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You Can Never Escape The Town
The Legacy
The Legends
Are Your Responsibility

Welcome to Port Canyon

256 pages, Paperback

Published October 13, 2023

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Kinsley Kincaid

19 books1,344 followers
Kinsley Kincaid is a long time fan of psychotic dark book boyfriends. She does not limit it to just Dark Romance but Taboo as well, yes the scandal!

She enjoys pushing boundaries, so don’t be surprised when you see this also reflected in her work. Be sure to stalk her on her socials and reader group shared with Isla Gray; Tainted N Taboo.

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Profile Image for Ana.
137 reviews466 followers
August 2, 2025
Don't ask, okay? I've clearly lost my mind..
I need to stop being curious..
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34 reviews15 followers
July 28, 2025
So this was actually trash, I’m disappointed in the people who gave this more than 2 stars😭 how and why?!?
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413 reviews380 followers
November 1, 2023
RATING: 3✨
SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Trope/Setting Highlights:
#️⃣ ~170-page dark contemporary supernatural novella
📖 Taboo
📖 Next-in-line spirit groundskeeper FMC x ghost/spirit entity MMC
📖 Insta-lust
📖 HEA
🌶️Rough/dominant MMC
🌶️Non-con + dub-con
🌶️Pain + pleasure play
🌶️Choking/breath play

Review:

With a name like Ghost Dick, I knew it had to be… something. And it was.

Ghost Dick by Kinsley Kincaid is Book 1 (I believe?) in A Port Canyon Chronicle series. This is my first read by Kincaid, and I honestly went in pretty blind, going solely based on the dark and creepy cover vibes and a quick read of the blurb. But I just knew I couldn’t save this for next Halloween.

This story caught me off guard in a lot of ways, again, most likely because I went in semi-blind. First and foremost, this story definitely deals with taboo elements, which is especially showcased in the main romantic relationship of this novella.

Our 20-year-old FMC, Fallon, has just lost her father, Mark, and has nowhere else to go. Her mother abandoned them long ago, her father’s only brother, Merrick, took his own life over 30 years ago, and Mark’s mother, her supposed grandma, has hardly ever been mentioned, nor has the town of Port Canyon.

Yet that’s exactly where Fallon ends up, in the driveway of a sprawling gothic manor, glorified roommates and barely conversational with her own grandma, who’s kind of a dick herself.

Turns out, there’s a reason that makes Port Canyon a little different. And one of those reasons confronts Fallon her first night there.

My hands are still struggling with whatever has me pinned like this. How do I get out of this?

As my hope fades, my coughs become fewer and my lungs continue to beg me to breathe, a deep voice, nothing more than a whisper, speaks next to my ear. “Stupid fucking girl. You have no idea what you’ve done.”


And there’s our charming Merrick, the joint-smoking, bleach blond dyed dick. I mean, Ghost Dick.

Merrick thought driving himself off the only bridge in and out of Port Canyon would be enough to escape the town forever, but not even in death, or whatever supernatural spirit state he’s in, allows him to leave. There’s a family legacy to uphold after all. And Fallon is next in line.

The romance in this novella is between Fallon and Merrick. Fallon is currently 20, and Merrick took his own life at 20 over 30 years ago. They are also blood related. Merrick is the older brother of Fallon’s father Mark, even though Merrick died when Mark was young. They are uncle and niece. Just wanted to point that out as a safety warning, along with graphic smut that sometimes pressed heavily on the fence of non-con/dub-con, and certainly dark, dominant, and rough.

I wouldn’t say that any character was particularly likeable in any way. The whole story was a bit wild. It was like watching a train on the tracks, brakes faulty, rushing towards two pathways, on one end complete derailment, the other, relative safety. And then the train busted through a third, new, secret path.

It was ridiculous. It was addicting. It was dirty. It was eyeroll inducing. But I COULD NOT STOP THE TRAIN.

Ghost Dick can act as a standalone, but based on the ending, I believe the series will continue with Book 2 about two supporting characters from Book 1. And if I had to guess, it’s the FMC’s best friend Harper and the FMC’s ghost dad Mark. And turns out it is, because the next book in the series is called Fuck Me, Daddy🤭
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480 reviews41 followers
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February 6, 2025
Ghost dick
Zero stars for this. It was so bad I’m kind of impressed. You know I obvi had to read it cause taboo is my thing but there was actually not a single thing good about it! Forced myself to finish tho so go me
Profile Image for Heather myfriendsdontread.
325 reviews744 followers
June 2, 2024
Such a bizarre, funny, dark, smutty novella!

