A Trip into the ‘What ifs’
I
constantly find myself saying “what it?” as I’m sure all writers do. You see an
everyday occurrence, or item and your mind begins to wander to that place. What
if someone vacuumed sealed body parts and mailed them? What if you were in the
forest and stumbled upon a crucifix with a man’s body nailed to it? What if you
were trapped in a closest with a poisonous snake?
My mind
usually centers in darkness as you can see, but with Spirit Me Away, I traveled
off the beaten path. What if you moved into an apartment and your roommate was
a hot-as-sin ghost? And even better, what if said ghost had one thing on his
mind? Seduction! Life for Holly Andrews was about to get a whole lot more
interesting … check out my latest novella if you want the answer to my latest “What
if?”
Blurb:
Luke
Braden was having the best sex of his life one moment, and the next he's
stuck in his apartment as a...ghost. No one to talk with, no one that can see
him. That is until Holly stumbles into his life, or there lack of. Things are
about to get way more interesting.
Holly
Andrews is excited to get her first place, to move beyond the walls of her
parent's house and set out on her own. Nothing can dampen the spirit though,
like finding out the place is haunted. And if that isn't bad enough, the hot
and sexy ghost has one thing on his mind...seduction.
Excerpt:
“Dead?”
She giggled nervously. This guy was a whack job.
“I heard
that,” he groused. Reading her thoughts was not going to be a good thing. Well,
other than finding out she desired him, which brought a crooked grin to his
face. For some reason, it pleased him that she found him attractive. “I assure
you I’m quite serious.”
He
clasped his hands behind his back and paced, or rather floated across the
carpet. “You’re no more surprised than I when I came into this state of being.
One minute I was having the best sex of my life and the next I’m … dead.”
“You’re
serious?”
Luke
stopped and looked at her deadpan,
brooking no argument. “I think we’ve already established that.”
“And you
think I can help you get to … the afterlife?”
He
shrugged. “You’re the only person I’ve held a conversation with in six months.
Not like I have a lot of options. I’ve watched potential tenants come and go as
the landlord parades them through one by one. But no one seemed interested in
renting the place because I died here. Until you, that is.”
“I don’t
believe in ghosts.”
He
looked at her queerly.
“Didn’t,”
she quickly amended.
Holly
shook her head, hands on hips, and looked to the floor. Too bad he hadn’t met
her while he was alive. He would’ve enjoyed helping her out with that ‘lack of
a sex life’ part. Ebony hair curled about her heart-shaped face, making him
wish he could run his fingers through its shoulder-length mass. He bet it was
as silky soft as it appeared.
She
looked back at him, her blue eyes like the Caribbean ocean. “I think I might be
the one who’s quacked. I can’t believe I’m standing here having a conversation
with someone who believes he’s dead.”
“I am
dead.” Luke stepped closer. She still didn’t believe him. Unbelievable. “Touch
me.”
Her eyes
rounded. “No.”
“Afraid,
Holly?” He could sense she was just shy of bolting. “I can’t bite. Touch me,”
he repeated.
Holly
raised her hand and aimed it for his chest, holding it out as if she meant to place
her palm directly over his still heart. Instead of making contact, it passed
right through him. She snatched it quickly back.
Oh, my
God, oh my God, oh my God, he heard her chant in her mind as easily as if she
had spoken it aloud. She massaged her hand.
The
electricity that passed through him from her contact jolted him as well. He had
been touched before, walked right through as a matter of fact, when the
landlord had been showing the apartment, and never felt a mere twinge.
“Touch
me again.”
Holly vigorously
shook her head. “No.”
“You
felt it, too.”
She
nodded.
“So you
believe me?”
“It’s
either I believe you or wake up from this freakish dream I seem to be stuck
in.”
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