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Small Town Ghosts
Mike has it all: a beautiful ex-wife, a cheap rental house that's filled with strange noises, and a lifelong best friend who might be about to leave town forever. What more could a guy ask for? Just when he thinks his life can't get any worse, Mike bumps into the girl of his high school dreams and discovers that sometimes ghosts from the past really do come back to haunt you.
Small Town Ghosts is a story of the hopes and losses that haunt our lives, and the strange, wonderful characters we encounter along the way.
Small Town Ghosts is a story of the hopes and losses that haunt our lives, and the strange, wonderful characters we encounter along the way.
262 pages, Paperback
Published June 21, 2022
About the author
Kevin Johnson
7 books4 followersKevin Johnson was born and raised in the small town of Booneville, Arkansas, not far from the setting of his first book, The Hill. He graduated college with a degree in Information Technology and now resides in Oklahoma. A history buff and occasional runner, he loves blending fact and fiction into his books.
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May 10, 2026
Small Town Ghosts feels less like a traditional ghost story and more like an intimate portrait of regret, memory, and the quiet ways the past lingers long after people try to move on. Kevin Johnson builds a story rooted in ordinary disappointments divorce, loneliness, fading friendships, unrealized dreams and then slowly layers in the emotional hauntings that sit beneath everyday life.
What makes the novel resonate is how grounded it feels. Mike isn’t a larger-than-life hero; he’s someone stuck between what his life became and what he once imagined it would be. The strange noises in the rental house and the return of figures from his past create a sense that the supernatural may simply be an extension of unresolved emotions rather than something separate from them.
There’s also a strong small-town atmosphere running through the book. The relationships, memories, and history between characters create the feeling that no one ever completely escapes the place that shaped them. Every interaction carries old weight, old expectations, and unfinished conversations.
At its core, this is a story about the ghosts people carry with them lost relationships, abandoned futures, and the ache of wondering whether life could have turned out differently. Readers drawn to reflective small-town fiction with emotional depth, subtle supernatural undertones, and character-driven storytelling will likely connect strongly with it.
What makes the novel resonate is how grounded it feels. Mike isn’t a larger-than-life hero; he’s someone stuck between what his life became and what he once imagined it would be. The strange noises in the rental house and the return of figures from his past create a sense that the supernatural may simply be an extension of unresolved emotions rather than something separate from them.
There’s also a strong small-town atmosphere running through the book. The relationships, memories, and history between characters create the feeling that no one ever completely escapes the place that shaped them. Every interaction carries old weight, old expectations, and unfinished conversations.
At its core, this is a story about the ghosts people carry with them lost relationships, abandoned futures, and the ache of wondering whether life could have turned out differently. Readers drawn to reflective small-town fiction with emotional depth, subtle supernatural undertones, and character-driven storytelling will likely connect strongly with it.
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