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Making the Ghost of It
by Kerri Nelson
Category: Romance/Fantasy
Description: Finding the perfect roommate can be a real challenge, but when you already share your home with a family of ghosts?it can be downright impossible. When Avery Willow buys the old Jekyll Island Infirmary in hopes of restoring it and making a profit, she gets more than her money's worth when she realizes that she shares the home with a myriad of ghosts from the past century. Now, she must deal with a constant parade of meddling spirits while trying to find a roommate and convince the sexy doctor next door that she's not totally insane. In this spirited romance, Avery learns that sometimes the one thing you're searching for has a way of finding you. Excerpt: Riley Donovan had seen insanity before but it had never come in such an adorable package. He watched from his back porch as the woman next door swatted at gnats with a gloved hand. At first, he'd thought she was just fussing at the annoying little insects that were hovering around her face. Then, he'd seen her turn towards a seemingly invisible person and actually carry on a conversation. He took small sips out of his glass of iced tea and watched her closely. Her small frame was crouched down on the ground as she tended to her flower bed and her long golden hair was pulled back from her face. Even from this distance, he could make out the particularly appealing shape of her nose and lips. She had a petite little frame but the attitude with which she spoke seemed to make her much larger. He shook his head as a grin began to form on his own lips. He was getting a crush on the new neighbor and she was talking to thin air.
eBook Publisher: Eternal Press/Damnation Books LLC/Eternal Press, 2010 2010
eBookwise Release Date: December 2010
 
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Available eBook Formats: OEBFF Format (IMP) [102 KB]
Words: 16974
Reading time: 48-67 min.
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
Chapter One
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Riley Donovan had seen insanity before, but it never came in such an adorable package. He watched from his back porch as the woman next door swatted at gnats with a gloved hand. At first, he thought she was just fussing at the annoying little insects hovering around her face. Then, he saw her turn towards a seemingly invisible person and actually carry on a conversation.
He took small sips out of his glass of iced tea and watched her closely. Her small frame crouched down on the ground as she tended to her flower bed, and her long golden hair was pulled back from her face. Even from this distance, he made out the particularly appealing shape of her nose and lips. She had a petite little frame but the attitude with which she spoke made her seem much larger.
He shook his head as a grin formed on his own lips. He was getting a crush on the new neighbor, and she was talking to thin air.
Avery Willow needed a new roommate. She lost her third one in as many months just yesterday. She thought Francine would be different. When she'd interviewed her, the woman seemed calm and easy-going enough.
Unfortunately, when her bathroom faucet kept repeatedly turning on and off all by itself during the night, Francine packed her things and left. Now, Avery was back where she started once again.
The main problem was that her house payment was due in another week and with all the new tenants moving out so abruptly, she hadn't been able to collect much from any of them. She would have to start asking for a full month's rent up front. That's what she would do from now on and it would be totally nonrefundable.
Charlie hovered behind her and going on and on about how she didn't need a new roommate and that she should just give up on the search. She tried to ignore him and shoo him away like the pest he was, but he just wouldn't shut up.
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