I loved the gothic atmosphere, the town legends, and the way the characters would break the third wall and talk to the reader.

I also loved how Merrick was such an arrogant little shit head all the time.

I laughed out loud so many times as I was reading this and at one point I was so shocked my jaw was on the floor.

Trigger warning for sexual assault and non consent with the ghost uncle (yeah, he’s also her uncle 😂). If consent between book characters is super important to you, definitely don’t read this.
Profile Image for Jenna.
136 reviews26 followers
August 8, 2024
Contains spoilers.

I wish I had better things to say about this, but the writing just wasn't good. I didn't have high hopes to start, but I really struggled to not DNF. The plot lacks depth, and the characters are shallow. Merrick behaves like an obnoxious 11 year old boy despite being 20 at the time of death, and it's been 30 years past that. I could not like him, respect him, or fear him. He makes dick jokes (bad ones), including literally drawing one on the driveway. It's taboo in that he is her uncle, but that seems to have no bearing on the story at all except to be able to say it's taboo. Except is it? Because literally no one cares or even questions it...at all. The curse has no development or back story. We are just supposed to accept that that's a thing. The hatred for grandma makes no sense, and though she is described as evil, she's never really shown doing anything actually evil, yet Fallon takes about .2 seconds to be convinced murder is the answer to all her problems. Merrick straight up assaults Fallon, but unlike every good dark romance out there, he isn't scary enough or impressive enough to let that go as a character. Legitimately, the line, "If a boy picks on you, it means he likes you." Is in here.....this just doesn't feel like an adult wrote it, though I'm sure that's not the case. That's harsh, but that's how juvenile the writing style is. It's Giving 9th grade English student hoping for detention vibes. And the biggest letdown, of course there is an epilogue in which the couple has kids. Never mind that he is a GHOST and her uncle, and this is literally the type of story where it should be ok for kids to not be the next step. Oh, and did I mention he breaks the 4th wall REPEATEDLY and talks to the reader to literally explain his thinking? This is the epitome of a book that doesn't know how to show, not tell. I did not have high hopes given the title, but I did expect better writing from any published work. Oh, and in case you were just in it for the sex (erotica after all), that's not good either. In fact, the last scene will straight up make your cheeks clench in agony. The rest are all pretty much the same and nothing that exciting or interesting. I probably will remove any more books by this author from my TBR. They are clearly not the right fit for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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463 reviews228 followers
November 12, 2023
If you like the H treating the h like shit and constantly degrading her, this book is for you!

This book includes non con and dub con- I understand both but what I will say is that the first sex scene between them was not either non or dub con, it was pure rape. The H never once apologizes for raping her and in the whole story he wasn’t sweet to her once. Zero aftercare!

H’s nicknames for h: stupid little girl, slut and whore. So cute!🤢

Highlights:


“No, you stupid little girl. Oh! You should know, your cunt is as dry as my brother's ashes.”

*

“I give one last thrust into her mouth, and she ends up throwing up all over my dick. It’s the hottest thing I’ve ever seen. I pull myself out of her and vomit runs down the front of her chest. She gasps for air desperately.”

OH-

Okay maybe it’s just me but it’s not romantic when a the h throws up on the H’s dick and the H actually likes it?! WHAT!?

Safety info:
No virgins
No OM/OW drama
Celibate h- one year
Celibate H- 30 years
No condoms
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44 reviews1,297 followers
October 13, 2025
⭐️3.5⭐️ honestly I loved it. I went in knowing I was going to have a good time and I did. Perfect spooky season read
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313 reviews127 followers
October 12, 2023
The perfect way to begin dialogue about this book is to take a brief moment to contemplate and appreciate its title. Ghost Dick. *Moment of silence* I’m sure your imagination is running rampant right now, and that’s absolutely perfect. It’s time to suspend your disbelief and take a trip to the the foggy Pacific Northwest to enjoy a bit of supernatural shenanigans.

