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She's Me (The Vicarage Bench Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Mimi Barbour (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Spoiled model, Jenna McBride, sits on a vicarage bench in 2006, pricks her finger on a magic rose bush, and gets transported back to 1963 England. There, she transfers into the body of chubby Lucy McGillicuddy. As her spiritual roommate, Jenna’s cynicism forces Lucy to adhere to a model’s lifestyle of sparse eating and physical exercise. Lucy’s body undergoes changes, becoming svelte and beautiful. Conversely, Lucy's kind-hearted, generous spirit leaves a lasting impression on the temperamental fashion plate who exists inside her.
Dr. John Norman, the man Lucy loves, plans to help Jenna return to her own body, and Jenna’s Business Manager, Jake, assists. Mistakenly, he shifts into Dr. John’s body instead, and the four spirits wrangle over two bodies. During this time, Jenna realizes she’s attracted to endearing Jake and falls madly in love with him. While you giggle over their antics as these souls try to find a solution, these four appealing characters will steal your heart.

Book #2 - Could the spirit of a randy casino owner live harmoniously inside the body of a naive teacher? After their spirits were united, the first words Carrie said to him were "Get out”! This created a huge problem since Rhett didn't even know how he'd gotten in.

Book #3 - In We’re One, Vegas nightclub star Crystal Davis wants nothing to do with men until she’s seduced by Ashley Parks while they flee from a killer. Ashley traps her spirit inside of him to keep her safe, but she soon convinces him to trust her, because it’s his safety they need to worry about…not hers. The Together Stories are the newest for the series:

Book #4 - In Together Again, Sixteen-years-old and pregnant, Dani’s spirit travels forward in time and invades the body of reporter, Troy Brennan. They fall in love, and in a week he expects to come and stake his claim for his child bride. But for her, it's a ten-year wait. Which gives her a week to make him fall in love the woman she is now?

Book #5 - In Together for Christmas, Abbie Taylor has a thousand things to do before the big day, help the vicar with his needy families, organize the Christmas nativity, and spare time for a distraught baby at the orphanage. Falling into a coma while her spirit resides inside a prickly, big shot businessman doesn’t work for her at all …until she falls in love.

Book #6 - In Together Always, Imagine Grace Joye getting the horrific news that she has a brain tumor and very little time left. What if Dr. Andrews has a beautiful, young patient who's brain-dead and has no more need for her perfectly good body? And what if you know of a way to invade that body and bring the poor woman back to life? Worse, what if the grieving husband is just a very good actor and is thrilled his wife will soon meet her maker?
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"The quaint setting is well described--and the 'paranormal event' that ties the setting to the same in another time arrives unexpectedly, and unpredictably. The best part about this story is without doubt, the wonderful array of characters, the importance of certain secondary characters, and the wonderful changes and growth we see and understood, happening almost magically before our eyes. Dialogue is snappy and at times humorous ("Hell's bells, now I can't even cry without getting hassled...") The true selves involved here are unpredictable --and the relationships that drive this story are hysterical. My only complaint is that the title foreshadows one key turning point, instead of surprising us with that, too. Still, I'd recommend you pick up "She's Me," for one surprise after another!"

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Mimi Barbour - New York Times & USA Today Best-selling author started her career with the Vicarage Bench Series and has never regretted her decision to publish these stories. The reviews are positive and prove the readers love the characters, the compelling plots and the constant action.
She's Me is the first book of the Vicarage Bench Series and my first book published. Therefore it holds a special place in my heart. Like with a first child, I did a lot of learning and growing while working on this project. The funny thing is that I'd sent this novella to Wild Rose as a submission for their -Through the Garden Gate Contest. They wouldn't accept the entry because I hadn't followed the guidelines...imagine that...me not doing what I was told!!?? But, they liked the concept of the story so much the way I had written it that they gave me a stand alone contract.

And so the series begins...

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007RI2VGE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sarna Publishing; 2nd edition (April 3, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 3, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 883 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 93 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 78 ratings

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Mimi Barbour

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NYT & USA Today, best-selling, award-winning author, Mimi Barbour, has nine romance series to her credit.

