"Romance, sensuality, lots of laughs, and a touch of paranormal"

Shelby Tucker is living the simple life in Cuttersville, Ohio. She runs a ghost tour business although she doesn't believe in ghosts. Boston Macnamara, a rep for Samson Plastics, has been sent from Chicago to inspect the Cuttersville plant for reasons unknown to anyone except his boss. He ends up renting a home owned by Shelby's grandmother. Shelby, while conducting a ghost tour which includes the house that Boston is renting, walks in on the naked, sleeping Boston. The attraction between the two is instantaneous. At the same time, Shelby's ex-husband is trying to convince her to come back to him. That relationship never tendered the sparks that Shelby so desperately wanted, but there were sparks and fireworks capable of starting an inferno when she was around Boston.

The ghosts inhabiting the house that Boston is renting, those very ghosts whose stories Shelby exalts during her tours without truly believing, begin to make themselves known whenever she and Boston are together. The two of them finally give in, deciding to enjoy each other to the fullest until such time as Boston has to return to Chicago, but neither of them anticipated falling in love. When Boston assumes that Shelby, the princess of Cuttersville, will follow him back to Chicago, heartache is bound to follow.

Ms. McCarthy makes you question whether Shelby and Boston will be able to make the changes needed to adapt to the other's lifestyle, or whether Shelby will simply accept her ex-husband's offer of reconciliation. This is a lighthearted read that is very entertaining. Shelby is simply adorable, and Boston, who at first comes off as a bit of a stuffed shirt, is the perfect match for her. The secondary characters as well as the resident ghosts, quirky as they are, are a pleasure to spend time with, whether it be on a ghost tour, at the local diner, or at a parade.

This latest offering from Erin McCarthy offers a touch of the paranormal, an abundance of laughs, and love scenes spilling with sensuality and romance. I highly recommend A DATE WITH THE OTHER SIDE.

Reviewed by Laurie Damron for Sensual Romance.

Reviewed by Sensual Romance
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted April 11, 2005

Summary

In the three years Shelby Tucker has been leading tour groups through the haunted houses of Cuttersville, Ohio, she's never caught a glimpse of a ghost. But she does get pretty startled when she waltzes into the bedroom of a supposedly vacant cottage and stumbles upon a sexy, hot-blooded, naked man.

This is no ghost, though. This guy is solid as a rock. Bad boy Boston Macnamara is renting the so-called haunted cottage...and he's about to shake things up in Cuttersville. At least for Shelby, who's never been so hot and bothered before. And she may find herself haunted with desire if some feisty matchmaking spirits have their way.