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The Keeper of Lonely Spirits

by E.M. Anderson

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Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll experience a cathartic journey through grief that leaves you smiling through tears, with a deep sense of healing and connection.

Synopsis

In this mesmerizing, wonderfully moving queer cozy fantasy, an immortal ghost hunter must confront his tragic past in order to embrace his found family. Find an angry spirit. Send it on its way before it causes trouble. Leave before anyone learns his name. After over two hundred years, Peter Shaughnessy is ready to die and end this cycle. But thanks to a youthful encounter with one o’ them folk in his native Ireland, he can’t. Instead, he’s cursed to wander eternally far from home, with the ability to see ghosts and talk to plants. Immortality means Peter has lost everyone he’s ever loved. And so he centers his life on the dead—until his wandering brings him to Harrington, Ohio. As he searches for a vengeful spirit, Peter’s drawn into the townsfolk’s lives, homes and troubles. For the first time in over a century, he wants something other than death. But the people of Harrington will die someday. And he won’t. As Harrington buckles under the weight of the supernatural, the ghost hunt pits Peter’s well-being against that of his new friends and the man he’s falling for. If he stays, he risks heartbreak. If he leaves, he risks their lives.

At a Glance

4.04 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/M
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

cursed love interestfated mateslater in life romance

Mood

melancholicheartwarminghopefulatmosphericcozy

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.04 ★

Page Count

400 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/M

POV

Third Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Unknown Narrator

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

MMC: dark/tortured soul sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

N/A

childhood traumadeathdeath of loved oneparental deathtraumagrieflonelinesssupernatural elementswar

World & Setting

low fantasy / secret magic sign in to unlock

Reading Context

cathartic release sign in to unlock

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