The Vicarage Bench Series

Angels with Attitudes Series

Elvis Series

The Vegas Series

Holiday Heartwarmers Series

Undercover FBI Series

Mob Tracker Series

Single Title Series

The Best in Romance Series

She also has many single titles and a huge number of box sets – her own and multi-author collections.

Mimi lives on the East coast of Vancouver Island with her new puppy, Charli, and writes her various romances with tongue in cheek and a mad glint in her eye. She’s been known to say: “If I can steal a booklover’s attention away from their everyday grind, absorb them into a fantasy love story, and make them care about the ending, then I’ve done my job.”

**Visit her website at https://mimibarbour.com

**Sign up for her monthly newsletter at http://bit.ly/MimiBNewsletter

**Follow Mimi on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mimi-Barbour-Fan-Page/203964072966134?ref_type=bookmark

**Follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MimiBarbour

Her reviews are numerous and incredibly positive:

"Love Mimi Barbour, love her books. When you can read a book that within just a few words, you are brought right into the book. You feel, taste, see everything going on. Great storylines. Fantastic characters, fantastic plots, storylines like real life both honest folk and of crooks. Humor that will have you giggling then full-on belly laugh. You may even shed a tear or two. All in all, Mimi never disappoints." ~ Reviewed by Shirleen Miller

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Western Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet story
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2013
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I am a sucker for time travel stories, as well as romance stories that bring a tear to the eye. While "time" travel isn't exactly what happens in "She's Me," the "travel" is certainly interesting and piqued my curiosity.

The lead characters, as well as the secondary characters, were delightfully conceived and well presented. The story carried me along to a most satisfying ending. This first book has impelled me to get the second in the series, and so, adieu, readers -- I'm off to read another excellent Mimi Barbour book!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining with an original twist
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2012
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I think that the original form of time travel in SHE'S ME is very clever. However, for the first quarter of the story, Jenna is thoroughly unlikable. Her insults to Lucy about her weight, appearance and clothes made me very angry, In fact, I can not believe that Jenna inspires such a deep love in Jake. Once Jenna starts acting nicer, the conversations between her and Lucy are lots of fun to read. When there are four personalities in two bodies, the interactions become very funny.

The dialogue is done very well and really shows the four different personalities as distinct from one another. Dr. Andrews is the only character that seems two-dimensional; I really would have liked his personality to be more well-defined. The imagery is very clear and explicit and shows the different time periods very realistically. There are some typos and grammatical errors but they do not interfere with the smooth flow of the story.

I enjoyed reading SHE'S ME and I'm sure that other people who like paranormal romance would like it too.
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E. L. Sapp
3.0 out of 5 stars Mindless Fluff, But Not Bad
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2012
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This had the making of a great story, if it had been filled out more. We never get a feel for the characters since the story jumps from viewpoint to viewpoint. I would have really liked to have read more about the relationship between Lucy and Jenna and how they helped each other.

Overall, a decent, though mindless, read. Good for the beach.
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Nancy
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2012
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I just finished reading this book SHE'S ME. It had me laughing out loud with the thoughts and actions of the two heroines. Loved the pace of the book, was a very nice and quick read. Grabbed me. Now onto the second in this series. Love finding new authors that grab me right away.
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Gerri Bowen
4.0 out of 5 stars A Spirit-Travel Romance
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2019
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This was a mostly sweet story about one woman's spirit, an American modern day fashion model. In England for some fashion shoots, and after pricking her finger on a rose thorn, she suddenly inhabits the body of a woman from 1963.

Problems begin immediately when the fashion model, who is a first class bitch, derides the 1963 woman who overweight, extremely shy, and has no life outside of the library where she works.

In present day, the model looks to be in a coma. No one can understand what's wrong or what happened to her.

In 1963, the two women begin to work together. Plans are formed.

