Haunted Ever After (Boneyard Key #1)
Jen DeLuca
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
3.75
· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
Open door [?]
· 52 ratings · 350 pages · Published: 13 Aug 2024
Small Florida coastal towns often find themselves scrambling for the tourism dollars that the Orlando theme parks leave behind. And within the town limits of Boneyard Key, the residents decided long ago to lean into its ghostliness. Nick Royer, owner of the Hallowed Grounds coffee shop, embraces the ghost tourism that keeps the local economy afloat, as well as his spectral roommate. At least he doesn’t have to run air-conditioning.
Cassie Rutherford possibly overreacted to all her friends getting married and having kids by leaving Orlando and buying a flipped historic cottage in Boneyard Key. Though there’s something unusual with her new home (her laptop won’t charge in any outlets, and the poetry magnets on her fridge definitely didn’t read “WRONG” and “MY HOUSE” when she put them up), she’s charmed by the colorful history surrounding her. And she's catching a certain vibe from the grumpy coffee shop owner whenever he slips her a free slice of banana bread along with her coffee order.
As Nick takes her on a ghost tour, sharing town gossip that tourists don't get to hear, and they spend nights side-by-side looking into the former owners of her haunted cottage, their connection solidifies into something very real and enticing. But Cassie's worried she’s in too deep with this whole (haunted) home ownership thing… and Nick's afraid to get too close in case Cassie gets scared away for good.
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- contemporary 11
- paranormal 11
- funny 10
- small town 9
- m-f romance 8
- childfree 7
- independent heroine 7
- working class hero 6
- take-charge heroine 6
- found family 6
- third person pov 5
- urban fantasy 4
- fantasy 4
- mystery 4
- dual pov 4
- magic 3
- grumpy/cold hero 3
- sweet/gentle hero 3
- cheerful/happy heroine 2
- forced proximity 2
- enemies to lovers 1
- slow burn 1
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- geography
- florida 9
- usa 7
- north america 4
- content warnings
- miscarriage / infertility 8
- misogyny 7
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The 'Boneyard Key' series
3.75 · 52 ratings
length-medium · open-door · cheerful heroine · humor · mystery · independent heroine · cold hero · florida · fantasy · from hate to love · m-f · magic · miscarriage · usa · found-family · dual-pov · working class hero · third-person-pov · paranormal · misogyny
Boneyard Key reading order and complete book list ❯
