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Special Offers by M.L. Ryan
Genre: Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy
Pages: 217
Isbn: 978-0615672762
Blurb:
Meet Hailey - possessed by an otherworldly being
who was trapped in her Kindle.Hailey Parrish was quick-witted, irreverent, and hadn’t had a date in three years. She only wanted an eBook reader because her collection of paperbacks threatened to take over her small living space. Little did she know that the "special offers" that prompted the purchase included much more than a reduced price in exchange for a few ads. The device came pre-loaded with the essence of Sebastian Kess, an erudite womanizer with magical abilities from a parallel dimension. When she inadvertently releases him and he inhabits her body, she finally has a man inside her, just not in the way she imagined. And soon her predicament introduces her to yet another supernatural, the handsome could-be-the-man-of-her-dreams Alex Sunderland. Can Alex and Hailey find a way to return Sebastian to his own body, stay one step ahead of the criminals who want to keep him where he is, and not lose their sense of humor?
Special Offers, the first book of the Coursodon Dimension Series,
combines paranormal romance, urban fantasy, a bit of science fiction and a
healthy dose of quirky humor.
Author Information:
M.L. Ryan is a professional woman — not that she gave up
her amateur status, but rather that she is over-educated with a job in which
she spends a lot of time writing dry science non-Fiction. In an effort to
strengthen the less logical side of her brain, she decided to write some of
the many stories rolling around in her head.
She lives in Tucson, AZ with her husband, son, four cats, two dogs and
an adopted desert tortoise.
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Website: http://www.CoursodonDimension.com
Blog: http://CoursodonDimension.blogspot.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CoursodonDimension
Twitter: @MLRyan1
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3384189.M_L_Ryan
Excerpt:
As I lay in
the darkness, it occurred to me that I must be the most boring single 30
year-old ever. I didn’t go out much, I ate crappy food. I couldn’t even
remember the score of the games I just watched.
This was
not how I had imagined myself at this point in my life. Had my marriage not
crashed and burned, we probably would have a baby by now. Yeah, and I would
still be married to an asstard. He probably would have spawned asstardlets. I
just wanted to feel like my life was going somewhere, like I was accomplishing
something. Rolling over on my side, I vowed to try to get myself together and
move forward.
When I
finally fell asleep, I dreamt I went on my first post-divorce date. The guy
took me to a fancy restaurant, ordered lots of food and expensive wine and then
ditched me for the voluptuous hostess. I was presented with the check but
lacked any means of paying it. After negotiating a payment plan with the
restaurant owner, which involved allowing him to indulge his foot fetish with
my pinkie toes and some flavored whipped cream, I left the place and got into
my car, which was really weird, because my date drove.
There in
the parking lot were dine-and-dash and the hostess, groping each other with
utter abandon. I revved up the engine, threw the car into drive and peeled out
towards them. The headlights illuminated their stunned faces as I spun the car
sharply, rolled down the window and chucked a lit Molotov cocktail - made from
the empty wine bottle from dinner - at them and sped off humming the theme to
“The Lion King.”
I woke up
thinking I must be making progress. Usually in my dreams I ran them over after
I set them on fire.
Review:
The first part of this book was
touch and go for me. I wasn’t sure I was
going to like it. The heroine just
accepted all the weirdness that happened to her way to easily and, except for
her acidic wit, which I enjoyed, she was kind of boring. But the more I read the better it got. I even got a little teary at places (and I
loved her employment…I really need to get a job like that just so I can tell
people what I do for a living).
Overall, I really enjoyed the book
and look forward to reading the next one and seeing what happens….especially
since it ended just as it was getting interesting.
I
give this book 4 out of 5 clouds and a chili pepper rating of 3 (mild, but not
for kids).
This
product or book may have been distributed for review; this in no way affects my
opinions or reviews.
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