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A Midlife Psychic Medium #2.5
Unbinding Love
When Atlanta-based psychic medium-turned amateur sleuth Angela Panther teams up with her best friend Mel and celestial super sleuth—and Angela's dead mother—Fran to help Detective Aaron Banner find a lost boy, the trio heads into ghostly territory they’ve never experienced. The mob and magic aren't part of the psychic medium handbook, and the trio's not sure they'll make it out of it alive. Well, two of them anyway.
This cozy mystery novella was originally published in InD’tale Magazine. This version includes additional material.
This cozy mystery novella was originally published in InD’tale Magazine. This version includes additional material.
92 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 25, 2016
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About the author
Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
148 books543 followersUSA Today Bestselling Author Carolyn Ridder Aspenson writes cozy mysteries, thrillers, and paranormal women's fiction featuring strong female leads. Her stories shine through her dialogue, which readers have praised for being realistic and compelling.
A multiple number one bestseller on Amazon, her first novel, Unfinished Business, was a five-star Reader's Favorite, a Rone Award finalist, as well as a number one bestseller on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. In 2021, she introduced readers to detective Rachel Ryder in Damaging Secrets, also a number one bestseller on Amazon. Overkill, the third book in the Rachel Ryder series, was one of Thrillerfix’s best thrillers of 2021.Reviews have praised her work as ‘compelling, and intense,’ and ‘read through the night, edge of your seat thrillers. Carolyn’s most recent Rachel Ryder novel, Deadly Means, has been submitted for an Edgar Award by her publisher, Severn River Publishing.
Prior to publishing, she worked as a journalist in the suburbs of Atlanta where her work appeared in multiple newspapers and magazines. She wrote a monthly featured column in Northside Woman magazine.
Writing is only one of Carolyn's passions. She is an avid dog lover and currently spoils an American Staffordshire terrier boxer mix. She lives in the mountains of North Georgia as an empty nester (who misses her kids terribly but loves having a lower grocery bill) with her husband, a cantankerous cat, and her very spoiled pup.
Connect with Carolyn via carolyn@carolynridderaspenson.com
A multiple number one bestseller on Amazon, her first novel, Unfinished Business, was a five-star Reader's Favorite, a Rone Award finalist, as well as a number one bestseller on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. In 2021, she introduced readers to detective Rachel Ryder in Damaging Secrets, also a number one bestseller on Amazon. Overkill, the third book in the Rachel Ryder series, was one of Thrillerfix’s best thrillers of 2021.Reviews have praised her work as ‘compelling, and intense,’ and ‘read through the night, edge of your seat thrillers. Carolyn’s most recent Rachel Ryder novel, Deadly Means, has been submitted for an Edgar Award by her publisher, Severn River Publishing.
Prior to publishing, she worked as a journalist in the suburbs of Atlanta where her work appeared in multiple newspapers and magazines. She wrote a monthly featured column in Northside Woman magazine.
Writing is only one of Carolyn's passions. She is an avid dog lover and currently spoils an American Staffordshire terrier boxer mix. She lives in the mountains of North Georgia as an empty nester (who misses her kids terribly but loves having a lower grocery bill) with her husband, a cantankerous cat, and her very spoiled pup.
Connect with Carolyn via carolyn@carolynridderaspenson.com
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March 16, 2018
I absolutely LOVE the Angela Panther series and can't get enough of the sassy, snarky banter between best friends Angela and Mel. A cosy murder mystery with chuckles galore and a hint of the Scooby Doo's, you can always trust the pair to end up neck deep in trouble before finally figuring things out. Helping them with hints and clues is Angela's very Italian mother who is now a ghost. Exasperated by their escapades is local Detective Aaron who is dating Mel at the same time as being Angela's boss. It makes for some hilarious situations, especially given that Angela is the only one who can see the dearly departed.
Highly recommended for lovers of cosies featuring ghosts and packed with giggle inducing adventures!
Highly recommended for lovers of cosies featuring ghosts and packed with giggle inducing adventures!
August 26, 2019
Another excellent edition of the Angela Panther series will have you giggling in public and ignoring the world as you devour page after page! This series seriously just keeps getting better and better! In this installment Angela and Mel not only take on the task of helping ghosts stuck, but end up taking on the mob as well! Excellent cast of characters that are so real that you feel like you are in their living room entwined with a witty dialogue that flows so well throughout the plot that you will be compelled to keep reading into the wee hours of the night or morning as the case may be!
February 21, 2025
Mystery solved
Angela and Mel sure do get into trouble together. Goodness they get hurt left and right. They deal with several ghost, criminals, and police to save a little boy.
Angela and Mel sure do get into trouble together. Goodness they get hurt left and right. They deal with several ghost, criminals, and police to save a little boy.
