Haunted Dreams

Haunted Dreams
Cobblestone Press
2006

A handsome stranger haunts Kara’s dreams, making her feel like no one ever has before. When she meets Hayden at a Halloween charity ball, she realizes he’s her stranger. Thrown together in a contest to stay all night in a haunted house on Halloween, they find their mutual attraction cannot be denied.

Katherine and Hadden are ghost lovers who haunt the very house where they were murdered, stuck until their reincarnated souls come together and fall in love. They must bring Kara and Hayden together before the night is over – but will the ghosts help them or ruin their chances?

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Lena at Fallen Angel Reviews gave Haunted Dreams 4 angels!

Wow, Karen Erickson did such a beautiful job in such a short story I wanted more of it. She creates such mystery with Katherine and Hadden then leaves you panting with a gorgeous guy like Hayden to the point where you wish it were longer than just 56 pages. I liked the fact that she introduces us to Katherine and Hadden and their story but more than that you have two characters that are not only strangers but still feel the sexual attraction in the air. It may be short but once you start reading it you are going to be like wow where does she get her imagination for this story. It has it all from romance, mystery, a villain to even the sexual chemistry from the first page. Great job.

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Literary Nymphs gives Haunted Dreams 4.5 Nymphs!

“Haunted Dreams is a fast moving and haunting romp that will spark the reader’s imagination with possibilities. Both Kara and Hayden are haunted by a past before their time and the instant attraction between them sizzles. Ms. Erickson has woven a multi-leveled tale that will have readers daydreaming wistfully of a forever kind of love.”

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Jennifer at CK2S Kwips and Kritiques gave Haunted Dreams 4.5 Klovers!

“After reviewing another of Karen Erickson’s books last month, I immediately went looking for more of her work! She has an engaging writing style that will draw the reader into the story right away. Her characters are charming and well-fleshed, no matter the brevity of the book, and the plots are delightful. Haunted Dreams is a splendid example of this. !”

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A Great Review For Haunted Dreams From Maura at Joyfully Reviewed!

“Haunted Dreams caught my attention and held it as I cheered for love to win out over all. The sex is both hot and emotional, and the characters are well developed and very likable.”

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Excerpt

“Oh, my God. I think I’m in love.”

“What, isn’t this like the fifth time you’ve declared your love tonight? I know the place is swarming with beautiful women in outrageous costumes, but that doesn’t mean you have to fall in love with every single one of them.”

Hayden shook his head, his gaze never leaving the vision that had appeared in the doorway only moments ago. If he’d been in the hospital and a nurse came to his aid dressed like her, he’d have a heart attack and die for sure. But at least he’d die happy. “She’s gorgeous.”

“They’re all gorgeous. I can’t make up my mind which one to make a play for first,” Tad said.

Hayden’s eyes never left the dark-haired woman as she walked across the floor, grabbed a glass of champagne off of a waiter’s tray, and laughed at something someone said. Even across the room he could hear her laughter, the sound of it sending an electric current straight to his heart. Something that normally wasn’t involved in situations like this. “I’ve made up my mind. I want the nurse.”

“Which nurse? There are about a bazillion nurses here tonight.”

Hayden inclined his head toward her. His nurse. “That one. She’s mine.”

Tad chuckled, the sound disappearing when he looked at Hayden, obviously noticing his serious expression. “What’s wrong with you, dude? You look like you’ve just seen a ghost.”

More like a vision of beauty the likes of which he’d never seen before. And he couldn’t believe that sentence just popped into his mind. He shook his head, as if to shake the thought. Yeah, she was hot. Sexy as hell in that nurse’s costume. He could just imagine running his hands up her legs, over the sheer white thigh high stockings that covered them.

“Nothing’s wrong with me,” Hayden finally said, wanting to reassure his friend. And himself. “She’s just really beautiful.”

Tad shrugged. “Yeah, if you like brunettes, which you normally don’t.”

“I can always make an exception to the rule.”

“True. So yeah, she’s all right. If you like them short and busty with a nice curvy ass,” Tad said with a smile.

Hayden was suddenly tempted to punch his friend square in the face, preferably his mouth so he would shut up. He didn’t even know why, but he did not appreciate Tad talking about her in such a shitty way. It was rude, disrespectful, and he should tell his friend to shut the hell up. Let him know he needed to clean up his mouth and thoughts or else he could…

He shook his head. What the hell was wrong with him? One of their favorite pastimes was to watch hot women and make crude comments about them. Hook up with hot women and share the gory details afterwards. Even pursue the same woman to see which one scored first. They were dogs and they knew it. Hell, half the time they reveled in it.

So why all of the flowery, gag me feelings now? Freaky.

“Bet you twenty bucks I can get in her skirt first,” Tad said. The normal cue for Hayden to shake his hand and agree all bets were on.

“Fuck you. She’s mine,” Hayden said instead, his gaze still never leaving her. She had a beautiful smile. Full lips, straight white teeth. He wondered what it would feel like to have that smile directed right at him. Probably like a dagger straight to his heart.

There went that heart business again. What the hell was going on?