Haunted Ever After

GET READY TO FALL IN LOVE AT FIRST HAUNTING . . . 
 The perfect spooky season read for fans of My Roommate is a Vampire 
 In Boneyard Key, a small coastal town in Florida with a ghostly reputation, Cassie and Nick find they may have more in common than just their love of haunted houses. . . 
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Cassie Rutherford needs a fresh start. 
So, she says goodbye to Orlando and hello to Boneyard Key. 
 
 Cassie is charmed by the historic town, but there’s something unusual about her new home. The magnets on her fridge definitely didn’t read ‘MY HOUSE’ when she put them up. . . 
 
 But Cassie’s catching a certain vibe from grumpy coffee shop owner Nick every time he slips her a free slice of banana bread with her order, so it’s not all bad. 
 
 When Cassie tells Nick of the spooky goings on in her cottage, they decide to team up to look into the former owners, and it doesn’t take long them to realise they have a connection based on more than just the paranormal. 
 
 But Cassie’s worried she’s in too deep with this whole (haunted) home ownership thing, and Nick’s afraid to get too close, just in case Cassie gets scared away for good. . . 
 Tropes: 
- Slow burn romance- Small town- Paranormal 
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Readers are loving Haunted Ever After 
‘This book just made me happy, which you can’t ask for anything more’ 5 ***** Reader Review 
‘Fresh, fun, flirty, and a feel-good story that leaves you with a smile! I loved the setting, the unique plot, and the entertainment the author brings along with her writing’ 5 ***** Reader Review 
‘A cozy and spooky atmosphere, perfect for Halloween season and fans of a seaside/beach town with a paranormal twist’ 5 ***** Reader Review 
‘I loved this book literally SO MUCH – Jen runs with a high concept premise and nails it! A little silly, a little spooky, a lot of heart, a lot of chemistry. Take me back to Boneyard Key, please!’ 5 ***** Reader Review 
‘LOVED!! THIS!!’ 5 ***** Reader Review 
‘Boneyard Key is an adorable town full of captivating characters – living and dead!’ 5 ***** Reader Review 
‘A really fun book’ 5 ***** Reader Review 
‘I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It's a perfect read for the fall and Halloween season, featuring elements of small-town romance, paranormal activity, and a sense of belonging’ 5 ***** Reader Review

Jen DeLuca brings her signature wit and warmth to a town where even ghosts can believe in true love. Featuring a charming, swoonworthy romance, Haunted Ever After is a sheer pleasure to read and has established Boneyard Key as my new favorite spooky vacation spot.

Gwenda Bond, New York Times bestselling author of Mr. & Mrs. Witch

Haunted Ever After is Jen DeLuca&rsquo;s best yet, and that&rsquo;s saying something. A deeply satisfying brew of longing, feels, and ghostly hijinks, this is a love story that delivers the goods. Plus, DeLuca&rsquo;s thoughtful commentary on the expectations we place on women&ndash;past and present&ndash;is cinnamon on the banana bread. Oh, my romantic, feminist heart!

Megan Bannen, author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

I, too, want a ghost roommate (and Nick&rsquo;s banana bread and hazelnut lattes) in a charming beach town where the dead linger and the living locals know all the best secret spots. Haunted Ever After is so much fun, with characters that feel real, spooky vibes mixed with small-town sweetness, and an intriguing dash of mystery. Just like its invisible residents, I never want to leave Boneyard Key.

Sarah Hogle, author of Old Flame and New Fortunes

Jen DeLuca was born and raised in Virginia, and has recently swapped Florida for the Arizona desert, where she lives with her husband and a houseful of rescue pets. 
She's worked as an ice-show dresser, a wardrobe master, a makeup consultant, and a paralegal. She likes latte-flavored lattes, Hokies football, and the Oxford comma.

Cassie Rutherford needs a fresh start. So, she says goodbye to Orlando and hello to Boneyard Key. 
 
 
Cassie is charmed by the historic town, but there&rsquo;s something unusual about her new home. The magnets on her fridge definitely didn&rsquo;t read &ldquo;MY HOUSE&rdquo; when she put them up. . . 
 
 
But Cassie&rsquo;s catching a certain vibe from grumpy coffee shop owner Nick every time he slips her a free slice of banana bread with her order, so it&rsquo;s not all bad. 
 
