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My Boyfriend's Back
The nerdy guy from Hammond High has returned for his twentieth reunion. He's rich, successful, and ready to re-claim the girl who got away: Rori McLeary.
There's just one small problem... Jack is also dead. But with the help of an angel in training, his mom, and the rockin' body of his former arch-nemesis, Jack is still going to get the girl.
He has three days... what could possibly go wrong?
There's just one small problem... Jack is also dead. But with the help of an angel in training, his mom, and the rockin' body of his former arch-nemesis, Jack is still going to get the girl.
He has three days... what could possibly go wrong?
67 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 11, 2011
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Chrissy Olinger
2 books5 followersChrissy Olinger is a writer who lives in New England. In 1967 she was lost on a family picnic. Always resourceful, she made her way to a den, where she was reared in the wild by black footed ferrets. Her mustelid name, Chklgglrgchkchk, roughly translates as "large one who squashes our young."
Discovered by park rangers in the mid-80s, Chrissy was reintegrated into society through television and reading. This is why she is weird. It is also why she can quote massive passages from sitcom dialogue and knows all the words to The Banana Splits theme song.
She also works as a language, literary, and verbal forensics specialist and writes books to stay out of trouble. Whether this is successful is open for debate.
Learn more (and join the debate) on her website, where there is a blog, links to twitter and facebook pages, and lots of other ways to interact.
http://www.chrissyolinger.com
Discovered by park rangers in the mid-80s, Chrissy was reintegrated into society through television and reading. This is why she is weird. It is also why she can quote massive passages from sitcom dialogue and knows all the words to The Banana Splits theme song.
She also works as a language, literary, and verbal forensics specialist and writes books to stay out of trouble. Whether this is successful is open for debate.
Learn more (and join the debate) on her website, where there is a blog, links to twitter and facebook pages, and lots of other ways to interact.
http://www.chrissyolinger.com
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January 24, 2012
Don't we all dread our High School Reunions? Who has changed for the better? Who for the worse? Who has the better job? Who married who? Well, for Jack, Rori, and John this will be a reunion they will never forget. Jack, the picked on school nerd has made it big in the business world. Worth millions he has only accepted the offer to speak at the reunion so that he can have a second chance with his one true love. Rori, her curves are now in, was the "fat" girl on the cheerleading squad. She has been in love with Jack since preschool, wants one last chance to tell him that she loves him, and hopes to find that he feels the same. John, the handsome football jock. Had it all in High School, now has nothing. His last chance is to appeal to Jack's nice guy nature, and try to land a spot on TV. Enter "Normiel", or Norman as he is really known, Jack's guardian angel. Getting caught up in the TV show "Next Big Star", he's late for his appointment with Jack. In his rush to get Jack's spirit back into his body after a car accident, he puts Jack's spirit into John's body. Now, Jack has till the end of the reunion to get Rori to realize that HE is in John's body, but he's not allowed to tell her. She has to figure it out on her own. If she can figure it out, they can be together. The book was enjoyable and the characters likeable. Although, I was not fully satisfied with the ending, I still think the book was great. Anyone looking for an entertaining, quick read should give this book a go.
February 9, 2012
I LOVED this book. The Angel Norman was crazy and hilarious. He actually made me laugh out LOUD. A little too loud at times.
The story is about this guy named John that wants his girlfriend back. There's this rich snobby guy named Jack also.
Well, anyway John is placed into a Coma and John's body is placed into Jack's body so that he can win the girl back. That's where Norman comes in.
Does it sound appealing to you? I can't answer that. I do STRONGLY suggest if this sound like your "cup of tea" or your type of book go out and read by all means.
Would I recommend it? Yes. You will laugh and I give 5 stars.
It will keep you interested and laughing. I LOVED it and so will you.
The story is about this guy named John that wants his girlfriend back. There's this rich snobby guy named Jack also.
Well, anyway John is placed into a Coma and John's body is placed into Jack's body so that he can win the girl back. That's where Norman comes in.
Does it sound appealing to you? I can't answer that. I do STRONGLY suggest if this sound like your "cup of tea" or your type of book go out and read by all means.
Would I recommend it? Yes. You will laugh and I give 5 stars.
It will keep you interested and laughing. I LOVED it and so will you.
