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    Ghostly Tours
    Ghostly Tours
    Ghostly Tours
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    Ghostly Tours

    By Kathy Bosman

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    Susanna's dreamed of visiting Tuscany, Italy her whole life, but she's not so enthusiastic when her travel agent boss sends her on a tour to the province at the last minute, just before Halloween. When Susanna joins Ghostly Tours, she can't ignore the handsome blue-eyed American, Shane. Nor can she resist engaging with the blue-eyed ghost who visits her and pampers her at night, a ghost who looks too much like the man she sees during the day. Soon she realizes that Shane is more than a stranger, but rather someone she's known for a long time, way longer than her current lifetime. The two share a history steeped in hurt; this very history keeps Shane from embracing his humanity and stops Susanna from finding her true purpose in life. Are they destined to destroy each other's destinies? Or does the love they share transcend the past?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKathy Bosman
    Release dateOct 29, 2017
    ISBN9781370353910
    Ghostly Tours
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    Kathy Bosman

    Kathy lives in South Africa, where the summers are hot, the winters cool, and bugs thrive. She writes fiction in many forms, most of the time with women who feel deeply, men who care strongly, and characters who learn lessons along the way. Every so often, she sprinkles a little magic in her stories. When she’s not hectically busy, she loves reading, going dancing, watching movies, water painting, and exploring the spiritual world.If you’re inclined to keep up with Kathy’s book news, you can follow her on her website: http://www.kathybosman.com or subscribe to her newsletter: http://eepurl.com/NokET

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      Ghostly Tours - Kathy Bosman

      Ghostly Tours

      A Halloween Novella

      Fantasy Romance

      By

      Kathy Bosman

      Ghostly Tours

      By Kathy Bosman

      Cover Design by Kathy Bosman

      Cover Image courtesy of hyena reality at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

      This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters, and events are fictitious in every regard. Any similarities to actual events and persons, living or dead, are purely coincidental. Any trademarks, service marks, product names, or named features are assumed to be the property of their respective owners, and are used only for reference. There is no implied endorsement if any of these terms are used. Except for review purposes, the reproduction of this book in whole or part, electronically or mechanically, constitutes a copyright violation.

      GHOSTLY TOURS

      Copyright © 2017 KATHY BOSMAN

      Dedicated To:

      My late Aunty Helen and late Granny Bubbeh. Love you lots.

      Acknowledgements

      To my spiritual guides. Thank you.

      To my writer friends who encouraged me while I’ve battled through two years of writer’s block. I appreciate you and love the community.

      Chapter One

      There’s a storm on its way. Will be here Sunday, Susanna’s colleague told her from across her desk in the open-plan office where she worked. Susanna nodded. It didn’t concern her. She stayed on the fifth floor in an apartment block, a good distance from the sea. Sure, she had a sea view, but there was no way a bad storm with galeforce winds could make the waves reach her. She’d just close up all the windows and the whines would seethe through her home. She kind of liked the sound. It made her boring evenings a bit more interesting. Sometimes, she’d sit by the window and watch the trees bowing below and the waves lash against the shore. As long as the powerlines didn’t get knocked down or her Wi-Fi didn’t get cut. Selfish, yes.

      And it’s Halloween. Donna grinned.

      Is that supposed to be bad luck? Susanna asked, anxious to get back to her work and go home. It had been a crazy day with several disgruntled clients. On days like this, she hated her job. Working in tourism was usually fun—organizing getaways and family vacations for people, but not when they didn’t appreciate her efforts. Not when the hotels or tours she’d chosen weren’t to their picky liking. And she knew the best of the best.

      Ah, thanks for reminding me, she said to her friend who ignored her question. I was planning to have a scary-movie marathon the whole weekend. I’d forgotten it was Halloween. And it’s a Friday. Her mood suddenly upped several notches.

      Can I join you? Donna asked.

      What? Aren’t you going out with Bart? I mean, it’s Halloween weekend.

      And you?

      I don’t go out on holidays. I hate crowds. You know that.

      Donna rolled her eyes. Don’t I? I’ve been trying—

      Their boss, Estelle, dropped a file on her desk. New tour company in Tuscany vineyards country. Take a look.

      Ooh. Susanna snatched it up. My favorite.

      Estelle shrugged and walked away.

      I wish, she whispered. When would she be given the privilege of actually testing the tours? She always had to do her research online, or Estelle or Brian got to actually go on the tour and handed her a report after the fact. The woes of being a junior travel consultant.

      I’ve always wanted to tour Tuscany, she mumbled to Donna who suddenly looked deeply studious.

      Haven’t we all.

      Donna’s dismissive comment dropped her mood back to the dry valley it had been in before she’d remembered it was Halloween. No, seriously, the Italian province had been her dream for years. It had been one of the reasons she’d become a travel consultant, in the hopes that she’d actually get to stay there and savor its delights: Italian food, green vineyards, wine tasting, whitewashed houses, handsome Italian men.

      After typing up several emails to companies, she settled back into her chair and read through the tour company’s file.

      Ghostly Tours, she said aloud, but Donna had taken some work over to discuss with Brian. Who on Earth calls their company…?

      She grinned. The tour company liked to take their clients to all the monuments, war memorials, and cemeteries, going over the history of vital people who had died in the area.

      Of all the things to do in Tuscany… She looked up to find Estelle peering over the partition in front of her computer. She jumped in surprise, and Estelle’s eyes filled with a strange mixture of amusement and an emotion Susanna couldn’t quite put her finger on, but couldn’t help thinking was a little malicious.

      I’ve been thinking…

      That sounded ominous. Mmmh-mmmh.

      Seeing you’re really keen on Tuscany, and well, this tour company seems rather gloomy, to be honest, and Brian and I are rather snowed under at the moment, I was thinking…

      Susanna jumped up, aware how wide her eyes and mouth were, but not caring a bit. Yes, oh yes! I’ll do it.

      Sit down, Susanna. Estelle sneered at her. The woman truly had a way of making her feel like a worm and not a woman. It’s your job; it’s not a vacation. We’d like you to take the Ghostly Tours Tuscany tour—the full three-week one. You’ll have to take your admin work with you and do as much as you can in the evenings else you’re going to get way behind. It didn’t bother Susanna a bit that when Estelle and Brian went on tour, Donna, Susanna, and the twins ended up having double workload. No, not a single blip.

      And I want a full report—a breakdown of every day while on tour. Even the boring stuff—the graves, the cemeteries. Estelle cackled; she could easily play the villainess in some creepy horror movie. She had nasty down to a fine art. So, you’re going to be insanely busy and probably bored out of your socks during the day, then working till midnight every night. You sure you’re still keen?

      "Of course,

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