A new second chance romance standalone from USA Today bestselling author J.M. Darhower.

He's a troubled young actor, Hollywood's newest heartthrob, struggling with fame as the star of the latest superhero franchise. Through scandal after scandal, addiction on top of addiction, a flurry of paparazzi hunt him as he fights to conquer his demons.

She's a single mother, assistant manager at a grocery store, existing in monotony with her five-year-old daughter. Every day when she goes to work, lurid tabloids surround her, the face of a notorious bad boy haunting her from their covers.

A man and a woman, living vastly different lives, but that wasn't always the case. Once, they were just a boy and a girl who bonded over comic books and fell in love unexpectedly.

When Kennedy Garfield met Jonathan Cunningham back in high school, she knew he had all the makings of a tragic hero. With stars in his eyes, and her heart on her sleeve, the pair ran away together to follow their dreams.

But dreams, sometimes, turn into nightmares.

Now, years later, the only thing they share is a daughter—one who has no idea her father plays her favorite superhero. But Jonathan is desperate to make amends, and at the top of his list is the woman who gave up everything for him and the little girl he hasn't yet met.-

Review

I feel like I’ve seen this cover multiple times, and I’ve always thought it was a paranormal story. Oh, how wrong was I. This is a story about addiction, parenthood, and second chance romance.

Kennedy and Jonathan met when they were younger and had this almost instant connection. Around their high school graduation, they left their small town together and headed away to follow their dreams. It’s never an easy journey when following dreams, and somewhere along the way they lost each other. Kennedy returned home-- pregnant, and Jonathan eventually made it big. And due to his addiction, Jonathan didn’t have a relationship with his young daughter.

It was hard for me to put Ghosted down. I was emotionally invested in this story. It had all the feels. And I was rooting so hard for Jonathan and Kennedy. These are two people who needed to be together. And yes, they had tried once and everything got messed up and complicated. However, once Jonathan came back into town, he was committed to showing her he was a changed man. He never stopped loving Kennedy, and he was 100% sober and ready to be a dad. And of course, Kennedy had every right to be hesitant. She had Maddie, and she had to do what was best for her.

Kennedy was such a strong character and relatable. She always put her daughter first, and she wanted to give her daughter the best possible life available. At one point in the book, Kennedy mentioned that Maddie’s smile is what kept her going and reminded her that she was doing okay. And I believed that. Maddie was a ray of sunshine and an adorable kid.

Jonathan was a great character as well. Yes, he had is demons and left Kennedy to be a single mother. But he didn’t want his daughter to live with an addict as a father. And he obeyed Kennedy’s wishes. And once he finally was clean, he did everything in his power to not disappoint them again.

Final Analysis

Ghosted was an emotional story about addiction and second chance romance.

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