A Ghostly Affair

American Miss Arabella Tamsyn Goodridge has never belonged anywhere, but when one of her British cousins wishes for her to be a part of her upcoming nuptial ceremony ahead of the All Hallow's celebrations, she jumps at the chance, especially when they're staying in haunted Coventry Castle, set close to the Scottish Highlands. She has always believed in ghosts and ghouls, yet she's dismally practical, except when it comes to falling in love with the resident spirit... apparently.

Percival Allan Bradenton-Marquess of Coventry-and half Scottish on his father's side, has been missing and presumed dead for two years. Without a body, his uncle can't legally claim the title, but Allan refuses to come out of hiding until he can figure out who wishes to kill him. To stave off boredom as well as look for clues, he haunts his family's castle in the countryside in the Highlands, until one night when he stumbles into a woman who turns his head and changes his life... exceptionally.

With her knowledge of herbal remedies and ease in bonding with animals, Bella is often slandered as a witch, but when she comes upon a man who should be dead and desire flares, she partners with him in solving a mystery. With a plot afoot to keep Allan from his birthright, danger bedevils them. As Halloween and the wedding quickly approaches, she and Allan strive to keep him alive, and unless they're fortunate in flushing out the guilty party in theatrical fashion, they'll never have a chance for a romance they never knew they needed... eternally.

... for there is no use for a societal reputation when a delicious ghost is involved.