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Meet Me in the Graveyard
When a fatal stunt leaves the campus golden boy haunting his college, he must persuade the only person who can see him—a sharp-tongued, introverted freshman—to help him discover why he’s still tethered to the living and finally release his spirit.
Colby Asher loved his life… right up until he died. Now because of one fatally stupid mistake he’s stuck haunting his college campus. With no idea what is keeping him trapped, he’s quickly losing hope of ever moving on… until he sees freshman Emmy Zane.
More importantly, she sees him.
Emmy is a spunky, guarded introvert determined to fly under the radar for the next four years. She has her own reasons for staying in the shadows, and the last thing she needs is a flirty, obnoxious ghost challenging that… no matter how cute he is. But as Colby’s demands for answers become impossible to ignore, Emmy is forced into a partnership she never wanted and a deepening connection that defies logic. As they piece together clues around Colby’s final night, they discover that moving on requires more than just solving a puzzle—it requires facing truths they would both rather keep buried.
Featuring a supernatural cast from southern Maryland history and folklore, Meet Me in the Graveyard is a paranormal journey through the fears, flaws, and love that make us human.
Colby Asher loved his life… right up until he died. Now because of one fatally stupid mistake he’s stuck haunting his college campus. With no idea what is keeping him trapped, he’s quickly losing hope of ever moving on… until he sees freshman Emmy Zane.
More importantly, she sees him.
Emmy is a spunky, guarded introvert determined to fly under the radar for the next four years. She has her own reasons for staying in the shadows, and the last thing she needs is a flirty, obnoxious ghost challenging that… no matter how cute he is. But as Colby’s demands for answers become impossible to ignore, Emmy is forced into a partnership she never wanted and a deepening connection that defies logic. As they piece together clues around Colby’s final night, they discover that moving on requires more than just solving a puzzle—it requires facing truths they would both rather keep buried.
Featuring a supernatural cast from southern Maryland history and folklore, Meet Me in the Graveyard is a paranormal journey through the fears, flaws, and love that make us human.
377 pages, Paperback
Published June 7, 2026
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June 14, 2026
Melissa Adams Meet Me in the Graveyard is a beautifully written story whose quirky characters work their way into your heart. The mix of Colby’s wittiness and Emmy’s rough exterior both hiding true feelings works so well. Love the way the author blends the lives of youthful innocence with the history of the region, especially the development of ghosts based on real figures from the area. You’re truly drawn into the story feeling equally the joys and pain of every character from Colby’s pranks to Moll’s heartfelt and motherly support as you watch the characters grow and learn what love and forgiveness mean. A great example of the courage that just showing up somedays can take. A great read for anyone who loves stories of perseverance, friendship and romantic entanglement.
June 25, 2026
Such an emotional and beautifully written story. It made me laugh. It made me cry. I loved it.
June 3, 2026
Obviously I'm a little biased, but I think it's pretty good. 🫶🏻
July 16, 2026
I loved this book! I loved the characters, the story, and the history. I laughed out loud, yelled at the book, and cried a good bit, too. The characters are people you would want to spend time with; they really stuck with me. The way Ms. Adams describes St. Mary's College and the surrounding area makes the setting a charcter of its own. The author really transports you there. The research she did into the history and people of St. Mary's shows in the story and characters. Please read her notes at the end for more interesting details. I stayed up way too late reading and finished it the next day. l hope she writes more stories for us.
July 9, 2026
"Meet me in the Graveyard" provides an emotional roller coaster throughout the main characters interactions. The reader experiences the apprehension and excitement of the adjustment to college life, fitting in and finding true friends who provide support and compassion, young love and the joys and sorrows that accompany it. The author very skillfully addresses the lessons of decisions made, the resulting consequences and the effect on those we love. I found myself laughing out loud, tearing up and cheering for a happy ending as I shared in Emmy's and Colby's experiences. Ms. Adams does not disappoint as she ties up all the loose ends. This was a very enjoyable read! I loved it!
September 26, 2026
Meet Me in the Graveyard by Melissa Fourcade Adams is a paranormal romance and mystery that combines an impossible love story with campus folklore, historical injustice and a deeply compassionate exploration of grief. Emmy Zane arrives at St. Mary’s College determined to begin a new life after surviving childhood leukaemia, only to discover that she can see Colby Asher, a charming, mischievous student who drowned six years earlier and now haunts the campus graveyard. What begins with pranks and spirited Shakespearean exchanges gradually becomes an investigation into why Colby remains trapped between worlds and why Emmy, alone among the living, can see him.
