Kooky Spooky Love

Silver follows up Crazy Spooky Love with another adorable outing for British medium Melanie Bittersweet. Melanie may head up the Ghostbusting Girls’ Agency, but she’s not exactly thrilled to have spirits “hassling the hell” out of her any time she ventures into an older building. When an American couple buys the haunted Maplemead Castle over the internet, Melanie and her team are called in to ghost-bust—but so is their biggest competitor, TV ghost hunter Leo Dark, who happens to be Melanie’s ex. Also poking around is skeptical local reporter Fletcher Gunn, who definitely has a thing for Melanie. She must juggle her relationships with both men while getting to know the resident ghosts, among them Britannia, a trapeze artist who died in the home a century ago; Britannia’s circus performing suitors Dino and Bohemia, who are still ready to fight to the death for her hand; and a lovely older couple, Lord Alistair Shilling and his bride, Eleanor, who are content to simply play cards and hang around their old home. Silver’s sparkling prose brings the leads to vivid life and the endearing spectral supporting cast adds to the charm. Coming just in time for Halloween, this cozy paranormal romp is sure to hit the spot. (Oct.)