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The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery

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In this sexy, page-turning debut, a high-powered publicist receives a threatening message and must confront her secret mystical past as ghosts prepare to invade our world.

"A must-read book for fans looking for a fresh, authentic voice in urban fantasy and horror." –Tananarive Due

To be a client of Gwendolyn Montgomery—New York’s most powerful publicist, at Sublime Creative—is to be infused with a certain oomph, a mysterious glamour. She seems to have created the ideal life with her handsome new boyfriend, the perfect match. But Gwendolyn has a legion of long-buried secrets that could unravel everything.

After a grisly, bizarre incident at the Brooklyn Museum, Gwendolyn begins to realize that something nefarious is happening tied directly to her past, right as Fonsi Harewood comes back into her world. Fonsi is a queer Latinx psychic from the South Bronx who’s caught up in a love triangle with a ghost and his mortal ex. He’s able to communicate with the dead, and he comes with a dire warning for Gwendolyn, that the barrier between humans and spirits is weakening.

Gwendolyn would prefer not to have anything to do with ghostly drama. Yet in order to get to the bottom of the spookiness derailing her life and threatening the world, she must face the demons she’d long left behind. The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery is a sensuous, funny, mystical adventure that will leave you spellbound as you keep the pages turning.

Critics Review

"Haynes’s spellbinding solo debut… Dovetailing of external and internal stakes keeps the pages flying. The result is an accomplished urban fantasy that’s sure to win Haynes plenty of fans."—Publishers Weekly
"The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery is an adrenaline-fueled nightmare of relatable characters navigating both the living and the dead in contemporary city life. Great characters and a story that doesn't let up! Clarence A. Haynes has written a must-read book for fans looking for a fresh, authentic voice in urban fantasy and horror."—Tananarive Due, award-winning author of The Reformatory
"The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery is a spellbinding tale that boldly transports the reader to spectacular, supernatural places. Pulsing with magic and sensuality, its characters shine as they confront past harms, consider mystical possibilities, and fight otherworldly battles. Haynes has penned a riveting story that kept me turning until the last page of his lush, transcendent novel."—Diane Marie Brown, author of Black Candle Women
"Relentlessly awesome, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery is a compelling and exhilarating thriller of a ghost story that will consume you in the best way!"—Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop
"Clarence A. Haynes's The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery kept me wide-eyed and quickly turning pages, gasping, ‘What? ... WHAT?’ until the final chapter. Shocking, sensual, and at times laugh-out-loud hilarious, Ghosts has it all: family and friendships, love and legacy, belief in the old ways and the new. This novel is truly magical."—Rachel Howzell Hall, bestselling author of The Last One
"The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery is full of vibrant characters, sublime mysticism, and captivating twists that includes a world-renowned goddess. Readers are in for a wild ride!"—Luanne G. Smith, bestselling author of The Vine Witch
“With orishas, angry ghosts, and a breach between worlds that can only be sealed by a badass mystical heroine, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery is a gritty New York feast.”—Veronica G. Henry, bestselling author of The Canopy Keepers
"A beguiling and sensual page-turner, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn delivers an engrossing tale that taps into the supernatural and mystical while remaining rooted in the bonds of friendship and family. The ties between Gwendolyn and Fonsi will ring true to anyone that grew up among neighbors who become play cousins, and the pull of personal history runs deep. This propulsive novel intertwines horror, romance, and reconciliation with a deft touch of humor. Destined to be a book club favorite."—Rasheed Newson, National bestselling author of My Government Means to Kill Me
"Clarence A. Haynes bursts onto the scene with his debut The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery, in which he confidently eschews the formula of a gothic haunting in favor of a vibrant and vivid Afro-Latine ghost story. His characters are bold, sexy, and hilarious; his magic, entrancing; his ghosts, terrifying. I couldn’t read fast enough!"—Caitlin Wahrer, author of The Damage
Author Clarence A. Haynes
Narrator Brittany Bradford, André Santana
Duration 7 hours and 58 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781668650097
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hachette Audio
Genre Contemporary fantasy, Fiction: general and literary, Urban fantasy
Availability US

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