Haunted Ever After (Boneyard Key, #1)

Haunted Ever After (Boneyard Key, #1)

Jen DeLuca

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It's love at first haunting in a seaside town that raises everyone’s spirits. 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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    this was delightful!!! I loved the small town vibe and the fun paranormal twist. the ghosts added so much personality to the story and served as really great side characters. I enjoyed the FMC and MMC as well: they were funny together and had nice chemistry. I only wish that there had been some other conflict. yes, Cassie’s house was haunted and they were figuring that out, but the real weirdness with that felt like it took a while to pop up beyond the outlet. I had it figured out much before the reveal. i’m not sure what an additional conflict might have been, but the stakes could have been higher for me. that said, I really enjoyed how everything wrapped up! the ending felt well-paced and was super sweet all around.

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