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THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT (Haunted Holidays Book 1) Kindle Edition
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateSeptember 29, 2015
- File size1890 KB
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NIGHT OWL REVIEWS - 4.25 STARS - "...The Holiday Spirit tells the story of Kerri Tollbrook, a woman who can communicate with ghosts but is startled to discover that firefighter Galen McAllister is not her typical 'client'. He finds a way to touch her body and heart and she gives him a reason to fight for a way for them to truly celebrate Christmas with each other. Together, they search for a way to defeat an inimical being known as Nah'mindhe, but even the support of a knowledgeable aunt, a crusty ghost, a feisty pug, and a nurse with connections to the occult may not be enough."
REDZ WORLD REVIEWS - 5 stars - "... I liked the twists and turns of this story. I never really knew what would happen next. I also loved the humor. I love romances that can blend chemistry with the characters and a great sense of humor, and this one does that. Even if you are not into holiday stories I think this is a great little read to pick up. It has action, adventure, and a whole lot of love inside."
From the Author
Once upon a time I wrote a short story titled The Holiday Spirit. I had a great deal of fun creating it, and was thrilled when my little paranormal romance received some wonderful reviews. When The Holiday Spirit finished its publishing contract, I foolishly thought that I was done with it. However, the characters refused to lie quiet! They've literally haunted me for a very long time, poking and prodding me to revisit this project.
So I did. Too late I realized that I wasn't in charge of this story at all: my characters were! And they had a whole lot more to tell. The entire project was rewritten from the ground up into a FULL LENGTH NOVEL.
And then there was more... and more! Turns out, the Holiday Spirit is only the beginning! Right now I'm developing THE HAUNTED HOLIDAY SERIES, and working on Book 2.
To all of my wonderful readers who have taken this story to their hearts--thank you!
To my potential readers--if you enjoy a ghostly romance with a lot of suspense or a holiday paranormal with a fresh twist, this might be just what you're looking for.
And to my unruly cast of characters who hijacked the story--you can undo the duct tape and the rope now...
Sincerely, Dani Harper
From the Back Cover
A man mistaken for dead.
An ancient evil that stalks them both.
COUNSELING GHOSTS DOESN'T LEAVE ROOM FOR A LOVE LIFE...
Shopping for Christmas, author Kerri Tollbrook is more annoyed than startled when a ghost tells her a gift she's about to buy will end up in the nearest donation bin. He's right, and well... gorgeous with those haunted brown eyes and self-assured bearing. Unlike most men, he's not afraid of her unusual gift. And the connection she feels surprises her. But even she can't date a dead man.
INVISIBLE FOR A YEAR...
Firefighter Galen McAllister is stunned the petite redhead can see and hear him. It feels almost normal to talk to another human again, but if things were truly normal, he'd alread be asking her out. The woman is a triple threat - smart, funny, pretty, even if she's insisting he needs to "cross over". He can't, not after an ancient evil ripped him away from his body. And he refuses to leave as long as the creature is free to do the same to others.
A RITUAL TO PURGE EVIL...
There's no time to kiss under the mistletoe. The demon with a taste for human life force is coming back for a final feast. Helping ghosts is one thing, but Kerri is determined to banish the monster by any means necessary, even if Galen only wants enough "answers" to help him take the demon down himself.
She can't let Galen die for real. He can't bear to put Kerri in the creature's path. But if they don't work together on this, they aren't the only ones who will die just in time for Christmas.
About the Author
A former newspaper editor, Dani's passion for all things supernatural led her to a second career writing fiction. There isn't anything she likes better than exploring myths and legends from many cultures, which serve to inspire her sizzling and suspenseful stories.A longtime resident of the Canadian north and southeastern Alaska, she now lives in rural Washington with her retired mountain-man husband. Together they do battle with runaway garden gnomes, rampant fruit trees, and a roving herd of predatory chickens.
Harper's first foray into fiction began with a series of successful wolf-shifter novels: CHANGELING MOON (a 2012 RITA finalist), CHANGELING DREAM, and CHANGELING DAWN. A darker werewolf tale that brushes the edges of horror followed: FIRST BITE.
More recently she's been bringing ancient faery legends into modern-day America with The Grim Series: STORM WARRIOR (a Top Ten Pick by Publishers Weekly), STORM BOUND, STORM WARNED, and STORM CROSSED. A fifth book is in the works.
For those who love a ghostly love story: THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT, first in the Haunted Holiday Series.