The chemistry between Emmy and Colby is the novel’s immediate pleasure. Emmy is intelligent, defensive and gloriously difficult, while Colby uses humour, flirtation and theatrical confidence to conceal grief, guilt and loneliness. Their alternating perspectives allow us to witness both sides of a relationship each understands cannot unfold in any conventional way. The teasing is genuinely funny, but Adams also gives their connection considerable emotional weight. Colby encourages Emmy to trust the friends gathering around her, while Emmy gives him the courage to examine the life, family and creative ambitions he left behind. Their romance becomes moving because each sees the vulnerable self the other has worked so hard to protect.
The supporting characters greatly enrich the novel. Bee, Harper, Lena and Jamie prevent Emmy’s world from revolving entirely around Colby, and their growing friendship gives her healing a credible social foundation. The spectral found family is equally memorable. Moll Dyer, Nuani and Askuwheteau draw upon Southern Maryland history and folklore, allowing the story to engage with colonisation, slavery, displacement and the ways unresolved violence continues to inhabit a place. Their histories are handled with evident care, and Nuani’s insistence upon his dignity and freedom gives the narrative some of its most powerful moments. The mystery eventually connects Colby and Emmy through a revelation that is both emotionally satisfying and thematically consistent with the book’s larger interest in what the dead leave within the living.
The novel’s generous emotional detail occasionally becomes repetitive. Emmy and Colby revisit the impossibility of their relationship several times, while the developing tension involving Jamie extends beyond the point at which its purpose is already apparent. Some internal reflections and conversations could be condensed, particularly through the middle, to sharpen the historical investigation and allow the most significant revelations greater force. I also found that a late epilogue revelation slightly softened the catharsis of an earlier farewell; preserving more of that emotional finality would have made the conclusion even more affecting.
Nevertheless, Meet Me in the Graveyard is tender, witty and emotionally ambitious, with far more on its mind than the novelty of a living woman falling in love with a ghost. It considers how grief changes shape without disappearing, how survival can bring its own burdens, and how letting go does not require us to abandon love or memory. Readers who enjoy character-driven paranormal romance, university settings, local folklore, found family and stories capable of balancing humour with genuine heartbreak will find much to cherish here.
The chemistry between Emmy and Colby is the novel’s immediate pleasure. Emmy is intelligent, defensive and gloriously difficult, while Colby uses humour, flirtation and theatrical confidence to conceal grief, guilt and loneliness. Their alternating perspectives allow us to witness both sides of a relationship each understands cannot unfold in any conventional way. The teasing is genuinely funny, but Adams also gives their connection considerable emotional weight. Colby encourages Emmy to trust the friends gathering around her, while Emmy gives him the courage to examine the life, family and creative ambitions he left behind. Their romance becomes moving because each sees the vulnerable self the other has worked so hard to protect.
The supporting characters greatly enrich the novel. Bee, Harper, Lena and Jamie prevent Emmy’s world from revolving entirely around Colby, and their growing friendship gives her healing a credible social foundation. The spectral found family is equally memorable. Moll Dyer, Nuani and Askuwheteau draw upon Southern Maryland history and folklore, allowing the story to engage with colonisation, slavery, displacement and the ways unresolved violence continues to inhabit a place. Their histories are handled with evident care, and Nuani’s insistence upon his dignity and freedom gives the narrative some of its most powerful moments. The mystery eventually connects Colby and Emmy through a revelation that is both emotionally satisfying and thematically consistent with the book’s larger interest in what the dead leave within the living.
The novel’s generous emotional detail occasionally becomes repetitive. Emmy and Colby revisit the impossibility of their relationship several times, while the developing tension involving Jamie extends beyond the point at which its purpose is already apparent. Some internal reflections and conversations could be condensed, particularly through the middle, to sharpen the historical investigation and allow the most significant revelations greater force. I also found that a late epilogue revelation slightly softened the catharsis of an earlier farewell; preserving more of that emotional finality would have made the conclusion even more affecting.
Nevertheless, Meet Me in the Graveyard is tender, witty and emotionally ambitious, with far more on its mind than the novelty of a living woman falling in love with a ghost. It considers how grief changes shape without disappearing, how survival can bring its own burdens, and how letting go does not require us to abandon love or memory. Readers who enjoy character-driven paranormal romance, university settings, local folklore, found family and stories capable of balancing humour with genuine heartbreak will find much to cherish here.
August 1, 2026
Review: I picked this up expecting a cute paranormal romance, but it ended up being much more emotional than I anticipated.
I finished Meet Me in the Graveyard yesterday, and I’m honestly still thinking about Colby and Emmy. The premise is immediately intriguing - a college ghost who can’t move on and a freshman who can actually see him—but what surprised me was how much heart the story has beneath the supernatural setup.
Colby is funny and frustrating in equal measure, and his flirty, slightly obnoxious energy keeps the early chapters from becoming too heavy. Emmy, on the other hand, is guarded and quietly compelling, and I really enjoyed watching the reluctant partnership between them slowly turn into something deeper. The mystery surrounding Colby’s final night kept me turning pages, and I loved the inclusion of southern Maryland history and folklore woven into the haunting atmosphere of the campus and graveyard settings.
