Don't Date the Haunted: A Dark Romantic Comedy by C. Rae D'Arc

"Certain to have the reader laughing out loud . . . a highly intoxicating story . . . unexpected plot twists." - Readers' Favorite Does the heart beat faster from love or terror? As a born-and-raised citizen of Horror, Pansy Finster has survived Hauntings such as mad killers and poltergeists by living her brother's rules, including, "Avoid dolls, clowns, and masks." But after the death of her fiancé, Pansy finds herself alone--which is a dangerous status in Horror. When she flees to Heartford, Romance, she's startled that a masquerade has Regency ladies screaming... in excitement. Culture-shocked, Pansy struggles to avoid any ill omens, such as repeated glances from the curiously handsome Lord Theo, from Fantasy. With a seemingly useless magical ability, he could be the Romance Pansy never knew she needed... or her most deceitful Haunting yet. Pansy must learn to love like a Romantic and teach her new friends to survive like a Horror before the masquerade becomes a massacre. Follow Pansy Finster's hauntings and romance in "Don't Date the Haunted," first book of the Haunted Romance trilogy, by C Rae D'Arc. If you like Seth Grahame-Smith, Isaac Marion, or Christopher Moore, then this dark romantic comedy will keep you up! Don't forget; it's never just a power-outage.

Adult • Diversity Representation/BIPOC • Fantasy/Cozy, Low, Mundane, and Slice of Life • Romance/Fantasy • Horror/Supernatural and Occult • Humor and Satire

Content Warning: Romance: closed-door Violence: high suspense, multiple on-page deaths of MCs, some analytical injuries with blood Language: replacement swears only Triggers: paranoia, poltergeist antagonist, sex out of wedlock (not encouraged), attempted sexual assault, Christian references