Synopsis

 

When souls intersect deeply, but their paths are separate…

After a harrowing experience from his service in the military, Matt returns only to find his marriage to the love of his life is over. In the midst of his darkness, Matt seeks peace camping in Wyoming, where he meets Nicole, an intriguing woman who shifts his perspective, and changes his life forever. As their connection deepens, their relationship uncovers the fears that are holding both of them back.

Matt isn’t the only one with an unresolved love in his past. Waiting in the wings is Sam, Nicole’s business partner and best friend. The pair have a history of more than just catering and event planning, but Nicole has always been afraid of letting Sam get too close.

In this novel of self-discovery, compassion and healing, Nicole and Matt are brought to a greater understanding and acceptance of themselves, and who they are in the world.

 

 

 

 

Praise

 

“The mature romance at the center of a delicate dance of souls is infused with spiritual ideas.” – Foreword Clarion Reviews

“The novel has many strengths. Readers will steadfastly follow the characters’ journey of self-discovery… detailed descriptions of the protagonists and their personalities, including imperfections, make them credible and relatable. Infused with spiritual lessons, this story about two lost souls finding their way back to themselves proves a satisfying read.” – BlueInk Review

 

 

Review

 

This is a novel that reaches deep inside your psyche and makes you question what you know or think you know about life and how you perceive events and other people.

Matt and Nicole meet at a campsite and are instantly drawn to each other. Is it physical or something more? Why it appears to be physical, Matt is struggling with PTSD and events that occurred while he was stationed in Iraq that have affected his life and his marriage. Nicole has her own issues from the past that has her scared of commitment with anyone else, especially a friend named Sam. Despite their pasts, this doesn’t stop Matt and Nicole from becoming involved with each other, but at the same time, Nicole is helping Matt overcome his fears with various spiritual techniques. While it may seem that the book is focused on helping Matt, Nicole has her own breakthrough. I found her description of what she was feeling and experiencing interesting.

I did wonder why Nicole and Matt continued to pursue their physical relationship despite Matt’s declarations of love for his ex-wife and Nicole’s interest in her friend Sam. Amanda, Matt’s ex-wife, is quite an amazing character with her strength considering everything that is thrown at her regarding Matt and Nicole. I don’t know if I could have done what she did, however, love does seem to conquer all.

I’m not sure about Sam despite his connection to Nicole. While we know he loved Nicole and wants her in his life, he does seem a bit passive-aggressive towards her and the situation with Matt. I was amazed that Nicole and Sam had few secrets. But perhaps that is what made them good friends and business partners.

There is a side story about two country music stars planning to marry in Cheyenne and Sam and Nicole’s role in planning that wedding. It was a nice diversion from the main storyline.

Overall, while I started this book thinking it was going to be a simple romance novel, I found it to be so much more and it encouraged me to consider the spiritual side of my life.  We give this book 4 paws up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Author

Karen D. Hamilton’s path of spiritual growth has spanned decades and has included several teachers with transformative perspectives. She currently lives in Colorado where she loves to weave, go camping, and especially enjoys being with family and friends. Karen hopes her work will give readers a broader and more compassionate view of their own lives. a delicate dance of souls is her first book.

 

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“This book contains one of the most logical explanations of man’s purpose in the universe that I have ever read!” — Rev. Dave Smethurst, international evangelist, Chaplain to Olympic Games, and founder of many orphanages in Eastern Europe.

Your Origin and Destiny explores the meaning of Life, Time, Evolution and Creation. Do you ever wonder who you are and why you’re on this Earth? Harnessing science and faith, author of Living Beyond: Making Sense of Near Death Experiences (2015), Ivan Rudolph, offers unique revelations and research that will lead to you expanding your own perspectives in all these areas, even if you have thought them through in the past. You’ll find that Time itself is different and far beyond our assumptions and experiences. Finding answers to life’s most pressing questions will leave you touched, satisfied and excited.

Have you ever wondered whether the fundamental Evolution vs. Creation disagreements can be resolved? They can, and Rudolph analyzes why our own beginnings are entrenched in this issue and how the confusion and distress of this debate has caused many to abandon belief in an eternal God and an afterlife.

