Jen DeLuca leaves the Ren Faire and takes on the Florida coast with a paranormal twist… and I loved it. It leans more on the cozy rom-com side, cute with a bit of spice, and an easy to guess haunted mystery… but it was so enjoyable to read that I didn’t care about it being obvious. I just want to spend all the days exploring Boneyard Key and its residents, both alive and ghostie.

Cassie and Nick have a contentious meet-cute that quickly becomes absolutely adorable. They’re flirting and fussing is so sweet. My only gripe is that they would occasionally move backward, thinking the other isn’t interested even after dates and kissing. It didn’t entirely make sense.

I hope we get more time in Boneyard Key and it gets an even bigger expansion, with more locales, lore, and paranormal entities to explore. Can’t wait to see what obstacles the next lovebirds will face in such a great space.

It was a super cute romcom book!! I loved Elmer so much!! Over all my favorite character, I also appreciated the fact that the author included a couple of harder topics into the book while still keeping the book fluffy and light! Cassie and Nicks dynamic throughout the book obviously got better! They really grew as characters and truthfully I loved the way Nick had no idea he loved Cassie till he like honestly blurted it out . Would definitely read more work by this author! It was a well written and entertaining book.

Seems like it doesn’t have to be the spooky season for ghosts to haunt buildings in the Florida Gulf Coast town of Boneyard Key.
Nick receives texts from Elmer and Cassie’s new home has a reputation all,it’s own plus Sarah, her ghost.
The ghosts made the story interesting and a little unnerving until I became accustomed to them, but it took me awhile to uncover the real danger in Cassie’s house.
I,loved the research in the history of the town and Theo’s cache of documents and pictures.
The ending was not spooky at all but Elmer was my favorite character.
However, if my house ever has ghosts it’s going on the market that same day!

There aren’t enough stars on this site for this book. I’d give it 100 stars if I could!

I loved everything about this book. Everything. The characters, the town, the mystery, the scenery, the ability to accurately and sensitively portray infertility in a very real way. This book felt like a big warm hug and I must demand that it is on everyone’s tbr and preorder list! I cannot wait for the next book, or should I just reread it already?!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐⭐

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁:
🫶🏻 Coastal Town Romance
🏚️ Haunted house
☕️ Grumpy Cafe Owner
✨ Cozy Mysterious Vibes

I am now dying to read the rest of Jen Deluca's backlist.

I absolutely loved everything about this book. It was a bit spooky, a bit mysterious, a tad spicy, packed with chemistry and overall tons of fun.

I am a self declared lover of all things spooky so the ghosts and fun punny names throughout the story really brought a smile to my face. I especially loved the ice cream shop being named I Scream Ice Cream 😂

It can be tricky to balance paranormal, mystery and romance all in one book but I think this one was perfectly balanced and led to me absolutely devouring it. The paranormal elements never confused me, I wasn’t able to instantly solve the mystery and the romance lead to so much tension and chemistry with Nick and Cassie. I’m just sayin’, Nick can more me any kind of coffee he wants, whenever he wants 😉.

Boneyard Key might be my new favorite small town from a romance and I really hope this isn’t the last we see of this town and all the fun characters - both living and dead!

Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca was a fun, contemporary romance/comedy that is the first in a haunting new series.

This takes place in Boneyard Key, a coastal town and is the start of a new series. Cassie and Nick were the MCs that have their own pasts and quirks that find an attraction to one another in a slow burn romance. Balanced along with this, is this ghost tour, spirits, and Halloween vibe that I enjoyed.

I liked several books in Ms. DeLuca’s Well Met series, so I will give this one a try as well.

4/5 stars

Thank you NG and Berkley Publishing Group for this wonderful arc and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion.

I am posting this review to my GR and Bookbub accounts immediately and will post it to my Amazon, Instagram, and B&N accounts upon publication on 8/6/24.

Jen DeLuca is back with a cozy paranormal romance set in a quaint tourist town called Boneyard Key.

Cassie, who has just moved from Orlando, finds that not only are all the businesses named with spooky puns, but that she has moved into the most haunted house in town. When electrical outlet issues send her into Hallowed Grounds, the local coffeeshop, to work and charge up, she meets the owner, Nick, who captivates her with his charm and free slices of banana bread. Before long, they're taking the town's ghost tour together and investigating the haunted history behind her cottage. With love and beyond-the-veil interference on the docket, it's up to Cassie to decide if she'll stay long enough to settle into her new home or be spooked by a (spectral) Hawkins into leaving.

This was such a lighthearted, cozy read. I would've preferred there to have been been more romantic tension, for Cassie and Nick seemed to fall into the instalove category, with their only conflict being she was fearful of ghosts and he was terrified she wouldn't stay in Boneyard Key. The plot ran stale at times because of that. The setting was adorable, though. The perfect blend of beachy and haunted. (In fact, I feel like I need to leave a beer out in the sand for the Beach Bum now.) I also liked Elmer and Sarah, who made for the quirkiest and ghostliest of roommates.

All in all, I'd say this is perfect choice for readers who are looking for something saccharine, spirited, and ghostly to usher in the fall season. Thanks so much to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC in exchange for my review!

I liked the town and everything about the ghosts. But I didn't care about the romance. Maybe I would have liked it if it didn't progress so quickly.

I wanted to like this one, since the premise was definitely for me. However, I think maybe I'm just not a fan of Jen DeLuca's writing style, as I've tried another of her books before and DNFed that as well.

