First published 2013
Dr. Charlotte Stone built her psychiatric career studying serial killers. Her secret gives her an advantage other doctors lack. She sees dead people. Their spirits demand justice only she can deliver. This supernatural gift helps her track murderers. It also complicates her personal life through her romance with Michael Garland's ghost. A terrified woman arrives at Charlie's door fleeing a killer. Charlie saves her life but draws the attention of a predator called the Gingerbread Man. This sadistic murderer treats his victims like chess pieces in a deadly game. Now he wants Charlie as his queen. She cannot refuse to play without endangering innocent lives. Charlie must use all her psychiatric training against this twisted opponent. Her ghostly lover Michael watches over her along with FBI agent Tony Bartoli. But the Gingerbread Man's horrifying smile might be the last sight Charlie sees.
Genres: mystery, crime, supernatural, psychological-thriller, paranormal-romance, contemporary-romance
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, ghost-romance, supernatural-abilities
336 pages · Hardcover · Ballantine Books
Content warnings: death, graphic-violence, murder