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    <body><![CDATA[ It was a good book. The character's were interesting,and believable. The primary characters are likeable.  The plot is well thought out and sound. The book would have been much better if the author had stuck to the original premise of the book, which is gleamed from reading, the dating game. When t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68228944">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a good light read. Those who like Janet Evanovich will probably enjoy this author. The plot was intriguing and kept me guessing most of the way through. The characters were funny, if not sometimes over the top with their antics. <br/><br/>At times the similarities between the characters of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62033735">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[OK story, OK characters - the best friend MADE the book!  Laugh-out-loud dialogue for best friend - wish all the characters were like her!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Idiotic. Don’t waste your time on this one. Too many aggravating things about it to go into detail, but here are my top five: Wollie’s name, her adamant refusal to go to the police, her willingness to forgive Doc, the misleading title (I was expecting vampires or something) and the sheer bonehea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55939408">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[If you like the Stephanie Plum series, you'll like Dating Dead Men.  Wollie Shelley is a greeting card artist that gets caught up in a murder investigation, with often hilarious results.  This book has more than enough twists and quirky characters to keep the reader glued to the book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was fun, although I must admit, I had it confused with another title, and kept waiting for the vampires to show up. ;-&gt; I think I'd listened to 3/4 of the book before I finally realized that this was NOT a paranormal!!!<br/><br/>I like Wollie - and I will read the next book, maybe two!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book. I thought it was great...very entertaining throughout and hard to put down. I would give it 5 stars, but it is more of a fun read than literary genius. Unfortunately, this author has not written any more books. She is an actress. ]]></body>
    
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