Haunted Love by Cynthia Leitich Smith is a short story that ties into the author's YA possibly urban fantasy/possibly paranormal romance novel series, free courtesy of Candlewick Press.
Currently free @
Amazon UK and a pre-order in the
main store (slated for Dec 13th; ETA: US/Canadian price seems to be fluctuating, it was $0.00 when I checked earlier and will no doubt be so again), already fully free for North Americans @
B&N and
Sony (available to Canadians).
Leitich Smith also has another freebie teen fantasy story in the same setting,
Cat Calls, still available @ Amazon
main/
UK,
B&N,
Sony.
Description
Spirit, Texas, is a town of secrets, and as the new owner of the local haunted movie theater, Cody Stryker is juggling more than his fair share. When a mysterious new girl comes to town and runs afoul of the ghost that lives in his theater, Cody’s caught in the middle and needs to figure out exactly who he can trust.
HAUNTED LOVE is a short story by New York Times Bestseller Cynthia Leitich Smith -- set in the same dark universe as her novels TANTALIZE, ETERNAL, and BLESSED. This story includes a sneak preview of Cynthia Leitich Smith’s latest novel, DIABOLICAL, which unites characters from the previous three novels in the Tantalize Series along with a fascinating cast of all-new characters for a suspenseful, action-packed clash between the forces of heaven and hell.