June 8, 2017
'Unbinding Love' was another great example of Carolyn Ridder Aspenson's amazing talent of creating an awesome book. This novella was as good as I expected it to be. I laughed so hard and teared up and then laughed again. I absolutely love the dialogue. Angela and Mel are hilarious together. They can get into some pretty insane scenarios, and yet, they come out of it only to do it again. Fran, I mean Petronilla, is just as great as ever. I can always count on her Italian attitude to make me laugh. I can't wait to read more of 'The Angela Panther Mystery Series'. A must add to your tbr list. Recommended read.
June 17, 2019
This is the Novella I read first in the Angela Panther series. I enjoyed it so much I have now started the series and have finished book one.
This is a hilarious, yet intriguing book. The friendship between Angela and Mel reads like women’s lit. The mystery is an engaging cozy. The book is fun, creative and addictive.
I highly recommend this series.
This is a hilarious, yet intriguing book. The friendship between Angela and Mel reads like women’s lit. The mystery is an engaging cozy. The book is fun, creative and addictive.
I highly recommend this series.
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December 31, 2024Unbinding Love: A Midlife Psychic medium Series Novella is book #4 in the Midlife Psychic Medium series by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson.
This was an intense story. Angela and Mel had ghosts and the mob to deal with. There was plenty of humor with Angela, Mel, and Fran but also a lot of drama with the ghost of Bill putting them in danger. These stories are very entertaining.
This was an intense story. Angela and Mel had ghosts and the mob to deal with. There was plenty of humor with Angela, Mel, and Fran but also a lot of drama with the ghost of Bill putting them in danger. These stories are very entertaining.
August 12, 2020
Amusing and Lots of Action
Another good story in the Angela Panther series, as usual full of humour and action. The only criticism I have is that there were loads of typos and as this was a fairly short story it kind of irritated me.
Another good story in the Angela Panther series, as usual full of humour and action. The only criticism I have is that there were loads of typos and as this was a fairly short story it kind of irritated me.
April 2, 2021
R.A.Ruth
. She is not tell a story someone depressed or angry but of someone who is full of adventure. It is very nice to find a series of books that are not about teenagers.There is humor and thoughtful moments. I really enjoyed the word play
. She is not tell a story someone depressed or angry but of someone who is full of adventure. It is very nice to find a series of books that are not about teenagers.There is humor and thoughtful moments. I really enjoyed the word play
February 8, 2024
Unbinding Love, good paranormal mystery
Aspenson's Unbinding Love is an entertaining mystery. It kept my interest throughout. The characters are wonderful, but the humor in this one is not quite as goid as the first three books. I'm on to the next book in the series.
Aspenson's Unbinding Love is an entertaining mystery. It kept my interest throughout. The characters are wonderful, but the humor in this one is not quite as goid as the first three books. I'm on to the next book in the series.
November 17, 2024
Big fan of Carolyn Ridder Asperson
I've read all her Midlife Psychic and Rachel Ryder (detective) series. Each one is so good and well written. I'm always ready for the next book in the series or novella.
I've read all her Midlife Psychic and Rachel Ryder (detective) series. Each one is so good and well written. I'm always ready for the next book in the series or novella.
January 13, 2025
Angie and Mel have done again.
Angie and Mel have friends a long time. They are business partners, Mel is dating a cop and Angie can see and talk to ghosts . Nothing unusual about them at all except they made me laugh and laugh. I just love them ladies. I need to laugh more
Angie and Mel have friends a long time. They are business partners, Mel is dating a cop and Angie can see and talk to ghosts . Nothing unusual about them at all except they made me laugh and laugh. I just love them ladies. I need to laugh more
July 28, 2025
Angela is a psychic medium that helps the police solve cases. When a boy goes missing, Angela has to deal with his alcoholic mother and the ghost of his criminal father to figure out where he is. But will everyone be honest about what’s going on?
This was a super short read but I really enjoyed it. Angela’s mother is hilarious! Can’t wait to read more!
This was a super short read but I really enjoyed it. Angela’s mother is hilarious! Can’t wait to read more!
May 9, 2017
Love these books
Love your books. Can't wait for the next Angela Panther to come out. Keep writing Carolyn and keeping us entertained. Hugs
Love your books. Can't wait for the next Angela Panther to come out. Keep writing Carolyn and keeping us entertained. Hugs
August 4, 2018
Again WOW!!
What a story! Every assumption I made was wrong! Again this is another gripping story. You won’t want to put it down!
What a story! Every assumption I made was wrong! Again this is another gripping story. You won’t want to put it down!
August 18, 2018
Unbinding Love
I will definitely need to play catch up with this series. I totally love Angela's ghost mom! And so happy
I will definitely need to play catch up with this series. I totally love Angela's ghost mom! And so happy
December 31, 2019
I just love the characters.
October 27, 2022
This book was short and contained gangsters and murders. Good but not as good as the first two books.
July 24, 2016
Unbinding Love by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
An Angela Panther novella
So while I wait, IMPATIENTLY, for Carolyn Ridder Aspenson’s newest in the Angela Panther Mystery series, Unexpected Outcomes, I am searching her website and find she has a novella set for release July 25th! I also find that I can ask to be part of her street team, meaning that I can get her books ahead of publication for the price of a review. Yassssssssss.
