4.5 (14 ratings)

To Divorce A Ghost: A story of love after loss

Name: To Divorce A Ghost: A story of love after loss
Rating: 4.5 (14 reviews)
Author: R.R. Mangold
ISBN: B0FGH52D7J

by R.R. Mangold

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About this book

A grieving widower. A reluctant house guest. A ghost playing matchmaker.

Owen’s dream was simple; move to a quiet seaside town, restore a gorgeous Victorian home, and build a life with his husband, Lucas. But dreams don’t always survive reality. After a tragic accident took Lucas’s life, Owen was left with a crumbling house, a failing pumpkin patch, and a heart too broken to move on. For three years, he’s been stuck in a routine of sweatpants and microwave dinners, haunted by grief…and by Lucas himself.

Lucas, however, has had enough. Watching Owen waste away from the afterlife is unbearable, and he’s determined to help. Even if he has to break a few ghostly rules. His brilliant idea? List Owen’s empty guest room on a queer-friendly vacation rental site. Maybe a fresh presence in the house will shake Owen out of his funk.

Enter Gabriel; overworked, overwhelmed, and desperately in need of a break. Forced into a mandatory vacation by his boss and unwilling to stay in his apartment with his roommate’s freeloading brother, Gabriel books a last-minute stay in a historic Victorian. He expects peace, maybe a little charm. What he doesn’t expect is a brooding, devastatingly sexy host…or the lingering ghost of his dead husband.

Owen wants nothing to do with love. Gabriel isn’t looking for romance. But Lucas? Lucas has other plans. And with a ghost tugging at the strings of fate, both their hearts and lives are bound to be transformed.

Publication Date: May 25, 2026
ASIN: B0FGH52D7J

Reader Reviews

Small town story

October 24, 2025

This is a cozy romance that beautifully explores love, loss, and the process of moving forward. Both characters are trapped in different ways—one as a ghost lingering after death, and the other weighed down by grief for his late husband. Everything begins to change when the ghost lists their bed-and-breakfast online, and someone new answers. What follows is a sweet story of romance, rediscovering passions, and learning how to move on after loss. Heartfelt, tender, and healing—this is a...

Cute, low angst spin on a love story

February 28, 2026

I thought this book was super cute. I hadn't read a book with this premise before and I really enjoyed the spin. Giving the ghost a voice was so beautiful and heartbreaking in the best way. I sobbed and cheered. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because of the many errors I encountered throughout the entire book. Each time it would take me out of the adorable world created. I'm not an author so I don't know the world of publishing and editing, but , for me, the errors were...

Touching!

September 19, 2025

I loved this book! It felt like hanging out in a gay Stars Hollow, but even more incredible than that sounds! I loved the contemporary world references including Serendipity, one of my most favorite movies, and the Joey Tribbiani sandwich thing 😂 they were perfect! )

Cozy Fall Read

October 4, 2025

One of R.R. Mangold's superpowers is making me cry over fictional characters. I think me a few years ago could have really used this book. Finding love again after loss teeters on hard thought process in my opinion. On one hand, you want to see someone find happiness and love again, but then there's the idea of how can I love someone else. The thing is that we are allowed to have multiple loves if that is how our path treads. Owen most certainly deserved to be able to love again. He lost his...

A story that needs to be told

September 11, 2025

What a beautiful story. There is something both so uplifting and tragic about letting go of your past and moving on. This story really gets to the heart, the sorrow, the joy of that experience. )