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85th out of 127 books
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Paramour
by
Margaret Ethridge (Goodreads Author)
Camellia Stafford has never been alone in her room. For twenty years, she’s been engaged in a fierce power struggle with her bedroom’s previous tenant, Frank DeLuca, the ghost trapped in the light fixture above her bed.
Caustic and cranky, Frank has one soft spot—Cam. Over the years, their feelings for one another have evolved from grudging friendship to an enduring love th...more
Caustic and cranky, Frank has one soft spot—Cam. Over the years, their feelings for one another have evolved from grudging friendship to an enduring love th...more
Paperback, 228 pages
Published
December 31st 2010
by Turquoise Morning Press
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May 14, 2011
Michelle Kelly
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
all Goodread friends
Shelves:
2011-read
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Such a wonderful story. My heart broke for Frank, even though I knew his relationship with Cam could never be more. I liked that the story was a little mysterious at the end and left a little bit up to the imagination. Cam and Brad are a great match, and I enjoyed getting to know them.
Paramour manages to balance romantic, sexy fun with wonderfully well-written emotional weight. I'm really more of a scifi geek than a romance reader. This book makes me think I may need to hop genres more often. Helps that the writer is one of my favorite people ever!
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May 18, 2011
Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews
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5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
contemporary,
paranormal
Can a girl have two loves if one of them is a ghost?
The story begins with the prologue where we discover how Frank died. Then we meet Camellia, and finally Brad. Each character has a point of view, and the reader learns their strengths and weaknesses as their very different personalities unfold.
Francis DeLuca breaks everything he touches–crockery, his mother, and finally himself. He is dead, a ghost imprisoned in a light fixture, able to materialize only when that light is turned on. He’s been...more
The story begins with the prologue where we discover how Frank died. Then we meet Camellia, and finally Brad. Each character has a point of view, and the reader learns their strengths and weaknesses as their very different personalities unfold.
Francis DeLuca breaks everything he touches–crockery, his mother, and finally himself. He is dead, a ghost imprisoned in a light fixture, able to materialize only when that light is turned on. He’s been...more
Francis DeLuca breaks everything he touches–crockery, his mother, and finally himself. Frank is dead, a ghost imprisoned in a light fixture, able to materialize only when that light is turned on. He’s been dead a quarter century, the victim of a gunshot during a robbery turned bad, and he stays in the bedroom in his own kind of purgatory.
Camellia Stafford has come home to the house she grew up in, to bury her father and to confront her feelings for Frank. For twenty years, she’s shared her room...more
Camellia Stafford has come home to the house she grew up in, to bury her father and to confront her feelings for Frank. For twenty years, she’s shared her room...more
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Feb 17, 2011
Cynthia (aka Artemis)
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
If you like ghost romancers
Recommended to Cynthia by:
Laurie (Bitten by Paranormal Romance)
Reviewed at Bitten By Paranormal Romance
After reading the last sentence of the above blurb….it was easy for me to answer.
Ghost + dead = Frank. Human + alive = Brad.
Hmmm…Brad - Frank - Brad - Frank - Brad…..
I actually wanted to rate this story a 2, due to the ludicrous story line of a HEA with a ghost, but there were some things Ms. Ethridge did well. With that being said…. Beware, these are spoilerish. (Is that a word?)
BIG PROBLEM….CAM. She loves a ghost, a dead man. Who only appears to her when...more
After reading the last sentence of the above blurb….it was easy for me to answer.
Ghost + dead = Frank. Human + alive = Brad.
Hmmm…Brad - Frank - Brad - Frank - Brad…..
I actually wanted to rate this story a 2, due to the ludicrous story line of a HEA with a ghost, but there were some things Ms. Ethridge did well. With that being said…. Beware, these are spoilerish. (Is that a word?)
BIG PROBLEM….CAM. She loves a ghost, a dead man. Who only appears to her when...more
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Jan 23, 2011
Kate
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Christine, Caitlin Bailey, Erin Bailey
Shelves:
paranormal-romance
A really fun novel! I really loved how extremely vivid Frank was, I could just see, smell & hear him, with his slight New York accent, his funky 80's mohawk ,the too-tight Metallica shirt and the faint aroma of motor oil.
The author did a really great job of conveying just how drawn apart but desperate the situation was for Cam. Usually when I read a synopses like this (there were lots of themes similar in Songs of Love & Death), I figure that there will be a heart breaking decision for a...more
The author did a really great job of conveying just how drawn apart but desperate the situation was for Cam. Usually when I read a synopses like this (there were lots of themes similar in Songs of Love & Death), I figure that there will be a heart breaking decision for a...more
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If you loved "Ghost" with Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze, you'll love PARAMOUR. How can you love a ghost? Especially one you never knew when he was alive? Camellia grew up with a spectre in her room, and he became the boy she loved. When she comes home as an adult to bury her father, her old feelings are renewed, but become inextricably mixed up with her budding romance with Bradley, a guy who is not only red blooded, but warm, caring, and alive. This love triangle makes for a most unusual romant...more
Paramour was interesting, if a little odd.
