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The Angelic Letters #4
The Angelic Occurrence
A top ten Canadian Bestseller, hailed by readers as one of the most inspiring works of fiction they have ever read, The Angelic Letters series is a story that is both riveting and life-changing....
After decades apart, Henry and Jenny's lives are poised to intersect yet again, when Henry's oldest son brings his new girlfriend home to meet the family. Bearing an unusual resemblance to Henry's first love, her name, Camilla, is not just unusual, it s also the same name Jenny had vowed to name her own daughter one day. Did Jenny get pregnant that fateful night in the park? Everything about Camilla seemed to confirm Henry's belief that she was Jenny's daughter.
As Henry struggles with this and other memories of his lost love, he also strives to pick up the pieces of his life after his wife Julean's untimely death. Can the lovely Ivania fill the void left by both Julean and Jenny? And what about Jenny herself? If only Henry knew that Jenny had been trapped for years in a loveless and lonely marriage, and that, more importantly, she has never forgotten her first love.
The Angelic Occurrence, book 4 in the series, is a thrilling and heart-stopping adventure of love. The twists and turns of fate will keep you gripping the book tighter and tighter as you witness the ever widening circle of influence Henry and Jenny's guardian angels bestow upon them in an effort to reignite a love that never died.
Both author and artist, Henry Ripplinger writes from the heart, painting pictures with words that are so vivid and real that you will feel and visualize every aspect of your own life intertwined with the lives of his beloved characters.
After decades apart, Henry and Jenny's lives are poised to intersect yet again, when Henry's oldest son brings his new girlfriend home to meet the family. Bearing an unusual resemblance to Henry's first love, her name, Camilla, is not just unusual, it s also the same name Jenny had vowed to name her own daughter one day. Did Jenny get pregnant that fateful night in the park? Everything about Camilla seemed to confirm Henry's belief that she was Jenny's daughter.
As Henry struggles with this and other memories of his lost love, he also strives to pick up the pieces of his life after his wife Julean's untimely death. Can the lovely Ivania fill the void left by both Julean and Jenny? And what about Jenny herself? If only Henry knew that Jenny had been trapped for years in a loveless and lonely marriage, and that, more importantly, she has never forgotten her first love.
The Angelic Occurrence, book 4 in the series, is a thrilling and heart-stopping adventure of love. The twists and turns of fate will keep you gripping the book tighter and tighter as you witness the ever widening circle of influence Henry and Jenny's guardian angels bestow upon them in an effort to reignite a love that never died.
Both author and artist, Henry Ripplinger writes from the heart, painting pictures with words that are so vivid and real that you will feel and visualize every aspect of your own life intertwined with the lives of his beloved characters.
- GenresChristian FictionFiction
593 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2013
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About the author
Henry K. Ripplinger
12 books40 followersHenry Ripplinger is an award winning, best¬selling author of Pewter Angels, Another Angel of Love, Angel of Thanksgiving, The Angelic Occurrence, Angel Promises Fulfilled, The House Where Angels Dwell and The Heart of an Angel, in the seven book series “The Angelic Letters.” The overwhelming response by readers to Henry’s novels gives testimony to Henry’s gifts as an author to write books that touch human hearts and offer direction to their lives.
Henry’s empathetic abilities, combined with his lifelong experience and eclectic career as an educator, guidance counselor, professional artist and businessman, prepared him to craft this inspirational, spirit-filled love story and indirectly realize his aspirations of writing a self-development book.
Henry is also one of Canada’s foremost prairie artists. His work is on display at private and corporate collections across Canada, most notably in Saskatchewan, his home province, and can be seen in the critically acclaimed book, If You’re Not from the Prairie which he illustrated.
As both author and artist, Henry communicates from the heart, painting pictures with words that are vivid and real. Readers can feel and visualize every aspect of their own lives intertwined with the lives of his beloved characters.
Henry resides with his wife in the panoramic valley setting of Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their four children, two boys and two girls are married and raising families of their own.
E-mail Henry at: henry@henryripplinger.com or visit the web-site: www.henryripplinger.com for more information on Henry’s work and art. He would love to hear from you!
Henry’s empathetic abilities, combined with his lifelong experience and eclectic career as an educator, guidance counselor, professional artist and businessman, prepared him to craft this inspirational, spirit-filled love story and indirectly realize his aspirations of writing a self-development book.
Henry is also one of Canada’s foremost prairie artists. His work is on display at private and corporate collections across Canada, most notably in Saskatchewan, his home province, and can be seen in the critically acclaimed book, If You’re Not from the Prairie which he illustrated.
