Patricia Garber

Eternal Flame Patricia Garber

When Samantha's beloved mother dies from cancer, this Baptist preacher's daughter finds herself motherless and alone in the world. Her heart turns away from the God she was raised to love, and bitterness takes His place. The need to find a distraction from her grief takes Sam on an unexpected adventure to the historical town of Salem, Massachusetts, where the colorful customs of a more puritanical time are in striking contrast to everything Sam was raised to believe. Her journey begins with the words of a local fortuneteller who predicts guidance and companionship for Sam's future. Hope springs eternal when the most famous entertainer in American pop culture becomes her guardian angel. Elvis Presley hasn't walked the Earth in almost 30 years. To the surprise of both Elvis and Sam, during their days together they forge a friendship that holds passion and love. What is the future for a love between a mortal and an angel? When the time comes, can Elvis leave Earth for the second time without her? Can Samantha go on and love another after him? Those questions fan the eternal flame of her heart.