 
When Cassie tells Nick of the spooky goings on in her cottage, they decide to team up to look into the former owners, and it doesn&rsquo;t take long them to realise they have a connection based on more than just the paranormal. 
 
 
But Cassie&rsquo;s worried she&rsquo;s in too deep with this whole (haunted) home ownership thing, and Nick&rsquo;s afraid to get too close, just in case Cassie gets scared away for good. . .

The electric enemies-to-lovers Willow Creek TikTok romance

Well Met

Fall in love with the glorious enemies-to-lovers romance that has TikTok swooning! 
 
'A pure joy to read. Utterly delightful. I didn't want it to end' 5***** Reader Review 
'THIS is how you write modern romance!' 5***** Reader Review 
'This gave me all the butterflies, all the feels, all the heart skipping beats' 5***** Reader Review 
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'I didn't choose the wench life. The wench life chose me . . .' 
 
Emily's moved to the small Maryland town of Willow Creek for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident. But when teenage niece Caitlin volunteers for the local Renaissance Faire, Emily's suddenly signing up too as a . . . tavern wench. 
 
She's not sure how it happened, but it's certainly nothing to do with Simon, the infuriating and inscrutable schoolteacher running the show. 
 
The Faire is Simon's family legacy - and he hasn't time for Emily's jokey approach, her take on Shakespeare, or her suggestions to liven things up. 
 
Yet as the Faire comes together and each inhabits their costumed roles, he becomes a different person. Is irritation turning to flirtation? 
 
Soon, Emily's asking herself: is their mutual attraction real, or just the roles they're playing? 
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'Completely in love with this book! A must read' 5***** Reader Review 
'A gorgeous enemies-to-lovers romance' 5***** Reader Review 
'Well Met left me swooning' 5***** Reader Review

"What a delight! This is enemies to lovers at its absolute finest, folks. DeLuca proves to be a master of creating characters you believe in and a storyline to keep you totally engrossed. Well Met is a hilarious, swoony, and captivating romance-hands down our new favorite feel-good novel of the year."

New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren

Jen DeLuca had me laughing out loud from the opening line. Well Met is fresh, fun, and the story I never knew I needed. I so wish I could grab a corset and live the wench life with Emily!

I dare you not to want to travel to your nearest Renaissance Faire after reading the sweet, sexy, and smart Well Met...the kind of book that you want to live inside. Jen DeLuca is poised to become one of the freshest voices writing contemporary romance today.

Emily knew there would be strings attached when she relocated to the small town of Willow Creek for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident, but who could anticipate getting roped into volunteering for the local Renaissance Faire where she meets Simon, and immediately dislikes him? Yet on the faire grounds, he becomes a different person, flirting freely with Emily when she's in her revealing wench's costume. But is this attraction real, or just part of the characters they're portraying?

The addictive and feel-good Willow Creek TikTok romance

Well Played

Fall in love with the glorious Renaissance Faire romance that has TikTok swooning! 
 
'A book worth losing sleep over' 5***** Reader Review 
'Favourite romance series hands down' 5***** Reader Review 
'I devoured it' 5***** Reader Review 
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Stacey put her life on hold when she stayed in Willow Creek to care for her sick mother. But it's been years now. Even the local Renaissance Faire, where she spends summer pouring drinks and flirting with patrons, is losing its attraction. She vows to have her life figured out by next summer's Faire. It's past time she found The One. 
 
Dex MacLean, her summertime Faire fling, does not fit the bill. Yes, he's easy on the eye with his band The Dueling Kilts, but Stacey doesn't love him. Then she receives a tender email from her monosyllabic hunk, and she wonders whether she got him wrong. 
 
So when Faire finally returns to Willow Creek, Stacey hopes to at last come face-to-face with the man to whom she's been exchanging hundreds of loving online messages. 
 
But to Stacey's shock, that wasn't Dex. So who has she been falling for? 
_________ 
 
'DeLuca writes stories that are the book form of a duvet day, warm and comfortable and just what you want' 5***** Reader Review 
 
Readers are obsessed with the Willow Creak series! 
 
