All-star pitcher and shape-shifter Jason Tanner buys an apartment building and meets his tenants: an unemployed crime-fighting vampire; a wereraven...
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Nov 25, 2010
Laurie
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This is erotic author Ashlyn Chase first book in her new light paranormal romance series. I found this a good start for sexy humors series. Life is never dull in this apartment building full of paranormal creatures. You get one noisy Aunt, one nasty ghost or I should say one ghost that may get on your nerves and more. Then you throw in one snoopy reporter that could spell disaster for the whole building.
Merry never knew what she was getting into when she moved into her new apartment. More...
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Aug 25, 2011
Vivian
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I was thinking earlier that I should finish this book, but I realized it wasn't on my Currently Reading shelf. It took me a minute to think about what happened in the second half, that's how much of an impact the book had on me.
This book had so much going on, with multiple different plots involving several different supes, none of it left an impression at the end of the day as the "main" storyline. I guess it is supposed to be the romantic angle between the two lead chara More...
This book had so much going on, with multiple different plots involving several different supes, none of it left an impression at the end of the day as the "main" storyline. I guess it is supposed to be the romantic angle between the two lead chara More...
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Jan 17, 2011
Anna
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Merry has just moved out on her own for the first time. She loves her new townhouse apartment. Her new landlord Jason is very easy on the eyes. Jason himself hopes to snag some alone time with his new tenant. But throw in a vampire, a werewolf, a ghost, two witches and a nosy aunt and craziness is bound to ensue.
I loved the premises of this book. Paranormal creatures as neighbors- talk about never having a dull moment. Strange Neighbors was a light enticing read. Funny, romantic with More...
I loved the premises of this book. Paranormal creatures as neighbors- talk about never having a dull moment. Strange Neighbors was a light enticing read. Funny, romantic with More...
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Oct 10, 2011
Jenny
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EBOOK in ALDIKO
Merry moves to the big city
An apartment building
with interesting neighbours
Jason is a baseball player who is hiding from the press
his uncle and aunt who act as supers
then there is a werewolf, two psychics, a ghost, a vampire and a raven shifter
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the vampire, Sly, turns out to be Merry's father
he was turned when Merry was born, her mother died
he has been watching over her ev More...
Merry moves to the big city
An apartment building
with interesting neighbours
Jason is a baseball player who is hiding from the press
his uncle and aunt who act as supers
then there is a werewolf, two psychics, a ghost, a vampire and a raven shifter
<spoiler>
the vampire, Sly, turns out to be Merry's father
he was turned when Merry was born, her mother died
he has been watching over her ev More...
Sep 06, 2011
Shannon
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Laugh if you want (and roll your eyes, too) but I expect a little less lameness in my supernatural romances, thank you very much. Suspension of disbelief isn't hard when a book is well-written or, at least, entertaining. This was just...bad. For so many reasons. Lame, repetitive dialog that doesn't move the story forward. Flat characters, and far too many of them. Sex scenes that come out of nowhere and seem to be added simply because the author doesn't know what to do next. A bunch of st
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Apr 30, 2011
Jadaloves
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I was drawn by the cover of this book and thought that I was in for a great read, but as they say, you should never judge a book by the cover. It took me forever to finish this book because it didn’t really keep my interest. Now I won’t say this book was terrible, but it could have been a lot better than it was. Or maybe my expectations were just too high.
Merry, an adopted girl from Rhode Island decides she’s had enough of small town life and caring for her father and brother, and de More...
Merry, an adopted girl from Rhode Island decides she’s had enough of small town life and caring for her father and brother, and de More...
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Apr 27, 2011
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Nov 10, 2010
Suvi
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I was so excited! This was the very first book I won through Goodreads! When I asked for it, I didn't realize that it was paranormal romance (emphasis on the romance). I guess I have only read gentle read romances so I was pretty preturbed and bored by the time the third love making scene started. However, if you like Cosmo type romance and you want to read something different, this is great. It really caught my attention in the beginning and the cast of characters were absolutely great!! I real
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Nov 08, 2010
An Abundance of Books
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I will preface my review with saying that I understand that every book is an author's baby. They invest so much time and energy, working hard to create the best story they can.
