The Dead Romantics

By: Ashley Poston

Narrated by: Eileen Stevens

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ A disillusioned millennial ghostwriter who, quite literally, has some ghosts of her own, has to find her way back home in this sparkling adult debut from national bestselling author Ashley Poston.

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2022

"I LOVED this book! . . . Funny, breathtaking, hopeful, and dreamy.”—Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis

Florence Day is the ghostwriter for one of the most prolific romance authors in the industry, and she has a problem—after a terrible breakup, she no longer believes in love. It’s as good as dead.

When her new editor, a too-handsome mountain of a man, won't give her an extension on her book deadline, Florence prepares to kiss her career goodbye. But then she gets a phone call she never wanted to receive, and she must return home for the first time in a decade to help her family bury her beloved father.

For ten years, she's run from the town that never understood her, and even though she misses the sound of a warm Southern night and her eccentric, loving family and their funeral parlor, she can’t bring herself to stay. Even with her father gone, it feels like nothing in this town has changed. And she hates it.

Until she finds a ghost standing at the funeral parlor’s front door, just as broad and infuriatingly handsome as ever, and he’s just as confused about why he’s there as she is.

Romance is most certainly dead . . . but so is her new editor, and his unfinished business will have her second-guessing everything she’s ever known about love stories.

"One of the Summer's Hottest Reads"—Entertainment Weekly

A great blend of romance and the supernatural

I loved this book though I’m not usually a romance reader. Most don’t really reflect what a real, true, love is like. But I am someone that does know what true lasting love is, having 50 amazing years with a man who is so like Ben in this book. The author so eloquently writes into the story the caring, humor and love upon which a great romance can be built.

Great read

This was an unexpected find. I thoroughly enjoyed the story. The reader did such a great job I will look for more books read by her.

“Ghost stories never had happy endings.”

A beautiful story of grief, and simultaneously beautiful love story. I had a great time reading this and found myself getting more and more invested in it the further the plot developed. It was romance with Paranormal layer (admittedly more paranormal than romance), and although I wasn’t expecting paranormal (I pre-ordered the book based on early marketing without reading much of the description), I am shocked at how much I loved it. I think I believe in ghosts now. It all makes so much sense! It seems so plausible. And I adored this very unique and lovely story.

yes for me.

I absolutely loved this book. I laughed, I cried, I was surprised....it's a light read at least for me.

Couldn’t put it down!

Absolutely delightful and heart warming. I MIGHT believe in love again or at least in the possibility that it exists!! Read it. Laugh. Cry a little. Smile a lot. Do not miss the author’s note at the end!

Narration is a 10/10

I loved how much the narrator was able to portray each character with a distinct voice. The narrator adjusted her voice with actions and diction.
I would recommend this book to anyone. It teaches the importance of enjoying the little things while we are alive and to acknowledge the bad, but accept it and move on.

I didn’t know where this was going, but I loved where it took me

This story started out with a million different possibilities. The author wove them all together beautifully, heartbreakingly, and perfectly.

A true romance

A very engaging book. Had me hooked right away and the happy ending I needed!

Skeptical at First

I was skeptical at first.. once I realized she saw ghosts.. I stopped listening for almost a week. I decided to start listening again and my goodness this book did not disappoint. I finished it in 2 days after that. I couldn’t stop listening! This has been the best book I’ve read/listened to all year. I’m pretty good at guessing what will happen next but there were twists and turns in this book I never saw coming. I loved that. I can’t wait to recommend this book to all my friends.

Best book I have listened to awhile.

I don’t normally do reviews. But absolutely loved this book. It captivated me from the beginning. The audio was great as well!