Haunted Hearts is a short and sweet paranormal fantasy with touches of romance novella, written by A.K. Faulkner, and which shares universe with the Inheritance series. A haunted house will be the place where our two characters will meet, intertwining not only their jobs, but also their hearts.

Basil, an arts correspondent by day and necromancer by night, he still needs to find a ghost, so he can prove his magic; and Jon, a psychic medium who can interact and destroy the dead, but at the price of not being liked by the living ones. Both meet over a rumoured haunting, and agree to collaborate; however, the ghost soon proves to be a insane homicidal, they will have to play a difficult cat-mouse game where their feelings will be tested.

A novella which is excellently paced, jumping between both characters' POVs, first painting a brief portrait of each one, and reserving the most intense part for the ending of the book. The haunting part is quite interesting, playing with the classical fear of what if a ghost is evil, and you can feel how they start caring for each other while trying to survive.

While it's not the kind of novella I would pick myself, but if you like a good paranormal romance, it's a sweet bite that you can devour in one sit. If you end being curious, I also recommend picking the Inheritance series, by the same author.

Note: The following review contains only my personal thoughts as a judge and does not reflect the views of the team as a whole. No cuts or semi-finalists will be announced until Team Bookend Elves has read all of our books!