The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy
Jamie Wendon-Dale may design haunted houses, but they don’t actually believe in ghosts—until they meet Edgar Lovejoy, who is tall, clever, beautiful…and 100% haunted.
A COZY, GHOSTLY LGBTQIA+ ROMANCE
Jamie Wendon-Dale (transmasc they/them) creates haunted houses for a living. Haunting is their life—but nobody working New Orleans' spooky circuit actually believes in ghosts.
Edgar Lovejoy (cis he/him) is 100% haunted. No, really. Ghosts have tormented him since childhood and he’s organized his life around attempts to avoid them.
Opposites? Get ready to attract. But while Jamie’s biggest concern is that Edgar sometimes seems a bit distracted, Edgar’s fears are much greater. Not only is he scared of encountering the dearly departed whenever he leaves the house, but he’s terrified of making himself vulnerable to Jamie. After all, how do you tell someone who believes ghosts only exist as smoke and mirrors that you see them everywhere you go? And how can you trust in a happy future when you can’t even believe in yourself?
A little spooky, a little magical, and a whole lot cozy: The (Most Unusual) Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy will leave you feeling like you’ve found a brand new bookish family of your own.
- Pages
- 384
- First published
- September 9, 2025
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Ebook
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Shelved by 4 Litcadians
Reviews
Finished June 26, 2026
3.5 ⭐️rounded up for Goodreads. I really enjoyed this one. This book was so cute I loved all of the characters especially everyone in Edgar’s family. This was a hurt comfort book about a terrified and anxious character who can see ghosts and a bold, and extroverted haunted house designer such a fun dynamic honestly. It seems like they would be horrible for each other but they are in fact perfect for each other, seeing them grow (especially Edgar) though-out this book was so good. The ghost aspect was such a fun edition and I want a book about them all but I especially would love a book about Poe! I wasn’t sure about him at first but he grew on me and now I absolutely need him to get a happy ending 😭😭.
- cozyreflectivehopefulfunnylightheartedmysteriousMedium-paced
Started June 18, 2026 · Finished June 23, 2026
This was just what I needed to get over my last read. Cute, cozy, a little bit of trauma with great side characters and a fun lil spooky story that was easy to follow. I will say though, author is you are reading this, I would 100% read a book with Poe as the MC. 🌶️ 3/5
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