I'm Not a Ghost

by D.L. Given

When Megan Cormer’s secretive husband leaves her alone for weeks at a time to remodel a house, she entertains herself with thoughts of what the old estate was once like. Longing for the happy life she once knew, she dreams of a home and family she soon realizes she will never have. Recognizing she made a mistake, she tries to make the best of her situation and works tirelessly to recover what is left of her marriage, but when she catches glimpses of an attractive stranger from the past she wants more. Unsure of what is happening; Megan questions her own sanity and wonders if her abusive husband has finally killed her. Will she pass through time only to be punished with the knowledge of what she can never have? Will the former inhabitant of the home find a way to protect her from herself? Can she protect him from a history he couldn’t possibly foresee? Find out in this remarkable story of love, regret, and friendship.

218 pages, Paperback

First published June 24, 2014

Reviews

[Shadoshard · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writing style here is excellent and I like the idea of time travel as an explanation of 'ghosts'. But I would have rather the main character progress than regress into the past. It is of course, the writer's choice for the character. But I think she deserved better and her abuser - to be defeated by her and her allies that she could walk into the dawn rather than the sunset. As pretty as a writer can make the past, the truth of the matter is that it was very limiting for woman in the past. Her new love might love her, but he still thinks as his time and realistically, is going to expect her to act as restrained as the women in his time to some point. The social norms will demand it. So in the long run, she just enforced the constraints her abuser imposed on her and so he wins. And I think the writer of this book could do much better in her plotting than this.

[Angela Randall · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good book. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to read it.it keeps you interested in the whole book and it even has a little bit of time travel in it.

[Kris Dickinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won my copy of this book in the 'First Reads' contest. Plus it was autographed which is always nice.:) I liked the story a lot but one thing really bugged me. There were a lot of spelling and punctuation errors. For example, often quotes were missing from the end of a conversation. It was a little distracting but it didnt affect the story. I like time travel novels and I liked the direction this one went. Knowing Megan was getting away from her abusive husband, even for short periods, was gratifying. I wont give away too much but it was a nice romantic read and I liked the way it ended. I glad the author put an epilogue in cause otherwise it would have driven me nuts not knowing what happened to everyone.

[Catherine · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is wrong in so many ways. To lead one to believe that escaping an abusive relationship by escaping into a more "innocent" time is thoughtless. To write about a time earlier in history as if they would be accepting of a modern woman is ridiculous. To disguise soft porn by putting it during a time when sex was looked at in much more modest terms doesn't work. To have the abused woman make her final escape from a horrible present by standing in a burning house is irresponsible. The one talent this writer has is her ability to twist and turn a story to keep it moving, but she should put her talent to better use.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just began reading this book today, but wanted to start my review now. One thing that is irritating to me are names, places, words that are not spelled correctly. Several times within these first 22 pages the name Sharon was spelled "Sharon" and "Sharron" numerous times each. Pick one! Just pick one and correct the others.

Finished the book mere days after beginning, all in all a good story, kept me reading. My only critique was the spelling of words, punctuation and some oddly chosen phrases.

This book was won on Goodreads.com.

[Beth Tidman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fast easy read. Well written, interesting, sort of paranormal story.

[Dana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this story. It had a new twist on time travel . There was romance, suspense, and an intriguing premise. It was a fun read.