'A pure joy to read. Utterly delightful. I didn't want it to end' 5***** Reader Review 
'THIS is how you write modern romance!' 5***** Reader Review 
'This gave me all the butterflies, all the feels, all the heart skipping beats' 5***** Reader Review 
'Completely in love with this book! A must read' 5***** Reader Review 
'A gorgeous enemies-to-lovers romance' 5***** Reader Review 
'Well Met left me swooning' 5***** Reader Review

Stacey finds her greatest joy at the Faire, looking forward to its return each year. In DeLuca's hands, we'd have to agree - there's endless tales and excitement to be found in this world, still one of the freshest, most engaging concepts in romance a year after she introduced us to it. A hearty huzzah for Well Played.

[DeLuca] lets the wooing happen, along with the rebuilding of trust and truly falling in love in this wonderful Cyrano-esque romance.

When her friends get engaged, Stacey realises that she has put a lot on hold to care for her sick mother. Even though Stacey loves spending her summers at the Renaissance Faire, she wants more out of life. Stacey vows to get her life figured out and maybe find the one. Enter Dex MacLean, a one-time fling, and they become pen pals. Faire returns to Willow Creek, and Stacey comes face-to-face with the man with whom she's exchanged hundreds of online messages. But, it isn't Dex - she's been falling in love with a man she barely knows.

Well Matched

Fall in love with the glorious fake-dating, friends-to-lovers romance that has TikTok swooning! 
 
'A fun vacation in a book' 5***** Reader Review 
'Perhaps my favourite book ever! I honestly couldn't put it down' 5***** Reader Review 
'So well-written, witty and engaging. LOVE THIS BOOK' 5***** Reader Review 
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Single mother April is soon to be an empty nester. For twelve years she's lived in Willow Creek with a wall around her heart. Now it's time to move on, and she asks friend Mitch to help get her house ready for sale. 
 
Buff Mitch Malone is best known for the kilt (and not much else) that he wears to the town's Renaissance Faire. He agrees to help April, in return for a favour: will she pretend to be his girlfriend at a family dinner, to silence all the talk? But when dinner turns into a weekend trip, April wonders if she can fake a relationship for so long. 
 
As summer comes round, Faire returns to Willow Creek, and April volunteers for the first time. Then Mitch's family show up unexpectedly, and he needs her to be his fake girlfriend again. 
 
Only this time, April wonders just how fake she and Mitch are becoming . . . 
_________ 
 
Readers are obsessed with the Willow Creak series! 
 
'A pure joy to read. Utterly delightful. I didn't want it to end' 5***** Reader Review 
'THIS is how you write modern romance!' 5***** Reader Review 
'This gave me all the butterflies, all the feels, all the heart skipping beats' 5***** Reader Review 
'Completely in love with this book! A must read' 5***** Reader Review 
'A gorgeous enemies-to-lovers romance' 5***** Reader Review 
'Well Met left me swooning' 5***** Reader Review

DeLuca's enchanting tale of unsought love developing over home improvement tasks and making family members happy, cheerfully set against the charming backdrop of a Renaissance fair, is a joy to read.

Well Matched is completely charming and delightfully touching. DeLuca delivers a love story that leaves you feeling as warm and fuzzy as you are hot and bothered. April's vulnerability and humor are endearing and Mitch is book boyfriend goals in a kilt--I couldn't put it down.

Denise Williams, author of How to Fail at Flirting

With well-drawn characters and laugh-out-loud scenes, Well Matched is a perfect opposites-attract romance.

Single mother April Parker has lived in Willow Creek for eighteen years. As her children move out, April thinks it's time for a change and asks for help to sell the house. Mitch Malone, a local heart-throb, agrees to help, on one condition: she'll pretend to be his girlfriend at a family dinner. April agrees and after the dinner, they part ways. As summer begins and Mitch's family shows up unexpectedly, April pretends to be Mitch's girlfriend again. Despite their obvious connection, April insists there's nothing between them. April must figure out what she really wants before she loses the love of her life.

Well Traveled

Fall in love with the glorious new forced-proximity romance in the series that has TikTok swooning! 
 
'Jen DeLuca is the rom-com renaissance queen!' 5***** Reader Review 
'Heartfelt, funny and swoon-worthy stories' 5***** Reader Review 
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Attorney Lulu Malone lived to work until the day it all went wrong. So, when her cousin Mitch introduces her to the world of Renaissance Faires, she leaps for the turkey legs, taverns, and tarot readers. Sometimes girls just wanna have fun. 
 
