Gold Dust Woman: A Small Town Ghost Story Romance (Ivy Hollow Book 1)

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He's been dead for decades. She makes him feel alive.

Demi St. James bought a haunted house and left her deadbeat boyfriend. In that order.

The niece of the town witches and sister of the town widow, she was never going to outrun the assumptions of being a little weird in Ivy Hollow. But vintage record store owner Demi lives life on her own terms — so when her relationship tanks, she seizes the chance to move into Beaumont Manor, the old Victorian mansion at the edge of town.

It doesn't take long before she realizes the house came with an undisclosed roommate.

Tristan Beaumont died in 1979 and has been alone ever since, watching the years roll by in solitude. Then Demi St. James walks through his front door — and suddenly, after decades of nothing, he feels something. His interest turns to desire, desire to yearning. All he wants is to touch her, know her, love her.

Lucky for him, witchcraft is in her blood. And Demi has never been afraid of a little magic.

Preorder details:

• 📅 Release date: September 8, 2026
• 📖 Format: Paperback, 357 pages
• 🏠 Indie author — your purchase directly supports Mandy Bex
• 🏪 Pick up at The Freckled Page in Greenville, IL, or shipped to your door

Book 1 in the Ivy Hollow series by indie author Mandy Bex. Paranormal romance with witches, ghosts, and a slow-burn love story worth fighting death for.