Dreaming of Brandon Archer by D.J.  Manley

ISBN:  1-55410-657-5

Erotic Romance / Paranormal/Gay

E-Book

eXtasy Books

Eric Jackson doesn’t have it easy.  He works as a ghost buster, which has its share of danger, and does editing for one of the erotic publishers in town, which has its perks.  Unfortunately, it’s his personal life that is the hardest.  He has to deal with a jealous ghost that has attached himself to him, ruining any chance at him getting close to a man.  The only way he can is by dreaming about one… the author Brandon Archer.

Brandon Archer is only a picture on a book jacket, but somehow he makes Eric long for things he can’t even see. Then Brandon’s latest creation is accepted by Eric’s publishing house, and Brandon meets Eric through emails, when Eric is assigned as his editor.

As Eric gets to know Brandon through emails, he also has to deal with a nasty spirit who has possessed one of his colleagues and called up a soul eating demon.  Just when he thinks he has that licked, Max… his jealous ghost succeeds in destroying his budding relationship with his dream man, Brandon. They both get a second chance, determined that neither a soul eater nor a pesky ghost will stop them from searching out their heart’s desire.

This was a great book. The paranormal aspects balanced well with the romantic storyline.  Eric is shown as a resourceful man who longs for a normal relationship, away from the ghosts he has to deal with on a day to day basis.  Brandon, who we know only through emails at first, seems to be a man who also is looking for that special someone.  While some of the storyline involving the soul eaters was a little confusing to me, I loved the by-play between Max the ghost and Eric.  I enjoyed the romance between Brandon and Eric, and since this is a follow up to D.J. Manley’s first book, Christmas with Wistan, I want to go read that one too, so I can get to know Brandon better.  I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys M/M situations that involve romance as well as highly charged sex.

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