As both author and artist, Henry communicates from the heart, painting pictures with words that are vivid and real. Readers can feel and visualize every aspect of their own lives intertwined with the lives of his beloved characters.
Henry resides with his wife in the panoramic valley setting of Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their four children, two boys and two girls are married and raising families of their own.
E-mail Henry at: henry@henryripplinger.com or visit the web-site: www.henryripplinger.com for more information on Henry’s work and art. He would love to hear from you!
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June 7, 2013
I got to book 4 in this series because I want to know how Henry and Jenny find each other again and also because my Mom is reading the series too. But this book was painful to read. It dragged on and was so repetitive that I just about gave up. it was very preachy on numerous topics, which just detracted from the story. While I appreciate that this series is about miracles, the number of miracles superseded what a reader of fiction can accept in a storyline.
September 23, 2018
Can't wait to get the next book tomorrow!
I love how the author handles sensitive subjects, especially in the first two books, how human the characters are, so normal yet real and faithful.
I love how the author handles sensitive subjects, especially in the first two books, how human the characters are, so normal yet real and faithful.
October 24, 2019
This book was a bit repetitive and too slow moving. The characters were all very naive (many couldn’t see the obvious connections right in front them).
That being said I’m still enjoying this series. Very cute and heartfelt and I can’t wait to read the next book.
That being said I’m still enjoying this series. Very cute and heartfelt and I can’t wait to read the next book.
July 11, 2017
This was not one of my favorites. It's way too long and slow.
January 29, 2018
This is the fourth book in this series and they are all wonderful, with this one being the best so far. I love them so much, they are so uplifting and heart wrenching at the same time.
January 17, 2026
Such good books
October 15, 2025
When henry visits with his sons new wife , he always thinks again of Jenny and how much the two are alike . From the unique name she has down to the love of butterflies and flowers but what throws him is the story of her parents. Will they ever find out the truth of her parentage ?
Finally Jenny and James go to bat and get a divorce. She has to leave behind the estate that ahe has grown to love with her garden and beautiful statue. She tries to figure out what to take and what to have stay and it makes me wonder if she will take the garden statue!
Jenny has to leave her home after the divorce and hates to leave her beloved treasure of furniture but what will happen to her statue that she loves so dearly?
Jenny's mom gets sicker they become closer until she dies. Jenny starts thinking about regina again and how she was happy there and perhaps will run into camilla and henry.
You just want to shake Mary and say ," give Henry the letter already". Ugh
So many times there are chances to meet Jenny and Camilla and bring them together and same with Henry but it wasn't until the party for Father Eaggleman ans the wedding that things really take off and you want to shake the people in the book and speed up your reading to when they all meet!
Henrys mom dies and henry finally finds the letter from jenny from so many years ago! He keeps questioning everything but gets a few answers back, like the date on the letter and why she kept it so long.
When Father Eaglemann leaves the pristhood and goes into a home, he talks to the head person about having mass and she gives him Marjorie's name but he doesn't realize its her due to Jenny's new married name , she is in the hospital at this time and wants Father to see her there on his next visit.
with purchasing jennys home will henry find their love letters?
As Jenny grows sicker and weaker she writes a letter to Camilla and Father hears her quietly like a whisper say Camilla and Henry as she holds the pewter angel and prays to find them both. Father is blown away with the names and all the possibilities that this Jenny is the old Jenny from the past and the Marjorie in the future, the same as Henry keeps thinking that Jenny and Marjorie are also the same person of the house .
The more the story comes to a close in this book, the more the anticipation of the ending it gets!
The further Henry reads in Jennys diary , the more he comes closer to reading what he is searching for.
A must read to continue the story
Finally Jenny and James go to bat and get a divorce. She has to leave behind the estate that ahe has grown to love with her garden and beautiful statue. She tries to figure out what to take and what to have stay and it makes me wonder if she will take the garden statue!
Jenny has to leave her home after the divorce and hates to leave her beloved treasure of furniture but what will happen to her statue that she loves so dearly?
Jenny's mom gets sicker they become closer until she dies. Jenny starts thinking about regina again and how she was happy there and perhaps will run into camilla and henry.
You just want to shake Mary and say ," give Henry the letter already". Ugh
So many times there are chances to meet Jenny and Camilla and bring them together and same with Henry but it wasn't until the party for Father Eaggleman ans the wedding that things really take off and you want to shake the people in the book and speed up your reading to when they all meet!
Henrys mom dies and henry finally finds the letter from jenny from so many years ago! He keeps questioning everything but gets a few answers back, like the date on the letter and why she kept it so long.
When Father Eaglemann leaves the pristhood and goes into a home, he talks to the head person about having mass and she gives him Marjorie's name but he doesn't realize its her due to Jenny's new married name , she is in the hospital at this time and wants Father to see her there on his next visit.
with purchasing jennys home will henry find their love letters?
