Good Spirits: A Magical Paranormal Holiday Romance with an Irish Ghost, Unexpected Connections, and a Christmas Carol Twist (
4.3 | 7,322 ratings
Price: 11.99
Last update: 12-28-2025
Product details
- ASIN : B0DPN6B367
- Publisher : Avon
- Accessibility :
- Publication date : October 21, 2025
- Language : English
- File size : 5.4 MB
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 384 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-0063430419
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Book 1 of 2 : Ghosted
- Best Sellers Rank:#58 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- Women's Romance Fiction
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- Customer Reviews:4.44.4 out of 5 stars(2,226)
Top reviews from the United States
- Jen OddoA paranormal holiday romance that’s binge worthy!Good Spirits is a paranormal holiday romance that’s binge worthy! With grumpy sunshine, forced proximity, and characters you can’t help but love, this book was everything! I couldn’t help myself and was screaming and cackling with laughter! If you adore holiday books, definitely put this one on your tbr, you have to meet Nolan and Harriet!
Nolan was the Ghost of Christmas Past. And Harriet was his new job. From their first meeting, I was laughing out loud. But Nolan lived such a lonely life. Nobody would remember him, except his current assignment, and other ghosts in the area. And as we got to know him, we saw that he had a heart of gold. I loved how he would calm Harriet, but also how he could be playful and fun! But Nolan didn’t care about others. Except with Harriet….he couldn’t help himself. Her touch warmed his heart. And she gave him hope too.
While Harriet’s family seemed to walk all over her, I loved that she could be bold with Nolan. Telling him that he couldn’t just appear, and had to knock on her door instead ha, I adored her! As we got to travel to her past, my heart broke for her. She just wanted to be loved for who she was. And no one seemed to see her. Until Nolan.
I suppose I always have believed in Christmas magic.
The moment you could feel the sexual tension between them I was wondering…. is this allowed to happen? A human and a ghost?! Because even Nolan seemed to be wary. But they both felt so alone. Unloved. And the more time they spent together, their friendship developed so effortlessly. When events happened that shook up the status quo, I didn’t know what they could mean. But with sexy dreams, steamy hot kisses, snow flakes swirling and intimate scenes that will have you melting, I was lost in them . And I was rooting for their HEA!
Good Spirits was a little bit of a slow start for me, but once it got going I was obsessed. And this book made me smile so much! There were so many details that made me fall in love with this story. Like Nolan bringing Harriet drinks, to learning that he knit. To Harriet’s candy hoarding ways, and her pjs that I desperately wanted to own! These characters leaped from the pages and I loved how their story unfolded. The ending left me so happy and I can’t wait to read the next book in this series! - Christine Dempewolfan unexpected surpriseWhen I started this book I thought ‘oh no, not another retelling of a Christmas Carol!! How many times can it be retold!!??’ But this story was a pleasant surprise. Well written with appealing characters. And though it started with a nod to Dickens - which was acknowledged in the book, thank you - the story took on its own life.
- AlohaDEmotional, nostalgic and filled with hopeOMG! Good Spirits screams winter holiday goodness. Cozy, sweet, nostalgic, emotional and magical. I couldn't put this audiobook down! The way Karissa Vacker and Will Walt gave life to Harriet and Nolan was truly special. I found myself mesmerized with their accents (Walt) and the emotional pull brought to their performances each time they visited the past. If there is one book I'd recommend this holiday season, THIS would be it!
Good Spirits is a Dickens retelling of sorts. With a ghost of "Christmas past" visiting Harriet, an antique store owner that is perpetually a people pleaser, Harriet doesn't know what to make of it all. But Nolan is a lonely, touch-starved grumpy ghost that is sent to show her of her wrong doings in the past and hopefully they both can move forward once they figure it out. But what sort of bad thing could Harriet have done when she is all sweet and goodness? What transpires is visits to the past and soon seeing how Nolan and Harriet's pasts collide in the most unique and endearing way.
B.K. Borison created something special, emotional and oh so sweet with Nolan and Harriet and I loved seeing how their souls connected. I'm not always a paranormal type reader, but this story carried the essence of the holidays, while bringing us healing and hope, desire and romance all wrapped into one.
4.5 stars
'Remember this...Remember him.' - Jen's Book VillageThis one didn't fill me with the Christmas spiritI had high hopes for B. K. Borison’s book, GOOD SPIRITS. Hopes were high in terms of thinking this would be a fun and enjoyable little read to usher in the holidays. I have read at least one other of her books and enjoyed it, but unfortunately this one did not do it for me. I saw many people talking about it online and was excited to receive it, but it never managed to pull me in.
This book is about Nolan, the Ghost of Christmas Past and Harriet, a sweet people pleaser. They struggle to find out why she would be haunted as she tries to live a good, nice life. They do make a connection and are not excited for their time together to come to an end which is supposed to happen on Christmas Eve.
I did expect this book to be light-hearted, but I also hoped to be brought into this imaginary world of Christmas magic. For me, it was to saccharine, like an overboard Hallmark movie. The characters were kind of cartoon-like to me and the character of Harriet came across as incapable, a damsel in distress who needed saving and protection even though she is said to be capable and courageous enough to be her true self. I also felt that there was a lot of filler to this story and it didn’t take the reader anywhere; it could’ve been shortened and edited more. I always say that reading is subjective, so just because I didn’t love this book doesn’t mean that others won’t. I hope others do enjoy it and I hope they get filled with the Christmas spirit.