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I'm Bree, and I see dead people. Not all dead people. Only those with unfinished business. They're everywhere—I'll be eating my breakfast, and a poisoned heiress glares over my Cheerios. I've returned to my hometown of Grimdale to cat-sit for my parents while I plan my next move. I'm looking forward to raiding their fridge, hanging out with their two kittens, and staying far, far away from anything supernatural. But I forgot that I'm never alone in Grimdale. The three ghosts I used to play with as a kid are back in my life again. Only now I'm their age, and they're infuriatingly attractive.

Book Boyfriends mögen besser sein, aber sie sind mehr Ärger als sie wert sind. Nachdem ich mich von meinem Traumjob in der Modebranche verabschiedet habe, kehre ich unter der Last des Scheiterns in mein Heimatdorf zurück und nehme einen Job im beschaulichen Nevermore Bookshop an. Ich hoffe auf ein paar ruhige Monate, um mein Leben in den Griff zu bekommen. Aber dies ist keine gewöhnliche Buchhandlung. Ein mysteriöser Fluch auf Nevermore erweckt berüchtigte Schurken aus der klassischen Literatur in der realen Welt zum Leben.

Sie waren meine Tyrannen. Jetzt sind sie alles, was zwischen mir und meinen Albträumen steht. Trey, Quinn, und Ayaz – der König, der Narr und der Geheimnisvolle. Drei Kerle, die mein Leben auf den Kopf gestellt, mein Herz entflammt und mir gezeigt haben, dass nichts so ist, wie es scheint. Im letzten Quartal haben sie mich zerstört. Ich dachte, dass es an der Miskatonic Academy nicht schlimmer werden kann. Ich lag falsch. Vor zwanzig Jahren hat eine Tragödie diese Schule für immer verändert. Arroganz hat diesen Ort des Lernens in ein Haus der Schrecken verwandelt.

I'm Bree Mortimer, and I can bring ghosts back to life. The hot-as-Hades Roman Centurion in my bedroom is living proof that I can raise the dead. Now, all I have to do is stop him from swimming naked in the duck pond and trying to stab anyone with a man bun, and my life will be perfect. Hah. That's a joke. My life is a spooktacular failure. I've got two ghostly lovers who are desperate for me to bring them back, too, but if I don't figure out how to control my new magical powers, there could be grave consequences.

Lord Alaric Valerian has a problem. His mother is visiting his castle for the first time, but she doesn't know that Alaric has filled every room with his centuries of artistic passions and creative pursuits.

Das Feuer nahm mir alles. Meine Eltern. Meinen besten Freund. Mein Leben. - Nun habe ich eine zweite Chance erhalten. Ich muss nur ein einziges Jahr an ...

Zuerst vergiftet jemand Frau Scarlett, und dann fallen die Mitglieder des Buchclubs um wie die Fliegen. Wer im Dorf wird zum Mörder, nur um Leute davon abzuhalten, ein paar staubige alte Bücher zu lesen? Mina muss es schnell herausfinden, sonst ist ihre geliebte Lehrerin Frau Ellis die Nächste, die sterben wird.

Mit Heathcliffs widerwilliger Erlaubnis hat Mina Wilde den Nevermore Bookshop umgestaltet. Sie veranstaltet Autorenlesungen, richtet Quoths Kunstausstellung aus und nutzt ihr kreatives Gespür, um mehr Kunden anzulocken. Doch als der Krimiautor Danny Sledge kurz vor seinem Schreibworkshop ermordet wird, verwandelt sich der Buchladen von einem florierenden Geschäft in eine Pleite-Bude.

Luckily, Mina Wilde loves him anyway, as well as her two other literary boyfriends—the 'Napolean of Crime,' James Moriarty, and Poe's contemplative raven, Quoth. It's tough buying the perfect Christmas gifts for three lovers, but Mina's determined to make this year the best Christmas Nevermore Bookshop has ever seen. That is until the charity Christmas tree and all the presents donated by the village go missing. Heathcliff's grinching makes him the obvious culprit, but Mina knows Heathcliff isn't mean enough to steal gifts for the animal shelter . . . or is he?

Mina, Heathcliff, Morrie, and Quoth are tying the knot in an extravagant ceremony. But when someone sabotages the decorations and Heathcliff receives a threatening note, they realize that a saboteur in the village doesn't want them to have their happily-ever-after. Their wedding misadventures turn deadly when the wedding saboteur murders the celebrant. Add in a duck-napping, disastrous dance lessons, absent book reviewers, Mina's mother's newest business venture, and visits from old friends . . . and enemies, and Mina has a matrimonial catastrophe on her hands.

