ensnared when Shirley, Goodness and Mercy take over on earth in New York City. Brynn, Hannah and Jenny are young woman facing trials and changes. Brynn goes from a Catholic Girls' School to an inner City school which is not only co-ed, but full of troubled teens; Hannah is being pushed into an engagement to the Rabbi's son even though neither one loves the other; Jenny has been trying to break onto the Broadway Stage for 3 years with no luck. Enter the angelic trio, and watch things happen....even the Statue of Liberty is no left untouched.
I enjoyed this trio of December holiday stories
I enjoyed this trio of December holiday stories, as unlike many "inspirational" books they had Catholic and Jewish characters as well as a Protestant (no denomination given) one. In so many books of this type, the religion is rather vaguely evangelical Protestant, so for those of us who are not members of one of those churches, this book is a refreshing change. Ms Macomber also tackles two controversial subjects in the Catholic-themed story -- birth control and bullying. This makes the book a little edgier than most of her stories, but I applaud the chance she took in discussing these issues. While the main character comes out for abstaining from premarital sex, she also discusses safe sex for those who are not ready or interested in abstaining, even if it means a challenge to the beliefs of her church. The other two stories are more conventional Macomber -- a Jewish girl who has to chose between two men, even if it means bringing unhappiness to her parents, and the final story of a country girl in the Big Apple trying to make it on Broadway. In the latter story there was a nice piece at Ellis Island about an immigrant ancestor.This book had more sex of the heavy necking and petting variety than in many of the Angel series. Good narrative writing but nothing literary, and realistic dialog. A feel good story for the holidays.
Learning to Dream and accepting the consequences
This is the 3rd book in this series and the 3 angels once again take on more than they realize. I’m not sure why I didn’t find these stories as interesting and amusing as I found the earlier ones. Perhaps it is because the situations are darker and the romance more forced than before. There are fun episodes like having the Statue of Liberty decide to rotate around on her pedestal or large flakes of snow falling from a cloudless sky, but the end results of each of the 3 situations seems forced and abrupt rather than a consequence of the earlier actions.
A good read.
You can never go wrong with a Debbie MacComber book. It has been awhile since I have read this book and don't remember much about it. I read various authors and 2-3 novels per week. So just take my word for it, read al her novels you can get your hands on. You won't be sorry and you will be delightfully entertained.
Mayhem and mirth, the series is great fun!
A good heartfelt story, but still filled wth personal struggles, sadness, love. Throw in the quirky angels, and you will have a great time. There is sadness, but we our humans find the strength to overcome, in each other! Enjoy
Everyone loves these crazy, fun rascally angels and the way they work
Shirley Goodness and Mercy are back for another Christmas of Mischief and mayhem as they blunder their way through their prayer assignments as they try to solve problems and help their girls end up happy and in love. You can’t help but smile when these three angels get together and get in trouble!
I Enjoyed Reading this Story!
I Truly loved this story and the caricatures in this book. I cannot say which character is my favorite the ones that have family members praying for them. This is the last book in this series.
Good for youth
This is a cute book for a 10-12 year old. I was looking for a light science fiction with spiritual underpinning. I guess I’m not the authors target audience. Moved slowly explaining everything .
Touched by Angels
I love Touched by Angels! I love this angel series! My cousin recommend this series. She read a book a day and said she hated for the series to end. I agree with her. I give Touched by Angels 5 stars*****! I will be starting Shirley,Goodness & Mercy tonight!
Angelic Capers
Just as the reader becomes involved with each relationship there seems to be some problem which must require heaven!y intervention. Apparent lack of experience does little to dissuade these young angels. Their discussions are priceless.
