 What do you think of when you hear the word GHOST? Does a person covered in a sheet come to mind (Casper) or do you think more of the voice in the TV (Poltergeist)? Do you feel that ghosts are loved ones who haven't crossed yet (GHOST) or are someone with unfinished business? Most of us have a pretty positive perception of ghosts. We are fascinated by them and some people even go on hunts to see them with their own eyes. I had a ghostly encounter at a historic hotel in San Antonio a few years ago. Nothing too scary. More comforting. But what if the ghost was dangerous? Or if the ghost wanted to steal your man? Kate MacInnis has a wonderful new release featuring a dangerous ghost. DISTANT MEMORIES features her heroine, Nurse Morgan who can see and hear ghosts. Here companions are a ghostly couple who help her but this time...someone predatory comes through. I loved this story! It was funny and filled with action. Nurse Morgan is a great character who wants what we all do-- a home, a love, and happiness. When she is faced with this new ghosts, Nurse Morgan is in a fight for her life, or at least her love life! Blurb: Grab a glass of wine…Morgan’s life has become a wild ride! Here we go again! Distant Memories, Book Two in the Nurse Morgan Series is about Emergency Room nurse Morgan Cutler, who has made peace with the ghosts in her little house on Melody Lane in Metro Detroit. That is, as long as resident spirits Elisabeth and Jonathan Wilkerson abide by the rules and limitations. All is well until one day the seductress, Esmeralda Camarillo Castillo, visits from the other side. Man-hungry and voluptuous, Esmeralda has set her sights on Caleb Lightfoot, MD, Morgan’s boyfriend. Mr. Too Good to Be True and so handsome he makes her mouth water, Caleb Lightfoot, MD, is moving a little too fast in their new relationship. As a woman in her early 40’s, Morgan is too wise and smart to fall in love with a heartbreaker, but is this guy for real? Could he be the one for her? Either way, Morgan’s not willing to let the seductive Esmeralda to get her hands on him. On top of that, the house, car, and hospital are filled with ghosts—some of whom are up to no good. Morgan has to keep the balance in her head, life, career, and universe as she battles the demands placed on her by this world and the next. Will this apparition take away the best relationship Morgan has ever had? Will Esmeralda turn the Wilkersons against her? Will the ghost destroy the hospital Morgan cherishes? Or will Esmeralda ruin the tough nurse’s career and work family that she has worked so hard to maintain? Questions fill Morgan’s head, giving her many sleepless nights. Insomnia is dangerous for a nurse on-call but worse when Morgan must keep everything she holds dear safe. Grab that glass of wine or your favorite beverage and join Morgan as she sorts through the changes she has witnessed in the past and the new ones that have arrived. Be prepared to laugh a lot, cry a little and learn what a family really is—here in this dimension and in the afterlife. Distant Memories is for everyone with a sense of humor who believes in hope, miracles and feeling good. EXCERPT: Having discovered and identified her often invisible roommates Elisabeth and Jonathan Wilkerson, Morgan knew she would have to come to terms with no longer living alone and adjust to the nocturnal habits of other-worldly roommates. But living with ghosts was not nearly as easy as it sounded. For one thing, they had no regard for personal space or time of day. Oddly, they also had boundless energy. These issues frequently kept her up at night and she often had to report to work at the hospital more tired than when she’d left the day before. As the charge nurse in the Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Center in Metro Detroit, Morgan was often exhausted, hungry, and tense when she got home from a ten-hour shift. The last thing she needed or wanted was to witness their ghost parties in the middle of the night, or their excessively romantic public displays of affection in the kitchen and back yard for all the world to see. Although, as of yet, no one on the block had complained about seeing the Wilkersons, she could only hope they were invisible to the folks in the nearby houses. She concluded that the best way to manage the situation was to accept their existence and establish rules about alone time and personal boundaries. To her surprise, the Wilkersons also had concerns. After a lengthy, yet civilized conversation, a compromise was reached in order to keep a happy home for all occupants. It was resolved that Morgan would have no interruptions from the Wilkersons while entertaining unless she specifically summoned them to appear. She would also have absolute privacy in the bathroom and bedroom. In turn, the Wilkersons requested that Morgan stay away from their parties and she was not to interrupt them when they were dancing inside or outside the house. So far, so good and the formal agreement was working. Available in ebook and print |
