Your first love will always haunt you… The most haunting, heartwarming debut of 2023. Perfect for fans of strong female leads and supernatural stakes in Buffy, with all the sweetness and romance of To All the Boys Ive Loved Before. Caras just trying to stay on top of all her classes, excel at her extracurriculars, and prepare for college - which means not speaking to the dead, an ability she inherited from her grandmother. Ghosts are trouble, and Cara doesnt need to add their problems to her own. But then she stumbles upon the body of Zach - the super popular but very newly dead high school golden boy - in the woods, and guess what? He wants her to resurrect him. Cue trouble. Miranda Suns debut touches on the power and conflicts in a mother-daughter love, first romance - and finding your place in the world while honouring your culture. Full of heart, humour and thrills, If I Have to be Haunted will put a spell on you. Review ‘A fast-paced, electric gem of a story. Miranda Sun crafts a perfect adventure that mixes beguiling prose with a gorgeous cultural element. Cara is a heroine that I adore and readers today absolutely need. Chloe Gong,New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights About the Author Miranda Sun is a storyteller by nature and wordsmith by trade. Her work has been recognized by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville, nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize, and published by Ghost City Press, Red Queen, Blue Marble Review, and more. A Pitch Wars 2020 mentee, she is represented by Paige Terlip at Andrea Brown Literary Agency. She dreams of one day returning to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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