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Friendship Heirlooms Series, Book 1: Clumsy Girl's Guide to Falling in Love (Friendship Heirlooms Inspirational Romance Series) Kindle Edition

by Karen Wiesner (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
Return to Peaceful, Wisconsin and read the stories of those secondary characters in an all-new spin-off series. Nuggets of faith can be passed down as heirlooms from friend to friend, heart to heart, soul-mate to soul-mate.

Book One Friendship Heirloom: Persistence
Zoe Rossdale is the clumsy girl who always has her elbows, feet, eyes, and brass-red hair going in the wrong directions. She floats around in her own world, comfortable there alone, only to be jarred back into the real one when her obliviousness gets her in trouble again. After a lifetime of being evaluated critically--first by her own father, and then by everyone around her--and found wanting, she's trying to change...for her own good. She's reaffirmed her commitment to Christ and vowed not to do any of the stupid, possibly illegal, things she'd done for years on the pitiful excuse of surviving. After nearly being fired from the only job she could get to keep her from starving and living on the streets, she's going to school once more and trying to do better for her über-patient boss. And she's allowed her best friends to talk her into getting contacts, some new clothes, and a more flattering hairstyle. They tell her she looks beautiful, but she feels more like a dodo bird than ever before--until she literally runs into the only man she's ever gone loopy over.
Curt Bertoletti has spent years trying to forget the seriously messed-up Zoe and her embarrassing ways. The only person who'd ever approved of the ditzy klutz was his mother, and his mother has become relentless in her cause to get him married and settled down. Surely that's what conjured the appearance of Zoe...Zoe, who looks so little like the girl he remembers. Even as he vows that he won't stray again--out of weakness or whatever it was that had him stone-gone over her before--he can't help remembering how well he and Zoe fit together. They'd truly been two abnormal peas in an even stranger pod. But no other woman had ever gotten that misty look in her eyes when she looked at him, or kissed him like she'd forgotten anyone or anything else existed. No other woman made him so happy, so mad, so sad, and so content. Though he's walking stronger in the Lord than he ever has before and he finally knows what he wants in life, he's convinced Zoe Rossdale is not it--matchmaking mother or no matchmaking mother. So why can't he forget her and be done with it?
For better or worse, Zoe will always be Zoe--the clumsy girl with her dress tucked into her pantyhose, toilet paper stuck to her shoe and trailing in her wake, the girl whose idea of falling in love is to stand at the edge of the precipice, throw out her arms and confidently jump into a free-fall. If Zoe will always be Zoe, the only question left is, can they both live with that fact? Forever?
Zoe Rossdale was a secondary character in GLASS ANGELS, Book 4 of the Family Heirlooms Series.

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    Friendship Heirlooms Inspirational Romance Series
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5 Stars! "CLUMSY GIRL'S GUIDE TO FALLING IN LOVE, Book 1 of Karen Wiesner's Friendship Heirlooms Series, will have you laughing, crying and empathizing with Zoë throughout the entire story. Zoë has always been the clumsy girl, never really fitting in. When she attempts to fit in, others accept her, but she still feels out of place and in her own world. Zoë runs into Curt and the old memories return and although they both fight them and Zoë is determined not to be with Curt, are they really meant to be together forever? I feel this book has been well-written. While reading it, I felt as if I were a part of the characters' lives as Zoë is talking with the reader throughout the book, sharing her thoughts, feelings and experiences. Zoë is such a likable character and someone whom so many readers could relate to on many levels. There are times when we all feel as if we do not fight into the world that we are living in and are searching for that perfect fit, not to mention that perfect someone to share life with. Zoë and Curt have a past and, while it was a wonderful past together, so much time has passed and with the hurt feelings and misunderstandings, they must find where they are at now. Relationships are something that are wonderful but confusing and hard at the same time and readers relate to this and will be sucked right into the drama of the Curt and Zoë relationship in this book and will want to keep reading until the end!" ~Kristie I. for Readers Favorite readersfavorite.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00WN2KZ8U
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Writers Exchange E-Publishng; 2nd edition (April 23, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 23, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 10.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 234 pages
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Karen Wiesner

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Creating realistic, unforgettable characters one story at a time…

In addition to being a popular writing reference instructor and writer, professional blurbologist and freelance editor, Karen Wiesner is the accomplished author of 144 titles published in the past 25 years, which have been nominated/won 134 awards, with 19 more releases contracted for spanning many genres and formats.

