by Josie Silver
First published 2025
Melody Bittersweet arrives at Maplemead Castle with the Girls' Ghostbusting Agency to clear out unwanted spirits. The main culprit swings from chandeliers: Britannia Lovell, a trapeze artist who died in the grand ballroom a hundred years ago. Melody must determine whether Britannia simply fell or met a darker fate. Her investigation becomes complicated when she's forced to work alongside Leo Dark, her roguish former lover, and Fletcher Gunn, a sarcastic reporter who both irritates and attracts her. Meanwhile, her team falls apart. Her best friend Marina stops delivering cakes, assistant Artie fixates on a giant sausage roll, and the pug Lestat cowers from a lion. Melody struggles to focus as her heart gets pulled between two men. The castle holds a devastating secret that could either free Britannia's spirit or trap her in an endless cycle of repeating her final performance. Melody races to uncover the truth before the ghostly trapeze artist's tragic end becomes permanent.
Genres: fantasy, paranormal-romance, contemporary-romance, cozy-mystery
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, whimsical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance-romance
Setting: Maplemead Castle
Period: 100 Years Ago
304 pages · Paperback · Evermore