So here I review Aspenson’s novella, Unbinding Love, set for release July 25, 2016. I read it fast and furious, which is how I always read stories I love. I tell myself slow down and enjoy it, but I find myself tearing through. My only complaint with this novella is that it was over much too soon-hence novella. I know. On the plus side, I got a much needed boost of Angela and might be able to wait for the next book.
(SPOILER ALERT for previous novels) In Unbinding Love, Angela Panther has recovered her ghost skills and is using them to help police officer, Detective Aaron Banner, solve cases that the living are having trouble solving. This, of course, is all off the grid. Angela has come to terms with the fact that she sees and speaks to ghosts, and is working fairly in sync with her mother Fran providing celestial being assistance. Angela’s best friend is in the mix as well and I laughed out loud more than once.
A boy has gone missing and Angela is working with the living and the dead to try to find him before it is too late. His parents are various degrees of unhelpful and Angela, and readers, are unsure of the deceased father’s motives. I knew something was going to go horribly wrong as Angela and Mel make a series of bad choices in their rush to solve the mystery.
Seen only briefly in this story is Angela’s husband, Jake, whom I missed. (See above. Novella.) Best friend Mel is getting over her cheating ex-husband with Detective Banner and I hope to see more of them and their relationship in Unexpected Outcomes. (Did I mention I am waiting impatiently for the next book!?)
If you haven’t read Aspenson’s novels yet, summer is the perfect time. I love that her website (http://carolynridderaspenson.com/#sec...) notes her books are “Heartfelt and Humorous Fiction for Women”. This is true. Her stories feel a little like when you sit with an old friend and start remembering “when” or simply relating what you did this morning.
The Angela Panther mysteries are a pleasant combination of Psych and Stephanie Plum with a dash of Scooby Doo. There is a definite storyline that keeps me thinking; a set of realistic characters that are both brilliant and bumbling; and enough intrigue/danger to make me feel that slight nervousness that makes mysteries exciting but not so over the top that I can’t read it and still sleep at night.
As stated above, I received an early release of this novella in exchange for my honest review. Best. Deal. Ever.
An Angela Panther novella
So while I wait, IMPATIENTLY, for Carolyn Ridder Aspenson’s newest in the Angela Panther Mystery series, Unexpected Outcomes, I am searching her website and find she has a novella set for release July 25th! I also find that I can ask to be part of her street team, meaning that I can get her books ahead of publication for the price of a review. Yassssssssss.
So here I review Aspenson’s novella, Unbinding Love, set for release July 25, 2016. I read it fast and furious, which is how I always read stories I love. I tell myself slow down and enjoy it, but I find myself tearing through. My only complaint with this novella is that it was over much too soon-hence novella. I know. On the plus side, I got a much needed boost of Angela and might be able to wait for the next book.
(SPOILER ALERT for previous novels) In Unbinding Love, Angela Panther has recovered her ghost skills and is using them to help police officer, Detective Aaron Banner, solve cases that the living are having trouble solving. This, of course, is all off the grid. Angela has come to terms with the fact that she sees and speaks to ghosts, and is working fairly in sync with her mother Fran providing celestial being assistance. Angela’s best friend is in the mix as well and I laughed out loud more than once.
A boy has gone missing and Angela is working with the living and the dead to try to find him before it is too late. His parents are various degrees of unhelpful and Angela, and readers, are unsure of the deceased father’s motives. I knew something was going to go horribly wrong as Angela and Mel make a series of bad choices in their rush to solve the mystery.
Seen only briefly in this story is Angela’s husband, Jake, whom I missed. (See above. Novella.) Best friend Mel is getting over her cheating ex-husband with Detective Banner and I hope to see more of them and their relationship in Unexpected Outcomes. (Did I mention I am waiting impatiently for the next book!?)
If you haven’t read Aspenson’s novels yet, summer is the perfect time. I love that her website (http://carolynridderaspenson.com/#sec...) notes her books are “Heartfelt and Humorous Fiction for Women”. This is true. Her stories feel a little like when you sit with an old friend and start remembering “when” or simply relating what you did this morning.
The Angela Panther mysteries are a pleasant combination of Psych and Stephanie Plum with a dash of Scooby Doo. There is a definite storyline that keeps me thinking; a set of realistic characters that are both brilliant and bumbling; and enough intrigue/danger to make me feel that slight nervousness that makes mysteries exciting but not so over the top that I can’t read it and still sleep at night.
As stated above, I received an early release of this novella in exchange for my honest review. Best. Deal. Ever.
November 14, 2016
Oh how I have missed these gals. I love the banter between Angela & Mel. Fran has developed some mad celestial sleuthing skills. This novella is pee in your pants funny. The perfect companion to the Angela Panther novels.
August 3, 2016
I MISSED these characters so much! Sweet, funny & a mystery just go hand in hand. Loved this short little Angela Panther novella. Carolyn's humor just really comes through!
November 4, 2016
Once again, terrible editing! I can't believe the number of mistakes. Love the books and characters
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