Unfinished Business

A Spooky, Spicy Second Chance Romance

by Cara Calloway

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Pub Date Oct 31 2025 | Archive Date Nov 03 2025

Cara Calloway

General Fiction (Adult) | Romance | Women's Fiction

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Description

Winona's life has been nothing but storms, and she's an expert at running. But the one person she’ll do anything for is her little brother, River, even if that means recording the next episode of their ghost hunting web series in the decrepit, abandoned, and notoriously haunted Black Magnolia Penitentiary in a small, pastoral town north of Dallas, Texas. He’s determined to prove a dead convict’s innocence after they received an anonymous fan email alleging the decades-old murder wasn’t as it seemed. But when River’s girlfriend gets stranded with car trouble, Winona is left to commune with the dead alone.

Until the Saddle Up Storm Chasers come barrelling down the road to drop off one of their members, and it feels like seeing a ghost. Winona might be good at outrunning storms, but the man whose heart she broke two years ago is an expert at chasing them. Charlie Rosenhoth is on photo duty at the prison, which is smack dab in the middle of a tornado warning. Trapped together, they're forced to share space for the next several hours and pretend like their dead love story isn't rising from the grave. Only, Winona would rather talk to ghosts about a long-forgotten crime than confront their tangled past, which Charlie wants to study like the readings on his meteorological equipment.

As the dangerous storm closes in overhead and old secrets resurface as they race against time to prove a dead man innocent, the real risk might not be the ghosts or the weather—but the truths they’ve kept from each other. The spirits aren’t the only ones with unfinished business here, and time is running out for Winona and Charlie to wrap up the loose threads of their shredded past.

Unfinished Business is a spicy, heart-wrenching, second chance romance with a dash of ghosts, murder mystery, and tornadoes, perfect for fans of Twisters, Ghost Adventures, and those who couldn’t put down Nancy Drew as a kid.

Advance Praise

"A literal perfect spooky and spicy Halloween read." — @kellylbeck

"I had the absolute privilege of reading this one early and when I tell you this is the sexy Nancy Drew second chance romance of MY DREAMS 😍 and that COVER?? I’m drooling. It’s so good. I’m so proud of @caracallowaywrites and her hard work. Everything she touches turns into the most magical, yearning, heart-achey thing I’ve ever read. It hurts so good!!" — @alliemichelewrites

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Reviewer 1540795

One of my top reads of the year!!
Is it whacky? Yes.
Is it wild? Yes.
Is it fun? Hell yeah it is!
It's sexy nancy drew meets Twisters meets Ghost Hunters.

But in between the rom-com well-timed comedic breaks (hello, the ghosts like to meddle), this author tackles gritty, hard life subjects. We see the main female character, Winona wrestle between long-held insecurity and wounds from a neglectful family. We watch as Charlie, the male main character, confronts his own betrayal about their relationship, but also, his unsteady wavering wish for her to be happy, even without him.

ALSO, the past timeline, while they fall in love? SO SWOONY. I was kicking my feet the whole time.

Anyone who doesn't enjoy the miscommunication of this set up doesn't understand flawed, traumatized characters and how that impacts their actions, thoughts, and reasons. Winona has a scarred history and she's desperately trying to change, but trust is hard.
As a reader, I was cheering for her the whole time to open up, be honest, and vulnerable (and it helps Charlie took his shirt off at least once.) You YEARN for these characters to reconnect and the HEA is earned in lush prose, and a will-they-won't-they push and pull that's expertly pulled off.

Kudos to Cara for an amazing, heart-felt ride.

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Reviewer 1540715

Thank you to Cara Callaway and Netgalley for an arc of Unfinished Business!

I absolutely devoured this book. The plot already had me intrigued as I love a good ghost hunting moment, but the real hook for me was the tension between the main characters.

Winnie had so much depth and nuance to her character. She's beautifully flawed with so much wit that I never got tired of being in her brain. SO many times I laughed out right or felt her pain in my own chest.

And then there's Charlie.

Charlie "I'm so fucking hungry, Winona." Rosenhoth.
Charlie "Just give me one more." Rosenhoth.
Charlie "I wouldn't rush it if you begged me." Rosenhoth.

If you're looking for a new book boyfriend look no further. The toe curling scenes are perfectionnnn.

I love that Cara played with such a fun concept by mashing together storm chasing with ghost hunting AND delivered a sweet, spicy, chemistry-filled second chance romance, all while exploring such deeper themes of breaking past and through the family dynamics of how one was raised.

Will be recommending this to anyone looking for a fresh second chance romance!!