J.J. Massa’s, BELONGING TO MacGREGOR, main character is a 270 year old ghost, Laird Eian MacGregor. The only way he can obtain peace is to find his true love and save her from danger. After years of waiting, Eian has given up hope. That is until he spied Elsabetta Finlay. He had watched her from afar, growing up from a child to a beautiful woman. What surprises him most was Elsabetta could see and hear him. Could she be the one he waited for, the one to break the curse? He could only hope, for he didn’t want to live forever without her.

Massa writes a compelling story of a second chance. I loved the idea of romance and two lonely hearts reaching out to one another over time. I felt the short story was almost too short, and that I was missing part of the romance of a very good tale. Would I read it again? Absolutely.  The main characters are compelling and the story was entertaining. 

REFLECTIONS by Sassy Rebel starts off with an enchanted mirror and two lost souls. Miss Phalendria Gunn was drawn to the mirror the instant she saw it at the auction and knew she had to have it. But when she looked at the image inside the mirror, she found herself swept back in time, into the arms of a man she loved in another life. Mick Galloway dreamed of Phalendria, a woman dead since the turn of the century. Determined to find the truth, he tracks down the real Phalendria. When they met, will they see only the past or what will they see what could be if they let themselves believe?

Sassy Rebel tells of a lost time and love. The story has a unique twist of showing us the past and present, of two souls surviving, searching for a second chance of love. The ending seemed rushed, but well worth the read.  

Logan Blue’s,  ZERO CEMETERY LANE leads off with Nicole wanting to return to the vacation home of her childhood. The instant she spies The Crystal Slipper, an old abandoned house on the market, Nicole wants to buy it, and open a new vacation resort. Against the town people’s warnings of ghosts, she does just that. Nicole has dealt with ghosts in the past and has no fear from the supernatural. But the instant she steps inside and finds the last owners journal, she fears she might have bit off more then she could handle. Are the hansom ghosts there to help her? Or do they want her to join them for eternity?

Logan Blue has a talent for mixing intrigue and passion. The only drawback to this story is there are a lot of characters to keep track off in such a short story. The mysteries keep the readers turning the pages, searching for the answers. The ending is a bit of a cliffhanger and might frustrate those who have to have all the answers.

Reviewed by Stacey Brutger for The Road to Romance

November 16, 2005