Angelina's Journey

Book excerpt: Angelina’s Journey is a sequel to Gwen Thoma’s fifth book, The King of Hearts. Angelina Harper is a nineteen-year-old college freshmen at Southeast Missouri State College in 1967. She had just declared her major in the nursing program at the college when she became a key witness in the trial of John Noble, better known as the King of Hearts. Angelina had been stalked by John Noble for three years while she was in high school. She and the police had discovered that her stalker had been murdering Angelina’s boyfriends in high school and had left king of hearts playing cards with each body of these seven young men. Angelina knew she was being stalked but did not discover that he was a serial killer until she and the police realized the King of Hearts was following her and leaving king of hearts playing cards wherever she went. Angelina thought that she was done with her stalker once he was caught and sentenced to life in prison. Nothing was further from the truth. Somehow, he knew what was going on in her life, and he sent her letters and called her with threatening warnings. Angelina’s saga continues until the dramatic and suspenseful end to her journey. This book is filled with mystery, suspense, and romance as Angelina lives the rest of her life.