The story isn't long, but it is cute, and I enjoyed it very much.
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Marie E Price
5.0 out of 5 stars She's Me
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2012
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Really Really enjoyed this Book. Fantastic book.
Amazing story line, found it hard to leave the book, Couldn't wait to read next Series
Wow love this Book. Keeps you on your toes, can't wait to see what's next.
Really enjoyed it recommed to you all....
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Janet Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars She's whaaaat? lol
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2012
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First be aware this is written by a UK author so some words are spelled differently rather than misspelled as you might first think. Having said that, the story itself is cute but the sex did take me by surprise so I wouldn't give this to my 13 year old grand-daughter to read because of that part. If the sex had been toned down I think she would have enjoyed this book too. I started to wonder if I was going to be confused as to who was doing what but the author pulled that off very well in the story so it was enjoyable to read and it made you want to read more to find out what happens next.
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Island River Scribe
3.0 out of 5 stars Opposites, and All That
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2014
Jenna McBride is a world-famous, much in demand supermodel. She has a beautiful face, a marvelously thin and toned body and the personality of a run-over rattlesnake.

While she may have been born a beautiful child, she is, as a young adult, still beautiful because she takes good care of her face, her hair and her skin. She has that marvelously thin body, not because of drugs or anorexia, but because of a healthy, low-calorie diet and specifically targeted physical exercises. And she has the vicious personality as self-protection against a world, a world that includes her parents and social companions, which sees her only as a sex object and a bankroll.

Then, one fateful day, after finishing a photo shoot in the English countryside, Jenna pricks her finger on a rose’s thorn just as she sits down on a bench in front of an old vicarage. And, just like that, Jenna’s body slips into a coma and her spirit is transported back 43 years to 1963. She finds herself on that same bench, but that’s all she recognizes.

Jenna’s spirit is now trapped in the body of a young woman who is the complete antithesis of herself – plump, homely and painfully shy. It seems Lucy McGillicuddy pricked her finger on a rose’s thorn by the same vicarage bench at the very same time as Jenna, just decades apart in time. Now, two spirits must learn to live together and thrive together until they can find a way for Jenna to return to her own time.

Mimi Barbour presents a marvelous set-up for a time-travel fantasy and subsequent double romance. But she tries to execute it in only 55 pages. That is simply not enough space to transition cleanly and clearly from an initial diagnosis of multiple personality disorder by the doctors treating Lucy to an acceptance by those same doctors that both Jenna and time travel are real. And it is not enough space to adequately deal with either the return of the spirits to their own time or with the double romance that occurs while Jenna and Lucy are entwined.

Thus, scene transitions are often sloppy and confusing. Several pivotal conversations are truncated, leaving a feeling of “what just happened here?” And, in the denouement, an action that Lucy doesn’t take is definitely dramatic in terms of creating tension but does not jibe with the final scene.

Quite frankly, if the author had just used another 30 pages for some fine-tuning and some fleshing out, this story would have been a five-star read.
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scoutfinch75
5.0 out of 5 stars She's Me
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2012
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Romance, time travel and body sharing! Jenna is a model, she's beautiful and doesn't she know it! She's selfish and spoilt and is the centre of her own universe. Then one day she sits down on the Vicarage bench and finds herself transported back to the 1960's and is trapped inside the body of Lucy. Lucy is the opposite of Jenna, pretty but unaware of it and painfully shy. Trapped in the same body they realise they can help each other. Enter Dr John and Jake and passions ignite. It's up to Dr Andrews to find a way to get everyone back into their own time and their own bodies.
The final meeting is absolutely perfect!
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marvellousmarmite
3.0 out of 5 stars Body and time swap romance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2019
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This is a light hearted body swap romance - and not just between Janna the modern, self centred model and Lucy the 60s frumpy Cinderella librarian, the men folk swap too. I enjoyed the fact that although Janna had kindness to learn from the librarian, she also had something to teach Lucy about self confidence and about respecting her body enough to treat it well and believe in herself. A light hearted, fun read.

I was gifted a free copy of this book in return for an honest review.
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Katy Walters
5.0 out of 5 stars She's Me
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2011
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This is so engaging. Great characters. Jenna is so strong compared with the gentle Lucy. Then there is the gorgeous Jake and John with those beautiful eyes. This plot is skillfully written with an excellent narrator captivating the reader. I shall search for more of this author's work. Katy Walters Phobic Dawn.
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