Product details
- ASIN : B013Z0F31M
- Publisher : DANI HARPER; 2nd edition (September 29, 2015)
- Publication date : September 29, 2015
- Language : English
- File size : 1890 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 284 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,310,284 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #662 in Psychic Paranormal Romance
- #1,376 in Ghost Paranormal Romance
- #2,297 in Magic Romance eBooks
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About the author
LEGEND. LORE. LOVE. MAGIC. These are the hallmarks of Dani Harper’s award-winning tales of faeries, shapeshifters, ghosts, and more, for a mature audience.
A former newspaper editor, Dani’s passion for all things supernatural led her to a second career writing fiction. There isn't anything she likes better than exploring myths and legends from many cultures, which serve to inspire her sizzling and suspenseful stories.
A longtime resident of the Canadian north and southeastern Alaska, she now lives in rural Washington with her retired mountain-man husband. Together they do battle with runaway garden gnomes, rampant fruit trees, and a roving herd of predatory chickens.
Dani Harper is the author of Storm Crossed (2019 PRISM winner for Urban Fantasy and 2019 Golden Quill winner for Fantasy Romance), Storm Warned, Storm Bound, Storm Warrior (the Grim Series), as well as First Bite (Dark Wolf), for Montlake Romance. Dani has also authored a Yuletide ghost story, The Holiday Spirit (Haunted Holiday Book 1), plus a popular shapeshifter series, which includes Changeling Moon, Changeling Dream, and Changeling Dawn.
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*This is a revised edition. Original, which is no longer available was much shorter*
"The Holiday Spirit" All She Wants for Christmas Is A Ghost... is written by author Dani Harper.
Every November I filter in Christmas romances in between my usual reading. By mid December, I'm reading mostly holiday novels. Not only is Christmastime my favorite time of the year for the obvious reasons, but also because I love reading heartwarming stories written with a Christmas theme. So far I have already read several and "The Holiday Spirit" is my favorite. It's not a typical romance. There is suspense and some darkness that I don't usually like to read about in a Christmas romance. However this one was amazing and my first five star rated in this genre. Wow, Dani Harper had to have done some intense researching to make this story so realistic given it is a paranormal. "The Holiday Spirit" is one of my top ten holiday romances ever.
So if you love Christmas, paranormal romance and a lovable cast of characters, you must add this book to your TBR.
Kerri Tollbrook is a writer, a lover of nature and someone who respects all the elements of Earth, seen and unseen. Kerri is a counselor to ghosts. I wouldn't exactly call her a stereotypical witch although she can cast magic spells. She is smart, kind and very good in heart and soul. I really adored her as a character.
Galen McCallister is not dead (yet) but an ancient spell cast by an evil entity has removed his spirit from his body. For almost a year he has existed in a ghostly form. When he discovers that Kerri can actually see and talk to him, he remains by her side, unwilling to lose the human connection she offers. Kerri may be Galen's only hope in removing the evil spell and putting him back into his body. A body that currently lays in a coma in the hospital.
Kerri, along with a magical, lovable cast of characters set out to find a way to help Galen before it is too late. If they don't hurry, the spell cast upon him will become permanent and he will lose his life completely. Not only will he cease to exist, he will lose the woman he has grown to love with all his heart.
This novel was fun, adventurous, quirky at times and romantic. There was darkness too that threatened not only Galen and Kerri's happily ever after, but their very existence.
"The Holiday Spirit" is definitely a reread for me!
I really enjoyed this book. I had read another book earlier this year that was about a spirit trapped and a spirit enabler who helped ghosts cross over and at first I thought this might be about the same story. However, once past the ghost/non-ghost introduction, The Holiday Spirit took on its own life. Well written and entertaining.
I love it! Definitely a twist to the storyline that makes it stand out. I had a hard time not peeping ahead to see how the resolved the problems they had. I would have liked to know how many other had the same problem as Galen.
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As it's so long since this was published I really hope plans for more in the series have not been abandoned. I will be following this author from now on. Thank you Dani for a brilliant read.
Galen McCallister is a firefighter whose body is currently lying in the hospital in a coma, it seems that an ancient evil ripped his soul right out of his body and he will not leave until this ancient spirit is gone for good.
This was a great Christmas story where we see Galen & Kerri fighting this evil together and with the help of some fantastic cast of characters to help them.
Can they stop this evil in time before Galen ceases to exist and dies for real.
Can’t wait for the next instalment in the Haunted Holiday series by Dani Harper.