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    Some Old Lover's Ghost
    Some Old Lover's Ghost
    Some Old Lover's Ghost
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    Some Old Lover's Ghost

    By Dayle A. Dermatis

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    Helena runs Paranormal Manifestation Services—PMS for short.

    When she’s hired by Beth and Marguerite to find out why a ghost is bothering Marguerite, she doesn’t expect to get a crush on Beth…which makes things especially awkward when she learns who the ghost is.

    Rainbow Reviews called this short story “unexpectedly romantic [and] heart-wrenching,” and it was nominated for a 2008 Romance Erotica Connection Award for Best F/F Romance Short Story and for a 2010 Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Short Fiction.

    BONUS: Includes an interview with the author about writing the story, her own paranormal experiences, and more.

    “Some Old Lover’s Ghost” originally appeared in Haunted Hearths and Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories (Lethe Press, 2008).

    DAYLE A. DERMATIS has been called “one of the best writers working today” by USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith. Under various pseudonyms (and sometimes with coauthors), she is the author of several novels and more than a hundred short stories in multiple genres, including urban fantasy Ghosted. She is a founding member of the Uncollected Anthology project.

    A recent transplant to the wild greenscapes of the Pacific Northwest, in her spare time she follows Styx around the country and travels the world, all of which inspires her writing. She loves music, cats, Wales, TV, magic, laughter, and defying expectations.

    To find out where she is today and to sign up for her newsletter (and get free fiction!), check out DayleDermatis.com.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSoul's Road Press
    Release dateAug 14, 2016
    ISBN9781536565379
    Some Old Lover's Ghost
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    Dayle A. Dermatis

    Dayle A. Dermatis is the author or coauthor of many novels (including snarky urban fantasies Ghosted and the forthcoming Shaded and Spectered) and more than a hundred short stories in multiple genres, appearing in such venues as Fiction River, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and DAW Books.Called the mastermind behind the Uncollected Anthology project, she also guest edits anthologies for Fiction River, and her own short fiction has been lauded in many year's best anthologies in erotica, mystery, and horror.She lives in a book- and cat-filled historic English-style cottage in the wild greenscapes of the Pacific Northwest. In her spare time she follows Styx around the country and travels the world, which inspires her writing.To find out where she’s wandered off to (and to get free fiction!), check out DayleDermatis.com and sign up for her newsletter or support her on Patreon.* * *I value honest feedback, and would love to hear your opinion in a review, if you’re so inclined, on your favorite book retailer’s site.* * *For more information:www.dayledermatis.com

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      Some Old Lover's Ghost - Dayle A. Dermatis

      Some Old Lover’s Ghost

      Some Old Lover’s Ghost

      Dayle A. Dermatis

      Soul’s Road Press

      Contents

      About This Book

      Some Old Lover’s Ghost

      Interview With the Author

      About the Author

      Also by Dayle A. Dermatis

      Be the First to Know!

      Written on the Coast

      About This Book

      Helena runs Paranormal Manifestation Services —PMS for short.

      When she’s hired by Beth and Marguerite to find out why a ghost is bothering Marguerite, she doesn’t expect to get a crush on Beth…which makes things especially awkward when she learns who the ghost is.

      Rainbow Reviews called this short story unexpectedly romantic [and] heart-wrenching, and it was nominated for a 2008 Romance Erotica Connection Award for Best F/F Romance Short Story and for a 2010 Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Short Fiction.

      BONUS: Includes an interview with the author about writing the story, her own paranormal experiences, and more.

      Some Old Lover’s Ghost

      THE WOMAN WHO ANSWERED the door looked a little haggard, her thick dark hair straggling from a French braid down her back.

      I said, Hi, I’m Helena Johnston.

      She stared at me.

      Paranormal Manifestation Services? I prompted. You called me?

      She laughed then, and it transformed her face from tired to glowing. She held out her hand, and I took it. Firm, cool grip. Long fingers. I’m sorry, she said. Of course. I’m Beth Lopez. PMS—that’s fabulous.

      Thanks,

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