The Parrish Chronicles, Series by Shannen Crane Camp

Sadie Smith was absolutely certain of three things: (1) ghosts were indisputably real; (2) she and her three friends were some of the best (if not the most . . . conventional) ghost hunters in Oregon; (3) her teammate Jefferson Parrish was always the scariest thing in the room—even during a paranormal investigation. In a face-off between supernatural beings and Jefferson's lack of social skills and Tim Burton-esque vibe, there really was no contest... moreSadie Smith was absolutely certain of three things: (1) ghosts were indisputably real; (2) she and her three friends were some of the best (if not the most . . . conventional) ghost hunters in Oregon; (3) her teammate Jefferson Parrish was always the scariest thing in the room—even during a paranormal investigation. In a face-off between supernatural beings and Jefferson's lack of social skills and Tim Burton-esque vibe, there really was no contest. But ghosts—unsurprisingly—aren't great at helping to pay the rent, so when Sadie and her friends receive an anonymous letter from a mysterious client offering an undisclosed sum of money in return for finding the link between four haunted locations, it's an easy sell. Going on blind faith and a few vague instructions on how to reach their first location, the ghost hunters set out only to see clue after clue falling into place. As they piece together a sinister mystery reaching back to the 1800s, the group starts to wonder if they're in over their heads, or if they're on the path to unraveling a love story that was buried long ago—and one that should stay buried. less

The only thing scarier than disembodied voices and misty apparitions reaching out from beyond the grave, is spending two weeks with your ex-boyfriend’s terrifying and deranged family. When Sadie Smith had agreed to travel to England for her friend’s wedding, she’d thought her free time would be spent investigating abandoned castles for signs of the paranormal... moreThe only thing scarier than disembodied voices and misty apparitions reaching out from beyond the grave, is spending two weeks with your ex-boyfriend’s terrifying and deranged family. When Sadie Smith had agreed to travel to England for her friend’s wedding, she’d thought her free time would be spent investigating abandoned castles for signs of the paranormal. Instead, the threats to her sanity came in the form of a family whose idea of a good time was casually joking about poisoning each other and trying to force their common enemy, Jefferson Parrish, into an insane asylum where they thought he belonged. But even with the glaringly masochistic family trying their best to make Sadie leave town, a hint of truth resides in their many lies. The truth about what happened to Jefferson’s childhood friend who went missing in the woods behind his house when he was young. Even estranged from her boyfriend, Sadie knows Jefferson had nothing to do with the disappearance, and must clear his name with hints coming to her from beyond the grave, before his family succeeds in locking him up. less