Sunday, April 28, 2019

LOVE & GHOSTS by Carrie Pulkinen


Title:  LOVE & GHOSTS

Series:  Crescent City Ghost Tours #1

Author:  Carrie Pulkinen

Publisher:  Carrie Pulkinen

Publish Date:   04.24.2019

Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance

Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing:  A – near perfect

Received from:  Carrie Pulkinen (as an ARC gifted copy)

Goodreads link: Love & Ghosts

Date completed: 04.28.2019



Description from the publisher:

She refuses to believe in ghosts.

He makes a living on their existence.

Love in the Big Easy shouldn't be so hard…

Trying to add some excitement to her life, Emily Rollins accepts a dare to kiss a masked stranger at a charity ball. Fireworks ignite with that simple kiss, and she longs to learn more about the enchanting man. But Emily has lost so much of her heart already…

Succumbing to his charm will turn her world inside out.

Sean LeBlanc is a medium who runs the most popular haunted tour company in New Orleans. When Emily shows up on his ghost tour, with no idea he’s the mystery man from the ball, the long-buried emotions she unearthed in him are rekindled, and he’s convinced he can learn to love again.

The problem is Emily doesn't believe in the supernatural.

Just as Sean begins to open her mind to the existence of spirits and the possibility of love, a mysterious wooden box with a sinister power arrives on Emily's doorstep, threatening her sanity and her life.

If Sean can't convince her ghosts are real, her disbelief will doom them both.

If you like a swoon-worthy hero and the magic of New Orleans, you'll love this steamy, heart-melting romance.

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LOVE & GHOSTS is the first book in the Crescent City Ghost Tours series. As always, I recommend reading a series in the order of release.  This story does stand alone, but why would you want only one?  It is an absolutely fantastic book – part ghost adventure, part romance, and all of it engrossing.



Sean and Emily are meant to be together – like Westley and Buttercup.  The movie, The Princess Bride is significant in their relationship, but I will allow you to discover the many ways that it was used as a literary tool.  Still, I must say a few things.  “Since the invention of the kiss, there have been 5 kisses that have been rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind.”   Sean even said, “As you wish,” long before he actually said, “I love you.”  For those of us who know and love the movie, this quote above all others is monumental.



I loved the insta-attraction, but slowly building relationship between Sean and Emily.  I loved the mystery of Emily’s past relationship with the supernatural and how it was slowly revealed.



The characters, the location, and the story all combined to provide a thrilling story that I devoured in a spellbound afternoon. 



I don’t know what magic Carrie Pulkinen has invested into the pages of her book, but I approve.  She always delivers entertainment, goose bumps, and romance.



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



Crescent City Ghost Tours series:

1.      Love & Ghosts

Also from Carrie Pulkinen:

·         Bewitching the Vampire

·         Escorting Jessica

·         Reawakened

·         The Rest of Forever

·         Soul Catchers

·         Sweet Release

Crescent City Wolf Pack series:

1.      Werewolves Only

2.      Beneath a Blue Moon

3.      Bound by Blood

Spirit Chasers series:

1.      To Catch a Spirit

2.      To Stop a Shadow

3.      To Free a Phantom


















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