The only drawback is Dex MacLean: a guitarist with a killer smile, the Casanova of the Faire . . . and her travelling companion for the summer. 
 
Kilted bad boy Dex has never had to work hard in his life. Touring with his brothers as The Dueling Kilts is going great and there's a woman for him at every Faire. But when Lulu proves indifferent to his plaid charms and the band's future is threatened, Dex fears he's losing it. 
 
Spending days and nights on the road, Lulu and Dex can't help but grow close. 
 
But summer can't last forever. 
 
Will they go their separate ways? Or does destiny's path lie along a shared road? 
_________ 
 
Readers are obsessed with the Willow Creak series! 
 
'A pure joy to read. Utterly delightful. I didn't want it to end' 5***** Reader Review 
'THIS is how you write modern romance!' 5***** Reader Review 
'This gave me all the butterflies, all the feels, all the heart skipping beats' 5***** Reader Review 
'Completely in love with this book! A must read' 5***** Reader Review 
'A gorgeous enemies-to-lovers romance' 5***** Reader Review 
'Well Met left me swooning' 5***** Reader Review

Charming, compassionate and romantic, Well Traveled is a rich return to the Renaissance Faire, full of the delightful details DeLuca delivers in every wonderful installment. We loved every lyrical moment of Lulu and Dex's journey--a full-hearted story of following the song in your heart and finding your own path.

Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of The Roughest Draft

DeLuca has a steady hand with this duo's slow-burning chemistry, making their connection feel entirely earned. Fans and new readers alike will be drawn in.

Amid the unique setting and a stock of colorful side characters, both old and new, DeLuca's latest gives fans more of what they love about her popular series, which has particularly well-developed protagonists.

Jen DeLuca

Boneyard Key, Florida is the only home Sophie has ever known. As the guide of the town’s one and only ghost tour, her love for its supernatural history has flourished into a career. 
 
But there's a newcomer in town. Tristan runs a multi-city ghost tour conglomerate and Boneyard Key, with its haunted reputation, seems like the perfect place to boost his bottom line. . . 
 
When the two ghost tours clash, Sophie’s expletive-filled rant goes viral, and the rivals strike up a deal. Whoever has the most successful business by summer’s end stays, while the loser must ghost. 
 
But what starts as begrudging tolerance for one another soon becomes something spicier. Can Sophie and Tristan they put their feud aside to make room for love, or does Boneyard Key only have room for one ghost business?

Jen DeLuca

Praise for Ghost Business

Jen DeLuca brings her signature wit and warmth to a town where even ghosts can believe in true love. Featuring a charming, swoonworthy romance, Haunted Ever After is a sheer pleasure to read and has establ ...

Haunted Ever After is Jen DeLuca’s best yet, and that’s saying something. A deeply satisfying brew of longing, feels, and ghostly hijinks, this is a love story that delivers the goods. Plus, De ...

I, too, want a ghost roommate (and Nick’s banana bread and hazelnut lattes) in a charming beach town where the dead linger and the living locals know all the best secret spots. Haunted Ever After is ...

Jen DeLuca brings her signature wit and warmth to a town where even ghosts can believe in true love. Featuring a charming, swoonworthy romance, Haunted Ever After is a sheer pleasure to read and has establ ...

Haunted Ever After is Jen DeLuca’s best yet, and that’s saying something. A deeply satisfying brew of longing, feels, and ghostly hijinks, this is a love story that delivers the goods. Plus, De ...

I, too, want a ghost roommate (and Nick’s banana bread and hazelnut lattes) in a charming beach town where the dead linger and the living locals know all the best secret spots. Haunted Ever After is ...

Jen DeLuca brings her signature wit and warmth to a town where even ghosts can believe in true love. Featuring a charming, swoonworthy romance, Haunted Ever After is a sheer pleasure to read and has establ ...

Haunted Ever After is Jen DeLuca’s best yet, and that’s saying something. A deeply satisfying brew of longing, feels, and ghostly hijinks, this is a love story that delivers the goods. Plus, De ...

I, too, want a ghost roommate (and Nick’s banana bread and hazelnut lattes) in a charming beach town where the dead linger and the living locals know all the best secret spots. Haunted Ever After is ...

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