Beauty of Souls

Book excerpt: Jim Armond is in serious trouble. His business and marriage are on the verge of failure, and his best friend has been linked to the mob. When Jim meets Jack-the voice he's been hearing all his life who has suddenly decided to step out of the shadows of his mind-the experience leaves Jim questioning his sanity and leads to a chain of events that causes Jim's life to teeter between transformation and tragedy. Jack has told Jim that he is in control of all events that occur in his life. But can Jim be certain? Louie Rivella, Jim's best friend, has borrowed money from the mob, and now he can't repay his debt. Jim decides to intervene, but he soon discovers that his assets are frozen in divorce proceedings. Now both friends' lives are in jeopardy. When Louie has a heart attack at his bar, spirit and the divine intervene. Out of the crowd emerges Angelina Parish. As she and Jim kneel to administer CPR to Louie, her hand touches Jim's, and an event occurs that has a transformational effect on everyone in the room-except the mobsters. Jim is sure that he has discovered his soul mate in Angelina, but he still has to face the mob. Can Jim overcome the specter of certain death awaiting him?