Karen's multi-award-winning and bestselling Incognito Series (romantic action/adventure/suspenses) has been revised and reissued.

Karen’s first foray into her favorite genre, romantic science fiction, is available now with the Arrow of Time Chronicles, including IMMUTABLE, INEVITABLE, INDELIBLE, and INDOMITABLE.

Karen's award-winning Denim Blues Mysteries (Christian romantic mystery trilogy with a private investigator, police procedural and amateur sleuth installment) is available now.

Karen writes the multi-award-winning Falcon’s Bend Series (police procedural mysteries) with author Chris Spindler of Auenwald, Germany. Books 1-6 and three novellas collections are available now.

Karen’s multi-award-winning Family Heirlooms Series (Christian romances) is now available. Books 1-7 of the spin-off series, Friendship Heirlooms Series, are also available. All titles are set in Karen's fiction town of Peaceful, Wisconsin. Her Peaceful Pilgrim Series is set in Peaceful, a modern-day small community with old-fashioned values and friendly people you'll want to get to know and visit often. Available now are HOME, Book 1; DESTINY, Book 2; ONCE UPON A CLICHÉ, Book 3; and A PERFECT MATCH, Book 5. Look for four more books in the series with REKINDKLED, Book 6, 2022; HEARTS ABLAZE, Book 4, 2022; AFTER THE GLITTER FADES, Book 7, 2023; and EXILED HEARTS, Book 8, 2023.

Karen’s Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series focuses on ghosts and horror and is set in her fictional Erie County, Wisconsin. Books 1-6 are now available. Books 7-12 as well as the first novella collection will be published between 2022-2024.

Karen’s Wounded Warriors Series (women’s fiction) and Gypsy Road Series (contemporary romances) have been revised and reissued along with her Angelfire Trilogy (contemporary romances). The spin-off series, Angelfire II Quartet, is also available now including ONLY THE LONELY, MIDNIGHT ANGEL, SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT, and PROMISES IN THE DARK.

Karen's writing reference titles include the bestselling FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS as well as WRITING THE FICTION SERIES: The Guide for Novels and Novellas, BRING YOUR FICTION TO LIFE: Crafting Three-Dimensional Stories with Depth and Complexity, WRITING BLURBS THAT SIZZLE--AND SELL!. THE POWER OF PROMOTIONAL GROUPS, and COHESIVE STORY BUILDING. Her new writing reference is titled CPR FOR DEAD OR LIFELESS FICTION: A Writer's Guide to Deep and Multifaceted Development and Progression of Characters, Plots, and Relationships.

Karen’s book of poetry, Soul Bleeds The Poetry, Melodies, and Other Wanderings of Karen Wiesner (previously released as Soul Bleeds The Dark Poetry and Other Wanderings of K.S. Wiesner), is available now, reissued and expanded.

Karen also writes children's books including TAKING RESPONSIBILITY BUILDS TRUST (Making Good Choices Series, Book 1) has been reissued. TAKING CARE OF YOUR THINGS (Making Good Choices Series, Book 2) will be reissued TBA. KERI IS CUTE CUTE CUTE; I CAN TOUCH THE SKY; and CODY KNOWS with Linda Derkez are currently out of print.

From 2003 to 2014, Karen was the founding member of Jewels of the Quill, a popular promotional group of women authors that was featured in the September 2003 issue of RT Book Reviews. Jewels of the Quill produced two award-winning group anthologies per year from 2005-2011 (all currently out of print). Karen edited all 14 anthologies and designed the covers as well as contributing a novella to each. With the group anthologies, Karen started many new series’, which have been revised and reissued along with the single title novellas:

Books 1-10 and The Final Chapter of the Woodcutter’s Grim Series (Classic Tales of Horror Retold) are romantic fantasy and mild horror novellas and novels set in Karen's fictional town of Woodcutter's Grim, Wisconsin.

All seven novellas in the Kaleidoscope Series (contemporary romances) are now available.

The first four novellas in Karen’s Adventures in Amethyst Series, contemporary romances set in the fictional Amethyst, Wisconsin are available now along with six novels in the series, Books 5-10. Look for Adventures in Amethyst Trio of Holiday Romances including the novels NEVER A BRIDE, Book 11; UNLUCKY IN LOVE, Book 12; and SHOTGUN WEDDING, Book 13 to be released in 2021.

The Cowboy Fever Series, contemporary romances set in the fictional town Fever, Texas, includes five novellas and a novel, available now.

