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Violence
Barely any
No significant violence
Language
Barely any
Light language
Sexual Content
A lot
Open-door sexual content — moderately heated romantic scenes between Alex and Zoë
Substance Use
Some
Alex has a history with alcohol and wrestles with sobriety — a character-defining element that creates plot tension
Emotional Intensity
Some
Alex's emotional shutdown, his ghost companion's grief over a lost love, and Zoë's guardedness create quiet but sustained psychological depth
What this book is about
Alex Nolan is a renovator haunted by the ghost of a man he can see but no one else can. Zoë Hoffman runs a teahouse on San Juan Island and wants nothing to do with the brooding stranger. The ghost remembers his own life in fragments — the love he shared with a woman he can barely piece together. Kleypas weaves a ghost story into a contemporary romance that handles loneliness and connection with characteristic precision.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Alcohol dependency — hero is in recovery
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