The Ghostwriters by Mickey J. Corrigan (Book Review)

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Book Review

The Ghostwriters by Mickey J. Corrigan

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Publication Date: September 2, 2016

Format: Paperback - 194 pages

               Kindle - 472 KB

               Nook - 206 KB

ISBN: 978-1509209255

ASIN: B01JV8ZXP8
BNID: 2940156979257

Genre: Psychological Thriller w/Romance 

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Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from the author / publisher in exchange for my honest review and participation in a virtual book review tour event hosted by Chick Lit Plus Blog Tours.


Book Description:

She's funny, cynical, and kinda crazy, but she knows how to tell a story.

A struggling writer living in Manhattan, Jacy McMasters is the first to admit she's a terrific liar and a screw-up. Then the ghost of the famous novelist JD Balinger asks her to "channel" a follow-up to his classic coming of age book, The Watcher in the Sky. Along with her new boyfriend, a bear of a man who has no patience for mind games, the ghost in Jacy's head forces her to confront a lifetime of secrets—dark secrets. Secrets she's been keeping from herself.


My Book Review:

The Ghostwriters is an intriguing psychological tale that follows Jacy McMaster's journey of self-discovery and recovery.

Written in the first person narrative, Jacy takes the reader along for the ride on her gritty and raw journey as she unravels the complicated layers of her past, and confronts the reality behind the toxic family dysfunction that has haunted her life.

Set in New York City, the author weaves an intricate and tragic story that will provide the reader with much food for thought. Jacy is a struggling writer and part-time waitress at a microbrewery, who has been haunted by her troubled past, and avoids the reality of her toxic and dysfunctional family dynamic and history of mental illness. Her life has been in a downward spiral and on a dangerous and self-destructive path of dark depression, drinking, substance abuse, numerous one-night stands, hallucinations, and black outs. When Jacy channels the ghost of recently deceased author JD Balinger, who requests her assistance in writing a sequel to his novel, The Watcher in the Sky, little does Jacy know that she is embarking on a journey of self-discovery that will save her from the vicious cycle of wanton and destructive behavior and lifestyle choices. And along the way Jacy will finally find a good man in Firth, a NYC Social Worker, who will be her rock and help her to put the past behind her and move forward with her life.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this riveting story. Jacy is a straight-talking, street smart girl who easily draws the reader into her story with an edgy dark sense of humor. I loved the gritty and realistic spin that author Mickey J. Corrigan weaves, there is a sense of reality to the issues of mental illness and the dysfunctional family dynamic of Jacy's life that was slowly revealed, it kept me captivated and provided much sobering food for thought. I loved the balance of dark humor, gritty drama, and suspenseful mystery that is interwoven in the story, it keeps you engaged, and the unexpected twists and turns makes this story that much more thrilling a read that will leave you wanting more. Finally, I would be remiss if I didn't mention how much I enjoyed the rich description of the familiar landmarks of my favorite city, New York City, it made me want to hop on the train and visit the city that never sleeps.

The Ghostwriters is an edgy psychological thriller that is a must read!


RATING: 5 STARS 

About The Author

Originally from Boston, Mickey J. Corrigan hides out in the lush ruins of South Florida. She writes pulp fiction, literary crime, and psychological thrillers. Her stories have been called "gritty realism," "oh so compulsive" reads, and "bizarre but believable." Recent books include the literary suspense novel The Ghostwriters, the neo-noir satire The Blow Off, and the crime caper Ex-Treme Measures from The Wild Rose Press (US). Songs of the Maniacs was published by Salt Publishing in 2014 (UK). Salt will release her new crime novel in 2017.


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September 19 – Chick Lit Plus
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Ex-Treme Measures by Mickey J. Corrigan (Book Review)

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Ex-Treme Measures by Mickey J. Corrigan

Publisher: September 18, 2015

Publication Date: The Wild Rose Press, Inc.

