Michele Galindez

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GREAT FUTURE AS AN AUTHOR...

After the death of her grandfather, Abigail Winchester discovers a secret that her grandfather has kept all these years. A secret not even his wife knew. Harry Winchester was a fine upstanding citizen and after the death of his first wife during the birth of their twins, Harry was a shattered man with his surviving twins to raise. Some time later he married a second time and this marriage lasted until his recent passing. What Abigail finds among Harry's belongings is a letter that gives Abigail questions about her own destiny. With just one name to go on, Wilma Dean, Abigail sets out to find the truth about what Wilma knows and has kept quiet all this time.

To make matters worse, Abigail learns that her antique business maybe closing since the owner of the building wants to tear the place down. Will she find the answers to her questions when she finds Wilma Dean or will Wilma reveal another secret?

I found the story to be not only a romance but a bit of a mystery. The author introduced the characters beautifully and never  missed a beat with this story, each character's part in the secret only adds to the reader's interest. I enjoyed the book and hope to see more of Ms. Galindez. I think she has a great future as an author!


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        Sensuality rating: Mildly sensual        Reviewer: Louise Riveiro-Mitchell, Romance Studio

              Brighten Your Day

 “Find the tin box.”  These are Grandpa’s haunting last words to Abigail, and at first they mystify her.  But a tin box soon turns up among Grandpa’s belongings, and inside there’s a letter: “I have to explain something I did a long time ago…”  Abigail wishes that she hadn’t uncovered this unsuspected family secret.  What to do with her new knowledge?

 

Life becomes still more complicated when Ben walks into Abigail’s antiques store.  Abigail is immediately enchanted by the golden flakes in his emerald eyes, but mysterious Ben brings devastating news.  Abigail’s house and store are about to be sold, and she must find a new home for both herself and her business.  What should Abigail do?  Can her eccentric and frail supplier Antique Hamilton really help her?  And why does she feel so drawn to Ben, even though he’s representing the enemy?  Abigail’s strength comes from God, and biblical words of “plans to give you hope and a future” encourage her as she struggles with these issues.

 

Michele Galindez lives in Ohio with her two sons and their dog, and “The Collector” is her first novel.  The story is full of love: God’s love, Abigail’s love for a golden Labrador called Bronie, and the love that binds together an extended family despite the failings of its members.  Reading this book is like discovering a long-searched-for antique treasure.  It’s guaranteed to broaden your smile and brighten your day!

 

Recommended by Reviewer:  Julie Falkner, Allbooks Reviews.

    
 

 

Looking forward to the next book   

      

The Collector, by Michele Galindez, is a wonderful novel that draws the reader in with vivid descriptions of the characters and setting. It seized my curiosity and warmed my heart. I look forward to Michele's next book. K. Wilson

 

Very Gripping Book...

Abigail Winchester owns a neat little antique shop in the small town of Somerset, Kentucky. Her life is going well and she is quite satisfied with the way things are until, as her Grandfather is passing away, he implores her to find a tin box. Inside that box is a secret letter that will rock Abigail's world, as she knows it, to the very core.

What should she do about the knowledge her Grandfather has passed on to her in this letter? Family secrets are uncovered that not only concern her life but could change the lives of several other people, some very close to her and some almost totally unknown.

Abigail's world is in a turmoil and she is contemplating what to do about these secrets when the complications triple. A handsome man named Ben walks into her store and informs her that both her house and her store are about to be sold. She must find not only a place to live, but a place to relocate her business-her very livelihood. What will she do now?

Ben, the stranger bearing this bad news, quickly becomes the one person she despises most in all the world. So why does she feel an attraction to the one man she should now hate beyond all others? Abigail must rely on her strong faith to help her make these decisions that will affect her life and the lives of others forever.

The Collector by Michele Galindez was a very gripping book that held this reader's attention from page one. Her dilemmas and the way she handled them was inspiring. This was a book I would gladly lend and recommend to others.

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Susan Johnson, Reviewer

 

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