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The Ex Who Glowed in the Dark (Charley's Ghost Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Sally Berneathy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Book 2 in Charley’s Ghost series

Amanda was in the process of divorcing her lying, cheating husband Charley when he was murdered, so she’s stuck with his last name. And even worse, she’s stuck with his ghost.

She can’t seem to get rid of his ghost, but at least she is able to go to court and get rid of his name. Elated at the small victory, she returns to her motorcycle repair shop ready to celebrate. But her assistant, Dawson, is having a meltdown because his younger brother has been kidnapped.

Amanda can see the obvious pain Dawson is in, but in the two years he’s worked for her he’s never mentioned a brother. Is this brother real or only an avatar from one of the computer games he loves to play? Charley thinks Dawson is losing it. Amanda thinks Charley lost it a long time ago.

Dawson produces an e-mail from johndoe666@e-mail.com demanding computer code written by Dawson’s father as ransom for the boy. That seems a little odd. Don’t kidnappers typically want large sums of money in unmarked bills as a ransom?

When Dawson tells Amanda his name isn’t really Dawson Page and that, since his parents were murdered two years ago, he and his brother have been living under false identities bequeathed to them by their father, she really begins to worry about him.

Then she talks to his next door neighbor to find out if he saw anything, and the man wearing a tin foil hat tells her he’s never seen Dawson’s brother, but if somebody’s missing, aliens undoubtedly took him to work in the crystal mines on Alpha Centauri.

Though the kidnappers have warned Dawson not to bring in the police, Amanda decides the situation has gone beyond her ability to help by offering a cold Coke and soothing words. She calls Jake Daggett, the detective who saved her life a couple of months before. Charley isn’t happy about that. He claims she only called Daggett because she wants to see him again. That really isn’t the only reason, but he does look nice in his T-shirt stuffed with bulging biceps, pecs and deltoids.

In case the kidnappers are watching when he arrives and might identify him as a cop, Amanda greets him as cousin Jake and throws her arms around him in a friendly cousin sort of way which Charley finds completely unnecessary.

Will the kidnappers believe Jake is her cousin? Do the kidnappers even exist? Is Grant only an Avatar? Will Amanda ever find a way to torture Charley? Will she give up her trademark Coke for a Pepsi? Will Global Warming melt Amanda’s Magnum Double Chocolate ice cream bar?

Okay, you need to test that last question for yourself, but the answers to everything else are in this book!
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About the Author

Welcome to my world! Come in, pull up a chair, grab a glass of iced tea and let's chat. I grew up in a small rural town in southeastern Oklahoma where our favorite entertainment on summer evenings was to sit outside under the stars and tell stories. When I went to bed at night, instead of a lullaby, I got a story. That could be due to the fact that everybody in my family has a singing voice like a bullfrog with laryngitis, but they sure could tell stories-ghost stories, funny stories, happy stories, scary stories. For as long as I can remember I've been a storyteller. Thank goodness for computers so I can write down my stories. It's hard to make listeners sit still for the length of a book! Like my family's tales, my stories are funny, scary, dramatic, romantic, paranormal, magic. Besides writing, my interests are reading, eating chocolate and riding my Harley. Contact information is available on my website. I love to talk to readers! And writers. And riders. And computer programmers. And teachers. And gardeners. And dogs. And puppets and poets and pirates and pawns and kings. Okay, I just plain love to talk! http: //www.sallyberneathy.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CUAIUKA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (May 16, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 16, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2084 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 253 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 318

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Sally Berneathy grew up in a small rural town where the family entertainment on summer evenings was to sit outside under the stars and tell stories. When she went to bed at night, instead of a lullaby, she got a story. That could be because everybody in her family sings like a bullfrog with laryngitis, but they sure could tell stories—ghost stories, funny stories, happy stories, scary stories.

Sally is a USA Today bestselling author with two ongoing cozy mystery series...Death by Chocolate and Charley’s Ghost. In another life, she wrote fifteen romance novels ranging from comedy to dark suspense and won several awards including National Readers’ Choice, Romantic Times Best Silhouette and two Rita finalist slots. After her last divorce, she realized she knew nothing about romance and began writing about murder instead. Besides writing, her interests are reading, eating chocolate and riding her Harley.

