Angel at the Paradise Hotel: Read in the sunshine or about it!

Hello and Welcome! 

Wherever you are in the world thanks so much for stopping by! I'm in the UK where we are really getting into autumn. The day is gloomy and wet and the temperature  is cool. If it's the same where you live you could grab a copy of my Angel at the Paradise Hotel and curl up with it for a touch of sunshine. If, though, you are moving into summer, like my friends in countries such as Australia and New Zealand, Angel the Paradise Hotel is a great summer read! 

Angel at the Paradise Hotel is Christian fiction - romance / suspense. In it I conjure up the ever-present backstory of life, as I interpret the supernatural elements of our dilemmas and choices. I chose to make the book entertaining yet, hopefully, thought-provoking. 

What's the novel about?

When tourism transforms a fishing village on the green and beautiful Greek island of Corfu, old hatred, envy and greed threaten to tear the community apart. Behind the scenes, personal demons fuel division while guardian angels battle to neutralize their influence.

Hotelier Jason - planning to get rich - ruthlessly chases his goal, unaware of the trouble and danger he is stirring up. Three visitors from Ireland, America, and Wales bring their own problems. Clare, running from a broken relationship, is drawn into a love triangle with Jason. Aeron, battling a mid-life crisis, is closer to despair than he realizes - while Bethany, jolted by a Big Birthday into doing a Shirley Valentine, is hoping it will sort her life out.

As the sizzling summer unfolds, each faces make-or-break challenges. Extra help is at hand though, with the arrival of Gabriella, angel of Greece. When meddling demons prevail, and smouldering greed and vengeance reach flashpoint, can she avert disaster? 

"Angel at the Paradise Hotel is an inspiring, touching and moving novel for the ages, generating faith, optimism, and, above all, hope. A very enjoyable read, which I highly recommend!" Georges N. Chamchoum, Emmy and multiple award-winning film director and producer

For a beach read check out Angel at the Paradise Hotel In Australia / In New Zealand

As this is a Christian novel set in Corfu it is threaded with Greek Orthodox practices - in a deliberately light, yet informative way.  Those of you familiar with the Greek lifestyle will recognise them, and others will learn. Greeks involve God in their whole life. For instance, when they open a new business, say, a shop, office, taverna, whatever, they invite a priest to come along and give it a blessing, and make an occasion of it. And in those places they hang icons in pride of place, which remind them to pray there. It's not that they make heavy pious weather about them, it's that God is an integral part of their lives. 

Here is a lovely new review of Angel at the Paradise Hotel

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars 

The writing in this book was phenomenal. I would never believe this was the author's debut novel. The writing style has such a perfect flow with a great combination of dialogue and internal monologues. I also loved the way the plot unfolded. Beautifully written with good characters and dialogue. It's a very detailed book with interwoven characters with good character development. The driving force behind this though is the story, it moves effortlessly and is so engaging.

Wendy Black (Reviewer) | NetGalley  

Take a look inside or order Angel at the Paradise Hotel in the UK / In the US /In Singapore

The book is available as Kindle and paperback.

Find out more about the novel's Backstory on my dedicated blog

I'd love to hear from you. Here's a link to check out my website:  And you could leave your comments there if you prefer.  

Blessings,

Teresa x 

PS You may like to check out my other two books.

Living alongside Greeks for many years, their openness about living their religion really rubbed off on me. While living in Athens I wrote my book 9 Days to Heaven. The book shows very simple methods of opening out to the love of God, and welcoming Him into your everyday life. 

I wrote 9 Days to Heaven, How to make everlasting meaning of your life as my personal evangelization effort.  

Check out 9 Days to Heaven In UK / In US / In Singapore  / In Australia / 

Available as a Kindle version or paperback!

Here is the link for the YouTube book trailer:  9 Days to Heaven 

In Pray Then Listen I share more of my way of sharing my life with God. 

I have been asking God for guidance and listening to His replies for many years. I share my methods in Pray Then Listen, A heart-to-heart with God.

