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Checking Out the Ghost: A Spicy Paranormal Small-Town Romance Short
The ghost of the sexy librarian can haunt this curvy widow in all the right ways...
After the death of her husband, Nikki Thompson was sure she would never meet someone who could make her feel desire again.
Enter Theo Rahman—the hot silver fox of small-town Boven Valley who pops up out of nowhere and directly into Nikki’s…heart.
Who knew checking out a librarian between the stacks could lead to even more between the sheets?
But the sexy, older, sweater-clad hunk isn’t as solid as he appears. Can Nikki see a future with Theo when he isn’t always corporeal?
Checking Out the Ghost is a BWAM standalone spicy short with small-town coziness and spine-tingling paranormal spookiness. No cliffhangers, a whole lot of heat, and a guaranteed HEA.
After the death of her husband, Nikki Thompson was sure she would never meet someone who could make her feel desire again.
Enter Theo Rahman—the hot silver fox of small-town Boven Valley who pops up out of nowhere and directly into Nikki’s…heart.
Who knew checking out a librarian between the stacks could lead to even more between the sheets?
But the sexy, older, sweater-clad hunk isn’t as solid as he appears. Can Nikki see a future with Theo when he isn’t always corporeal?
Checking Out the Ghost is a BWAM standalone spicy short with small-town coziness and spine-tingling paranormal spookiness. No cliffhangers, a whole lot of heat, and a guaranteed HEA.
125 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 25, 2026
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C.B. Honeyfield
2 booksC.B. Honeyfield (she/her) has been in love with love for as long as she could remember. Now she’s making it your very delicious problem. ;)
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July 4, 2026
This was something that’s for sure. I honestly have no words for this one. My mind is still stuck in the stacks. This was spicy, a ghost and a woman that had lost her husband. I’m truly lost for words on this. It was a really great quick read though. I think I might need to take my book back to the library…
Review of advance copy received from Author
Very sweet and spicy ghost romance! Our protagonist meets the central hot guy in the library, but he keeps mysteriously disappearing when other people approach. But someone who is that good at eating her out surely can't be a ghost, can he?
This is very well written, the characters are likeable, and the author goes into a couple of interesting questions regarding the practicalities of ghosts in a way that I really appreciate, though they are not, given the genre, the focus. The book deals with grief and how to move on again after losing someone, how to come to terms with being able to move on, and how much it would rule to get railed by a ghost, all equally important topics to explore (which i mean very earnestly). It took me embarrasingly long to get the joke in the title, don't tell the author.
(book received as Advanced Reader Copy from author)
This is very well written, the characters are likeable, and the author goes into a couple of interesting questions regarding the practicalities of ghosts in a way that I really appreciate, though they are not, given the genre, the focus. The book deals with grief and how to move on again after losing someone, how to come to terms with being able to move on, and how much it would rule to get railed by a ghost, all equally important topics to explore (which i mean very earnestly). It took me embarrasingly long to get the joke in the title, don't tell the author.
(book received as Advanced Reader Copy from author)
July 4, 2026
Book 1 of Boven Valley. And a wonderful start it is! Look forward to more from this world.
'Checking Out the Ghost is a BWAM standalone spicy short with small-town coziness and spine-tingling paranormal spookiness. No cliffhangers, a whole lot of heat, and a guaranteed HEA.'
The characters were very appealing and likeable and complicated and absolutely perfect together. Plot was intriguing and exciting and well paced. World building was excellent and solidly drawn. Thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend.
Grab a copy, kick back and enjoy!.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
'Checking Out the Ghost is a BWAM standalone spicy short with small-town coziness and spine-tingling paranormal spookiness. No cliffhangers, a whole lot of heat, and a guaranteed HEA.'
The characters were very appealing and likeable and complicated and absolutely perfect together. Plot was intriguing and exciting and well paced. World building was excellent and solidly drawn. Thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend.
Grab a copy, kick back and enjoy!.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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