BLURB
A year after her husband’s death, Emily Tillman
is ready to start dating again, and hopefully, find what she’s always
wanted—marriage and children. But the man who broke her heart five years ago is
back. And he’s anything but the marrying kind.
Confirmed bachelor Reese Caster is perfectly content with his life—and he’s finally over Emily, the one woman who almost made him commit. Now, his world is rocked when her dead husband shows up, demanding that Reese pursue Emily to keep her out of the clutches of her latest suitor—a jerk who is only after her money.
Being around Emily again has made Reese reconsider his bachelor life style. But now that the threat of the other man is gone, the pesky ghost wants Reese to break things off. Can he and Emily find the love they were denied, or will the ghost of her dead husband destroy their chances?
Confirmed bachelor Reese Caster is perfectly content with his life—and he’s finally over Emily, the one woman who almost made him commit. Now, his world is rocked when her dead husband shows up, demanding that Reese pursue Emily to keep her out of the clutches of her latest suitor—a jerk who is only after her money.
Being around Emily again has made Reese reconsider his bachelor life style. But now that the threat of the other man is gone, the pesky ghost wants Reese to break things off. Can he and Emily find the love they were denied, or will the ghost of her dead husband destroy their chances?
EXCERPT
“Emily is the kind of woman
you have to take things slowly with.”
“Sure, if this was real. But
you have to step it up, turn on the charm. You need to show you care, that you
know her, buy her things that she loves. Her favorite flowers are white roses,
she loves dark chocolate, and her favorite wine is Merlot. You need to move in
on her, hard.”
Caster gave a humorless
laugh and shook his head. “Do you hear yourself? You were her husband, for God’s
sake. Have some respect.”
Joey’s face flushed. “I do
respect her. That’s why I don’t want this asshole putting one over on her. She
deserves to find someone who will truly love her and give her the things I
couldn’t.”
A note of pain in his voice
almost made Caster feel sorry for him. But not as sorry as he felt for the
family who lost a loved one less than half an hour ago. “Listen, I’ve performed
back to back surgeries today, and had my night capped off by an emergency
surgery that ended with a young girl’s death. So, you’ll understand why I’m not
in the mood for this right now.”
“I’m sorry, but there’s
nothing I can do about that. My concern is with Emily. And I need you to follow
through with your end of the deal.”
“Deal, my ass. You
blackmailed me into going along with this bullshit. Well, I’m out. I’ll finish
the haunted forest thing, but no more of this romancing Emily crap. I can’t use
her like that, I can’t break her heart again.”
“Break her heart? You sound
pretty sure she’ll fall for you. My, my. Someone’s full of himself.”
Caster stood and stalked to
the door. “Look, I don’t know if she will or not, I just know I can’t do this
any longer. You can destroy everything I own, keep me up every night for the
rest of my life, but I’m done.”
He put his hand on the door,
but Joey’s voice stopped him. “I’ll tell her.”
Caster paused and turned to
face him. “You’ll what?”
“Not only will I continue to
screw with you, even on the job, but I’ll appear to Emily, tell her about our
little scheme. What do you think she’ll think of you then?”
“You’re bluffing. You wouldn’t
hurt her like that.”
Joey shook his head and
closed his eyes. When he opened them, they were suspiciously damp. “I don’t
want to. But I’ll do anything to keep her from making the biggest mistake of
her life.”
Caster let out a resigned
sigh and shook his head. “Nah, getting mixed up with the two of us was the
biggest mistake of her life.”
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Other than reading and writing, her passions are Elvis Presley, MLB, NFL (she usually works in a mention of one or all three into her stories) and watching her favorite televisions shows like Vampire Diaries, Justified, Sons of Anarchy, Haven, The Mindy Project, and Dexter (even though it has sadly ended, she will forever be a fan). Some of her favorite authors are Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, Lee Child, Lisa Gardner, Sharon Sala, Jordan Dane, Ridley Pearson, Joseph Finder, and Jonathan Kellerman…to name a few.
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Alicia: Sounds like another winner! And what a twisted plot you've hatched here. Good luck with Casper's Unfriendly Ghost!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Susan!
DeleteOoh, this sounds good! Great premise, Alicia. I'm heading to Amazon now, :)
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you! I hope you enjoy.
DeleteLoved this scene, Alicia! Especially the way you ended it. I want to read this one and find out how everything turns out. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAwesome...I appreciate that. It's very short, but I hope you won't be disappointed. :)
DeleteWow, loved the excerpt! And the perfect story for this time of year! Can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it. I love this time of year, so it was lots of fun to write a story like this. Thank you!
DeleteThe dialog in this scene is terrific!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Liz!
DeleteSounds like a wonderful book, Alicia. I always love a good ghost story myself. Good luck and many sales.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate it, Lynn. I enjoy ghost stories, too, but oddly, this was my first time to write one. :)
DeleteAh the undead...they can be so much fun...the ghost wants to be "motivational" in a pain in the a-- sort of way (but it is all for a good cause of saving Emily). Good luck with the novel and good luck to Emily...sounds like she will need it!
ReplyDeleteYes, they can, can't they? :) She needs it for sure. Thank you so much!
DeleteGreat excerpt, sounds very interesting. Best of luck :-)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds intriguing! It raises a lot of questions I want answered. Good luck!
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