I saw this book awhile back on Book Chick City's wish list post and thought it had a neat premise. The whole book had so much potential. Unfortunately the heroine was wishy washy, jumped to ridiculous conclusions, the hero needed to grow a backbone, too many supporting characters, the side stories overwhelmed the More...
I saw this book awhile back on Book Chick City's wish list post and thought it had a neat premise. The whole book had so much potential. Unfortunately the heroine was wishy washy, jumped to ridiculous conclusions, the hero needed to grow a backbone, too many supporting characters, the side stories overwhelmed the More...
Oct 15, 2010
Linda
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Merry McKenzie Always Knew She Was Adopted With Her Dark Latin Looks A Dead Giveaway. When Her Adopted Mom Died She Took Over The Duties Of Cooking And Looking Out For Her Younger Brother, But After Finishing College To Become A Nurse, It Was Time For Her To Have A Place Of Her Own. She Saw An Ad In The Boston Paper And Immediately Rushed To Get Her Apartment And Leave Rhode Island And Her Over Protective Father.
Jason Falco Was Very Private About His Life And As A Pitcher That Signe More...
Jason Falco Was Very Private About His Life And As A Pitcher That Signe More...
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Aug 11, 2010
Riccarla
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A friend recommended this book and I thought it looked cute. Merry Mackenzie,a nurse from Rhode Island, moves into an apartment in Boston, not realizing that it had just been purchased by Jason Falco, star pitcher of the Boston Bullets. She's out on her own for the first time and has no clue who Jason is. She also has no clue that the other residents include two witches, a shapeshifter, a ghost, a werewolf upstairs, and a vampire in the basement.
The story is a romance between Merr More...
The story is a romance between Merr More...
Jun 28, 2010
Melindeeloo
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2.5 stars - New neighbors - some 'strange', some annoying
Asserting her independence after helping her father to raise her younger brother, Merry's finally moving into her own apartment. Merry's 'new start' in the big city seems to be starting out pretty darn good since Merry has caught the eye of her hunky neighbor/landlord baseball star Jason Falco. But everything is not going to be that easy for Merry, a close call in a mugging, dealing with Jason's fangirls and stalker paparazzi More...
Asserting her independence after helping her father to raise her younger brother, Merry's finally moving into her own apartment. Merry's 'new start' in the big city seems to be starting out pretty darn good since Merry has caught the eye of her hunky neighbor/landlord baseball star Jason Falco. But everything is not going to be that easy for Merry, a close call in a mugging, dealing with Jason's fangirls and stalker paparazzi More...
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Jun 23, 2010
Kristen
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This is another para-normal romance book. Although it is in a different category then Larissa Ione's, Gena Showalter's or JR Ward's. And I'll explain why. As I see it, there are a few different ways to approach this genre. You can have the big-bad evil "institution" of a bad guy, with the minions and overall story arch that never really gets you any closer to things being all ok in that universe - the story of each particular book only inching along the overall fight against the in
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May 29, 2010
Kristina
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'Strange Neighbors' was totally fun, witty, and hot! I really enjoyed this one!
Ashlyn Chase created a cast of characters from every walk of "life" if you want to call it that LOL! It was a light hearted and fun paranormal romance that totally sucked me in and kept me wanting more. The main character, Merry, was great. I loved that she was a woman about my age, thrown into this freaky world, and managed to find love in strange places. (ha! get it? Strange places....yeah, I'm a dor More...
Ashlyn Chase created a cast of characters from every walk of "life" if you want to call it that LOL! It was a light hearted and fun paranormal romance that totally sucked me in and kept me wanting more. The main character, Merry, was great. I loved that she was a woman about my age, thrown into this freaky world, and managed to find love in strange places. (ha! get it? Strange places....yeah, I'm a dor More...
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Sep 27, 2011
Connie
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STRANGE NEIGHBORS by Ashlyn Chase is 354 pages in paperback form. It is the first in the Strange Neighbors series.
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He's looking for peace, quiet, and a little romance...
There's never a dull moment when hunky all-star pitcher and shapeshifter Jason Falco invests in an old Boston brownstone apartment building full of supernatural creatures. But when Merry MacKenzie moves into the ground floor apartment, the playboy pitcher decides he might just be done play More...
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He's looking for peace, quiet, and a little romance...
