Erielle Benoit had it all—until her scheming ex destroyed everything she built. With her career in shambles and nowhere else to turn, she returns to the only thing left in her name: Phantom Bayou, the eerie Louisiana town her grandfather left her in his will.
But the town of her childhood memories is barely recognizable. Main Street is lined with crumbling buildings, her grandfather’s once-grand Victorian house is falling apart, and the locals whisper of strange happenings in the shadows. With her finances in ruins, Erielle has no choice but to stay and start over—if the spirits will let her.
Samson Guillory never planned to stay in Phantom Bayou. He’s only back to care for his injured father—but Erielle’s return changes everything. He remembers her as his little sister’s wide-eyed friend, not the weary, determined woman trying to reclaim her life. Against his better judgment, Samson steps in—helping her land a job, fix up the house, and ignore the unexplainable chills that keep creeping in.
But the deeper they dig into the town’s past, the more dangerous the spirits become—and the more undeniable the pull between them grows. With Phantom Bayou’s future hanging in the balance, Erielle and Samson must confront long-buried truths, face the ghosts that haunt them both, and decide if the spark between them is just a flicker of nostalgia… or the start of something powerful enough to survive even the darkest curse.