The Morgue the Merrier [Paperback]

Dianne Castell (Author), Rosemary Laurey (Author), Karen Kelley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2007

Take one town devoted to Christmas. Add a mysterious morgue-turned-hotel, a wonderland snowstorm, star-crossed lovers, determined spirits, and three of today's hottest romance authors, and you've got a sizzling treasury of hot and haunted Christmas tales...In Christmastown it's always a special time of year. Just ask Annette. While visiting for the holidays, she discovers her Big Mistake from high school is in town and hotter than ever. A few Christmas spirits later, she finds out what she's been missing all these years. Or Sydney, the songwriter on sabbatical - until a ghostly Elvis impersonator gives her a hunk, a hunk of Christmas cheer. And is it the weather or a meddling ghost that forces Holly's ex-husband to land his plane right down in the middle of a steamy, delicious reunion?

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1420100424
• ISBN-13: 978-1420100426
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,750,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

USA Today best-selling Author, Rosemary Laurey is an expatriate Brit, retired special ed teacher and grandmother, who now lives in Ohio and has a wonderful time writing stories of vampires and shapeshifting pumas.

Note: Many people ask how to pronounce my last name. It's not really how you'd expect. The first syllable: Lau- (the "a" is a schwa: like the sound at the beginning and end of Alaska. The "u" isn't pronounced) Second syllable: -rey. (The -ey has the long 'a' sound as in they.)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A funny holiday book, October 14, 2007

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Judy "book reader" (Cincinnati, ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Morgue the Merrier (Paperback)

The Morgue The Merrier has four funny and sexy stories by three wonderful romance authors.

Dead Certain by Rosemary Laurey has Annette James, who hasn't been back in Christmastown in ten years. Some how at the Sleigh Bell Inn she ends up sharing a room with old love Jake Warren. Jake sees this as a sign to get Annette back in his life.

Karen Kelly's Blue Suede Christmas has songwriter team Sydney and Tony staying at the Sleigh Bell Inn. Sydney can't work anymore with Tony since her feelings have moved beyond friendship. But Tony is afraid to lose their friendship if they go for something more.

Holly In His Heart by Dianne Castell has Christmastown Mayor Holly Green reconnecting with old love Case McGill. Can these two overcome past feeling to find love again?

Karen Kelly's Thank You Santa has Charlaine entertaining travel writer Nathan Windstrom. Neither was planning to fall in love over the holidays. Can their different lives mesh to hold onto a love that they have found?

The Morgue The Merrier is a funny, a bit spooky, hot and spicy anthology. Each story has a ghost or two helping the couples find their way to love. It's a great feel good book, perfect for the holidays.

5.0 out of 5 stars Spooky & Sexy Fun!, March 31, 2008

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Marcia A. Anderson "journalist" (Dublin, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Morgue the Merrier (Paperback)

I love Christmas-themed books, and The Morgue The Merrier is great fun! It offers a very unique twist on Holiday stories, with its resident matchmaking ghosts and its hilarious Christmastown setting. All three authors offer humorous, sexy stories that will leave you wishing you had many more Christmastown stories to read!

4.0 out of 5 stars Two Holidays in One!, October 8, 2007

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L. Stevens Baca "Book Lover" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Morgue the Merrier (Paperback)

THE MORGUE THE MERRIER brings together the themes of Christmas and the paranormal in a merry mix of romantic adventures. A small town in Virginia reinvents itself as Christmastown, where they celebrate Christmas 365 days a year. Everybody participates, hoping to breath new life into their economy. When a blizzard traps both tourists and critics alike in town for a few days, both residents and ghosts get busy making matches. Six star-crossed lovers are featured in three stories:
Rosemary Laurey bring us Annette and Jake, lovers separated by misunderstanding, who find each other again as they work together to help the ghosts of Annette's parents move on. Never say you can't go home again!
Karen Kelley creates Sydney, in love with her songwriting partner, who refuses to take the chance that their friendship can survive love. It takes a ghostly Elvis impersonater to show them otherwise.
Diane Castell brings us Holly, mayor of Christmastown, dedicated to its success. She once had passion with her husband, Case, until his desire to escape town drove them apart. Now a determined ghost will bring them back together for good, so they can help her rest next to the love of her life.
Finally Karen Kelley gives us a bonus story, bringing together Charlaine, a local hotel manager and Nathan, a travel reviewer.
This is a light-hearted collection of tales around the themes of Christmas and the paranormal. No sob stories here, its pure fun, along with some pretty heated love scenes. Main characters, ghosts and town residents are likeable and contribute flavor and attitude to the story, especially Savannah Sue and Annette's parents! A definite buy for an afternoon of fun, light reading.