There's never a dull moment when hunky all-star pitcher and shapeshifter Jason Falco invests in an old Boston brownstone apartment building full of supernatural creatures. But when Merry MacKenzie moves into the ground floor apartment, the playboy pitcher decides he might just be done play More...
Aug 16, 2011
Sarah
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I really liked the premise of this novel. The thought that paranormal people (werewolves, witches, vampires etc) would group together was very interesting. Unfortunately, it didn't work nearly as well as I would have hoped.
The character of Jason was way too overwhelming for me. He just ups and kisses a woman he's just met? It was a little too pat for me. Ok, we get it. Merry and Jason are meant to be together, but really, the way it happened didn't work for me. I also thought the deta More...
The character of Jason was way too overwhelming for me. He just ups and kisses a woman he's just met? It was a little too pat for me. Ok, we get it. Merry and Jason are meant to be together, but really, the way it happened didn't work for me. I also thought the deta More...
Jun 01, 2010
Blodeuedd
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Merry wants independence. She is 25 and have been living with her dad and brother all her life. She wants a bit of Sex and the city, and she has found the perfect flat to start her new life in. At once she catches the eye of the landlord, a certain hunky baseball player named Jason Falco. Perhaps she will get to have a bit of fun after all. Jason on the other hand is not the all American guy that he seems to be. He is a shape shifter, and he is looking for that special someone, and More...
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Sep 01, 2011
Tracey
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Rating 2.5 stars
There was definite potential with this storyline, but the author often misses the mark.
Merry MacKenzie moves into a new building to start her new life on her home and unexpectedly finds she is surrounded by 'weirdos' at the same time she becomes involved with baseball player Jason Falco who also has a secret. There was a nice balance of humor throughout but it was overshadowed by the two main characters who, for their age, just come across as immature. Perh More...
There was definite potential with this storyline, but the author often misses the mark.
Merry MacKenzie moves into a new building to start her new life on her home and unexpectedly finds she is surrounded by 'weirdos' at the same time she becomes involved with baseball player Jason Falco who also has a secret. There was a nice balance of humor throughout but it was overshadowed by the two main characters who, for their age, just come across as immature. Perh More...
Jun 10, 2010
Julie
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I love reading paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels — that’s no secret. The stories are inventive and exciting. But more often than not, they deal with assassins, slayers, wars between species, ect… Sometimes after reading a few of those books, you need to find something light and quirky where the evil adversary is just some crazy aunt or some over-ambitious photographer. You need a funny read full of attractive characters that’ll keep you giggling. “Strange Neighbors” by Ashlyn Cha
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Nov 26, 2010
Carmel (Rabid Reads)
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I decided to read this book because I was looking for something a little lighter than my previous reads. Higher on the chick-lit and lower on the gore. This novel definitely fits the bill. There are a few paranormal elements in the story but they come across as quirky personality traits as opposed to an alternate reality. Sort of like if a friend of yours has a larger than average nose. Yes it's noticeable but you won't not be their friend because of it. Vampires, shifters, witches and other par
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Jun 08, 2010
Crystal
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Strange Neighbors is a fun, romantic romp that passes an afternoon wonderfully. I was engrossed in this apartment complex and it's inhabitants from the beginning. Merry is just out on her own and she's been thrown into a building with a lot of interesting characters. The most interesting of which is Jason Falco, a great baseball pitcher. The sparks fly between Jason and Merry from the beginning, but with strange happenings and even stranger events going on, it feels like things may never cli
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Mar 20, 2011
Amy
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**Four and a Half Stars**
Merry is one of those characters who can either be very endearing and relatable, or such a complete hot mess that you just want to slap. See, she’s never been out on her own, having taken over the running of her family after the death of her mother. While not very worldly, she’s not exactly naïve either, which is refreshing. I loved Merry to no end, I was happy to see that she was not the kind of first-time-in-the-city girl that has no clue whatsoever. He More...
Merry is one of those characters who can either be very endearing and relatable, or such a complete hot mess that you just want to slap. See, she’s never been out on her own, having taken over the running of her family after the death of her mother. While not very worldly, she’s not exactly naïve either, which is refreshing. I loved Merry to no end, I was happy to see that she was not the kind of first-time-in-the-city girl that has no clue whatsoever. He More...
