Tagline: It was more than Mitch's ghostly tale that made Abby shiver...Woman's World Tropes: Small town, new in town.
Observations: Now this is more like it. I thought this story was adorable, as was Mitch. The banter between him and Abby was so cute. The only thing that gave me pause was the cat thing. It seemed to not tie in to anything. I half expected Mitch to live next door to her and have a litter of kittens he was trying to find homes for. I read the story again to see if I'd missed something, like a cat sticker on Abby's car or a cat keychain or something. Nope. But it didn't really matter much. The story was great.
My favorite line:
"Random purring can be quite unsettling."
LMAO!
Photo credit: Kate O'Neill via Flickr Creative Commons License
10 comments:
This is one of the best romance stories WW has ever published. I loved it. Everyone be sure to get a copy and read it.
Jody, you did great with this. Loved it. Nothing negative about it for me. Fun dialogue, likeable characters, good storyline. Job done.
This is such a cute story -- a unique scenario. The banter between Mitch and Abby was full of good visuals but especially when he made the air quotes and tipped his head down during their exchange in the second column. I'm happy for you, Jody.
Great story, Jody. Congrats!
Darn it! I'm going to have to subscribe to Woman's World instead of just picking the magazine up at the store. I keep missing issues. This is the second one with glowing reviews that I didn't see. Could someone take a picture of this story and email it to me? I'd so appreciate it. Thank you! ShyraSuzanne@gmail.com
I emailed the scan of Jody's romance and the mystery this morning, so you should have it soon, Shyra.
I'm going to echo Shyra's request. Pretty please, Chris? bettye@bettyegriffin.com
Just emailed it to you, Betty. Should get it soon.
Thank you Chris and Mary Jo for emailing me the story. Yeah, it's a good one. I really liked both characters and their friendly banter. I did go to Amazon to subscribe to Woman's World and saw they offer a Kindle subscription. I don't have a Kindle but maybe if I'm good Santa will bring me one.
Thanks for all your nice comments everyone.
Kate, the cat thing was a spur of the moment switcheroo because Mitch realized he had been caught fibbing about how the ghost loved plants. I didn't analyze it, but I guess in looking back maybe Mitch connects old ladies with cats... lol.
A little background: this story was rejected by Johnene 2 years ago. I stored it away because I really liked it and when we got a "new sheriff in town", without changing one word of the original story, I sent it to Patricia who saw the potential and passed it up to the EIC. Bless that woman...may she never retire.
Until,
Jody
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