Christine M Harrington is a writer and teacher who receives messages from God about love, truth and healing. She shares these messages via her website www.thetimeoflove.com. Christine will be at Hooked on Books in Penticton on February 7 at 7 pm to read excerpts from her books Where the Great Spirit Smiled: Tales of Spiritual Evolution from the Okanagan Valley and Where the Great Spirit Wept: Tales of Spiritual Healing from the Okanagan Valley.

These are the first in a series of books that will be published from Christine's global travels healing animals, people and places and gathering their stories intuitively. "The energetic imprint of the past and present affects our future. How we "walk" upon the earth has a great impact on all living things. We can choose to walk with love or we can choose to walk an unloving path. Where we walk in love, we co-create healing, love and truth for all of the rest of life. We help one another grow," Christine says. "These ancient stories are as relevant today as they were when they were first told because they teach us the value and simplicity of "right living" in harmony with the Great Spirit and with all of the rest of creation. They show us the meaning of life in a clear and heartfelt way that makes it easy to us to understand. They are like parables."