Ghostly Returns

Ghostly Howls #2

by Stephanie Hansen

Irish folklore meets small town USA

Strange visitors have appeared in Ethel, their clothes and mannerisms jarring against the familiar rhythm of the coastal town. The woman in Orla and Dave's spare room speaks in archaic phrases and marvels at electric lights, while the silent man staying with Molly and Cormac carries a translucent device that glows with symbols no one recognizes.

As fog rolls in from the sea, bringing with it the now-familiar whispers and cold spots that signal another haunting, the four friends realize they must unravel the temporal mystery before them. The clock tower strikes at midnight, and both past and future hang in the balance.

*Contains mature themes, open door sex scenes, and mature language.

113 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 10, 2026

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Reviews

[Country Mama · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ghostly Returns by Stephanie Hansen is book 2 in the Ghostly Howls series by the author. This book is a YA paranormal romance. I read book one in the series before I read this one and I would definitely recommend doing that. You do not want to lose anything in the story by missing the first one! A little background on the characters, Orla and Molly are our MC's with gifts that make them very different from others. Orla is like Rouge from X'Men who can't touch others without her powers coming into play. Molly is a half banshee who in the last book were trying to find a killer who was killing people in their town. In this book Orla and Dave have a strange woman who speaks in old tongues living in their extra room. And strange people have started appearing in the town who where different clothes and acting different and bizarre to others in the town. And this book brings us another mystery for the group of friends(Molly, Orla, Dave, and Cormac) to solve. This book contains some mature spicy scenes so while it is a YA not for younger adults below a certain age if you want them to be clear of racy scenes. I liked the incorporation of Irish folklore in this book and overall in the series, makes the plot more interesting! I thought this was an interesting read and if you like paranormal romances mixed with mysteries, you will like this one!