Hesitant Mediums

Witty, secluded Mary is adjusting to life with her aunt after her father, Trentwood, passes away and returns in ghostly form. Despite the urging of her spectral father, Mary continues to live in their aging home with only her aunt and their servants for company. But their quiet manor house carries secrets even from Mary and Trentwood. When Hartwell, a London lawyer, arrives at their doorstep claiming someone in the house is blackmailing his sister, Mary stumbles into a mystery that forces her to revisit memories and rethink her future. As Mary and Hartwell seek the blackmailer, each learns about the importance of opening one's heart to trust and betrayal. Haunting Miss Trentwood is a comedic gothic tale (think Legend of Sleepy Hollow meets Casper) written from varied perspectives. Readers will be entertained by bright dialogue and encouraged to reflect on the universal themes of dealing with parents and disappointing relationships, and learning to love again.

A cozy Jane Austen meets Ghostbusters mash-up! It was a truth universally acknowledged that ghost brides make annoying romantic rivals. -- We need more women of color like Tessa in our gaslamp romantasyshes fierce, and her story is both clever and charming. - E. Prokopovits For fans of Half a Soul, Manners & Monsters, and Scales & Sensibility; Jane Austen vocabulary, modern sass, and a Black Victorian Ghostbuster kicking butt in all her finery. Already becoming a favorite amongst Kroll's readers, who think Tessa is just the Black gaslamp fantasy romance heroine we've all been waiting for. --- Making her reluctant return to London after a ten-year absence, Tessa Preston cannot hide her dismay at her employer's friendliness with Jasper Steele, the man who chased her away. To make matters more annoying, he's haunted by amost insistent ghost bride. Determined to prove her indifference to the charming Jasper, Tessa realizes the entitled ghost demanding his attention may not be all she seems. Meanwhile, unaware of Tessa's enmity, Jasper is delighted to have a second chance at her affections, and will let nothing, not even her cold stares, dampen his enthusiasm. A Spirited Engagement is a cozy Victorian fantasy featuring sweet romance, annoying ghosts, found family, and a plucky BIPOC heroine kicking butt in all her finery surrounded by whimsical fun.