Contact information is available on her website.

http://www.sallyberneathy.com

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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Kim L
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024
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Another fun and action filled story.. Sally keeps getting better. On to the next story. I really enjoy her writing.
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GMack
4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2013
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If you believe in ghosts you'll enjoy this, and if you don't, it's still a good mystery story. I enjoyed it and thought it was just a good, fun read. Not sure I believe in ghosts but still enjoyed the mystery story. I bought book number 2 after reading this one just because Sally Berneathy, in my opinion, is a good author. I've enjoy many of her books, and this one is just a fun read.
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Barbara L Bell
5.0 out of 5 stars Or just what If like without telling the story
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2015
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This is my first review so I don't know how much of the story I should mention. Or just what If like without telling the story, that is what I'm going to go with. I should read others before I did this one. I will after I get this done before I do another one. So here is what I think with out telling the story before you get a chance to read it.
U liked this story but you have to read the first one of Charley's Ghost stories. So you know what its all about. Its like getting the carriage before the horse if you know what I mean.
This story is about a ghost, but I think if children is afraid of ghost it's a nice book for children to read age 13 and above. It's more of a nice ghost that can't leave this land. And he follows his wife, or ex wife (they were in the process of getting a divorce) around and she can't get rid of him. No matter were she is he is even riding on her motor-cycle. It's a comical, but still a mystery.
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Sue Hanson
5.0 out of 5 stars A Glowing Review
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2013
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Sally Berneathy has done it again with her second installment of "The Ex" series. This book is another one that you will not want to put down until the end and then you will be anxiously awaiting the next book.

Ms. Berneathy's writing style is one that will keep you holding your breath from suspense (if you CAN keep holding your breath while you are giggling). Even in the grip of turmoil as Amanda tries to help her assistant find his kidnapped brother, Amanda and Charlie's dialog will keep you smiling and wondering what they will get involved in next. The cast of characters that Sally has introduced to assist in the rescue mission are as unique as all of her other characters that she creates and keeps you smiling and raising your eyebrows every step of the way.

This book is definitely worth your time. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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Karen P
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2022
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I love this series so far. Amanda and Charley are a great pair. As a husband he was horrible. As a husband ghost she can't get rid of its quite comical.
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Carol
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute Series.
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2013
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This is a cute series and I love the main idea. Amanda is divorcing her cheating EX, when he dies. Of course, his ghost comes around to help Amanda solve a mystery. The interesting thing is that only Amanda can see and hear Charles, but the best part, is that Charley can no longer lie. Love the interaction and frustration between Amanda and Charley.
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Brenda Telford
3.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointing..
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2019
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Amanda was once again on the case – this time because her employee and friend, Dawson Page’s young brother Grant had been kidnapped. The email to Dawson had alerted him and warned if police were involved, Grant would die. The computer program the kidnappers were after was obviously of great importance to them. But when Amanda called Jake, her policeman friend, and he arrived – incognito – with partner Ross, they could tell the kidnappers were amateurs.

With ghostly Charley by Amanda’s side – much to her disgust – she was thrust into danger once again. His antics, though driving her mad, occasionally helped – after all, he still imagined he was alive! But would she manage to help Dawson rescue Grant? Or would it be too late for him?

The Ex Who Glowed in the Dark is the 2nd in the Charley’s Ghost series by Sally Berneathy and I didn’t enjoy it as much as the first. It was very similar to the first, but at the same time Amanda’s interactions with Charley bordered on the ridiculous at times. I have #3 to read and will get to it soon. In the meantime, I love the author’s Death by Chocolate series and have one more to look forward to. Recommended.
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Stacie Bug
5.0 out of 5 stars another great book with Charlie!
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2014
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Amanda has yet to get the ghost of her almost divorced, dead husband to leave her alone. He was such a lousy husband in life so he has decided to protect her in death. In this book Amanda learns that her mild mannered and nerdy assistant Dawson has a mysterious past as well as a little brother she knew nothing about. When the brother is kidnapped Amanda and Charlie are ready to help. This is another great book. The author continues to build on the characters and story lines established in the first book and it is easy to fall in love with these characters. I highly recommend this series of books!
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Reign
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on August 22, 2014
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still great
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Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars its a good new
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2017
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wild and weird characters, its a good new series
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2015
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Excellent, engrossing story.
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Chris
4.0 out of 5 stars A great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2013
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Can't wait for more in this series. A nice light read and good fun. Come on Sally lets have the next one.
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