Format: Paperback - 238 pages

               Kindle - 544 KB

               Nook - 272 KB

ISBN: 978-1509203413

ASIN: B013XZU1BG

BNID: 2940151148313

Genre: Chick Lit / Mystery / Suspense

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Book Description

Vanna Treme runs a domestic investigations agency in downscale Deport Beach, Florida. She spies on cheating spouses while struggling to recover from her own imploded marriage. Vanna's unique PI firm also offers Ex-Treme Measures, special services designed to get rid of the marital problem. Forever.

Ringo, Vanna's trusted assistant, a hunky ex-cop, is worried. Their clients are lying to them, local competition is moving in, and everyone in South Florida is crazy or untrustworthy—or both. But Vanna refuses to listen. She heads for the superficial glitter of Palm Beach, where the hits just keep on coming her way.

Ex-Treme Measures combines humor, action, and evolutionary biology to investigate some of our culture's most pressing mysteries, including why men act like men, and why the hell women put up with it.


Book Excerpt:

“S’up, Van? You’re drinking like you’re in Dublin.” His frown deepened. “It’s that bastard ex of yours, isn’t it? He upset you today.” Ringo leaned farther across the marble-topped table between us, his impressive biceps bulging from under his tight white T-shirt. “I’m gonna have to beat that guy’s nasty ass, no matter what you say.”

Nasty ass. I swallowed hard. Some beer lurched back up my esophagus, so I swallowed again and shook my head. “This is not about Ashton. We got worse shit to take care of.” I held up my empty. “Get me another one of these suckers, and we’ll discuss.”

My assistant did as he was told. That was the best thing about sleeping with a man on an irregular, unpredictable basis. He would do anything to sleep with you again. Including refilling your drink order. Especially refilling your drink order.

Over a second round of ES, my new favorite drink, I told Ringo about Bella and Steven Cantor’s unfortunate business arrangement. I kept my voice real low. Not that the Tam clientele cared to listen. The second best thing about our favorite bar—the Prada crowd has no interest in other people’s business. They’re way too wrapped up in their own.

Ringo shrugged and sipped his beer. “So? We find out who this joker is, where he hangs. If he’s local, I eliminate the competition. He don’t know we exist, but we know all about him. Art of War—prepare to meet the enemy. I’ll handle this. No problem.”

My thirst had eased up, fortunately, so I was able to consider Ringo’s viewpoint on the issue with a somewhat clear head. Three beers, and I’d be three sheets. More, and they’d be scraping me off the walls. Vanna Treme does her Jackson Pollock impersonation. Again.

It was my turn to shrug. “Easy to say, but I don’t think so. Cuz I doubt it’ll be so simple. Here’s the thing. She hired this guy over the Internet. Never met him, has nothing but a phone number and a name. Mr. Grey.”

“As in, Fifty Shades of?” Ringo’s mind was headed down the single track men all jumped on after a drink or two. Already he’d undressed me in his mind and was licking his way up from my bare toes. I could almost feel his sandpapery tongue swirling around my right ankle bone.

When I shivered, he laughed. He knew exactly what I was thinking he was thinking. Because he was. Thinking it, I mean.

I gave him the look. The one that said, Okay, have it your way with me. But let me have a few drinks first.

My Book Review:

What's a girl to do when her marriage fails and she is stuck in a funk? Why seek revenge and start a domestic investigations agency of course!

Ex-Treme Measures is an intriguing tale that follows the crazy adventures of Vanna Treme, when she starts a domestic investigative agency in order to help others expose and get rid of their no good cheating spouses.

Ex-Treme Measures is written in the first person narrative that easily draws the reader into Vanna's attempt to recover from her failed marriage via her domestic investigations agency. Set in Deport Beach and Palm Beach, Florida, the reader follows Vanna and Ringo, her hunky ex-cop assistant, investigate cheating spouses and using Ex-Treme Measures special services to get rid of the marital problem forever. But their investigations gets a bit messy, dangerous, and their well-laid plans don't always go as expected, especially when Vanna can't seem to let go of her own failed marriage.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this crazy good story. I really liked Vanna, she's a straight-talking, street smart girl who easily draws the reader into her story with an edgy dark sense of humor. I loved the spin on domestic investigations that author Mickey J. Corrigan weaves, there is a sense of reality to the marital issues that kept me wanting to see what would happen next as Vanna and Ringo put their investigative plans and techniques into action. I loved the balance of humor and drama that is interwoven in the story, it keeps you engaged, and the unexpected twists and turns makes this story that much more thrilling a read that leaves you wanting more.