February 12, 2012
This was a really short read. It was good. It was about three people going to their 10th class reunion. The guys (one rich nerd in high school and the other an athletic jerk) and the girl who was going with the athlectic but now realizes she made a mistake in high school. The guys end up in a car wreak and their spirits get switched, because the guardian angel (I think trying to get his wings) was not paying attention. Anyway the nice guy ends up on life support with his spirit in the jerks body. A good fast read. Another free kindle book from Amazon.
December 27, 2011
A thoroughly enjoyable little book, with a plotline that makes me think "hmmm, what if? perhaps I could write something similar..."
January 9, 2012
An even more romantic Heaven Can Wait. I loved it!
January 16, 2012
3.5 stars
It was a good story with an interesting 'What if?' plot. My only problem with the story was that I didn't like the ending too much.
It was a good story with an interesting 'What if?' plot. My only problem with the story was that I didn't like the ending too much.
May 19, 2012
Great humorous s/s about a man who is given a second chance at life and love but with a twist thanks to a very sweet but incompetent newbie angel.
January 28, 2012
Cute, short read
January 31, 2012
This was a good read before bed. Nothing to heavy but had you rooting for a happy ending all the same :)
February 2, 2012
This was a cute little short story!
May 20, 2012
Great quirky well written novella. Filled in the gap between two epic novels perfectly. Great free Kindle story, if you're looking for a fun read.
June 22, 2012
A quick short read that I really enjoyed.
January 15, 2012
Book was a fast read and very cute. I enjoyed the book book
August 29, 2018
I dug back to my dustiest shelf for this one and decided to give it a go. And, the verdict is in. A quick, humorous, and heartwarming sweet heart of a novella involving a nerdy angel, a class reunion to remember, and a body swap that complicates it all.
Norman the angel gets his first assignment and he is confident that he's got this one. How hard can it be, right?
John showed up for his 20 year class reunion after getting fired from his last job for sexual harassment. He just needs to convince the nerdy guy he once bullied to hire him for one of his TV studies. No sweat!
Jack is going to his class reunion for one reason and one reason only. And, its not to give a success speech to all the people who used to torment him. Rori, the girl he has unfinished business with.
Rori was shy and lacking confidence back in high school so she let the guy she really liked get away. But, she's going to the reunion and ready to tell him the truth this time. She's got this.
Well, well, like so many plans, these folks get a surprise when fate laughs and twists it all up.
This short novella-length story was a quick read. It was simple and cute if a little cheesy, too. I enjoyed the twist in the romance when Jack ends up in John's body with only the length of the reunion to get Rori to see him and not John. And, he can't tell her the truth. She has to figure it out for herself. Convincing her is a tough sell because John was the popular kid and class bully who hurt both Rori and Jack.
The angel element was the comedy part. Norman was great. He fumbled and bumbled his way along with his assignment to help Jack with his second chance with Rori.
All in all, it was a fun afternoon interlude and I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed the quick little paranormal body switch romance.
Norman the angel gets his first assignment and he is confident that he's got this one. How hard can it be, right?
John showed up for his 20 year class reunion after getting fired from his last job for sexual harassment. He just needs to convince the nerdy guy he once bullied to hire him for one of his TV studies. No sweat!
Jack is going to his class reunion for one reason and one reason only. And, its not to give a success speech to all the people who used to torment him. Rori, the girl he has unfinished business with.
Rori was shy and lacking confidence back in high school so she let the guy she really liked get away. But, she's going to the reunion and ready to tell him the truth this time. She's got this.
Well, well, like so many plans, these folks get a surprise when fate laughs and twists it all up.
This short novella-length story was a quick read. It was simple and cute if a little cheesy, too. I enjoyed the twist in the romance when Jack ends up in John's body with only the length of the reunion to get Rori to see him and not John. And, he can't tell her the truth. She has to figure it out for herself. Convincing her is a tough sell because John was the popular kid and class bully who hurt both Rori and Jack.
The angel element was the comedy part. Norman was great. He fumbled and bumbled his way along with his assignment to help Jack with his second chance with Rori.
All in all, it was a fun afternoon interlude and I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed the quick little paranormal body switch romance.
