A Plethora of Phantoms (Spirited Encounters)
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A Plethora of Phantoms (Spirited Encounters)

by Penny Hampson

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Whose footsteps in the dark?

He is heir to the earldom of Batheaston and lives in an elegant, stately home, but handsome twenty-something Freddie Lanyon is not a happy man. Not only is he gay and dreading coming out to his family, but he’s also troubled by ghosts that nobody else can see.

When Freddie’s impulsive purchase of an antique dressing case triggers even more ghostly happenings with potentially catastrophic consequences, he has to take action.

Freddie contacts charismatic psychic Marcus Spender for help and feels an immediate attraction to this handsome antique dealer –– a feeling that is mutual. But the pair’s investigations unearth shocking, long-buried secrets, which prove a major challenge to their task of laying unhappy spirits to rest and to their blossoming relationship.

Being brave isn’t one of Freddie’s standout qualities, but he’ll need all the courage he can muster to rid himself of wayward phantoms and get his life on track.

A Plethora of Phantoms is an uplifting ghostly tale about love, friendship, and acceptance.

Publication Date
May 25, 2026
ASIN
191933971X

Reader Reviews

A Beautiful Coming Out story

May 10, 2022

The story is well written and gives beautiful tale of being gay, coming out, and an abundance of ghosts. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and can highly recommend it for my friends and family to enjoy. It gave me a wonderful glimpse of being an aristocrat and the ability to see and hear ghosts added to the enjoyment. Thank you for giving us this story. )

It’s Very, Very British.

June 11, 2022

How good or bad that is, is dependent on how you view British “culture”. Personally, I loved how they spoke, and how, in this story, things just rolls off their backs. Granted, that just went to show how the main character built his reveal into a far bigger deal than it really was. But due to it being so British, you don’t see any sex. Heck, the kisses are barely described. Yes, if you want all that, there are a boat load of books out there with all the juicy details, but this is a romance...

Sweet, but…

May 9, 2022

I enjoyed the first book in this series well enough to get this second one, and it’s been a bit of a letdown. The characters are good, if a little cliched - Freddie is a sweetie - but the writing feels rushed, slapdash, as if they were in a hurry to get it into print. It’s not bad, but it’s not as good as it could have been. )

Uplifting Paranomal Romance

April 17, 2026

Freddie Lanyon hides the secret that he is gay and can see spirits that nobody else can perceive. A Plethora of Phantoms is a compelling story about self-discovery and transformation. Freddie struggles to find the right time to tell his family that he is gay, but his efforts are hampered after he brings a recently purchased antique dressing case to his family’s stately home. There, he encounters ghostly apparitions that are sometimes hostile. As Freddie research the home’s previous occupants,...

Lively paranormal mystery with sweet gay romance

January 28, 2022

Freddie Lanyon, eldest son of the Earl of Batheaston, heir to the title and to the beautiful house and estate of Lanyon Park, with a loving family, and enjoying the work of helping his father restore and maintain the old place after the depredations of the generation that preceded his father, has a problem. Well, actually, two problems. Lanyon Park is haunted, and Freddie can see the ghosts and sometimes talk to them. Some are friendly; some are not. The problem, though, is that his father is...

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