Book
Curse of the Stag’s Eye by Glenn Quigley
Synopsis
Skeptic Gaz joins a ghost-hunting tour of a historic Welsh lighthouse, along with an eager young couple and the tour’s handsome host Rhys. Over the course of an evening, they have a series of strange encounters which reveal more of the tragic history of the lighthouse. And as Gaz finds himself growing more attracted to Rhys, he worries how the charming true believer will react once he learns the real reason Gaz signed up for the tour.
Notes
Disclaimer that I’m an online acquaintance of the author, so I was predisposed to like this book, and I did. But then, it’s a gay bear ghost story, so I would’ve been predisposed to like it regardless! I hardly ever read gay stories, so this was a novelty. And I get the appeal of fantasy romances now, since it’s a hell of a lot of fun reading a story about the supernatural interrupted with first-hand accounts of two bear guys pointing out all of the physical features they found attractive. The ghost story was pretty creepy as well, which made for great bedtime reading.
This book is part of a series called Haunted Hearts, “an Own-Voices Paranormal Romance Series about love and the things that go boo in the night.” I love the idea of gay romance ghost stories enough that I’m tempted to try the others, although it’ll be difficult to make one more suited to me than one about nerdy ghost-hunting bears.
Verdict
A lot of fun! A romantic ghost story that doesn’t take itself too seriously, but isn’t too shallow, either.