Haunted [Paperback]

Ann Jacobs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 2007

Cyrus Bliss and Laura Randall burned to death in the bedroom they shared in lustful abandon. Now their ghosts must find lovers free to marry, as they were not, before the hundredth anniversary of their murder.or face eternity in hell. Bliss House's new owner Jill Carey hires Kyle Randall to restore Bliss House. They sizzle with sexual attraction from the very first meeting - hot-blooded passion rules their days, their nights, even their dreams, but painful secrets separate them. Can love overcome Kyle and Jill's tragic pasts, and help the ghosts find their happily ever after in the hereafter?

Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: Ellora's Cave (July 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419953389
• ISBN-13: 978-1419953385
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,654,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ann Jacobs is a sucker for lusty Alpha heroes and happy endings. Erotic romance, to her, is the perfect combination of sex, sensuality, deep emotional involvement and lifelong commitment--the elusive fantasy women often dream about but seldom achieve.

First published in 1996, Jacobs has sold nearly a hundred books and novellas. She is currently nominated for Romantic Times' 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in erotic romance, as well as having had books nominated by RT reviewers for best erotic romance. Her books have earned awards including the Passionate Plume, the Desert Rose, and More Than Magic She has been a double finalist in separate categories of the EPPIES and From the Heart RWA Chapter's contest. Four of her books have been translated and sold in several European countries.

A CPA and former hospital financial manager, Jacobs now writes full-time, with the help of Mr. Blue, the family cat who sometimes likes to perch on the back of her desk chair and lend his sage advice. He sometimes even contributes a few random letters when he decides he wants to try out the keyboard. (Most of the time Blue just curls up, hides his eyes with his paws...and sleeps!)

She loves to hear from readers, and to put faces with names at signings and conventions.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Haunted, January 7, 2008

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This review is from: Haunted (Paperback)

In three short months it will be one hundred years since Laura Randall and Cyrus Bliss were burned to death in their bedroom. Forced to stay in the house where they committed their sins, Laura and Cyrus must break the curse standing over them if they are to find eternal salvation. If the curse isn't broken within the next 12 weeks the ghosts will be doomed to eternal damnation. There is just one problem: no one will even consider buying the old dilapidated house and moving in. That is until a woman searching for serenity buys the Bliss House and hires one of Laura's descendents to renovate and restore it.

Jill Carey takes one look at Bliss House and knows that she has to have it. The widow of a perverted man, it took his death to make her realize how much she needed to make a change. Now if only she can find someone willing to take on the job as contractor and restorer of the house she just purchased.

Help comes in the form of Kyle Randall, the great-great grandson of Laura Randall. Wanting no part of Bliss House or the legend, Kyle only takes on the job that Jill advertised for because he has bills that he must keep up with and pay. Not believing the innuendos and rumors of a curse and ghosts, Kyle can't help but be attracted to Jill. However, since Kyle was burned at love and marriage once, he is less willing to try it again. It will take the efforts of two very determined ghosts to make these two stubborn soul mates come around. Hopefully it won't be too late.

Previously released under another title and author pseudonym, I couldn't wait to read Haunted. I know when I pick up a book written by Ann Jacobs I am going to be treated to a great storyline with suspense characters and a purposeful plot. I enjoyed how the ghosts were given a point of view in Haunted and their interactions with Jill and Kyle within the story added depth and meaning to the setting as well as to the main idea. Kyle, while being totally against finding someone else to love, came around, but whether he would have done that on his own without pressure from two very strong-minded ghosts remains to be seen. Jill was emotionally scarred by her previous marriage and for good reason. I found it totally captivating to watch her fall in love with Kyle and explore feelings that she let herself forget were important. All in all, Haunted was just the perfect read for me to enjoy and savor. I may have to reread it again very soon!

Talia
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