Cassie leaves her life in Orlando, Florida behind to move to the sleepy tourist town of Boneyard Key. Unbeknownst to her, she's moved into the most haunted house in town. A grumpy coffee shop owner named Nick brings her on a ghost tour and informs her that the whole town is haunted. Skeptical at first, Cassie soon finds herself befriending her roommate ghost. But her ghostly roommate might not be as willing to live with Cassie as Cassie is to live with her. When the magnets on Cassie's fridge start to spell out phrases like "get out", she begins to wonder if her roommate is as docile as she first thought.

I absolutely adored Well Met by Jen DeLuca so worked very hard to get my hands on this ARC, and it didn't disappoint! I got some real Lorelai and Luke vibes off of Cassie and Nick. I couldn't explain it, but they just gave me the vibes and I was very happy with it. I was expecting a lot more romance, but I found myself very happy with the focus on Sarah and her story. I was enraptured by the town and the citizens. Nan made me very happy with the few interactions we had with her. I found myself giggling and smiling all throughout the book and in general, it was just a lot of fun!

I can't wait to read more stories in Boneyard Key! (If Sophie and Theo don't get a book, I'm going to be very irate)

I loved this book - light spice and a lot of haunted/paranormal things happening. Centered very much around ghosts and coffee, what could be better? What a unique idea for a book! Of course I loved the main characters Cassie and Nick - they had cute banter and interesting back stories. I am hoping this is going to be a series and we will get more, either with their friends or another book continuing their story. Thank you NetGalley/Berkley Publishing/Jen DeLuca for the opportunity to read an early copy!

4.8/5 stars — why jen deluca, you’ve outdone yourself 😚👌 this is EXACTLY my brand of romance (where the couple just wants to be a couple and don’t actively try to sabotage they’re own damn relationship, and instead have external conflict to deal with), and I adore both Cassie and Nick, individually and collectively. ready to eat up future boneyard key books please and thank you🤲

(thank you to netgalley and berkley for a galley in exchange for honest review!)

Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Pacing: 5/5
Writing: 4/5
Enjoyment: 5/5

This book was not it. The story started off promising, but around the 30% mark I started to get bored. Things went downhill from there.

Cassie has just moved to Boneyard Key, Florida, and quickly learns the house she bought is haunted. When the power outlets won’t charge her laptop, she heads to the local coffee shop to work. Nick, the cafe owner, immediately dislikes her because he thinks she’s a tourist who’s there to use his wifi without buying anything. When Cassie learns about her house’s history and that it’s been haunted for decades, she and Nick begin to get closer. He becomes something of a ghost guide for her, because Nick’s apartment has a ghost — the cafe’s former owner — and Nick’s family goes back several generations in Boneyard Key. The ability to talk to ghosts is actually in his blood.

So, promising setup, right? But both characters have almost no discernible personality traits aside from “sometimes grumpy” (him) and “works a lot and loves iced hazelnut lattes” (her). Cassie and Nick are barely fleshed out, and so is their romance, which takes a backseat to the ghost storyline. I kept waiting for there to be some relationship development, or more conversations where they get to know each other, but everything stays very surface-level. There’s zero chemistry or tension; I barely cared whether or not they kissed or had sex. (There is on-page spice, but it doesn’t happen until almost the 90% mark. They talk about protection/STIs and Cassie says, “I’m clean.” Can authors please stop using “clean” to mean “STI-free”? Ugh.)

They have a weird argument around 45% where Nick says some truly heinous, misogynistic things. He knows he’s being a jerk, but it was still off-putting. It almost made me DNF. I kept going because I wanted to find out what was going on with the ghost in Cassie’s house. I had a feeling what would happen, and the whole thing was disappointingly predictable.

I’m sorry to say I didn’t like this book. I loved Well Met, but with each subsequent book of DeLuca’s I’ve been a little more disappointed. After this one, I don’t think I’ll be picking up future books of hers.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC, which was provided in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this rom com with a ghost tour twist. Jen DeLuca is either a hit or miss author for me and this one was a hit.

Big fan of this author so Ioved getting into a new world created by her! This was a perfect combo of rom com and ghosts in my opinion and I really enjoyed reading this.

This book seemed like it would be a cute read, however I failed to ever get invested. Yes the town was cute, as were the characters, but I just failed to connect with any of them.

I just wanted more from this book, and it didn’t deliver.

I appreciate the opportunity to read this book and extend my sincere thanks to the publisher and netgalley for the opportunity.

Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca is a delightful and enchanting romance novel that will leave readers swooning. This captivating story is a sheer pleasure to read.

This book was cute and the perfect amount of creepy. I loved it and will be recommending it to my friends.

Jen DeLuca has become an auto-read author for me. I absolutely loved her Ren-Fair series and I was excited and intrigued to hear about this new title. Haunted Ever After was a fun rom-com and I sped through the entire book. It was not as engaging to me as her previous books, but I still enjoyed it!

Jen Deluca had me with her cute Renn Faire series and you say she wrote about ghosts?? Sign me up. Haunted Ever After was really cute and she created a whole town of adorable characters I can’t wait to see star in their own book (Libby, Sophie, Theo…. maybe Sophie and Theo…). It was the perfect blend of summertime and pre-Halloween spooky. This was really good fun and I will be recommending it to lots of friends. Can’t wait for the next installment in the Boneyard Key.