false 186885 4 Emerald O'Brien is the owner of the Chintz 'n China Tea Room where guests are served the perfect blend of tea and tarot reading. She never set out to be a detective, but once word gets out that she can communicate with the dead, there's no turning back... <br><br> When the ghost of Susan Mitchell asks for Emerald's help in convicting her own murderer, Emerald can't refuse. Along with her friends-an ex-supermodel and a cop-and her new love interest, Emerald must search for clues to put the killer behind bars-and this tortured soul to rest. 180654 book 5 8 2003 Ghost of a Chance (Chintz 'n China, #1) total:141|5:36|4:38|3:57|2:9|1:1| 141 522 269 22 5 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 09:02:48 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 09:10:55 -0700 2009
Thank Goddess! After those first few pages the book took a turn for the fabulous! I couldn't put it ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 02:47:44 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 02:48:21 -0700 2009
Along with her frien...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 08 15:07:48 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 05 14:21:53 -0800 2008
Emerald O'Brien is the owner of the Chintz 'n China Tea Room where guests are served the perfect blend of tea and tarot reading. She never set out to be a detective, but once ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 29 12:17:33 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 12:17:54 -0700 2008
The idea behind the story is interesting and the main character is believable.

Emerald is a divorcee, raising two kids on her own, trying to support her family with her business which is a tea/china shop where she also does the occasional tarot card rea...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 30 13:39:23 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 13:40:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 13:45:47 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 13:45:47 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Sep 29 04:10:56 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 04:11:58 -0700 2007 RATING: 5/A
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Mystery, 2003, 260 pgs
CHARACTERS: Emerald O'Brien/single mother of 2 & owner
of Chints 'n China Tea Room
TIME/PLACE: Present, Washington
COMMENTS: 1st in the Chintz 'n China superna...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 08:37:36 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 14:00:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 27 11:50:52 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 08:39:28 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 11:50:52 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Oct 11 12:41:55 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 12:45:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 20:36:08 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 20:36:46 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 17:38:05 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 08:25:17 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 12:55:17 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 10:52:41 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jun 25 10:31:14 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 10:38:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 19:15:18 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 18:40:21 -0700 2008 Susan's ghost comes to Em to tell her that her husband killed her. Em has to prove it. But there's another ghost around that isn't so nice and she has t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 14 11:46:27 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 11:46:27 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 00:28:39 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 02:31:32 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 28 19:03:38 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 19:04:20 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jan 04 13:38:35 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 14 12:40:19 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 09:24:52 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 09:25:28 -0700 2008