My Boyfriend's Back [Kindle Edition]

Chrissy Olinger (Author)

Book Description

"I bring you tidings of... DAMMIT!"

With those few words, Jack Lynch's world would change forever. The nerdy guy from Hammond High has returned for his twentieth reunion. He's rich, successful, and ready to re-claim the girl who got away: Rori McLeary.

There's just one small problem... Jack is also dead. But with the help of an angel in training, his mom, and the rockin' body of his former arch-nemesis, Jack is still going to get the girl.

He has three days to convince Rori to love him. He's got the body he never had, the brains he always had, and Norman the geek angel on his side.

What could possibly go wrong?

*NOTE: This is a short, sweet romance of 15,826 words.

Product Details

• File Size: 126 KB
• Print Length: 67 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004NIFNM0
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,811 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun and Silly Novelette March 2, 2011

By JAScribbles

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This is a fun little story that will take you less than a couple hours to read. It's very well written and edited. I found myself smiling and giggling at the cast of characters.

Jack Lynch is on his way back to his 20th high school reunion. The class nerd has morphed into a multimillionaire. John Lydon, the class of 1991's lead jock, will also be there. He hasn't had similar luck and intends to ask Jack for a job. Between the two men is Rori, a lovely woman with regrets of letting Jack get away.

I won't go into too much detail on the storyline. It is a short story and I don't want to spoil it for you. What I will say is I loved Ms. Olinger's portrayal of heaven - angels in training, office of human resources, elevators to Earth, etc. I encourage her to write another story with a made up world full of silly characters. I feel she has a knack for this. I highlighted quite a few clever passages.

The only drawback to the story (for me) was the similarity of the two male characters names. Jack Lynch and John Lydon. This was a problem for me. The story mentioned that these two characters were thrown together often in high school due to the spelling of their last names. That's fine, but did their first names have to be so similar? What was the reason for this? Many times during the first 30% of the story I found myself stopping and trying to remember which man was which. This interrupted the flow of the story for me.

I'm sure this is only a problem for me. I also had issues with Stephenie Meyer's characters Charlie and Carlisle - two completely different men and people in her books.

My Boyfriend's Back is a great story to read while you're waiting for your child to finish practice or during a soak in the tub. Highly recommended!

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice break from drama March 4, 2011

By Wendy

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My son was in the hospital for a week and I was so stressed out. This short made me laugh and gave me a much needed break. Olinger writes good funny.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Romy & Michelle meets Heaven Can Wait January 12, 2012

By J. Clark

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This book was great! So original and very funny, I really enjoyed it.

The story begins with an angel and a botched mission. Two old high school frenemies are making their way to their 20th reunion when they are involved in a car wreck. Jack, the geeky one, was to be given a second chance at life, but his guardian angel accidentally put his soul back into the wrong body. So he has about 48 hours to win the girl in order for that second chance to become reality.

Sounds silly, and quite frankly, it is. But oh how funny and very enjoyable! Buy this book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars In someone else's body, Hey la...Hey la, my boyfriends back! January 10, 2012

By POIA

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I dunno, maybe I'm dense but I really found this short to be confusing. I guess that the cast of characters was okay and the story moved along to its inevitable conclusion, but...I just found it hard to keep up with and didn't get why this guy ended up here, and that guy ended up there. No spoilers, it's a short story with a cute premise which was hard for me to follow; and, therefore, I give it 3 stars. I dunno, maybe I've been reading to much lately....ZzZZzzz!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Short, Sweet, and Delightful January 10, 2012

By K. Johnson

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I thoroughly enjoyed this quick read. Humorous and heartfelt in all the right places and balanced perfectly, this little story is a well constructed feel good work, and I am grateful. Here's to having your cake and eating it, too!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sassy "Heaven Can Wait" January 9, 2012

By V. Ardito

Format:Kindle Edition

High school geek Jack Lynch has become a powerhouse in business and now he's returned for his 20th high school reunion. Waiting for him is Rori, the girl who's loved him all those years but never had the nerve to tell him. Before she gets her chance, Jack and his nemesis, John, are severely injured in a car accident. Now Jack will have to borrow John's body for 48 hours to get Rori to see through the bully ex-jock to the man she's loved before his time runs out. These are some richly drawn characters straddling Earth and the realm beyond. A wonderful treat!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute & funny love story!! January 9, 2012

By Krista Elaine

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"My Boyfriend's Back" is a cute little novella/short story! I found myself giggling at some of the scenes & trying to talk some sense into the characters. Being a Christian, I was a little bothered by the "heaven" scenes....but overall, I was very entertained throughout! It doesn't take long to read...a good evening, before bed read. This is one I'd read over & over again!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Short Story January 6, 2012

By DeeDee Brown

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I was unsure while reading the first page or so of this short story, but was soon settled in and thoroughly enjoying it. The plot was charming, the characters funny and endearing, and some very clever tongue in cheek references.
Two thumbs up for this download.

More About the Author

Chrissy Olinger is a writer who lives in New England. In 1967 she was lost on a family picnic. Always resourceful, she made her way to a den, where she was reared in the wild by black footed ferrets. Her mustelid name, Chklgglrgchkchk, roughly translates as "large one who squashes our young."

Discovered by park rangers in the mid-80s, Chrissy was reintegrated into society through television and reading. This is why she is weird. It is also why she can quote massive passages from sitcom dialogue and knows all the words to The Banana Splits theme song.

She freelances as a language and verbal forensics specialist and writes books to stay out of trouble. Whether this is successful is open for debate.

Learn more (and join the debate) on her website, where there is a blog, links to twitter and facebook pages, and lots of other ways to interact. (You've been warned.)

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