The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

This is a romantic comedy, which is a genre of film that I like, but I do not read alot of it. It is on the NYT 100 Notable Books of 2022 list, which is where I saw it and added it to my To Read list, and I am very glad that I did. Florence is a gifted write who is an unconfident but gifted writer. She escaped her home town because of a single unfortuate event--she saw a ghost when she was 13 years old. A local boy had been murdered and his body buried--the boy haunted her, and as a result his body was found and his murder solved. All well and good, but she revealed why it was she knew what she did, and she was made an outcast. So she escaped to Manhattan. Florence works as a ghostwriter for one of the most successful romance writers in the industry, but she’s behind on turning in the last book she has under contract. After a harsh betrayal and break-up a year earlier, she just can’t envision true love and happy endings any more. But the clock is ticking, and not finishing is really not an option. While she is working out what to do, the worst happens--her beloved father dies suddenly and she has to go home, where she encounters a grief, a family that she loves, and a ghost who loves her as well.