Stuck in ghostly
limbo for 238 years, James Addison can't move on to an afterlife. After being falsely accused of treason and
executed, fate's cursed him to remain an earth-bound specter until he meets a
historian sent to research his past.
Distrustful of
fate, Dr. April Branford wants to be taken seriously, but her unique ability to
divine history by touching objects seriously compromises her credibility. Her
latest assignment? James Addison, a legendary
colonial ladies' man with a shadowy past.
Without much to go on, she doesn't hold out much hope to discover the
man behind the legend until the day she accidentally touches him and brings him
back to life.
With the help of
family and ghosts from James’s past, they unravel the truth. But after falling
in love and with time running out, it’s hard for April to believe in fate and a
future where forever is now.
Teaser Excerpt:
“Who are you?”April asked.
“You already know the
answer, Dr. Branford. You saw me out at the mill the other day.”
Her eyes widened.
“You’re…James Addison.”
She knew. But whether or not
she accepted the knowledge was yet to be seen.
“Really, I did want to tell
you the truth about me, but I couldn’t. Not knowing how you would react, I
couldn’t take the chance of having you run away from me. I don’t want you to
fear me, or what I am. You’re the only person who has ever been able to see me
in this form. But more importantly, you’re the only person who’s cared.”
She stopped and turned. “I
can see you. But you’re not real…I don’t know…”
“You make me feel real
again,” he said softly.
She muttered profanities
under her breath. “I don’t have time for ghosts. I’ve a case to solve. Go back
to wherever it is you came from.” April waved him off.
“I can’t. This is where I
am. Right here, right now. There is no place for me to go back to.” James knew
this couldn’t be easy for her to understand. “Perhaps I could be of assistance
to you, since you know who I am.”
“How do I know you really
are James Addison?”
“You don’t,” he agreed. “But
what would it take to prove to you I am?”
“Tell me where he is
buried,” she challenged.
James shrugged. “Easy
enough, but I would prefer to show you.”
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About the Author
Loni Lynne is a stay at home
mom, domestic goddess, U.S. Navy Veteran and
lover of all things
vintage/shabby-chic/Victorian and antique. From china cups
and tea sets to lace doilies
crocheted by hand (her grandmother made the best)
she believes a touch of
femininity never goes out of style.
Growing up all over the
country she's been blessed with experiencing a good
deal of culture and
lifestyles. Much like her personality, she has eclectic
tastes in what she likes to
read and write. There is no 'one' genre in which
she settles for.
God and fate have been big
influences in her life. Both have taken her to
places she never thought
she'd be, both in the physical sense and in the
spiritual. She wrote brief
stories and snippets of life as it happened to her
in her youth, and encouraged
by her teachers, continued to write. Blessed with
a loving supportive family
growing up, she was able to explore her options
which at times have been put
into use in her stories. The Navy--and fate,
afforded her the opportunity
to meet her Army, "Annapolis-native" husband and
team up with him to parent
two beautiful daughters.
Years later, her husband
gave her the best birthday present ever--a laptop, a
membership to Romance
Writers of America and a goal to complete a
manuscript for submission by
her next birthday. She did it. A few years later
she was blessed with one of
those novels, Wanted: One Ghost, as her
debut novel.
http://www.lonilynne.com
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7 comments:
Thank you for hosting me today! :)
Love reading and watching about ghosts. Sounds really good. Thanks.
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What's the coolest setting you've used? Tropical Island? Mars?
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Sounds intriguing
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Nice excerpt and cover.
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Andra, Recent manuscript I'm working on takes place Europe so that is my coolest to date! :D
Thank you all for being here today!
Dawn, thank you for hosting me. I enjoyed myself!
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