A psychic artist who heals by painting amended past life scenes misses the mark when a painting for her best friend, a ballerina, leads to violence and injury. The dancer's leg is broken and the artist's wrist is sprained. Unable to dance or paint the duo go to Ireland in search of a doctor. But he is on sabbatical after the death of a high profile patient. Then there is his billionaire buddy who steals pieces of souls.
This is an okay read. It opened well but quickly became repetitious. Really no suspense. The romantic aspects were tedious. The artist has a crass monk as a spirit guide. He quickly becomes more annoying than amusing. It seems both women have the same past life problems. The brat next door quickly gets tiring too. She has the same gift as the artist. Not horrible but did not realize its promise.
Painter of Souls
by Kate Perry and Kathia Zolfaghari
An act of love that backfires.
A desperate quest that sends her to Ireland.
A hope for healing when everything looks impossible…
PAINTER OF SOULS, the first book in the Irish Hope series by #1 international bestselling author Kathia.
A world-renown artist from New Orleans, Abigail Angevine has always known two things: the women in her line have incredible psychic gifts and that she can heal people through her paintings.
So it’s a no brainer to do a painting for her professional dancer best friend when she needs serious help. But Abby’s attempt to heal her backfires—badly—leaving her best friend unable to walk and Abby unable to paint.
Powerless to correct the damage she knows is her fault, Abby searches for an alternate to cure them both. The only hope of healing rests in Ireland with Dr. Carrick Fionnlagh, known as the Miracle Worker. But Finn is haunted by his own ghosts and insists that he can’t help.
Now, she isn’t only trying to heal her friend but the good doctor as well. And the stakes raise when she realizes that he isn’t just a doctor to her—he just might be her future.
Reviews
Kathia has been one of my all-time favorite authors — writing as Kate Perry — and I have missed her writing. I am so glad that Kathia is back!
Oh wow. I enjoyed this book! It’s a delightful and complex love story. But what makes this book stand out for me is how the author incorporated magical-realism into the tale. Is magical-realism an oxymoron? I hope not because Kathia made the magic believable, realistic. I loved how she incorporated a powerful healing ability through painting as the central plot mechanism in Abigail’s story. No angst, just excellent character development and storytelling. Plus, the conversations between Abigail and her guides are priceless. Loved it!
So fun, unique, and has a lovely Irish setting perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. Overall, it’s a great read, and I am looking forward to more marvelous stories from Kathia.
Highly recommend delving into this magical Irish story!
Oh wow. I really enjoyed this book! It's a delightful and complex love story. But what really makes this book stand out for me is the psychic element. I loved how the author incorporated a powerful (and unique) healing gift as a central plot device in Abigal's story. And I LOVED how she spoke with her guides! Or one guide in particular. :) So fun, unique, and has that comforting Irish setting that I always love to escape to. Overall, great read and am so looking forward to the next book. Highly recommend delving into this magical Irish story!
Kathia has been one of my top 10 writers for a few years now. I love reading her again. Looking forward to more marvelous stories from her.
I am so glad that Kathia is back! Great story and characters. No angst, just story, and character development.
Kathia knows how to pull her readers in with her characters and story telling! Her characters come alive and it’s easy to walk right into the story with them! Welcome back Kathia- you have been missed!
