karen thiessen

Sometimes love feels like magic. Other times, it’s literally haunted.

Kate Quill keeps her fantasies tucked safely between the pages of her favourite spicy paperbacks-until the voice behind her go-to audio smut walks into her life. Ben is gorgeous, charming, and exactly as delicious as he sounds. Their chemistry? Instant. Addictive. Unstoppable.

But Ben’s keeping one secret, and Kate already knows what it is.

Just as things heat up, the bookstore begins to misbehave. Lights flicker. Candles flare. Books fall at very inconvenient moments. Turns out, The Wicked Quill has a ghost with opinions, and she’s not a fan of the moaning upstairs.
With Halloween looming, Kate, Ben, and her chaotic book club must unravel the mystery haunting their shelves and help a long-dead romantic find peace. Secrets and Shadows is a swoony, steamy, and spooky rom-com about falling hard, healing deeper, and proving that every love story-ghosts included-deserves a happy ending.