Giving Up the Ghost [Paperback]

G A Hauser (Author), Stephanie Vaughan (Cover Design)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 20, 2010

The visit from beyond the grave that changed their lives forever... Artist Ryan Monroe had everything he wanted and then in a blink of an eye, he lost what mattered most of all, his soul-mate, Victor. Tortured by an overwhelming sense of grief and unable to move on, his pain spills out, reflected in the blood red hues of his paintings. Paul Goldman thought he'd found the love of his life in Evan, his beloved pianist. Their mutual passion for music was outweighed only by their passion for one another. They were planning a life-time together, but then one fateful night Evan's was taken. Drowning in sorrow, unable to find solice, the heart-broken violinist has resigned himself to a life alone. Now it's two years later and something, someone, is bringing them together. Two men, two loves, two great losses...and one hot ghost. Giving up the Ghost by G.A. Hauser, you won't be able to put down!

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About the Author

Award-winning author G.A. Hauser was born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA and attended university in New York City. She moved to Seattle, Washington where she worked as a patrol officer with the Seattle Police Department. In early 2000 G.A. moved to Hertfordshire, England where she began her writing in earnest and published her first book, In the Shadow of Alexander. Now a full-time writer, G.A. has written dozens of novels, including several best-sellers of gay fiction. For more information on other books by G.A., visit the author at her official website. www.authorgahauser.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (August 20, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1449593070
• ISBN-13: 978-1449593070
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,977,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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About the Author
Award-winning author G.A. Hauser was born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA and attended university in New York City. She moved to Seattle, Washington where she worked as a patrol officer with the Seattle Police Department. In early 2000 G.A. moved to Hertfordshire, England where she began her writing in earnest and published her first book, In the Shadow of Alexander. Now a full-time writer, G.A. has written over sixty novels, including several best-sellers of gay fiction and is an Honorary Board Member of Gay American Heroes for her support of the foundation. For more information on other books by G.A., visit the author at her official website. www.authorgahauser.com
G.A. has won awards from All Romance eBooks for Best Author 2010, 2009, Best Novel 2008, Mile High, and Best Author 2008, Best Novel 2007, Secrets and Misdemeanors, Best Author 2007.
The G.A. Hauser Collection
Single Titles
Unnecessary Roughness
Hot Rod
Mr. Right
Happy Endings
Down and Dirty
L.A. Masquerade
My Best Friend's Boyfriend
The Diamond Stud
The Hard Way
Games Men Play
Born to Please
Of Wolves and Men
The Order of Wolves
Got Men?
Heart of Steele
All Man
Julian
Black Leather Phoenix
London, Bloody, London
In The Dark and What Should Never Be, Erotic Short
Stories
Mark and Sharon (formally titled A Question of Sex)
A Man's Best Friend
It Takes a Man
The Physician and the Actor
For Love and Money
The Kiss
Naked Dragon
Secrets and Misdemeanors
Capital Games
Giving Up the Ghost
To Have and To Hostage
Love you, Loveday
The Boy Next Door
When Adam Met Jack
Exposure
The Vampire and the Man-eater
Murphy's Hero
Mark Antonious deMontford
Prince of Servitude
Calling Dr Love
The Rape of St. Peter
The Wedding Planner
Going Deep
Double Trouble
Pirates
Miller's Tale
Vampire Nights
Teacher's Pet
In the Shadow of Alexander
The Rise and Fall of the Sacred Band of Thebes

The Action Series
Acting Naughty
Playing Dirty
Getting it in the End
Behaving Badly
Dripping Hot
Packing Heat
Being Screwed
Something Sexy
Going Wild

Men in Motion Series
Mile High
Cruising
Driving Hard
Leather Boys

Heroes Series
Man to Man
Two In Two Out
Top Men



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Writing as Amanda Winters
Sister Moonshine
Nothing Like Romance
Silent Reign
Butterfly Suicide
Mutley's Crew

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Giving Up the Ghost, June 15, 2008

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This review is from: Giving Up The Ghost (Paperback)

Artist Ryan Monroe has spent the past two years grieving over the death of his lover, Victor. When he meets a man he believes to be a new neighbor, he's shocked to feel attraction for the man. He's even more shocked when he discovers the man he met isn't a man at all, but a ghost! The spirit of Evan Oliver, a man killed in the same accident as Ryan's lover, is suddenly haunting him. The ghost seems to be trying to tell him something...

Paul Goldman, an orchestra violinist, has been having terrible dreams lately. He can't seem to get over the loss of his lover, Evan, and he's not even sure he wants to. Can two ghosts bring these lonely, heartbroken men together?

Giving Up the Ghost is a learning to love again tale with a paranormal twist. I really liked the idea of ghosts matching up their former lovers. I also liked Ryan, whose grief, uncertainty, and fear seemed very believable. His sweet, caring friend Amy was a great supporting character. Paul was not as well developed. He went rather abruptly from thinking Ryan was crazy or cruel to being attracted to him, which wasn't as believable. The over-arching storyline was good, but I was often temporarily confused by the jumps from past to present and from reality to dreams. The grief both Ryan and Paul felt was very well written, and I felt it right along with them. Other emotions, such as anger and confusion, were also very well presented. Unfortunately, the love the men were supposed to be feeling for each other did not come across as well. The relationship seemed to develop too quickly, and conflicts were resolved too easily. While Giving Up the Ghost dealt well with the myriad emotions of love after a terrible loss, I was somewhat disappointed by the romance. GA Hauser came up with a great story idea, however, with likeable characters, making this an interesting read overall

Cassie
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4.0 out of 5 stars Unexpected, June 9, 2011

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Pragmatwisted (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Giving up the Ghost (Kindle Edition)

Honestly, I had about given up on Hauser's stories. I had saturated myself with the Action series -- too much of the spoiled Brit and his horny son. Ghost was poignent with an appropriate HEA. Especially relevant for those of us who have lost a lover.!

5.0 out of 5 stars G.A. hauser Is Amazing!!, July 14, 2009

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This review is from: Giving Up The Ghost (Paperback)

Okay, I have ordered maybe five of her books in the past month, and I DEVOURED them, in less than a day....their amazing! This one, in particular really just seemd to tell a story that didn't involve just sex! it was everything! The two main characters...you can positively feel their pain, but you are so pulling for a connection to fill up their losses. I so reccomend this, and any other book by this author, for being a awoman, she caprtures that Gay Lifestyles, seamlessly!