There were a few moments that genuinely caught me off guard emotionally. The book explores grief, regret, and the things we hide from ourselves and other people, and it does so without losing its sense of humor. It reminded me a little of The Lovely Bones mixed with a college-set paranormal romance, which is not a combination I knew I wanted until now.
If I had one small criticism, it’s that I wished some of the secondary supernatural characters had a bit more page time because they were fascinating. Still, the emotional payoff between the main characters made the ending feel earned.
I’d definitely recommend Meet Me in the Graveyard to readers who enjoy ghost stories, slow-burn romance, campus mysteries, and character-driven paranormal fiction. If you like books that are both haunting and surprisingly hopeful, this one is absolutely worth picking up.
I finished Meet Me in the Graveyard yesterday, and I’m honestly still thinking about Colby and Emmy. The premise is immediately intriguing - a college ghost who can’t move on and a freshman who can actually see him—but what surprised me was how much heart the story has beneath the supernatural setup.
Colby is funny and frustrating in equal measure, and his flirty, slightly obnoxious energy keeps the early chapters from becoming too heavy. Emmy, on the other hand, is guarded and quietly compelling, and I really enjoyed watching the reluctant partnership between them slowly turn into something deeper. The mystery surrounding Colby’s final night kept me turning pages, and I loved the inclusion of southern Maryland history and folklore woven into the haunting atmosphere of the campus and graveyard settings.
There were a few moments that genuinely caught me off guard emotionally. The book explores grief, regret, and the things we hide from ourselves and other people, and it does so without losing its sense of humor. It reminded me a little of The Lovely Bones mixed with a college-set paranormal romance, which is not a combination I knew I wanted until now.
If I had one small criticism, it’s that I wished some of the secondary supernatural characters had a bit more page time because they were fascinating. Still, the emotional payoff between the main characters made the ending feel earned.
I’d definitely recommend Meet Me in the Graveyard to readers who enjoy ghost stories, slow-burn romance, campus mysteries, and character-driven paranormal fiction. If you like books that are both haunting and surprisingly hopeful, this one is absolutely worth picking up.
June 30, 2026
This book is SO good. I felt totally enthralled from page one.
It's clever, it's fun, and it doesn't shy away from difficult truths. I think that, in a lot of ways, it's about growing up and figuring out what kind of life you want to live. It's also about friendship. Friendships in this book are so genuinely sweet!
I rarely cry over books these days, but this one had me reading through a blur of tears on more than one occasion.
I've also greatly enjoyed this skilled author's writing on a line level. The attention to words and nuance is amazing. And there are references to Shakespeare too :D
It's clever, it's fun, and it doesn't shy away from difficult truths. I think that, in a lot of ways, it's about growing up and figuring out what kind of life you want to live. It's also about friendship. Friendships in this book are so genuinely sweet!
I rarely cry over books these days, but this one had me reading through a blur of tears on more than one occasion.
I've also greatly enjoyed this skilled author's writing on a line level. The attention to words and nuance is amazing. And there are references to Shakespeare too :D
September 15, 2026
Our book club read this book recently. Since we are all from Maryland, it held special interest for us. The author did a wonderful job of weaving in local history and peoples from earlier centuries, along with college life and the beauty of the campus. All of us now want to take a road trip to visit the area. I especially liked a twist that occurred later in the book that made a lightbulb go off in my head - it really tied it all together nicely. You can tell Ms. Adams really did her homework on the ghostly characters. Looking forward to additional works from this author!
August 6, 2026
Colby completely won me over. After years of haunting St. Mary's, he's still amusing himself by hiding socks and messing with students on move-in day, which made me laugh more than I expected. It's nice that the story took its time getting to know the characters and didn't rush anything. In the end, I cared far more about Colby and Emmy than I thought I would.
June 25, 2026
"Meet Me in the Graveyard" by Melissa Adams is a captivating paranormal romance infused with history from Southern Maryland. From the very first pages, readers are drawn into the stories of Colby Asher and Emmy Zane and the mystery surrounding their connection.
The author does brilliantly portraying social anxiety, first love, and the complex emotions that come with personal growth and relationships. All characters feel authentic and relatable, making it easy to become emotionally invested.
This story will make you laugh, cry, and reflect on the importance of doing what is right for the people you love—including yourself. Although I have just finished the book a few days ago, I already know it is one that will stay with me.
The author does brilliantly portraying social anxiety, first love, and the complex emotions that come with personal growth and relationships. All characters feel authentic and relatable, making it easy to become emotionally invested.
This story will make you laugh, cry, and reflect on the importance of doing what is right for the people you love—including yourself. Although I have just finished the book a few days ago, I already know it is one that will stay with me.
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