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Keep Me Ghosted by Karen Cantwell

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Earlier this evening, I finished Keep Me Ghosted by Karen Cantwell. It's the first installment in the "Sophie Rhodes Ghostly Romance" series.

Ever since she was a girl, Sophie has been able to see ghosts. Currently, her bff is a proper and stuffy English gent named Marmaduke Dodsworth. In desperate need of a job, Sophie applies at the office of optometrist Dr Callahan. Little does she know, he's equally desperate for the help. It seems the good doctor also has a ghost, but his is a malicious, jealous entity who calls herself Moonflower. He hires Sophie on the spot, and she sets about setting his office to rights.

It doesn't take Sophie long to find out why Dr Callahan is losing patients (and patience!). Moonflower keeps scaring off any females that come in, and she tries her best to scare Sophie away, too. However, when a medium comes to the office, she offers her assistance. Sophie finds herself needing that assistance sooner than she'd thought, when Moonflower goes on a rampage that endangers Marmaduke's afterlife.

Complicating matters is the fact that Sophie can't help but be attracted to Dr Callahan, but she vows not to act on it. That is easier said than done when he's so handsome and nice and smells so wonderful. But, is Moonflower the only one standing in the way of true romance?

I really enjoyed this book. Sophie was an engaging heroine, Marmi was a hoot, Cal was a dream, and even Moonflower ended up being a "villain" you could sympathize with.

Favorite lines:
♦ My animals were my family and they were also the reason I remained poor most of the time.
♦ Half of me considered sneaking slowly and stealthily back into my car, and then tearing off frantically in search of a large supply of chocolate and a dark room to gorge myself. The other half of me thought that was a good idea as well.

Fun story, and will be looking for more in the series.