Ex-Treme Measures is an entertaining and edgy women's mystery story that is a blast to read!


RATING: 4 STARS 

About The Author

Mickey J. Corrigan writes pulp fiction, literary romance, and psychological thrillers. Her stories have been called "delightful pulp," "oh so compulsive" reads, and "bizarre yet believable." Recent books include the edgy novellas in The Hard Stuff series from The Wild Rose Press; the neo-noir satire The Blow Off; and the thriller Songs of the Maniacs from Salt in the UK. Salt will release her new novel in 2017.


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October 12 – Jersey Girl Book Reviews

The Blow Off by Mickey J. Corrigan (Book Review)

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The Blow Off by Mickey J. Corrigan

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Publication Date: April 22, 2015

Format: Paperback - 198 pages

               Kindle - 336 KB

               Nook - 215 KB

ISBN: 978-1509201037

ASIN: B00VKBUR7E

BNID: 2940151495158

Genre: Romantic Dark Comedy

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Book Description:

One long, hard night of working the streets is more than enough for twenty-five-year-old Shea O'Grady, a Boston-based grad student. She just doesn't have the stomach for it. Or the lips. So she comes up with a better way to use her youthful sexiness to pay off her debts. When she shares her plan to seduce and rob johns with her nasty tempered pimp, he agrees to fence her take for a generous cut. So Shea puts together a team of girls to work with her and convinces her downstairs neighbor, a hunky Rastafarian dealer dude, to help with the knockout drugs. But picking up rich guys and relieving them of their excess bling is not as easy as it seems. Sometimes it's even more dangerous than a job on the street.

The Blow Off is a cautionary tale, a romantic black comedy, and a satirical look at student debt, prostitution, woman on man crime, and the things we do for love.



My Book Review:

What's a girl to do when her ex-Boyfriend bails and she is stuck with large college debts? Why resort to the oldest profession of course!

The Blow Off is a fascinating tale that follows the seedy adventures of twenty-five year old Boston grad student Shea O'Grady, when she turns the oldest profession into a crazy plan to form a girl crew who seduces and robs rich men.

Author Mickey J. Corrigan weaves an entertaining tale based loosely on the exploits of a group of South Florida girls.

The Blow Off is written in the first person narrative that easily draws the reader into Shea's gritty attempt to pay off her college debts. Shea is an edgy and ballsy type of girl who tried to make ends meet by being a prostitute, but after one night she knew she sucked at it. So she turns her failed attempt at hooking into a business plan where she forms a sexy girl crew to seduce, drug, and rob rich men. With the backing of her ex-pimp Cedrick7Z and apartment building manager / drug dealer Buck Bearman, and taking the stage name of Heaven Scent, Shea "handles" her girl crew named after Gilligan's Island: Ginger, Mary-Ann, and Skipper ... as they scour the clubs and streets of Boston in search of easy marks, unsuspecting wealthy men. But their woman on man crime activities is anything but easy ... and their well-laid plans don't go as expected!

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this crazy good story. I really liked Shea, she's a straight-talking, street smart girl who easily draws the reader into her story with an edgy dark sense of humor. I loved the spin on prostitution that the author weaves, there is a sense of reality to the girls crime crew that kept me wanting to see what would happen as they put their plan into action. I loved the balance of humor and drama that is interwoven in the story, it keeps you engaged, and the unexpected twists and turns makes this story that much more thrilling a read that leaves you wanting more.

The Blow Off is a graphic and sexy cautionary tale that is a blast to read!