The novellas The Amethyst Angel, A Home for Christmas, The Amethyst Star, and Creatures of the Night have been revised and reissued as 2-in-1 volumes.

Karen won the Inscriptions Engraver Award for best on-line columnist two years in a row, the Year 2000 for eXcellence in E-publishing Award: E-author from ebookadvisor, was a two time recipient of the E-Pub Ambassador Award, and was a two time recipient of The Simply Charming Award for outstanding promotion of e-books. She was also nominated for the 2000 EPIC Florence Moyer Service Award.

Visit her website and blog at https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/ and her Facebook author page at http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor.

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  • Detra Fitch
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2013
    Zoë Rossdale is the clumsy girl who somehow ends up in a tangle on the ground or spilling something across the dinner table and has Habanero-colored hair that always seems to go in the wrong direction. Zoë has never trusted a single person in her life (for good reasons) except her late mother ... until four years ago. That was when Zoë opened herself up to Curt. For a few months, Zoë had said and done things with him that she had never with anyone else. Zoë loved Curt with all her heart. She gave him everything, including her virginity. Then he unceremoniously dumped her - by phone message - for a woman with huge breasts. A woman who treated every man around her like a pet. A woman who only paid Curt attention whenever she wanted something from him.

    Somehow Zoë has become best friends with three gorgeous women. With their help, Zoë has tamed her wild hair, gotten a roof over her head, purchased a small and flattering wardrobe, has a job as a receptionist/secretary for a patient boss, and she is going to school to become a better employee. Everyone says she looks beautiful, but Zoë still feels like a dodo bird. And then Zoë literally runs into the only man she has ever loved.

    Curt Bertoletti does not want to simply work as a chef or waiter at the family's Italian restaurant, Ciatti's Italiano. Instead, Curt went to college so he could help with the financial side of the business. As the youngest in a large family, his older siblings have never let themselves see his potential. They often treat him as a joke. But Curt wants to expand the business. He has plans to secure the restaurant's future. If only his family would take him seriously.

    Over the past four years, Curt has often thought about Zoë. Gaining her trust had been a monumental feat. Curt had never been as happy as he was during his months with Zoë. And then Curt had solidified her distrust of men, him in particular, by betraying her. Losing Zoë has changed him profoundly and he realizes just how badly he wants her back. One way or another, he would have to prove to Zoë that he loves her and would remain faithful to her alone. She will not make it easy for him to win her back. She is justified in her distrust. If she makes them both miserable on the road to redemption, so be it. He will do anything for Zoë - except give up.

    **** FOUR STARS! What I did not mention in my synopsis is that no one in Curt's family, except his mother, has ever approved of Zoë. The woman that Curt had dumped Zoë for is also in this story. So Curt has his work cut out for him in proving his fidelity to Zoë. Another thing I did not mention is that Zoë and Curt both have big Maine Coon Cats. If not for those two cats, the pair may never have gotten back together.

    This is an Inspirational Romance, meaning that the characters often turn to God for His guidance. If you are not a Christian, you will still enjoy this tale very much, because the author does not shove religion down the throats of her readers. This story focuses on the trust and romance of the main couple. That is one of the things I like most about the author, Karen Wiesner.

    Each character has its own developed background; however, the main and secondary characters have fully developed ones. Zoë's roommate will have her story told in a later title. Zoë's two other friends had their stories told in the Family Heirloom Series (of which this new series is a spin-off). Each title is a stand-alone story and, as always, each story is fabulous! ****

    Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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  • Hotcha
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Clumsy Girl's Guide to Falling in Love
    Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2017
    freely chose to review this book as I am a avid fan of Ms. Wiesner and enjoy her heart warming stories that make you feel that you are there in person and not reading the books. The book is about an introverted string bean of a woman with size twelve feet that can out eat any man AND STILL NOT GAIN WEIGHT! (BIG SIGH) and she has a hatred of all men since her mom told her that she thought her dad and her aunt were having an affair and he threw her out as she was expelled from college. When her mom died, she knew that she was unloved. She had no friends as she never gave them a chance to know her as she feared being hurt. Months later, she met Curt Bertoletti and she let him in and opened up her soul to him, but he dumped her for another girl who was beautiful and had it going on. To make matters worse, he broke up with her by leaving a message on her telephone!

    I loved that Curt manned up and saw that the girl he had lusted over for years only used him to get whats he wanted and that he had a inner war with himself and his family that never approved of Zoe.
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