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Oct 12, 2010
Brandy
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I wanted to love this book. I wanted to laugh and be charmed by the characters. I wanted to read this like almost all of my other books that have come before, in one sitting.
Sadly this didn't happen for me, any of it. I persevered. I chugged along hoping things would get better. But it didn't. It wasn't a bad book. There is something in there that with some refining/editing would make it good and far more enjoyable. I wasn't totally turned off and wanting to toss the book.
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Sadly this didn't happen for me, any of it. I persevered. I chugged along hoping things would get better. But it didn't. It wasn't a bad book. There is something in there that with some refining/editing would make it good and far more enjoyable. I wasn't totally turned off and wanting to toss the book.
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Jun 19, 2010
Marsha
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I just love quirky characters and Strange neighbors is just chocked full of them. 25 year old Merry Mac Kenzie has moved out of her widowed father's home to try to seek an independent life in the big city. While moving into her Boston brownstone, Merry meets Jason Falco, the star pitcher for the Boston Bullets and the owner of her building. While getting to know each other they also get to know their "unusual" neighbors, 2 witches who make a living manning a psychic & sex hotline, a s
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May 04, 2011
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Jan 22, 2012
Amanda
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Ms. Chase has done an excellent job with creating something new and fun-an appartment building filled with paranormal creatures:shapeshifters, vampires, and witches.
Jason Falco is a baseball star with a dark secret and Merry is a nurse with a big heart. The two are so cute together. The only down side was two of the supporting characters were very annoying and i found myself skipping paragraphs and pages when they arrived. His aunt was over the top nosy and irriated me, which was most like More...
Jason Falco is a baseball star with a dark secret and Merry is a nurse with a big heart. The two are so cute together. The only down side was two of the supporting characters were very annoying and i found myself skipping paragraphs and pages when they arrived. His aunt was over the top nosy and irriated me, which was most like More...
Jun 14, 2010
Becky
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To put it simply, I found this book to be cute and engaging. The relationship between Merry and her ball player Jason, picks up so quickly that you really do start flipping through pages to see where they are headed. Also, the number of quirky neighbors and things we learn about their lives and, in some cases, their connection to Merry, give the story a lot of energy. I found the story to be cute, fast moving, and easy to connect to.
The only drawback I found was in the quick conne More...
The only drawback I found was in the quick conne More...
Aug 10, 2011
Corrina
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It's your quientesiental para-normal romance and unfortunatly comes off very formulated. I applause the author for her quirky characters and cutesy plot but I wish it had been lengthier and taken place over a longer tome frame. Merry is a darling character but very cookie cutter. And everything just falls into place too well; first guy small town gal meets in the big city is The One. No to mention Mr. Perfect is cookie cutter himself- he's tall, famous, rich, and loving. And he tells her he lo
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Feb 03, 2012
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Ashlyn Chase- "Strange Neighbors"
Marry Mackenzie has finally left the nest of her childhood home and has moved to the big city to be an independent women. She has also found the perfect quaint and cozy apartment. Marry has no idea that moving to the city would be such an eye opener, especially her neighbors. She knows that there is something mysterious about them, but she just can't put her finger on it. Marry also can't seem to get enough of her of landlord who is a very f More...
Marry Mackenzie has finally left the nest of her childhood home and has moved to the big city to be an independent women. She has also found the perfect quaint and cozy apartment. Marry has no idea that moving to the city would be such an eye opener, especially her neighbors. She knows that there is something mysterious about them, but she just can't put her finger on it. Marry also can't seem to get enough of her of landlord who is a very f More...
Jun 18, 2010
All Merry MacKenzie wanted was to move to the city and be independent after caring for her father and younger brother since her mother’s death.
What Merry got was more than she ever imaged. Moving into her new apartment, Merry learns her landlord is hunky baseball superstar Jason Falco. The two seem to hit it off immediately.
Merry meets her neighbors and discovers each one of them has their own dark secrets they are hiding.
STRANGE NEIGHBORS has new meaning when it br More...
What Merry got was more than she ever imaged. Moving into her new apartment, Merry learns her landlord is hunky baseball superstar Jason Falco. The two seem to hit it off immediately.
Merry meets her neighbors and discovers each one of them has their own dark secrets they are hiding.
STRANGE NEIGHBORS has new meaning when it br More...
