Sex And The Single Ghost

by Tawny Taylor

Nine years ago, Claire Weiss died, which put a serious crimp in her plans. Now, she's caught in Purgatory, waiting for that Big Day when she can reanimate and return to earth and have sex at last! Nine whole days of chocolate! Cute shoes! A real beer! And, most important of all, a chance to reconnect with the object of her long-denied lust, hunky Jake Faron. The minute she materializes in front of her favorite old haunt, er, bar, Devil's Night - complete in Halloween get-up of lingerie and high-heeled mules - she locks eyes with Jake, who is as hunky as ever. Hard-muscled body? Check. Bone-melting smile? Check. Big...hands? Check, check, check. Goodbye, Purgatory - Hel-looo, heaven. The rules are that Claire has nine days to investigate her mysterious death, solve the crime, and do good deeds for others (not as easy as it seems, people) before returning to Purgatory. But she also has nine hot, steamy nights to do absolutely everything she's ever dreamed about doing with Jake. And that's a good thing, because not only does Jake have a secret that could change her whole afterlife, but he's perfectly capable of showing a love-struck ghost plenty of heaven on earth...

Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Ghosts, Fiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2006

About the author

Nothing exciting happens in Tawny Taylor's life, unless you count giving the cat a flea dip--a cat can make some fascinating sounds when immersed chin-deep in insecticide--or chasing after a houseful of upchucking kids during flu season. She doesn't travel the world or employ a staff of personal servants. She's not even built like a runway model. She's just your run-of-the-mill, pleasantly plump Detroit suburban mom and wife.

Reviews

[Arista · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kind of stupid but it was cute. I think the paranormal part is true, that we're spirits and can believe in something if we believe in it ourselves.

[TinaMarie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I almost quit reading this book, it was so unbelievable

[Kathy Hiester · Rating 4 out of 5]

Claire has been a ghost for nine years after dying in what she thought was a botched robbery. Once every nine years a “Spirit-American”, a term that I love by the way, can go back to earth and reanimate in order to do things that ghosts apparently can’t such as eat and have sex. Claire has one big regret in her life and that is that she did not ever make a move on the one guy she wanted. Once reanimated she can reconnect with her cherished Jake and they can share nine days and nights of bliss before she must go back to what she considers purgotary. What she didn’t realize though was that Jake is also a “Spirit-American and he also regrets not telling her how he felt nine years ago.
When Claire, gives him an opportunity to make love he jumps at it and holds on with both hand and some fuzzy pink handcuffs. However, he has his own plans to keep Claire with him even when the nine days are over.
The story line contains a terrific early twist that ironically readers know, but the protagonists do not. Though the tale is erotic with light bondage, fans of heated supernatural romances will enjoy this torrid paranormal second chance at love tale. The only problem I found with the book is I wish there hade been more of the investigation into her death and the surrounding circumstances.
4 Stars

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Paranormal romance is not my thing, yet I couldn't resist giving this book a try. Claire Weiss, a ghost, or 'Spirit American,' as they prefer to be called, gets a chance to be reanimated back on earth for nine days. During this time she'll be able to do things she's not been able to do while in purgatory for the past nine years, such as have sex and eat chocolate. Back on earth, Claire finds Jake Faron, has a lot of sex, eats a lot of chocolate, and falls in love. Will she solve the mystery of her death? Although a bit funny at times, I found the plot line incredibly ridiculous. Nonetheless, it was an entertaining read.

[Tofu Fairy · Rating 3 out of 5]

the story idea was brilliant and the sex scenes were decent, but the characters, especially Claire, were so immature in their thoughts and actions. I also loved the ending and wish that it could have been explored a bit more so that we could understand the reason behind why those characters did what they did for Claire. I loved that it was tons of sex with a bit of a mystery plot thrown into the mix, but if you are going to do a plot at all in a book like this, it needs to be good. This one just seemed underdeveloped.

[Darshan Elena · Rating 1 out of 5]

i learned that i have the ability to waste hours of my life on a book that isn't worth a second glance.

[Cheekey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute and quick read. Very sexy and funny.

[Karen Desmond · Rating 4 out of 5]

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