As Jenny grows sicker and weaker she writes a letter to Camilla and Father hears her quietly like a whisper say Camilla and Henry as she holds the pewter angel and prays to find them both. Father is blown away with the names and all the possibilities that this Jenny is the old Jenny from the past and the Marjorie in the future, the same as Henry keeps thinking that Jenny and Marjorie are also the same person of the house .
The more the story comes to a close in this book, the more the anticipation of the ending it gets!
The further Henry reads in Jennys diary , the more he comes closer to reading what he is searching for.
A must read to continue the story
February 8, 2015
I am rather enjoying the Angel series of books that follow the star crossed lovers...Henry and Jenny....and the Guardian Angel that tries to make everything fall into place for them.....imagine a first love that never changes....years go by...they marry different people...(she marries a mean bully of a man...glad she got a divorce)...and raise children.....and they love their respective spouses...(well, Henry did...and so did Jenny in a way)....but the thing is ...they never stopped loving each other....As I said in the beginning...I am not sure I believe in angels....well, I do...but not in the same way that others view them....for example, I don't believe they intervene in our daily lives...however....I do believe that everything happens for a reason...and when certain things are meant to go certain ways that the Universe does everything in it's power to make it so....now, if Henry Ripplinger (the Author) wants to use Angels to convey this message...so be it....he does a lovely job doing so....Again, I'm not Catholic, so I sometimes think he gets a bit heavy handed in the sermon department...but, he is making beautiful points.....and I am anxious to read book 5...these two have just got to get together....it is a true love story
November 7, 2014
After decades apart, Henry and Jenny's lives are poised to intersect yet again, when Henry's oldest son brings his new girlfriend home to meet the family. Bearing an unusual resemblance to Henry's first love, her name, Camilla, is not just unusual, it's also the same name Jenny had vowed to name her own daughter one day. Did Jenny get pregnant that fateful night in the park? Everything about Camilla seemed to confirm Henry's belief that she is Jenny's daughter.
As Henry struggles with this and other memories of his lost love, he also strives to pick up the pieces of his life after his wife, Julean's untimely death. Can the lovely Ivania fill the void left by both Julean and Jenny? And what about Jenny herself? If only Henry knew that Jenny had been trapped for years in a loveless and lonely marriage, and that, more importantly, she has never forgotten her first love.
As Henry struggles with this and other memories of his lost love, he also strives to pick up the pieces of his life after his wife, Julean's untimely death. Can the lovely Ivania fill the void left by both Julean and Jenny? And what about Jenny herself? If only Henry knew that Jenny had been trapped for years in a loveless and lonely marriage, and that, more importantly, she has never forgotten her first love.
April 18, 2014
I have really enjoyed this series of books which are full of life's lessons. However, I found that this particular book has become difficult to believe (yes, I know miracles do happen; I have experienced them myself). I still have a fondness for the characters and plan to read the last book, mainly out of curiosity to see how the story ends. I hope the author completes the final book in this series very soon.
April 19, 2014
I loved this book...so many life lessons to ponder over that you need to take your time reading it. My book is full of sticky notes so I can find the passages again and record in my book journal. I was especially touched by how Henry's wife Jullean guides him after her passing. What a wonderful giving lady. And to end the book that way!!! Now I want Book 5.
Beautifully written. Father Engelman again captured my heart!
Thank you again Henry Ripplinger for a wonderfully inspirational story!
Beautifully written. Father Engelman again captured my heart!
Thank you again Henry Ripplinger for a wonderfully inspirational story!
June 10, 2013
It really shouldn't have taken me this long to finish this book, but it's been a busy month!
I would highly recommend reading this book slowly. There is so much wisdom and lessons to be learned. I cannot wait for book 5. Why do we have to wait so long though?
I would highly recommend reading this book slowly. There is so much wisdom and lessons to be learned. I cannot wait for book 5. Why do we have to wait so long though?
February 14, 2014
All the books in this series are preachy, which I was okay with; however, the way he goes on about abortion in this book is ridiculous and disturbing.... I was going to add arrogant but his tone has been arrogant all along, so that is nothing new.....
August 26, 2013
A little too preachy and repetitive but a great story line. I really want to know what happens.
July 23, 2014
I have taken a notebook to record the many life lessons. Some say preachy but valuable to consider in ones life. Can't wait for book 5.
July 23, 2014
Still loving the characters and the time and setting.
December 20, 2014
I had a hard time getting into the first part of the book but once the story picked up I couldn't put it down. This series really reaches my heart.
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