Clashing ghost tours lead to a sizzling romantic rivalry in the second romance in the new series from USA Today bestselling author Jen DeLuca.
Boneyard Key, Florida, is the only home Sophie has ever known. Her love for its supernatural history has flourished into a career, as she guides the one and only ghost tour through the town’s can’t-miss haunted spots. And while her bank account isn’t full by any means, her heart is. Or at least, it was.
But there's a newcomer in town. The son of a Fortune 500 businessman, former theater kid Tristan has grown his tours from a fraternity fundraiser to a multicity ghost tour conglomerate. It’s doing well, but not well enough—if he can’t prove that he’s solidly in the black by the fall, Dad’s going to pull his funding, spelling the end of his career. Boneyard Key, with its haunted reputation, seems like the perfect place to boost his bottom line.
When the two ghost tours clash, Sophie’s expletive-filled rant goes viral, and the rivals strike up a deal. Whoever has the most successful business by summer’s end stays, while the loser must ghost. But the more Tristan comes to appreciate Boneyard Key, the more Sophie comes to appreciate Tristan, and what starts as begrudging respect becomes something spicier. Can they put their feuding businesses aside to make room for a chance at love, or is Boneyard Key too small for two ghost tours?
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On a quiet stretch of Florida’s coast sits Boneyard Key, a town where the veil between the living and the dead is thin enough for ghosts to leave text messages, rearrange fridge magnets, and linger over drinks with the locals. It is a place that welcomes wanderers looking for second chances, though the welcome often comes with a few spectral surprises.
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The series opens with Cassie Rutherford, a woman desperate for a fresh start who stumbles into an old seaside cottage and discovers it already occupied by the lingering spirit of its former owner. Her search for belonging leads her into the orbit of Nick Royer, a guarded coffee shop owner whose own ties to the town’s past are as complicated as they are compelling. Together, they learn that in Boneyard Key the ghosts are not just memories of the past but companions with stories of their own.
What makes these novels so engaging is the way they balance lighthearted humor with an undercurrent of mystery and tenderness. The town feels lived in, from its eccentric ghost tours and small-town cafés to the whispered legends that shape each street corner. Romance here is not separate from the supernatural—it grows alongside it, threaded through the everyday quirks of a community that treats its spirits as neighbors.
Boneyard Key is more than a backdrop for love stories. It is a place where healing feels possible, where laughter softens loss, and where even the dead have something to teach about what it means to truly belong.
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