November 9, 2017
This book was really good, and made you anticipate things that weren't nessicarilly going to happen. At the beginning of the book there is a 10 year reunion for a class of students. One of the kids who got bullied a lot in high school was now a multi-millionaire, and the other main characters are Rori, who knew Jack the multi-millionaire since he was a kid, and ended up falling in love with him but she never told him that. The last main character is John, he is the guy that was the team captain on the football team and got all the girls, but was the main bully of Jack. John came to Jack asking for a job, and Jack lets him come in the car, but they end up getting in a car crash, and angels interfere and Jack's spirit ends up in John's body and Jack in John's body has to get Rori back before the night of Valentines day, which was 4 days for him to do that. The only catch was the Jack could not tell anyone he was in John's body, they had to guess for themselves. Jack spends all of him last days trying to get Rori to not hate him, because she hated John for bullying Jack. Jack does things in John's body that Jack used to do and Rori gets suspicious. The book is all about Jack's journey to get Rori back. This book was very well written and had many cliff hangers. The ending was the best part. I recommend reading this book. It was a fun book to read and I couldn't put it down.
April 8, 2018
Ok, so let’s start off by saying that I found this story a bit silly. Normally, I like the silliness but this was silly in a way that I think was a bit beyond my silliness quota.
At first I found the characters (mainly John Lydon) to be insipid and the general feel of the book meant that redemption was going to go towards the bad guy. That we were going to start championing him. That is something I couldn’t really get on board with.
My Boyfriend’s Back did get better as the story developed. Chrissy Olinger managed to pull it back but I think with my initial dislike it wasn’t enough to make me love this short story.
My Boyfriend’s Back by Chrissy Olinger is available now.
At first I found the characters (mainly John Lydon) to be insipid and the general feel of the book meant that redemption was going to go towards the bad guy. That we were going to start championing him. That is something I couldn’t really get on board with.
My Boyfriend’s Back did get better as the story developed. Chrissy Olinger managed to pull it back but I think with my initial dislike it wasn’t enough to make me love this short story.
My Boyfriend’s Back by Chrissy Olinger is available now.
July 14, 2019
This books was surprisingly good! It’s a body-swapping story (which I *love* for some reason), but it’s a bit different than others I’ve seen. It made me laugh out loud more than once, and it was overall just a cute story. I will say, it didn’t end how I’d hoped, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
September 13, 2017
Good story about the strength of love.
June 2, 2018
A little convoluted.
October 20, 2019
Good Short story. Great storyline.
August 2, 2025
I didn't like it so much
March 7, 2012
"I bring you tidings of... DAMMIT!"
With those few words, Jack Lynch's world would change forever. The nerdy guy from Hammond High has returned for his twentieth reunion. He's rich, successful, and ready to re-claim the girl who got away: Rori McLeary.
There's just one small problem... Jack is also dead. But with the help of an angel in training, his mom, and the rockin' body of his former arch-nemesis, Jack is still going to get the girl.
He has three days to convince Rori to love him. He's got the body he never had, the brains he always had, and Norman the geek angel on his side.
What could possibly go wrong?"
This is a great read & a funny story. It is a short story so I was able to read it in an hour, great way to pass the time if your on a road trip, airplane and etc. It also shows that no matter what TRUE love always wins in the end =)
With those few words, Jack Lynch's world would change forever. The nerdy guy from Hammond High has returned for his twentieth reunion. He's rich, successful, and ready to re-claim the girl who got away: Rori McLeary.
There's just one small problem... Jack is also dead. But with the help of an angel in training, his mom, and the rockin' body of his former arch-nemesis, Jack is still going to get the girl.
He has three days to convince Rori to love him. He's got the body he never had, the brains he always had, and Norman the geek angel on his side.
What could possibly go wrong?"
This is a great read & a funny story. It is a short story so I was able to read it in an hour, great way to pass the time if your on a road trip, airplane and etc. It also shows that no matter what TRUE love always wins in the end =)
April 10, 2015
Published: 11/02/2011
Author: Chrissy Olinger
Recommended for : fans of contemporary novels.
Edition: Kindle
I saw this short novella on the Kindle Store for free and I thought I would give it a try. I thought this was a rather humorous short story to read, the characters that featured were likeable, realistic and funny. In this book the main character Jack is looking to reclaim the girl he lost however he has one major problem....he is dead, an angel in training is on his side to try help him out. His spirit is put into the body of his enemy at high school and he has 3days to get his girl.
This was a very fun quick read that was also very well written by a talented author, a great choice if you have read other books by the author or have some spare time to read a short novella.
Author: Chrissy Olinger
Recommended for : fans of contemporary novels.
Edition: Kindle
I saw this short novella on the Kindle Store for free and I thought I would give it a try. I thought this was a rather humorous short story to read, the characters that featured were likeable, realistic and funny. In this book the main character Jack is looking to reclaim the girl he lost however he has one major problem....he is dead, an angel in training is on his side to try help him out. His spirit is put into the body of his enemy at high school and he has 3days to get his girl.