This easy-to-read book, Your Origin and Destiny, is a unique and poignant approach to life’s most important questions. You will be inspired by your fresh understanding and vision to pursue a fulfilling life of purpose and love, leading you into an eternal future. Most importantly, you will see yourself in a vibrant new light that will follow you long after the last page.

 

 

 

 

Excerpt

 

Preface

 

A childhood question we never quite found the answer to in the playground, in school, or at home was “Who am I?” Later it likely became lost in the noise of life without ever being answered fully. Nowadays, with numbers of fine Scientists and leaders in industry and technology becoming increasingly alarmed by developments in artificial intelligence (AI), the question starts to puzzle and challenge us again, “Who really am I? How fundamentally superior am I to a sophisticated robot?” Robots can already invent their own private language and share information with other robots. Th ey express awareness, logic, feelings, and independence.

It may shock us, but Science does not actually know the answer to man’s superiority, nor to the essence of Time, Consciousness, Energy or Love, vital though these are to our existence. Check them out on the internet “what is Energy really?” and so on. For example — we know a huge amount how one form of energy converts into another, and how to measure it, how it travels and other characteristics, but what it truly is eludes us. The same is true for Consciousness and Time. In addition, we experience and value Love without being able to pinpoint it either. Our Universe runs with elegant Physics and Chemistry laws, but mankind is ignorant of their origin. We are babes in the woods of existence, whatever existence is.

Conceptually, humanity is in trouble. Can these mysteries be solved in time for us to face some of our greatest challenges ever that loom ahead?

This book can and should help.

 

 

 

About the Author

 

I have authored 12 previous books published in Australia and Africa, as detailed on my website. One of my books has been turned into a movie, another has been contracted recently for a further movie, and yet another has inspired a musical stage play. This is a sister book to “Living Beyond: Making Sense of Near Death Experiences”, which was the first of my books to be released in America, and this one is based on a similar level of in-depth research over years. I have many testimony emails from those who have been helped by previous books in different ways over the years—and this one will be no different. Despite the serious topics I usually address, readers comment time and again how easy the books were to read, and how fresh, helpful and interesting they are.

 

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Title: My Past Decisions Have Made Me Who I Am Today
Author: Doe Running Deer
Publisher: iUniverse
Genre: Faith Based Memoir
Pages: 74
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-47599-551-0

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For author Doe Running Deer, life has been a series of tragedy and healing. In My Past Decisions Have Made Me Who I Am Today, she narrates the stories of her trials and tribulations, sharing how faith helped her get through the difficult periods.

Using personal anecdotes to illustrate how God has worked in her life, she explores the doubts, fears, and perplexities she experienced and describes how she found comfort and guidance in the Bible and through prayer. In this memoir, she recalls growing up as the oldest of four in a small Texas town against the backdrop of her parents’ alcoholism and marital issues; being molested by a cousin at an early age; being introduced to Jesus Christ in her teenage years; marrying an alcoholic; and enduring his subsequent suicide.

With scriptural examples to highlight key points, My Past Decisions Have Made Me Who I am Today serves to communicate the message that there is healing and that God is listening and is rescuing his people from their hurts and pains.

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Inside the mind of the author Doe Running Deer

It all starts with God, as I was growing up I was very inquisitive. I asked questions, I observed, I listened, and talked little. I was labeled as a quite person, and strong in the mind. My mind had the capacity to go deep in thought, I often wondered why. As a child I would often ask God why am I here on this earth? As an adult I still have the deep thoughts. I keep reaching for more than I currently know. I have a hunger to know more than I know, and when I get more I want to give it away, I want to share with others. There is a scripture in the massage version of the Bible that says,” for everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him”. (Colossians 1:16). I have always wanted to know my purpose in life on earth. This is my scenario of my life; my whole life is box of puzzles pieces, as time goes on through my obedience, giving, loving, honesty, teaching, repentance, renewing my mind, being gracious, forgiving, defeating temptation, and growing in spiritual maturity. The puzzles pieces are being connected to form a picture of my life. I do not want to die without all the pieces being connected to form the complete picture of my life. I want no pieces left in the box. I am always thinking of ways I can add to someone’s life. My purpose is slowly coming into view.

About the Author

Doe Running Deer is retired and lives in Texas, where she was born and raised, after having lived in a variety of places throughout the United States. Running Deer is currently married and has two daughters and two grandsons.