Camellia Stafford’s dad has just passed away so she has come back to her childhood home to clean up and say her last goodbyes. But Cam has been keeping a secret for all these years, there is a ghost in her room, and she’s been in love with him ever since she was a teenager.
Cam is a strong, funny woman who is easily likeable. What’s not likeable about her is the fact that she has a hot, strong, successful live man, begging her to be hers and yet she is st...more
Camellia Stafford’s dad has just passed away so she has come back to her childhood home to clean up and say her last goodbyes. But Cam has been keeping a secret for all these years, there is a ghost in her room, and she’s been in love with him ever since she was a teenager.
Cam is a strong, funny woman who is easily likeable. What’s not likeable about her is the fact that she has a hot, strong, successful live man, begging her to be hers and yet she is st...more
Nicely done, Ms. Ethridge, nicely done indeed.
This debut novel is packed with details that draw you into this unusual supernatural love story. Although the pages are packed with heated moments of passion surrounding the somewhat unorthodox love triangle in this story, it's the sweetness of the description of ordinary moments that stick with you even after the storytelling's done. Even though the dirty mounds of snow are still dotting my yard, I'm picking up the scent of fresh-cut grass. I swear...more
This debut novel is packed with details that draw you into this unusual supernatural love story. Although the pages are packed with heated moments of passion surrounding the somewhat unorthodox love triangle in this story, it's the sweetness of the description of ordinary moments that stick with you even after the storytelling's done. Even though the dirty mounds of snow are still dotting my yard, I'm picking up the scent of fresh-cut grass. I swear...more
Reviewed By: Steph O
Review Copy Provided By: Publisher
The blurb from this book gives you so much information. Before reading this book, I had only read one other book that was considered “romance” with a ghost in it. So, I kinda took this book as a challenge. Because there is NO WAY a second book of this type, could be hot . . right? I was so wrong. This book was scorching. I picked it up and found myself unable to put it down. I honestly do not want to give a single piece of this story away. So...more
Review Copy Provided By: Publisher
The blurb from this book gives you so much information. Before reading this book, I had only read one other book that was considered “romance” with a ghost in it. So, I kinda took this book as a challenge. Because there is NO WAY a second book of this type, could be hot . . right? I was so wrong. This book was scorching. I picked it up and found myself unable to put it down. I honestly do not want to give a single piece of this story away. So...more
Paramour is a stunningly well-imagined, richly detailed romantic exploration featuring three of the most unforgettable characters I have ever read. The storyline is captivating from beginning to end, and the description throughout is second to none. Every line is powerful. Every word is palpable.
Paramour, quite simply, is a masterpiece.
Paramour, quite simply, is a masterpiece.
I really enjoyed this love triangle with a twist.
I actually thought that Brad was a bit of an arse though and I would have liked to have seen more Frank!!!
My heart broke for Frank...he so obviously LOVES Cam and I would have liked to have seen them together.
Overall a really interesting read with a paranormal twist
I actually thought that Brad was a bit of an arse though and I would have liked to have seen more Frank!!!
My heart broke for Frank...he so obviously LOVES Cam and I would have liked to have seen them together.
Overall a really interesting read with a paranormal twist
I just wanted to share this! Sizzling Hot Book Reviews rated Paramour 5 Hearts, and readers at Sizzling Hot also voted Paramour the Sizzling Hot Read of month for February! Thank you!
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Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic.... Who woulda thunk in ghost in a light fixture (a 70s model, no doubt) could wreak so much havoc in a young woman's heart?
A love triangle of a different sort. Well-written and engaging.
A love triangle of a different sort. Well-written and engaging.
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LOVED this paranormal. And the ending is incredible. I didn't see it coming and I literally gasped. Margaret Ethridge is a fantastic author! So glad I took a chance on her. I will read anything she puts out.
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Margaret Ethridge is a fabulous new author! Read ANYTHING from this rising star and you'll be hooked!
A great story that was hard to put down!
Well written, fast read. Two romances for the price of one! I enjoyed it; the storyline was really very unique, but maybe just a little too surface level because I was left with some pretty big questions - I just now noticed there is a sequel... Kind of peaks my interest, but I am not sure I will read it. I would be really disappointed to still not get answers.
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Margaret Ethridge lives with a sweet-talking Southern gentleman who claims to be her lawfully-wedded husband. She is the (not-so-wicked-but-she-has-her-moments) step-mother to their two children, the adoring mistress of three spoiled dogs, the food purveyor to eleven hungry goldfish, and the comic foil for one rather impertinent house rabbit who thinks he rules the roost.
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