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    Ghost of a Chance
    Ghost of a Chance
    Ghost of a Chance
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    Ghost of a Chance

    By Natalie Pearce

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    What's a girl to do when the guy of her dreams doesn't even know she exists? Literally.

     

    Elle's been stuck haunting her share house for the last four years. Being dead is frustrating enough, but when her newest housemate sets her sights on Elle's longtime crush, Dean, she reaches her limit. She needs to get her ghost on and break these two up before she becomes the ultimate third wheel!

     

    Or worse, Dean moves out…

     

    Ghost of a Chance is a spooky novella featuring a love triangle with a difference!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNatalie Pearce
    Release dateJan 1, 2023
    ISBN9798215971987
    Ghost of a Chance
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    Natalie Pearce

    Natalie loves writing almost as much as she loves reading and believes all stories should contain at least a little romance and a dash of humor! Natalie has worked in several government positions but decided to ditch boring office jobs to follow her dream of writing full-time. She lives in South Australia with her supportive husband and loves spending her free time with her pets. When Natalie is not busy procrastinating, she can be found working on her next book!

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      Ghost of a Chance - Natalie Pearce

      Ghost of a Chance

      Natalie Pearce

      Description

      What's a girl to do when the guy of her dreams doesn't even know she exists? Literally.

      Elle's been stuck haunting her share house for the last four years. Being dead is frustrating enough, but when her newest housemate sets her sights on Elle's longtime crush, Dean, she reaches her limit. She needs to get her ghost on and break these two up before she becomes the ultimate third wheel!

      Or worse, Dean moves out...

      Ghost of a Chance is a novella set before Don’t Fade Away and can be read either before or after.

      Ghost of a Chance

      A Novella

      by

      Natalie Pearce

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and descriptions are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      1. Edition, 2022

      Copyright © 2022 by Natalie Pearce

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Cover design by Natalie Pearce

      www.nataliepearceauthor.com

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Acknowledgments

      Don’t Fade Away

      About the Author

      Chapter 1

      It’s tough luck when the guy of your dreams looks straight through you. Just ask Elle.

      Well, perhaps not exactly her dream man, although Dean was tall, dark and good-looking with the type of body that came from long gym sessions multiple times a week.

      He also ticked the box for funny, easygoing and confident.

      And good in bed. Not that Elle knew from personal experience. Unfortunately. But objectively speaking, she’d gathered enough evidence from the many women who had no problem expressing the sentiment over the past two years they’d lived together.

      Okay, living together may be a bit of a stretch considering Dean was...well...living and Elle...wasn’t.

      Hence, the looking straight through her issue. Haunting a share house sucked. Not only did Elle suffer the indignity of dying in a fall down the stairs at the tender age of twenty-four, she still had to deal with housemate issues!

      Sure, it had been hard when her best friend moved out not long after she died. But seeing her upset all the time hadn’t exactly helped Elle move on from her death. After she left, Elle remembered standing in front of the stairs for hours, days, maybe—time had a way of slipping through your fingers when you were dead. It had felt like she was waiting for something, but nothing happened.

      No door, no light, nada.

      She didn’t understand. If nothing was left for her here, why couldn’t she move on? It had been four long years.

      Still, if she was doomed to haunt a share house for the rest of her afterlife, at least she had Dean. He even managed to be good company most of the time, an impressive feat considering she’d never had more than a one-way conversation with him. She wasn’t even sure what they’d talk about if they could speak.

      Dean was more of an action guy than a conversationalist. Still, they do say opposites attract.

      Elle couldn’t help but recall that cliché now as she narrowed her eyes at her other housemate, Hailey.

      As though it wasn’t bad enough that Dean didn’t know Elle existed, now Hailey had turned her gaze on him. Dean remained oblivious to the developing infatuation, but Elle could spot all the signs.

      Nervous giggling—check.

      Playing with her hair, followed by more giggling—check.

      Laughing at all his jokes—check.

      And now she was baking him cupcakes.

      Elle perched on the kitchen bench as she watched her oblivious housemate peek into the oven to check on the red velvet cupcakes before returning to the bowl of cream cheese frosting she was attempting to put into a piping bag. She’d even bought cake decorations. Little pink sugar stars.

      Cute, but thank god they weren’t hearts. At least Valentine’s Day wasn’t approaching, or they probably would be.

      She shook her head as Hailey took the tray from the oven and left the cupcakes to cool on the sink. It was a sweet gesture, but Hailey clearly did not have a future as a baker. The slightly lopsided cakes looked a little dry. As she reached for the piping bag, Elle hopped off the bench and held a hand up to stop her.

      Whoa, girl, those cakes are too hot! she warned in vain as Hailey positioned the nozzle over the least lopsided cake.

      Elle huffed, one hand coming up to cover her eyes as she backed off and retreated to the kitchen table so she wouldn’t have to watch. It hardly mattered. Dean wasn’t the type of man who appreciated pretty cupcakes. He would devour them without even noticing those little pink stars.

      Oh no!

      Elle tried to smother her laughter but gave up when Hailey started flapping her hands in a belated effort to cool the cupcakes. After all, it wasn’t Elle’s fault Hailey didn’t listen to her.

      She shot a last look at her flustered housemate before drifting out of the kitchen. Hailey was busy swiping at the edges of the cupcake as melted frosting dripped down the sides.

      Elle lingered in the entry hall, eyes on the front door. Dean would be home soon. But whether he appreciated Hailey’s efforts (at baking or flirting), Elle could do

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