First published 2026
Dell Rodgers commands the kitchen at San Francisco's hottest new restaurant. In one week, she will marry the mayor's son. Her life follows the perfect script until she dies. Cole works as a clerk in the Afterlife Administration. He botched his paperwork and collected the wrong soul. A 95-year-old woman in Kansas should have died, not Dell. Now Dell exists as a ghost wandering San Francisco's streets. Only Cole can see her while he tries to fix his catastrophic error. Dell and Cole join forces to return her to the living world. Their partnership uncovers dark truths about her fiancé and his influential family. Cole carries his own mystery. He remembers nothing about his past or how he became a soul processor. Dell and Cole investigate both puzzles. They learn that Cole's supposed mistake might be fate working behind the scenes. Time runs short for Dell's return to life. She faces an impossible choice between her former perfect existence and her growing bond with Cole.
Genres: romance, mystery, fantasy, contemporary, paranormal-romance, contemporary-romance
Vibes: bittersweet, emotional, mysterious, romantic, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, found-family, second-chance-romance
Setting: San Francisco, Kansas, Afterlife Administration
Period: 21st-century, contemporary
336 pages · Paperback · Avon
Content warnings: death