RATING: 4 STARS 

About The Author

Originally from Boston, Mickey J. Corrigan lives and writes and gets into trouble in South Florida, where the men run guns and the women run after them. The tropics provide a lush, steamy setting for hot Florida pulp. Books include the edgy novellas in The Hard Stuff series from the Wild Rose Press (Whiskey Sour Noir, Vodka Warrior, Tequila Dirty, and Real Life Rum); the spoofy Geekus Interruptus and F*ck Normal from Australia's Bottom Drawer Publications; and the thriller Sugar Babies from Champagne Books. Her urban crime novel, Songs of the Maniacs, is new from Salt Publications in the UK.


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Red Hot Blues by Mickey J. Corrigan (Book Review)

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Red Hot Blues by Mickey J. Corrigan

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Publication Date: December 17, 2014

Format: eBook - 71 pages

              Kindle - 207 KB

              Nook - 116 KB

ISBN: 978-1628306521

ASIN: B00PUQ6FDU

BNID: 2940150051447

Genre: YA / Women's Fiction 

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Book Description: 

Growing up in the fast lane…

Sixteen year old Telluride Marshall loves her sex kitten mother, but the woman is a thug magnet. Kittie's love affairs always end the same—packing only what they can carry for a middle of the night escape. On the road once again, Tellie tries to warn her mom about the dangers they'll face in the stolen hot rod with thousands of dollars belonging to Kittie's abusive ex. But while Tellie wants to shape a different kind of life, all Kittie wants is another man. The question becomes, who does the road belong to when you're racing down the interstate in a red hot sports car?


My Book Review: 

If you are looking for a fast-paced and thoroughly entertaining mother-daughter adventure story to while away a lazy afternoon, then look no further, Red Hot Blues will leave you in stitches!

Author Mickey J. Corrigan weaves a quick little coming of age novella told in the first person narrative by sixteen year old Telluride "Tellie" Marshall, who takes the reader along for the ride as she and Kittie, her sex kitten mother who has a pattern of picking the wrong men, escape in the middle of the night from Kittie's latest boyfriend who beat her up. Kittie steals a prized 1964 candy apple red Porsche 356 and thirty thousand dollars from her ex-boyfriend's safe, and with Tellie at her side, they embark on another crazy adventure, this time down I-95 from Maine to Florida trying to outrun the ex-boyfriend's goons, and once again in search of restarting their life.

Tellie's a sassy smart girl who has had a hard time growing up due to her mother's pattern of picking the wrong kind of men. With years of being abused and late-night getaways, Kittie's dragged Tellie from one side of the country to the other, and all Tellie wants is to put down roots somewhere and live a stable life, but Kittie wants to find love with every wrong man out there. With no known destination, mother and daughter hightail it out of dodge and take a walk on the wild side while looking for the next place to stay. Their road trip is full of hilarious trials and tribulations, but Tellie rolls with the punches, and manages to make the best of this unconventional and dysfunctional mother-daughter lifestyle.

Red Hot Blues is a quick little novella that is a blast to read. Author Mickey J. Corrigan weaves an entertaining tale that easily draws the reader into Tellie and Kittie's latest adventure. While I shook my head a lot at Kittie's unconventional lifestyle, I couldn't help but like sassy, no holds-barred Tellie, this teenager is a girl after my own heart! This drama filled dysfunctional mother-daughter Thelma and Louise adventure story will keep you laughing out loud and wanting more.


RATING: 4 STARS 

About The Author

Originally from Boston, Mickey J. Corrigan lives and writes and gets into trouble in South Florida, where the men run guns and the women run after them. The tropics provide a lush, steamy setting for hot Florida pulp. Books include the edgy novellas in The Hard Stuff series from the Wild Rose Press (Whiskey Sour Noir, Vodka Warrior, Tequila Dirty, and RealLife Rum); the spoofy Geekus Interruptus and F*ck Normal from Australia's Bottom Drawer Publications; and the thriller Sugar Babies from Champagne Books. Her urban crime novel, Songs of the Maniacs, is new from Salt Publications in the UK.


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