A Piece of Heaven

A Novel

De: Barbara O'Neal

Narrado por: Raquel Beattie

Against the sunbaked hills of New Mexico, two broken hearts come together in a poignant novel about family, love, and healing by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids.

Luna McGraw struggles to conquer the addictions that destroyed her marriage and caused her to lose custody of her beloved daughter, Joy. After eight years, Joy is back and Luna aims to rebuild everything that fell apart. She has a therapeutic job as a florist, a loving mother’s support, and a new man in her life who makes Luna feel things she’s been afraid to feel since forever.

Thomas Coyote is a gentle soul who has built a little piece of heaven against the beautiful backdrop of the Taos mountains. With an ex-wife married to his brother, Coyote knows a thing or two himself about betrayal and tattered dreams. When he meets Luna, his guard is coming down. But as strong as the attraction is between them, Luna doesn’t want to make another mistake.

It’ll take a while for her to forgive the sins of a manipulative husband, to mend the broken heart of a child, and to open herself up to love again. This time, Luna wants to get it right.

Revised edition: This edition of A Piece of Heaven includes editorial revisions.

©2003, 2014, 2024 by Barbara Samuel. (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“An original and deftly crafted story by Barbara O'Neal, Piece of Heaven is an irresistible novel full of colorful characters and lush settings of the American Southwest laid out in a brilliant tapestry of romance and magical realism. …brilliantly narrated by Rawuel Beattle.” —Midwest Book Review

“A deep and wise love story . . . Mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters—there’s something wonderful here for every reader.” —Jo-Ann Mapson, Author of Bad Girl Creek and Along Came Mary

“[O'Neal] has created truly three-dimensional characters, filled with flaws, strengths, and idiosyncrasies. As lyrical as a Spanish ballad, peppered with Southwestern metaphors and allusions, and written in a style evocative of Barbara Kingsolver at her best.” —Library Journal

Really terrific, engaging & tense

With a setting as mystical & unique as Taos New Mexico, with all the ethnic diversity and ancient traditions, but with a very modern spin on interracial relationships, faulty marriages & finding your way back from the bottom, this is a very good story that takes you by surprise with the many layers of each character, as well as an amazing performance by this narrator. This is a new author to me & if her other works are like this, I definitely think her stories are worth a read or listen!

So good

Another great Audible book
I learned cool information about New Mexico.
Very nice story about caring and loving.

Easy, Breezy Summer Reading

I wasn't going to rate it 4 stars, but it just seemed it was earned. I liked the fact that it's set in Taos, NM, a place I love. I liked the way cultures blended. I love that it was written before people were so divided by politics. Mostly, I hated then appreciated how the author through this story showed me that being "in your head" too much can hold you back or cause you to miss opportunities. This book is perfect for reading at the pool, beach, airport, long car ride.

Favorite by this author!

the atmosphere and lore of the southwest combined with strong characters make for a great read hard to put down!

Soap Opera

All about alcohol, smoking, sex , lack of morals, but not much substance. Shallow characters. Very slow moving.

Not for me.

I love Barbara O'Neal's stories and her character development, but will not be ordering any more of the audibles. It is annoying to be listening and have the need to skip over the sexual content. I do not appreciate the smuck in a book. I will return this book today, but wanted you to know why I am returning.

bought by mistake. would prefer to return it.

I am sorry, I purchased wrong book. if possible, refund the credit, please. Thank you.