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My Boyfriend's Back

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This short little story kept me occupied and in stitches on a plane trip. It sounded confusing, but the author really kept everything tight and simple. Jack is returning to his home town a rich, successful man in hopes of winning back the girl he fell in love with long ago. His rival in high school, John, has always been the handsome jock, but his bad personality and terrible morals have landed him on skid row. He wants Jack to get him a job, so he begs a ride to the reunion in his limo.

The car crashes. Because Jack has been a good soul, an angel comes to give him a second chance, only Jack is accidentally returned to the WRONG body, and refuses to leave it.

He has to win his love back in the body of the guy he THOUGHT she loved. Only she really loved Jack, not John.

It sounds confusing. I have no idea how this author did it, but it was really easy to follow and funny as all get out. The angels were hilarious. I read it in about two hours. Best dollar I ever spent!

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!

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.

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!

This was a cute, quick read that I really enjoyed. The book was funny and at the end, I found myself wishing there was more! I would definitely recommend this!

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!

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!

"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!

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.

A cute short story that took less than an hour to read. A pinch of romance, a touch of drama, and a dollop of angst... definitely junk food for the brain. :)