Phantom Touch

by Cindy Jacks

Erika leads a quiet life—at least in the real world. But her alter-ego, Little Lottie, is a singer at a local club and engages in a wild online romance. For months she’s been communicating with a mysterious man, known only to her as the Phantom.Her lover contacts her via texts, emails and instant messages. When he offers to fulfill her desires in real life, she can’t refuse. The only condition to meeting for their sizzling assignations—he wears a mask to hide his true identity. Despite his reluctance to reveal himself to Erika, he tears down her inhibitions and unleashes her suppressed passions, taking possession of her body and soul.Erika may have finally found the one man who can sate her every longing…if only he would show her the man behind the mask.

Genres: Erotica

104 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Prior to becoming a writer of romantic and erotic fiction, Cindy went to college at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and graduated with a BFA in Art. After a brief attempt at an art career, she decided the 'starving artist' life wasn't for her. She worked for ten years in the corporate arena, but now spends her days as a full time author.

Her first published work was inspired by a collection of short stories she wrote to entertain her best friend. Since then she's explored her inner bad girl, producing books full of humor and packed with real emotion. As CJ Elliott she also writes wicked paranormal romance.

When not chained to her laptop, she enjoys belly dancing, international cooking, and making jewelry. She and her family make their home in the Washington, DC area.

Reviews

[Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Originally posted at: http://whippedcream2.blogspot.com/201...

Do looks matter or can you really fall in love with someone without knowing anything more than the sound of their voice? Can you really know everything about a person without meeting them in person?

Erika has fallen madly in love with her online chatting partner, Phantom. He is everything she is looking for in a man, except she has no idea what he actually looks like. Erika, a shy reserved girl, doesn’t see this as a bad thing, since she has secrets too. But the questions keep coming and she doesn’t know if not knowing is such a good thing or not anymore. When her love is revealed to her will she find that he is everything she has been looking for or will he be lacking compared to her fantasies?

Cris has been in love with Erika since he first saw her perform as Lottie in a role play club. She is just like him, one person during the day and a completely different one at night. But Cris has a past, one that he can’t seem to shake, and he fears this past will make Erika run from him. Can this fear make it impossible for Cris to reveal who he is to Erika or will his past help to bring the girl of his dreams to him in the end? Will hiding who he is make her love him first or will it keep her at arm’s length until neither of them can take it anymore?

Cindy Jacks is a new to me author, and so far I am very impressed by her writing talent. The story has a great plot, suspense to keep me interested and characters that are very realistic. Cris and Erika’s characters are just what each other needs, and yet they can’t seem to see it in the beginning. But with a bit of creativity, Cris is able to open up to Erika about who he really is and soon they fall in love with each other. But with secrets weighing them both down will this new found love be enough to keep them together?

To see how it ends, pick up a copy today. Anyone looking for a great read that will keep you turning pages until the end will not be disappointed in this book. Cindy Jacks did an excellent job and this one will definitely be a reread in the future for me.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is so much more than a contemporary erotica take on the The Phantom of the Opera. It truly is a beautiful love story and I just fell in love with it. I connected to the characters- Erika and the Phantom (I don't want to ruin it by telling you his real name!) I did figure out very, very early on who the Phantom was, but for me, it did not detract at all from this wonderful tale. My only complaint is that it's not a full-length novel. It is a novella, but don't worry, it's not "too short."

If you are Phantom Phan than this is a must read. I don't think you'll be disappointed. Well worth the couple of bucks it cost. I am planning on looking up more by this author.


***Re-read March 2017***
Still 5 stars for me, and still an absolute favorite. I love the Phantom of the Opera like story, but I also enjoy how much it's different from the classic tale. A modern re-telling if you will, with heat! You'll need your fan! :o) I don't think I've looked up any more by this author yet... let me go do that now...

[LaGina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phantom of the Opera is my top love story to ever be told. I was so loving this book when i found out that it had that spin on it. I would have to admit that i really did love this book.
4-1-15 I did a re-read and I have to say that when I finished it again my reaction was still the same. Such a wonderful beautiful book.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

A truly romantic story.
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