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Ghost of a Chance Chintz 'n China Book 1 eBook Yasmine Galenorn Reviews

Many years ago, while still hunting down "book-learning" in the Craft, I ran across a couple of Yasmine Galenorn's non-fiction books being published when I was still digging around for different viewpoints (101 books were - and are - smothering the market), and I found hers to be fresh, more meaningful and wider reaching to my, by then, somewhat starved for new information mind. I especially loved some of her "recipes"; oh my, the luscious scents she can evoke with her blends (and the results ain't bad either!). Her writing style while teaching was wonderfully personable, as if sitting with me and explaining her ideas; she's down to earth and fun. She was a "real person" talking to me and sharing not only information, but "secrets" worth taking to heart if I'd only listen closely.

Fortunately for her readers, her fiction treats us to that same style that draws the reader inexorably into her writing only this time she weaves a delightful spell of story around us in such a way that we're loathe to set it aside for the hum-drum of real life (honestly, MUST I make those phone calls and do that paperwork BEFORE I finish the book?!) I enjoy a wallow into a Cozy now and then as much as any other avid reader who needs a lighthearted break occasionally, but Ms. Galnorn's 1st Chintz' n China Book, "Ghost of a Chance" has a good deal more meat on its bones than is usual for the genre.

It's not my habit to give a rehash of the storyline; that's easily read in the book's description as well usually many other reviews. I only want to share whether the book is one I enjoyed enough to want to share. Or to definitely avoid, although it has to be awfully loathsome for me to actually offer a "bad review" .... I've learned to control my OCD issues about grammar and spelling, etc in this world of struggling self-publishing.

READ THIS BOOK. It's fun, it's interesting, it has fascinating points of view if the occult and the Craft are in your wheelhouse. Most importantly, it's just a darned good escape from reality for a few hours, and for that I offer my sincere gratitude to Ms. Galenorn! (and I am quite curious why my autocorrect keeps changing her name to Valentine! -laughter-)

Off to buy the next in this series .... What the heck; those phone calls and paperwork can wait a few MORE hours, right?

*My apologies for the many quotations, dashes and parentheses used. Unlike a talented/skilled writer, I find it difficult to communicate my voice as I'd like the reader to hear it so I fall back on whatever device I can to help. Hope it helps to convey how much I enjoy this author, however horribly unpolished my methods may be.
7. ****Ghost of a Chance (Chintz n’ China No 1) by Yasmin Galenorn

Emerald O'Brien is the owner of the Chintz 'n China Tea Room, located in Chiqetaw, WA. She’s a recently-divorced mom to two brilliant adolescents, the “town witch,” and a reluctant detective. She can see dead people, and those who died unsettled come to her for help. She’s aided in the cause by her two bffs, a recovering anorexic former super model, and a Cherokee deputy sheriff. A ghost asks her for help in solving a murder, and the resolution is not as simple as it seems.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a re-read for me (I read this back in the pre-e-book days, and didn’t realize it until midway through) and I enjoyed it just as much this time as the first time. The paranormal elements do require a suspension of belief, but the author handles them in a plausible way, which I appreciate. The scenes are well set (so much so I wish Emerald’s shop really existed so I could go there). I also enjoyed the cultural diversity in the cast of characters, and the fact that all the characters are dimensional. I particularly liked the relationship Emerald has with her children. She lets them be kids, but she doesn’t sugar coat life for them either. I appreciate her bluntness, and that she doesn’t dither when it comes to the romance (or possible romances) in the book. She sets a boundary and sticks to it, even when it might displease the other party.

The ending was a complete surprise, which is nice in a re-read. I was hooked all the way through. I am glad there are a few more in the series I can catch up with. If you are a fan of paranormal mixed in with your mysteries, and characters with depth, I recommend the Chintz n’ China series. I have read other reviews complaining this isn't a cozy because of "graphic" sex scenes. I didn't read anything offensive in the book, but then I tend to page past stuff like that anyway. I don't need to know how people are getting busy, just that they are (because it makes the books more interesting to me). If that's an issue for you, you might want to read with one eye closed, or with a finger ready to swipe past what you don't like. I find this to fall under the cozy umbrella, maybe on the darker side, but cozy still.
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