Reviewed by: ?wazithinkin
Genre: Humor / Paranormal Romance / Ghosts
Approximate word count: 55-60,000 words
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Author:
In another
life, before Karen Cantwell started writing full time, she had a different,
very rewarding job – a vision therapist. She decided to give her male romantic
hero a profession that was more specific than just, a lawyer, or a doctor, or a
coffee shop barista. They say write what you know, and one thing she knew very
well, was vision therapy. Her own husband is an optometrist in this specialized
field, and the reason why she became a vision therapist, herself. Hence, the
decision was made, Cal Callahan would be a developmental optometrist – an eye
doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating patients (by and large,
children) with Learning-related Vision Disorders.
To learn
more about Ms. Cantwell and her successful Barbara
Marr Murder Mystery series, the check out her website and blog.
Description:
“Desperate to pay the bills, 29-year-old Sophie ignores the
advice of her stuffy spirit-friend, Marmaduke Dodsworth, and takes a job with
the handsome Dr. Callahan, an optometrist with a desperate situation of his
own. The good doctor's problem? He has a spirit-friend as well: one with a
fiery crush and a vicious jealous streak. When chemistry starts to brew between
Sophie and Dr. Callahan, his green-eyed ghost wreaks some bad-tempered havoc,
scaring away his patients and putting Sophie on edge. Will Sophie give up the
ghost and quit the new job, or buck up and find a way to rid Dr. Callahan of
his pesky specter, freeing their romance to find a life of its own?”
Appraisal:
I have read
several of Ms. Cantwell’s books, the Barbara Marr Murder Mystery series is one
of my favorites. When I heard she was writing a ghost story I was pleased to
see her branching out into the paranormal; one of my favorite genres. She has
an easy-going style to her writing that makes it a pleasure to read.
I dearly
loved Marmaduke. He is such an English gentleman, and I think the author pulled
off his verbose English dialect quite well. I found Sophie and Marmaduke’s
dialogue thoroughly entertaining and I loved their relationship. I was glad to
learn he is sticking around for a few more books. The chemistry between the
reserved Dr. Callahan and Sophie was charming and natural. The story setting
and characters are unique which set up the book to be an interesting and
educational read. As with all of Ms. Cantwell’s writing there is a mystery to
unravel with unexpected twists in the plot. The humor flows well and is not over-the-top
or slapstick. I was also pleased that Sophie is a fully-fledged character in
her own right; she is not a rewritten Barbara Marr, but I like her just as well.
This is a light, fun, quick read that leaves you feeling satisfied in the end.
FYI:
I think
this book will teach us all to stay away from internet magic spells.
Format/Typo Issues:
I found no significant issues with editing or formatting.
Rating: ***** Five stars
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