The Dead Romantics

It is hard to write romance novels when you no longer believe in happily-ever-after. For ghostwriter Florence Day, this task is complicated even further by the annoying appearance of dead people, who hope that she will help them accomplish a last earthly task so they may cross into the afterlife. What might have been a full-on immersion into a quirky, farcical rom-com cliché turns into a reimagining of true love, an acceptance of the love and support of family, and a sweet homage to the romance novel genre. Florence’s family owns a funeral home, and ghosts are no stranger to her. When she travels home to help her family prepare for her father’s funeral, she is visited by her recently deceased, hunky editor, and it quickly becomes too much for her to handle. But not all is as it appears, and Florence may get her second chance at love, and in spite of her misgivings about writing true love stories, she even submits her book on time. Eileen Stevens narrates this funny, emotional book with enthusiastic energy and meaning.