The Ghost of Christmas Present

by Jenny Lykins

Alane was looking forward to spending a cold, snowy Christmas alone to think over her future, until the two hundred year old ghost of Jared Elliott causes a change of heart, in more ways that one. She's falling in love with a ghost, and in five days she'll have to leave the rental property forever. Is it better for her to get on with her life? Can she ever forget Jared? Did she even want to?

Genres: Romance, Christmas, Novella, Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Paranormal

72 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 28, 2013

Reviews

[Hisgirl85 · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars. Pretty simple and straightforward. Cute. Lots of yearning and some instalove, but the two had good chemistry with dialogue and actions. Holiday dressing is present around paranormal/ghost story in contemporary rented cabin setting.

[Midniteillusion · Rating 2 out of 5]

I just didn’t love it. It had potential but just didn’t quite get there.
Then the resolution made no sense. There wasn’t enough story about the curse to bring about the end that it did.

[Julie Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Ghost of Christmas Present by Jenny Massie Lykins
Alane has rented the cabin for the holiday. She needs a bit of solitude to get her sketching back.
Problem is Jared the ghost resides at the cabin. He appears and scares her into a faint. They talk
and she finds herself missing him and wanting to know more about him. All she can see is his image and he's quite handsome.
David her boyfriend wants to come up and join her but she tells him know she wants to be alone-except for Jared's company.
She finds out why he can't leave, ever. He is up on the times but they can't find a movie to watch so they listen to her CD's.
David shows up and she reads him the riot act and after he leaves she sits down and starts painting while talking to Jared.
His life is drained and he is very weak from his actions...He tells her of the curse...The new owners want to see their cabin but Jared and Alane have other plans...
Love this novella and especially the outcome...

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very sweet Christmas novella

If you want something short and sweet to read in abt an hrs this is the book for you. It's about a woman trying to decide whether or not to stay with a man who loves her, but doesn't understand her, or grab hold of a lifetime of love in shoved into 7 short days with a man that loves her, understands her but can't ever touch her because he's a ghost placed under a spell by his ex mother-in-law.
It's short, sweet, funny and romantic. Not very intense, no big story line or plot, just an easy Christmas story to read when you have a few minutes to relax from the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season.
I'd recommend this for all ages: preteen, teen and up

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very short but nice/sweet read. I liked the majority of it. The bonding sessions they had together were cute and fun. The setting was just right and Alane's initial reaction to her ghost was hilarious. But I felt that it wrapped up too quickly which made the ending a tad bit unrealistic from the rest of the story which was completely believable to me. How did he attain physical form when 1, he was dead and 2, he's been dead for a while...? How he came back was also never explained. That was my only complaint but overall I'm glad I read it and will read again.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book, fantastic love story!!

[Sherrill · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very sweet, heart-warming tale of love concurring all.

[Charline]

Hated for it to end.

[Jenn Ayers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very sweet.

[Ess · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was short but super heartwarming.