Mixed Signals
Author: Higgs, Liz Curtis
ISBN: 9781590524381
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 04 May 2005
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
Love Is on the Air br>br>Belle O'Brien, the woman behind the warmest voice in Virginia radio, has one problem- Her oldies show on WPER-FM is a solid-gold hit, but her love life, at thirty-two years and counting, is an off-the-charts disaster. The pickings are slim in small-town Abingdon. Will it be smooth-talking Patrick Reese, the man who launched her radio career a decade earlier? Moody but handsome David Cahill, the chief engineer with a mysterious past and a new life in Christ? Or Matthew the Methodist, her pastor across the street? Surrounded by an on-air cast of colorful characters, Belle's journey toward joy is filled with humor, heartache, and endless surprises. Norah Silver-Smyth, her friend and encourager, will join Belle in discovering that it's never too late to listen to your heart. br>br>"One of the most delightful surprises I've had all year- br>br>a first novel that moved me to both laughter and tears!" br>br>Susan Wiggs, i>USA Today /i>bestselling author Love Is on the Air br>br>Belle O'Brien, the woman behind the warmest voice in Virginia radio, has a problem- Her oldies show is a solid-gold hit, but her love life is an off-the-charts disaster. br>br>Her prospects for a husband are small-town slim. Will it be smooth-talking Patrick Reese, who launched her radio career? Moody but handsome David Cahill, WPER's enigmatic broadcast engineer? Matthew the Methodist, her oh-so-available pastor? Or the mysterious radio listener who signs his letters, "All Ears in Abingdon"? br>br>As Belle embarks on a journey toward joy, Norah Silver-Smyth, proprietor of The Silver Spoon, cooks up her own delicious recipe for happily-ever-after in this winsome tale filled with humor, tenderness, endless surprises...and i>two /i>happy endings! br>br>"Liz Curtis Higgs...has succeeded magnificently with her first fictional effort." br>br>i>K-LOVE News Reviews /i> br>br>"Christian fiction isn't known for humorous books, so this title is a special joy." br>br>i>Library Journal /i> br>br>"Great laughs, good solid story, surprises and twists, and great characters." br>br>Francine Rivers, bestselling author of i>Redeeming Love/i> br>br>"Absolutely wonderful. An outstanding and heart-warming debut!" br>br>Angela Elwell Hunt, author of i>The Note /i> br>br>"i>Mixed Signals /i>was my sweet reward at the end of my demanding days...a most satisfying treat!" Jane Johnson Struck, Senior Editor, i>Today's Christian Woman/i>br>br>b>Story Behind the Book/b>br>br>Before she became a platform speaker, Liz Curtis Higgs spent ten years as a successful radio personality, moving town to town, up and down the dial. In i>Mixed Signals,/i> Liz draws on that memorable decade to create WPER, an oldies station in Abingdon , Virginia . The Barter Theater was included with thanks to her experience with amateur drama productions, and the ten hot-air balloon ascents she weathered while a broadcaster were also put to use. Her heroine, Belle, marries a radio station engineer...just as Liz did nearly twenty years ago. But there the parallels end in this winsome tale with i>two /i>happy endings.
ISBN: 9781590524381
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 04 May 2005
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
Love Is on the Air br>br>Belle O'Brien, the woman behind the warmest voice in Virginia radio, has one problem- Her oldies show on WPER-FM is a solid-gold hit, but her love life, at thirty-two years and counting, is an off-the-charts disaster. The pickings are slim in small-town Abingdon. Will it be smooth-talking Patrick Reese, the man who launched her radio career a decade earlier? Moody but handsome David Cahill, the chief engineer with a mysterious past and a new life in Christ? Or Matthew the Methodist, her pastor across the street? Surrounded by an on-air cast of colorful characters, Belle's journey toward joy is filled with humor, heartache, and endless surprises. Norah Silver-Smyth, her friend and encourager, will join Belle in discovering that it's never too late to listen to your heart. br>br>"One of the most delightful surprises I've had all year- br>br>a first novel that moved me to both laughter and tears!" br>br>Susan Wiggs, i>USA Today /i>bestselling author Love Is on the Air br>br>Belle O'Brien, the woman behind the warmest voice in Virginia radio, has a problem- Her oldies show is a solid-gold hit, but her love life is an off-the-charts disaster. br>br>Her prospects for a husband are small-town slim. Will it be smooth-talking Patrick Reese, who launched her radio career? Moody but handsome David Cahill, WPER's enigmatic broadcast engineer? Matthew the Methodist, her oh-so-available pastor? Or the mysterious radio listener who signs his letters, "All Ears in Abingdon"? br>br>As Belle embarks on a journey toward joy, Norah Silver-Smyth, proprietor of The Silver Spoon, cooks up her own delicious recipe for happily-ever-after in this winsome tale filled with humor, tenderness, endless surprises...and i>two /i>happy endings! br>br>"Liz Curtis Higgs...has succeeded magnificently with her first fictional effort." br>br>i>K-LOVE News Reviews /i> br>br>"Christian fiction isn't known for humorous books, so this title is a special joy." br>br>i>Library Journal /i> br>br>"Great laughs, good solid story, surprises and twists, and great characters." br>br>Francine Rivers, bestselling author of i>Redeeming Love/i> br>br>"Absolutely wonderful. An outstanding and heart-warming debut!" br>br>Angela Elwell Hunt, author of i>The Note /i> br>br>"i>Mixed Signals /i>was my sweet reward at the end of my demanding days...a most satisfying treat!" Jane Johnson Struck, Senior Editor, i>Today's Christian Woman/i>br>br>b>Story Behind the Book/b>br>br>Before she became a platform speaker, Liz Curtis Higgs spent ten years as a successful radio personality, moving town to town, up and down the dial. In i>Mixed Signals,/i> Liz draws on that memorable decade to create WPER, an oldies station in Abingdon , Virginia . The Barter Theater was included with thanks to her experience with amateur drama productions, and the ten hot-air balloon ascents she weathered while a broadcaster were also put to use. Her heroine, Belle, marries a radio station engineer...just as Liz did nearly twenty years ago. But there the parallels end in this winsome tale with i>two /i>happy endings.
