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Haunting Tales of Mystery and Romance

Autumn is on the horizon, the perfect time to indulge in a good read with a touch of the supernatural. Ghost stories help celebrate the season, but those with an element of mystery and/or romance are especially seductive. Similar to a paranormal romance (think vampires and werewolves) these titles are wrapped up with an “otherworldly” undercurrent.

Because they don’t fall as a whole into one distinct category (there’s an overlapping of genres going on here) they appeal to lots of different readers. Why do people love them? They’re passionate, arcane, and just plain fun!

A few titles from our collection to get you started:

The Girl on Legare Street by Karen White

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones 

The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman

The Famous Flower of Serving Men by Deborah Grabien

Shadow Theatre by Fiona Cheong 

After Glow by Jayne Castle

In the Country of the Young by Lisa Carey