Kinsley Kincaid is an author that I recently stumbled upon and fell in love with because of her unhinged, extreme taboo goodness, and this beauty of a book is no exception. Ghost Dick is a Halloween-flavored tale of legacy and accepting one’s fate, infused with enough banter and dark humor to keep it a surprisingly light read. I laughed, I sighed in exasperation, there was lip biting, and a whole lotta WTF. The best kind of WTF.

There are so many aspects that make this book really great. Excellent characterization, stunning worldbuilding, an engaging plot, blazing spice, there wasn’t a single thing that felt out of place. Kincaid sets the stage with an atmospheric narrative filled with gothic imagery that drips off the page. There’s an air of mystery surrounding Port Canyon, and I cannot wait to explore the enigmatic town a bit more in the future.

This particular yarn tells the story of Fallon and Merrick. The former a steadfast woman whose life has been upended after her father’s death, welcoming her new life with poise after a bumpy start. The latter is absolutely insufferable with an agenda and a filthy mouth. Oh, and he’s been dead for almost 40 years. That doesn’t matter though! Merrick has a lot to say, and an inability to keep his hands off Fallon…who happens to be his brother’s daughter.

Ok, so their back and forth GAVE ME LIFE. Both ridiculous and endearing, I couldn’t get enough of it. And I thought I’d never say this…getting d!cked down by a ghost never seemed so appealing. He is filthy, and as much as I can’t stand him, I love him in equal measure. Fallon never submits, keeping her ghosty unc on his toes. Perfect pairing.

I won’t speak about the plot, you’ll have to read it. It was surprisingly deeper than expected given the initial comedic vibes. We’ve been introduced to the way of life in Port Canyon and I need more. If you’re looking for a good time this spooky season, grab this book. Loved it.
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198 reviews21 followers
June 5, 2024
A short taboo book about a young woman and ghost dick... it was spicy and funny..
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244 reviews28 followers
September 14, 2025
FMC - Fallon: 3 🌟
MMC - Merrick 4 🌟
SPICE: 🌶 🌶 🌶 🌶 🌶

Ok so I'm going to totally incriminate myself with this one, but I kinda enjoyed it 😆 It was a super quick read, soooooo filthy, and I was looking for something that was just complete smutty taboo word porn, because that's the vibe I was in today as a mood reader LOL

Would I read it if/when I get in that kind of mood again? ...yes 😆
HOWEVER, that's all I recommend this book for. The plot, the characters, and the writing itself are not great. This is just one of those books to pick up if 1) you enjoy taboo dark romances (READ THE TRIGGER WARNINGS) and 2) you just want to turn your brain off and become one with the smut for a short while lol
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296 reviews3,116 followers
October 20, 2025
yeah, just no this was so so bad I cba be arsed to write a review
Profile Image for Bookish_Gargoyle.
50 reviews11 followers
October 4, 2023
"𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵. 𝘉𝘰𝘰! 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘵?"

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘙𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨: 🌶🌶🌶🌶/5
𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭: 🖤🖤🖤/5

I was extremely lucky enough to receive an ARC of Ghost Dick by the amazing Kinsley 🖤 Ghost Dick was everything I wanted it to be. The story, the setting, the characters! Everything in it was amazing, It made me smile and laugh all the way through!

Our FMC Fallon just lost her father. After her father passed, she found her grandma's phone number in her dads phone. She has never met her grandma but has no other place to go, so she decides to reach out and go live with her. When Fallon arrives in Port Canyon,she notices some of the people are a bit strange, and her grandma's house is this beautiful, gothic 3-story mansion. You guys! I WANT TO LIVE THERE!! This is my dream house 😍 When she arrives, she meets the Ghost of her late Uncle, Merrick (our MMC). Merrick is just perfect! He doesn't beat around the bush (unless he is watching Fallon, lol). He is sarcastic, completely unhinged, and doesn't understand personal boundaries. You couldn't ask for more really 🖤 This story was captivating from start to finish. I couldn't put it down. I devoured this book! It made me laugh so much. It was a perfect balance of plot, smut, humour and made me question my sanity 😂

Thank you so much, Kinsley, for the opportunity to ARC read this. Ghost Dick has become one of my favourite books, and I will constantly be recommending this to everyone! Now I have to go and be sad, knowing I won't be woken up to a ghost having their way with me 🥹
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78 reviews495 followers
November 15, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

Desde hace tiempo que no me enganchaba con un libro taboo (tío/sobrina). Es muy difícil encontrar un libro taboo que tenga trama y si bien es tío/sobrina es muuuy diferente. El es un fantasma y ella nunca lo conoció. El se ve como un chico de 20 años y es un realmente hijo de puta, el cual amé. Primera vez leyendo a la autora, pero no va a ser la última .
Profile Image for Mysti.
1,995 reviews277 followers
December 4, 2024
I'm so sorry, but it's not good. I mean, it has potential - and maybe with time, this author will improve? The writing is lacking, there's no flow, and there is no connection to the characters. I'm not even writing a proper summary.