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Available as a Kindle version or paperback! 

Vegetarian diet=kindness to animals!

 

Saint Francis of Assisi was an animal lover. Once, when he spoke to a great number of birds in a forest, he told them, “My brother and sister birds, you should praise your Creator and always love him." 

Hello dear friend,

Hope you are keeping well. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Today I'm thinking about the call for more of us to stop eating meat to cut back on our carbon footprints. As some of you may already know I am a vegetarian, and have been for many years. And carbon footprints never came into my decision way back when. I just decided that I didn't want anyone killing animals for me to eat. When I set out on that road I discovered that, after the initial adjustment, it worked brilliantly for me. The food I eat is tasty, colourful, filling, and gives me a ton of energy. In other words I thrive on it. I highly recommend it.

Over the years, when people have asked me: What do you eat? I've answered: I eat what you eat except I  don't eat flesh. Many people have also asked me: Can you eat this, or that, or the other? My reply is that I can eat whatever I want. It's my choice. All of life is a choice!

As I am an animal lover I feel calmer in my conscience not eating flesh. Also, as a Christian, this chimes better with my wanting to be a loving human being. I do know, though, that many of my fellow Christians are not vegetarian, but that is their choice and they need to follow their own conscience. I also have long been aware that the foods I eat take up far less of the planet's resources to produce. That's where the carbon footprint aspect comes in now, but we didn't call it that then; terms change.

Anyway, even if you don't want to stop eating flesh entirely, I know that many of you enjoy a veggie meal regularly which is great. You might like to take a look at the Vegetarian Society, which has been in existence for 175 years, for lots of info and recipes and so on. For more facts and figures and great recipes visit the Vegetarian Society website.  World Vegetarian Day, established in 1977, is celebrated on 1st October. 

When I turned vegetarian we certainly were not mainstream. Then: Enter the vegan revolution...

The buzz about carbon footprints seem to have triggered that vegan switch. As a vegetarian I was pleased when that happened. The Vegan Society was actually founded in 1944. World Vegan Day began in 1994.  It is celebrated on 1st November.

I have in the past tried a vegan diet and after about ten days I could hardly put one foot in front of the other: no energy! So although I do eat some vegan meals I am sticking with vegetarian. The difference is that I eat dairy and eggs and vegans don't. Having lived in Greece for many years, even though I'm back in my native Wales, I still enjoy the Mediterranean way of eating: lots of fruit, veggies, nuts and seeds, and legumes and pulses, and so on, plus cheeses and eggs.   

Q. Are you a vegetarian or vegan? Whichever you are do you enjoy your food and does your lifestyle choice fill you with energy?

Q. Have you tried to go vegetarian or vegan but given up?  

I'd love to know what you think about this whole subject.  I'd like to know your thoughts and experiences on this.  

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I have been asking God for guidance and listening to His replies for many years. I share my methods in Pray Then Listen, A heart-to-heart with God.

Check out Pray Then Listen In UK / In US  / In Singapore

Available as a Kindle version or paperback! 

Set on the green and beautiful Greek island of Corfu in this novel I show the ever-present backstory of life, as I interpret the supernatural elements of our dilemmas and choices. 

I know, that no matter what your beliefs or experiences, you will surely recognize the tussles of my characters, as tussles in your own life....  Enjoy!

Click on the following links to check out my novel, Angel at the Paradise Hotel In UK /  In US / In Singapore

Available as a Kindle version or paperback!

You may like to see my blog on the Backstory of this novel

I wrote 9 Days to Heaven, How to make everlasting meaning of your life as my personal evangelization effort.  

Check out 9 Days to Heaven In UK / In US / In Singapore 

Available as a Kindle version or paperback!

Here is the link for the YouTube book trailer:  9 Days to Heaven 

For articles, plus more info about me and my work please visit my website.  (www.teresaodriscoll.co.uk)

I'd love to hear your thoughts or feedback on this post.

God bless,

Teresa 

PS. About the links to Singapore, please see my blog post Singapore and Christianity