I am trying to figure out what everyone else saw in this book that I missed. I originally thought I might like this because I enjoy reading paranormal books, especially when they involve ghosts, but this book is not about ghosts, and is paranormal because of the haunting town where the story takes place and the absurd legend/monster who figures in it. Lily, a stager/decorator in a small town in Virginia, is stuck in a blizzard, at a remote cabin she was remodeling/redecorating, with her ex-boyfriend, Sebastian, who had eft her and gone off to become a well-known movie star. Though they parted a while ago, there is still a spark between them, which is growing as they stay together during the storm—until Sebastian’s ex-fiancée/movie star shows up unannounced, hoping to rekindle their romance and make a big splash in the tabloids to help their recently released movie become a big hit. Though she did not plan it, Lily and Sebastian move right back to where they were in their relationship before he left for the West Coast until his ex shows up. In the middle of this rekindling of their relationship, there is a local legend monster, a strange creature who supposedly appears to people in the area who shows up in the cabin area during the storm. As can be expected, there are also some paranormal searchers/followers out looking for this creature who show up at the cabin.
The story moved along well enough, with Lily and Sebastian holed up in the cabin during the blizzard, renewing their friendship and rekindling their relationship. There was not much suspense to the story, however. When Lily and Sebastian meet and are stranded in the cabin, you expect them to rekindle their romance, which they do, which made up a large part of the story. However, as always, you expect complications in this relationship, which there are, but they really happened too fast, without any lead up, and took the story in a strange, new twisted path. I found the first two thirds of the book an easy read, though rather boring and slow moving. Then, quite unexpectedly, the book moves in different direction, with a strange twist, as paranormal followers appear on the scene, looking for the legendary creature, and whisk Lily off to some foreign land, while Sebastian remains behind, broken hearted by her leaving and trying to stop his one-time fiancée from putting out the false story that she and Sebastian have reconciled (to push their movie to hit status). The plot was strange to me and I had to stop myself to figure out what was going on and who was doing what with whom at times. I think the author could have written a longer book, leading more carefully into some of the events that became important rather than rush right into things with little or no lead in. I also think the author tried to pull in a larger audience, with the title, as there was no ghost in this book, expect perhaps the ghost of the one-time romance between Lily and Sebastian. This is sort of a paranormal book and takes place in a paranormal setting and may appeal to someone who enjoys this sort of thing. Finally, I did not find it especially humorous and fail to see how anyone can label this a romantic comedy. I was light-hearted, but not really funny. I received this from Library Thing to read and review.