There's this town where each family inherits some "task". The characters here are the overseers of a cemetery and they take care of the ghosts. The cemetery mom has two sons, one kills himself and becomes a ghost stuck on the property and allows the other son to move off and have a life. Fast forward and the "lucky" son now has a daughter, but he dies, so the daughter (20) goes back to the house where her grandmother lives. Now she's stuck there and can't leave. Her ghost uncle is able to physically abuse her and rape her and he can even still orgasm. There's a lot of other crap in here but damn it's so boring and long. I quit at like 85% because I couldn't take it anymore. Oh - there is some blood drinking in a ceremony toward the end - if anyone makes it that far.

I don't recommend this book, but I wouldn't write this author off just yet. I'm giving it 2 stars because I felt sorry for it.
Profile Image for Natalie  H.
3,796 reviews30 followers
January 16, 2024
January 2024
Kindle edition
Amazon purchase
Alphabet challenge - G

Unsurprisingly, Kindle G is filled with Ghosts, gift, girl, god/goddess, good and grave titles. I picked this one because the title was funny. I question why I own this one. Then I remember getting as many halloween books as I could last year.

From the get go it was an eh moment and now it's over with its still an uh moment. This book was fucked. Very little given away in the blurb and a small warning the characters are related. That usually means step siblings to me. Nope. This is dead uncle and grieving niece. I didn't like Merrick. I didn't like how everyone was okay he was 'force fucking' his niece and still pulled the he likes you card. How was her father not pissed? It was rapey and strange, with Merrick doing the whole sitting on the forth wall thing. There was a little plot but other than that, What the F did I just read?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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261 reviews35 followers
September 18, 2025
I feel like a stupid little girl for reading the whole thing
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598 reviews
November 6, 2024
My goodness this was awful 😂 I pretty much expected it to be with a title like it has but this was wild!!! The plot is absolutely BONKERS and it made me laugh but I don’t think it was supposed to!!
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527 reviews158 followers
September 26, 2024
This was wildly unserious and just so perfect to get out of a slump!

Literally the whole time i was like ”WTF LOL” “what did i just read" in the best way possible 😂

merrick is too funny ! he’s a ghost that’s so down bad for fallon. he’s also her uncle so like … read your trigger warnings. and boy is he filthy too 🥵

fallon moves in with her grandma after losing her father. her grandma is in control of the spirits at port canyon. she completely disrespects them and just doesn’t care about them. merrick begins to haunt fallon and fights his attraction to fallon. she is also fighting back and doesn’t want to give in but the chemistry is just through the roof ! the more he haunts her, the more the lust builds.

the other spirits at port canyon watch over fallon and they see that she accepts them and show respect to the dead. they begin to come up with a plan to end her grandma’s control over watching the spirits, so fallon can take over.

i was literally giggling, gasping, raising my eyebrows saying “omg” “this is too funny” throughout the whole book. it was short and super quick ! plus the audiobook just made it ten times better 🤭🖤

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
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463 reviews180 followers
October 6, 2023
Our destinies have always been written for us, and this is mine.

🌟 Star Rating - 5/5
🔥 Spice Rating - 5/5

What To Expect:
🖤 MF
❤️ Niece/Uncle
🖤 Enemies to Lovers
❤️ Ghosts
🖤 Dubcon
❤️ Family Secrets

I guess the secret is out. I'm a fucking ghost. Boo! Are you scared yet?

𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘

I don't know what it is about Kinsley's books that have me wanting all her MMCs but now I want a Merrick of my own. As with the authors other books, this was extremely taboo and delicious and out of this world amazing! I was drawn in straight away, with it giving sleepy hollow atmosphere, and the prologue hurt so much that I had to know how the book ended. I wanted to smack the MCs so many times, they were stubborn and sarcastic and don't take anything from anyone and I love that in a book! Kinsley writes in the most magical way where I'm laughing and crying at the same time as well as questioning all my morals and sanity. I was sad the book finished but cannot wait for more from the Port Canyon Chronicles!
36 reviews1 follower
September 17, 2024
The title was way better than the story. Didn't like the fact the ghost dick she was getting was her uncle for starters. Or the fact that her dead father was 100% ok with the relationship. To top it off the story was just meh and, none of the characters were likeable.
October 27, 2025
listen, i’m in a slump and just wanted something short and spicy to read! this was the perfect choice. it’s been on my tbr forever so im glad i finally read it.

i genuinely didn’t know what to expect going into this. all i knew is that it was an uncle/niece blood romance relationship 🥸 but the story itself turned out to be such a fun and wild ride. it was definitely unlike anything i’ve ever read before!

merrick is the king of degradation and he’s so unserious like the entire time 😂 i loved his chapters.. his inner monologue was so funny!

honestly i think getting some ghost dick would be a fun experience.. sign me up 🫦 i’ll be ready and waiting on halloween hehe

anyways, yeah i enjoyed this for what it was and will definitely read the next one when it’s released!
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322 reviews4 followers
November 16, 2025
4.75⭐️/5⭐️

I’ve been really curious about this book for a long and never did I think I would laugh so much reading it
The book is exactly what the title says!
It was unhinged and also so hilarious so fun really
Port Canyon I loved the concept in the first place
It was super dark and gothic how Fallon’s family were taking care of the grave and the spirits
I knew it would be Merrick and Fallon ending up together in the start I mean kind of weird but hey we ignore that in taboo books
Except the first interaction with Fallon where he did what he did I liked Merrick so much in fact I loved him
He was so funny and also very hot
Fallon was like this superhuman towards the end
I loved the plot very much also Harper and Fallon’s friendship it was cute
The epilogue? Who would’ve thought ghosts could create babies but this Merrick he could do anything
The epilogue was so sweet and also funny!
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188 reviews78 followers
February 28, 2025
Ghost Dick is everything I didn’t know I needed! This book was so fun and straight up bananas! It was dark, kinda creepy, a little gory and a little smutty! It had me laughing out loud and saying wtf the whole time but I loved it. I loved the gothic feel, the legends of the town and the whole concept of the story. I couldn’t put it down!

Merrick.. even though he’s her uncle (yes her uncle) he is one of my favorite characters I’ve ever read. He’s absolutely hilarious, everything out of him mouth had me dying and I LOVED how mean he was bahah (god I’m sick) but this was just too good and I need everyone go read it lol
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210 reviews104 followers
October 9, 2024
Honestly them being niece and uncle wasn’t even the weirdest part. Besides them being related I was actually enjoying the book till he f*cked her throat so hard she threw up all over him and it turned him on even more… I was concerned. The spice was spicyyyy so it made up for it😂😂
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221 reviews1,102 followers
September 19, 2024
So I’ve had a few days to think about this book and I still don’t know how to write this review 🤣 this book was so weird and taboo but I was living for it!! The uncle was absolutely hilarious
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120 reviews7 followers
September 28, 2025

1.5 🌶

usually I round up 😂

for those in nz meet uncle ghost bully 😬 good attempt at a plot just no.
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123 reviews6 followers
October 8, 2023
ARC REVIEW
•Ghost d*ick by @authorkinsleykincaid
•available October 13 th
• paranormal taboo uncle/ niece
5/5⭐️
3.5/5🔥
First of all thank you soo much @authorkinsleykincaid for this amazing ARC ...
My first halloween read in October and it was also taboo (well paranormal taboo) and I'm in love. The storyline was amazing I was hooked the sec. I started reading. Fallon and Merricks relationship development was golden the way he hated her in the beginning and slowly realized he loves her was amazing.
And the small town vibes were also perfect, all the mystery and drama OMG. And all I can do is recommend it to y'all. It's a must read for this Halloween.
I literally couldn't lay it down and I'm a little sad because it was way to short... I hope we get more soon...
And the cover is amazing I love those gothic vibes soo much it fits the story soo well.
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560 reviews92 followers
September 28, 2024
Never dare me to do anything ever again because I WILL DO IT.
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