This was a pleasant read. Nothing lifted it to great heights however. It was fun to see Piper grown up. It was fun to see Danny and Amanda again. I thought the seeing ghosts thing was not developed as well as it could have been. The beginning of the story set us up to believe that ghosts etc., would play a greater role in the story which didn't happen. Plus some of the actions of the main ghost didn't make sense and weren't adequately explained/resolved.

The relationship was okay but seemed to happen awfully fast. I know they knew each other as young people but I thought their level of closeness after 12 years apart was too great. Plus the age difference when they were younger kept them from having the kind of relationship that could be easily picked up again after that length of time with no getting to know each other stage.

Plus the hero was a bit of a washed up loser which is not what I really like in my romance heroes. There was a requisite breakup before the resolution which was odd and not well motivated.

So ultimately just okay. ( )

This story was just so-so. It started off interesting enough but neither the plot nor the romance seemed to develop very much. Most of the story was the main characters thinking about everything. I started skimming all but dialog. Brady lost his job and goes to stay with his cousin but finds the babysitter Piper. ( )

Good book. Piper has seen ghosts ever since she was young. She doesn't tell people about it because she doesn't want that kind of attention. She just wants to be normal. While babysitting for a cousin her childhood crush appears to come to there. He has lost his job and is feeling pretty low. He remembers Piper as a child but the grown up Piper knocks his socks off. Even though he doesn't plan to stay in town for long he'd really like to get to know her much better.

I liked Piper. Her ability to see ghosts really freaks her out. She's gotten used to it but she doesn't like it. Brady's appearance in town brings back all her old memories of him. He was nice to her as a kid and didn't make fun of her abilities. She had quite a crush on him and now that crush has turned into an intense attraction. Because of the way her stepfather abused her when she was little Piper has trouble believing anyone would really want her but she begins to believe Brady when he does. I loved the way she took matters into her own hands at the beginning and got the ball rolling. I liked the way that she believed in Brady and that he can recover from his job loss. She spent a lot of time worrying about what other people thought but thanks to Brady started to think more about herself and what she wants. I liked the way that Piper decided that she had to get her own life together before she could be part of Brady's. I also enjoyed the mystery of why the ghost Rachel is suddenly appearing more often and looking angry. Piper and Brady worked well together as they investigated.

Brady was pretty cool. At the beginning he was kind of selfish being most interested in getting Piper into bed and not worrying too much about feelings. It didn't take long before she had gotten under his skin and he was thinking about more than that. I loved watching him look out for Piper when she was dealing with the ghosts. He also understood her self worth issues and was always treating her as a normal woman even when coping with the ghosts. He had a bit of growing up to do yet, but with his growing love for Piper he started to take responsibility for his own happiness. He also has to deal with everyone in town telling him that he's not good enough for Piper. I liked the way that he stuck with her through all of that and cared enough to give her space when she asked for it. I really liked the ending and how Brady helped her with the solution for Rachel. ( )