Last updated on May 7, 2026
Being Victorian London’s most talented ghostbuster isn’t easy, especially when your old flame shows up with a jealous ghost bride in tow. Tessa Preston wanted nothing to do with Jasper Steele or his haunted love life, but fate—and one very demanding spirit—have other plans.
A Spirited Engagement (65,000 words) is an interconnected standalone cozy Victorian fantasy romance, second in the Hesitant Mediums series. You just found your favorite plucky BIPOC heroine kicking butt in all her finery surrounded by whimsical danger.
Why you’ll love A Spirited Engagement (eBook, audio, paperback, exclusive illustrated paperback, exclusive illustrated hardcover):
- Annoying ghost brides: Because a ghost bride as a romantic rival is never convenient.
- Enemies to lovers: Tessa can’t stand Jasper… and he’s delighted by her coldness.
- Second chance romance: A reunion neither of them expected, but both secretly wanted.
- Grumpy/sunshine: He’s charming and persistent, she’s determinedly indifferent.
- Ghostly antics: Haunted by more than just memories, Jasper’s ghostly companion won’t let him forget her.
- Witty banter: Sharp words and even sharper hearts as they navigate their unresolved past.
- Romantic misadventures: Because nothing says “romance” like trying to outsmart a demanding ghost bride.
- Forced proximity: Stuck together with a ghost in the mix? Sparks are bound to fly.
More about my books
I write and design the interior and exterior of my books. I’m also extra and illustrate the exclusive editions available only on my store, in full color, in paperback and hardcover. I do not use AI to produce content.
I adore my editor, and am working on book 3 in this standalone series. Other than her, I’m a solo artisan author letting her creative freak flag fly.
While I’m writing in 1880s Victorian England, I basically do it for the fashion and courtship rules. Vintage clothing, not vintage values here!
More about the series
It’s Bridgerton vibes, with way less spice and way more ghosts. No-spice romance meets reluctant ghostbusting in Victorian London, narrated with Jane Austen vocab and modern sass.