Hunky Alpha Wednesday:

Caster’s Unfriendly Ghost – Hauntings in the Garden, A Paranormal Short Story – Alicia Dean

Favorite quote from hero: “You need to stop the hovering bullshit when Emily and I are together. I don’t like that. It creeps me out.”

BLURB
A year after her husband’s death, Emily Tillman is ready to start dating again, and hopefully, find what she’s always wanted—marriage and children. But the man who broke her heart five years ago is back. And he’s anything but the marrying kind.

Confirmed bachelor Reese Caster is perfectly content with his life—and he’s finally over Emily, the one woman who almost made him commit. Now, his world is rocked when her dead husband shows up, demanding that Reese pursue Emily to keep her out of the clutches of her latest suitor—a jerk who is only after her money.

Being around Emily again has made Reese reconsider his bachelor life style. But now that the threat of the other man is gone, the pesky ghost wants Reese to break things off. Can he and Emily find the love they were denied, or will the ghost of her dead husband destroy their chances?

EXCERPT

Instead of heeding his own, very wise advice, Caster found himself at the grocery store the next morning, shopping for ingredients to make breakfast for Emily. He had the pancake mix, peach preserves, and cinnamon and sugar. He was reaching for canned icing, when a chill made him shiver. Ah, hell…
Joey stood behind him, wearing a scowl. Caster quickly glanced around, but he was the only shopper on the aisle.
“What are you doing here?” Caster kept his voice low.
“What are you doing is the question. That’s not for Emily, is it?”
“Actually, it is.”
His dead friend shook his head. “What’s with the lame pancakes?”
Caster tossed a can of cream cheese icing in the basket. “I’m making her favorite breakfast. Peach pancakes.”
“I don’t remember her saying anything about liking peach pancakes.” Joey scoffed. “And if she likes them so much, she can just make them herself, right?”
“I don’t know man, it’s just a gesture, okay?”
Joey shrugged. “Suit yourself. Although, I’m not sure how necessary this is. The asshole’s gone. Pretty clever move, huh? Planting those papers on him.”
“Yeah, clever.” Caster thought Joey must have had something to do with it. Surely, the goober wouldn’t be dumb enough to carry around evidence of his duplicity. “I figured another day or two of charming her won’t hurt. Just to make sure.” Right, because that’s the only reason he was doing this…
“Sure. A little insurance is always good.”

Kindle:

http://www.amazon.com/Casters-Unfriendly-Ghost-Hauntings-Garden-ebook/dp/B00NQMV4NQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412516933&sr=8-1&keywords=caster%27s+unfriendly+ghost

Nook:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/casters-unfriendly-ghost-alicia-dean/1120455662?ean=2940150463943

Wild Rose Press:

http://www.wildrosepublishing.com/maincatalog_v151/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=242_177_139&products_id=5840