Where do I begin? Well, I wanted to write something fun, something fluffy and cute. Somehow, the title MY FAVORITE GHOST came my way. Of course I was reminded of the sixties television show, “My Favorite Martian”, but that’s where the similarity ends!
So I was left with a dilemma: how can I have a love story with a billionaire and a ghost? Hmmn. I put my thinking cap on and came up with:
HIS DREAM COME TRUE
Billionaire
Timothy Bolland Carter is having a very interesting day... and night. First he
finds out that he has a previously unknown great grandmother, Emaline, who is
not only turning one hundred years old, but who also practices Appalachian
Granny Magic. Then, he receives a wake-up call--literally. A very friendly...
and passionate ghost visits his bed in the dark of the night. He doesn’t know
the woman and she doesn’t let herself be seen. When morning arrives, not only
is she gone but there’s absolutely no way she could have entered or departed
from his penthouse apartment. She says she’s a ghost, but is she really? How
can Carter find her again?
HER WORST NIGHTMARE
Doctor Gabrielle (Gabby) Rossi has her life on track. So what if she’s twenty-nine, single, with no special man on the horizon? When billionaire Timothy Bolland Carter arrives at her medical office to handle a cyber attack, she ignores him as if he had the plague. This man was responsible for “knocking up” and abandoning her best friend. But even though she gives him the cold shoulder, she can’t help but fantasize about indulging in some late night aerobics... in the privacy of her mind, of course. A couple of intense dreams later, and then... Wait a minute! How did she get pregnant?
Is it possible to make love to a ghost?
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Here are some wonderful reviews:
5 Stars!! A great way to start the New Year! Carter is a billionaire with a problem in bed. No, it doesn’t have to do with women... then again, maybe it does. After he visits with his long-lost great grandmother--who tells him she practices Appalachian Granny Magic--his sleep problems get worse... or better, depending on how you look at it. Carter is a wonderfully appealing character who treats everyone with respect. He is interested in his nighttime ghost, but also feels a connection with a Doctor Gabby, who won’t give him the time of day. Getting these two together was fun to read. Their delightful banter made me keep turning the pages. I had no idea how this unusual situation would resolve itself. Ms. Knight delivers once again!--Just Imagine Fanzine
5 Stars! Romantic and Sexy! My Favorite Ghost is a mix of contemporary romance and paranormal romance, showing that there are more mysteries in the universe than meets the eye. And when the desire is strong enough, even the impossible can happen. I recommend it!! S. A. Santos Reviews
This book is part of the Romantic Contemporaries and Magical Fantasies line.
Real life tidbit: I dedicated this novel to my Great Grandmother Emaline. Emaline happens to be the sister of my Great Great Uncle Nick, and if you’ve read my OFF THE GRID, then you know I dedicated that book to him. Unlike with Uncle Nick, I never met my Great Grandmother Emaline. She was born in Paducah, Kentucky and she and my Great Grandfather William Joseph had a passel of kids including my Grandmother, Elva.
Anyway, William Joseph was born in Tennessee, however my Knight Great Grandfather, Newton, was born in Ten Mile, Meigs, Tennessee, the location for Carter’s great grandmother, Emaline Jones.
Emaline
Jones practices Appalachian Granny Magic, and because of that, strange things
begin to happen. I can’t say if my Great Grandmother Emaline also did Granny
Magic, but I sure do love the idea, don’t you?
This
except is about Carter’s mother, Tabitha, complaining about his great
grandmother:
Two seconds later came his mother’s shrill voice. “Wait! Timothy, wait.
I... I’ll tell you. It’s just that Emaline Jones, well, how can I say this? She
practices mountain magic, superstitious nonsense. She’s a certifiable
hillbilly, for goodness sake, Timothy. Honestly, she and the Carter family
couldn’t be more different.”
Carter pinched the bridge of his nose between two fingers. Listening to
his mother was giving him a headache.
Perhaps Tabitha didn’t like the silence between them because she
continued, “That trip, Timothy, all those years ago, changed you. When you came
back, I could hardly recognize my respectable little boy. I couldn’t have that
hillbilly influence on you, Timothy. You belong here in Denver society, not out
in the wilds of the mountains, doing rain dances and such.”
Hell. Rubbing his forehead, Carter blew out a troubled breath. Not only
was his mother a narcissist, but a snobbish narcissist. An insufferable
narcissist.
Maybe it was the memory of her cold damn hands that woke him up in the night. Woke him up those nights before... before yesterday’s passionate, friendly ghost.
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One other tidbit: My granddaughter calls me Gabby! ;-)
I
hope you enjoy Gabby and Carter’s story!
Susanne
Marie Knight
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing with a Twist!