This was a very fun quick read that was also very well written by a talented author, a great choice if you have read other books by the author or have some spare time to read a short novella.
January 31, 2012
Two and a half stars. I couldn't give it three due to predictability and poor editing (How does one wave a blind woman into a chair? How can someone treat the ladies to a simple dinner when he's broke?).
I also had a problem with the millions versus perfect body and face choice.
Seasonal with Valentine's Day coming up. Sort of fun. It was short and moved right along
I was looking for something quick to read. I'm #4 on the list to get The Orphan Master's Son from the library and I don't want to be in the middle of a big book when it becomes available. Of course now I see its in ePub format. Pfft. I guess I'll get it from the Amazon Lending Library.
I also had a problem with the millions versus perfect body and face choice.
Seasonal with Valentine's Day coming up. Sort of fun. It was short and moved right along
I was looking for something quick to read. I'm #4 on the list to get The Orphan Master's Son from the library and I don't want to be in the middle of a big book when it becomes available. Of course now I see its in ePub format. Pfft. I guess I'll get it from the Amazon Lending Library.
July 15, 2014
This book made me laugh. At the 20th reunion Jack (the former geek turned successful businessman) turns up with the intention of winning back 'the one that got away' Lori. The only problem is, he's dead!! Yeah big problem.
After the car crash trainee angel Norman puts Jacks soul into the body of his high school nemesis John (who incidentally everyone hates especially Lori. Jack in Johns body has 3 days to convince her that he's the man for her without revealing the truth behind the body switch.
Was an intriguing plot that kept you gripped, but I did get rather confused at times between Jack and John!
After the car crash trainee angel Norman puts Jacks soul into the body of his high school nemesis John (who incidentally everyone hates especially Lori. Jack in Johns body has 3 days to convince her that he's the man for her without revealing the truth behind the body switch.
Was an intriguing plot that kept you gripped, but I did get rather confused at times between Jack and John!
January 30, 2012
I am SO sick of epilogues, but at least this one was done correctly.
This was a cute story and it wasn't painful to read. I only found two errors--the angel's name is "Metatron," not "Metraton," (though inside, I giggled to think of an angel whose name suggests "Metric Ton") and it's a manila folder, not a manilla folder, as the red squiggly line under it should have told you in your word processing software.
It was cute for what it was.
This was a cute story and it wasn't painful to read. I only found two errors--the angel's name is "Metatron," not "Metraton," (though inside, I giggled to think of an angel whose name suggests "Metric Ton") and it's a manila folder, not a manilla folder, as the red squiggly line under it should have told you in your word processing software.
It was cute for what it was.
March 2, 2011
This is a fun, cute novelette available in ebook format for only $0.99. (At the time of this review)
The writing and editing were top notch.
I breezed through this story in less than two hours. I very much enjoyed Ms. Olinger's scenes in heaven - so funny!
If you like chick lit or fluffy, fun romances, pick this one up. You'll be glad you did.
~ Jenna
The writing and editing were top notch.
I breezed through this story in less than two hours. I very much enjoyed Ms. Olinger's scenes in heaven - so funny!
If you like chick lit or fluffy, fun romances, pick this one up. You'll be glad you did.
~ Jenna
October 5, 2012
hmm wat can i said bout this book
it not bad bt sumtime i get a lil confused
bt still i just cnt stop reading til i kno do she recognized the one she love
and the funny part is the real john appear in someone else body
wow i really want to read that part and also i want to kno hw it end between rori and jack the spirit
:)
it not bad bt sumtime i get a lil confused
bt still i just cnt stop reading til i kno do she recognized the one she love
and the funny part is the real john appear in someone else body
wow i really want to read that part and also i want to kno hw it end between rori and jack the spirit
:)
January 18, 2013
This was a rubbish read. The guy who wants the girl is in an accident with the old school bully and thanks to an angel's mistake ends up in the bully's body and ending up having to convince the girl if who he really is. It was poorly written, all the events were a bit ridiculous and difficult to believe. Although not necessarily a "real life" book I would have liked the story to be plausible.
August 27, 2015
This was kind of corny. You know exactly what's going to happen but you read anyway just because its a fun little story. There was a problem, the writer screwed up the names a couple of times which made me backtrack. So if you're writing a story about a spirit being transferred into another's body, try to keep the names straight.
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