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Book Reviews of A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1)

A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1)
A Date with the Other Side - Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1
Author: Erin McCarthy
PBS Market Price: $8.09 or $4.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780425213988
ISBN-10: 0425213986
Publication Date: 1/2/2007
Pages: 298
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 142 ratings
Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Paperback
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44 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

Dimples2212 avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 209 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
I had read several short stories by this author in the "Bad Boy" books. They were so cute, that I decided to pick up a few of the novels she's written on her own. I haven't been disappointed! THe first one I read was "MOUTH TO MOUTH" and I loved it. THe second one is "A DATE WITH THE OTHER SIDE." She's very quickly become one of my favorite authors with her laugh out loud humor, sticky situations, sexy characters and brusque style. In this particular book, she has a female ghost tour guide falling for a corporate guy from Chicago that learns to appreciate small-town life. There are a few poltergeists thrown in for good measure and a gramma that says what's on her mind. This book had me from the first three pages, and it was hard to put it down. When it comes to romantic comedy, nobody does it better.....
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Helpful Score: 7
Funny and silly to the extreme. Light story.....heavy sex!
reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 149 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Wow, what a great hot and steamy summer read! I loved this book and can't wait to read more by Erin McCarthy!!
txag80 avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 257 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Love me a book where I am smiling for the first 40 pages! Erin McCarthy has her quirky way with a cute story of an uptight city slicker plopped into a down home small town. The haunted house he is renting is the least of his problems because Shelby has come alive with passion, finally! Another satisfying and fun read! 4 stars
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Helpful Score: 3
This book is not only sexy, it is hysterical. Love & ghosts. Shelby & Boston are a great match up. Throw in her ex & ghosts and you have another great McCarthy book. I can't get enough of her books. They just get better & better.
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Helpful Score: 1
If you like romance with a lot of laughs & chuckles, this is the book to read. Loved the interaction between the ghosts & the H/H. Well worth your time to read.
reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 28 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Very fun and fast-paced! Looking forward to the next one...
txag80 avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 257 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Love me a book where I am smiling for the first 40 pages! Erin McCarthy has her quirky way with a cute story of an uptight city slicker plopped into a down home small town. The haunted house he is renting is the least of his problems because Shelby has come alive with passion, finally! Another satisfying and fun read! 4 stars
infostermom avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 29 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Great romance. A ghost story. Overall lots of fun. Very hard to put down. Some steamy scenes.
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Helpful Score: 1
I just finished this book and leaves me wanting more from Cuttersville! I love how the hauntings push and prod the characters together in spite of themselves. This was a great weekend read when I wasn't feeling well. The book is sexy and funny. Enjoy!
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Helpful Score: 1
i loved this book it made me laugh so much, it is very much a ladies book!
imjustso avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 21 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Cute and fluffy romance, exactly what I've come to expect from chick lit without being dull or a duplicate of the other stuff I've read by her.
reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 1217 more book reviews
Cure, modern romance - ghosts in a haunted bungalow decide that the current resident & the tour guide should be together & conspire to make it so.
Gr8Smokies avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 98 more book reviews
Enjoyable book about a small town girl falling for a big city man. Funny and light-hearted with great secondary characters. I liked it well enough to order the sequel.
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This book is fun and enjoying..I can't wait to get to the second book in the series.
DanielleFM avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 177 more book reviews
Great read, while steamy it still had me laughing too!
hillcountrygirl avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on
The perfect contemporary romance. The first few pages, I laughed so hard tears were running down my face! Then 150 pages later it gets wonderfully steamy. Adorable characters, small town setting, with a few ghosts thrown in. What more could you want?
reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 20 more book reviews
Great story of a lovable small town girl and big city business man. Reminded me of Charlaine Harris and the Sookie Stackhouse novels. I kinda found myself wishing and hoping for more paranormal happenings and ghosts about the story. But, the love story and the steamy intimate scenes made me feel as though I shouldn't be reading this book poolside, but rather in my bedroom. It was womderful!
orchid7 avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 266 more book reviews
This was a cute read with some steamy love scenes. I did find the hero a bit stuffy at first, and was slightly irritated with some of the heroine's "hang-ups", but McCarthy wraps up the story with a big "feel-good bow" at the end. I'll definitely check out book 2 in this series... Danny's story. (He deserves to find someone now!)
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Super cute story! McCarthy is always fun and I enjoy all of her stories. The characters were funny but of course you always know that you are going to have a happy ending!
thothica avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 9 more book reviews
I was a bit skeptical of the description of this romance, but it sounded too cute to pass up. Its light-hearted "hauntings" make the perfect back-drop for a mismatched couple... sweet and sassy brain candy!
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A good story with compelling characters. A quick read.
unccmom avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 21 more book reviews
Quick, quirky and an all-around fun read!
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Interesting plot, engaging characters, well written and enjoyable
reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 70 more book reviews
Shelby has chosen a life of simplicity in a small town and the only income she can drum up is creating a haunted house for the surrounding locals to tour. Problem is on one tour a real ghost turns up in one of the bedrooms for all the tour to see. After that her life was never the same and the tour business grew expotentially as well as the problems with the ghost/no real ghost...delightful read.
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cute contemporary romance
reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 133 more book reviews
Another great book by Erin McCarthy. Funny and sexy!
MaxieCat avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 261 more book reviews
This is the story of Shelby Tucker, country girl, who meets Boston Macnamara, city boy. They fall in love, experience some ghostly beings and then must decide whether or not love is worth compromise. Cute, but definitely "fluffy," with some typical McCarthy sensuality. Quick read.
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Steamy and funny! Great paranormal ghost story romance.
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If you like Erin McCarthy you will want this book about a small town gal who runs a haunted house tour in a town with quirky characters, and a Chicago big corporation executive who comes to town to upgrade the company.
tdeer34 avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 7 more book reviews
This was the first of her books that I've read. I loved it! Will definetly read more of her work.
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Great steamy, fun slightly paranormal read.
vwbernie avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 157 more book reviews
Super fast read and a cute story about love and ghosts.
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erin mccarthy is a riot
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City boy meets country girl. It's a classic recipe for love and havoc. Throw in some ghost and you've got quite an adventure. A worthy read.
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ghost romance excellent stories!!
kidcrazybarb avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 60 more book reviews
This is a very good book! It's a lot 'steamier' then what I usually read...in a good way!! lol
denbroncofan4evr avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 112 more book reviews
I really enjoyed this book. The story was great, the characters were even better.
reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 42 more book reviews
Hard to put down, great read
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It's a amazing book. I couldn't put it down.
keno avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 869 more book reviews
i do love a good ending! fast read-liked it alot
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from the back cover:

In the three years that 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, naken 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 good ol' Cuttersville. At least for Shelby, who's never been so hot and bothered before. And especially if some feisty matchmaking spirts have their way...
dab1 avatar reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 199 more book reviews
Good book by Erin McCarthy. I like her other ones a little better
reviewed A Date with the Other Side (Ohio's Most Haunted Town, Bk 1) on + 71 more book reviews
Wasn't my cup of tea. More like a harlequin in softcover format. But fun and light, certainly.