Mina freut sich darauf, an der jährlichen Argleton Jane Austen Experience im stattlichen Lachlan Hall teilzunehmen. Nach all den Morden ist es genau das Richtige für sie–ein ganzes Wochenende lang mit Morrie tanzen, mit Quoth an Dichterlesungen teilnehmen und Heathcliff dabei helfen, Heiratsanträge von begeisterten Fans abzuwehren. Doch Mord und Intrigen folgen Mina überall hin. Als ein angesehener Austen-Gelehrter mit seinem eigenen Schwert erstochen wird, müssen Mina und ihre Jungs das Rätsel lösen, bevor der Mörder ein weiteres Opfer fordert.

Mina Wilde is thrilled to be invited to a prestigious writers' retreat at Meddleworth House. Heathcliff, Morrie, and Quoth decide to come along to keep her company and indulge in some of the estate's activities. Mina is excited to get feedback on her first novel, but her dreams of writing stardom are shattered when the other writers tear her work to pieces. A little criticism never hurt anyone, right? Wrong. Their picturesque country holiday soon turns deadly when a violent storm closes in. As the writers gather around the fire to critique each other's work, the power goes out.

At Blackfriars University, there’s one whispered rule: Stay inside the night before Halloween. Hide under your blankets and hope the Orpheus Society isn’t the monster outside your window. If they get you, you won’t just be humiliated. They’ll put you six feet under. But I’ve screwed up. I found bones in a shallow grave. Another good girl, just like me. Now I’ll do whatever it takes to get to the truth. I’ll tempt the dark priest with forbidden tastes. I’ll be their shameful little secret. Their plaything. Their sacrifice.

When the local Banned Book Club loses their meeting room, Mina volunteers to host the group at Nevermore Bookshop (against Heathcliff's muttered protests, of course). Little does she know this old biddies book club is about to turn murderous. First, someone poisons Mrs. Scarlett, then members of the book club start dropping like flies. Who in the village will turn to murder just to stop people reading a few dusty old books? Mina's got to figure it out quick, or her beloved teacher Mrs. Ellis is next to die. Luckily, she's got Moriarty, Heathcliff, and Quoth to help.

After being fired from her fashion internship in New York City, Mina Wilde decides it's time to reevaluate her life. She returns to the quaint English village where she grew up to take a job at the local bookshop, hoping that being surrounded by great literature will help her heal from a devastating blow. But Mina soon discovers her life is stranger than fiction - a mysterious curse on the bookshop brings fictional characters to life in lust-worthy bodies.

All I wanted to do was kiss my ghost boyfriends, but instead, I broke the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead. Whoops. Now, a horde of demons and hellbeasts is after us, and if I don't get control over my resurrection magic soon, we're in for some grave consequences. Like the end of the world.

The Shakespeare Festival has come to the village, and all of Argleton has gone bard-crazy. Mina's excited about Nevermore being the festival's official bookstore, but a rival bookshop opens up across the green and completely cramps her style.

Mina's excited to attend the annual Argleton Jane Austen Experience at the stately Baddesley Hall. It's just what she needs after all the recent murders - a whole weekend of dancing with Morrie, attending poetry readings with Quoth, and helping Heathcliff field marriage proposals from adoring fans. But murder and intrigue follow Mina everywhere. When an eminent Austen scholar is run through with his own sword, Mina and her boys must solve the mystery before the killer claims another victim.

You discover that the three hot AF ghosts who haunt your manor house are madly in love with you. What do you do? a. Run away screaming. b. Call a priest for an immediate exorcism. c. Get a little kooky and spooky with all three of them…together. I'm Bree Mortimer, and I chose option c. That's right—me and my three ghosts are a thing now. Now that I've discovered I possess resurrection magic, I might just be able to bring them back to life again. That is, if the dark priests of the Order of the Noble Death would stop raising serial killers from the dead to come after me.

Being the spider in the center of a vast criminal web has left Morrie in hot water. His list of enemies is long . . . too long for Mina and her men to unravel. Mina doesn't have a clue to stand on when a shadow from Morrie's past shows up and threatens to destroy everything she's fought for. If Morrie's ex solves the murder before them, it could mean the end of Nevermore Bookshop. But is Mina ready to pit her sleuthing skills against literature's foremost consulting detective?