Shaking Off the Dust (ISBN 1599989999)

great:
I enjoyed this book and I am someone who does not usually read romance novels. I couldn't wait to see what happened next.

Wow!! This was great!:
I bought this e-book quite a while back. To be honest, I kept passing it over on my e-reader. Not that I wasn't interested, I wouldn't have bought it otherwise, but because many of my favorite established authors were releasing books and I felt I just had to read those first. Well, I'll never pass over one of Ms. Samuel's books again. Ms. Samuels has created an extremely likable and admirable female lead in Hannah, and Takeshi is just yummy! I could not put the book down and not one word was wasted. I laughed out loud and cried my heart out. The book touched me on so many levels. I am so pleased to see that the book will be out in paperback soon. It is much too good to be an e-book only. I recommend this book to those who love romance, suspense, or paranormal. It is the very best of all three. I definitely hope that Ms. Samuels has some other books coming my way soon. Good Reading!!!

Simply Romance Reviews, by Lynda:
Simply Romance Reviews, SRR GRADE: A+ Shaking Off the Dust is Rhianna Samuels first novel and I look forward to reading more of her stories in the future. This was an amazing read. I hung on every word, feeling every emotion right along with the characters. Hannah didn't want to attend Tom Mercurio's funeral, she hated him when he was alive and felt it was hypocritical to be there for this, and when she was almost hit by lightning and inhaled his ashes during the ceremony she knew she was in trouble. Coming to in the arms of Tom's sexy best friend, Takeshi Shimodo, was more than she could handle. At first Hannah thought Takeshi was a dream, no one could be that beautiful in real life but he was one hundred percent male. And when Tom appears to Hannah in the hospital she believes she's hallucinating. Eventually Tom proves to her that he's real - or as real as a ghost can be, but can she convince Takeshi that she's not crazy and get his help? Hannah is not your usual female lead, she is in her mid-thirties, she thinks she's dumpy and definitely not drop dead sexy and can't figure out why is Takeshi attracted to her. Even with having to deal with the ghosts, terrorists and drug cartels Hannah never looses her wry sense of humor. I loved her - she is strong, soft, caring, loving and totally believable. Takeshi is every woman's dream of the perfect man, always there to take care of Hannah no matter what! That he is drop dead gorgeous doesn't hurt either. This story is heart wrenching and laugh out loud hysterical! The characters seem so real they could be your friends and you can't help but fall in love with all them and feel their pain. By the time you finish Shaking Off the Dust you'll feel like you ran a marathon. The roadblocks these two have to go through to be together are around every corner. But I wouldn't part with one word. I found myself laughing out loud at some of Hannah's antics and teary eyed on more than one page. It is one of the best books I've read in a while and I highly recommend it. Shaking Off the Dust is be one of those books that you can read over and over never tiring of the story or the characters. Rhianna Samuels has delivered everything you could ask for and much much more. ~Reviewed by Lynda