A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
If you like romance!!
Helen's ghost has haunted different "hosts" for well over 150 years. Since she loves to read, she is especially attracted to the poetic or literary types --- at this moment in time she is haunting Mr. Brown, a high school English teacher who aspires one day to become a writer. She lingers as near as possible, reading over his shoulder, giving him gentle hints with his writing and enjoying his classroom life. Sometimes she grows a little jealous of his other life --- the one he has with his new wife. Sometimes she grows weary that she never seems to pass on as other spirits have done. Helen is herself haunted. A deep grieving guilt holds her:
I couldn't remember my sin, but I knew it was deep. My banishment from heaven was proof of it.
There is a quiet sameness in her life, but all of this changes one day when she realizes that someone can actually see her. Billy, one of Mr. Brown's students, looks right at her. She is both frightened and thrilled. It turns out that the body of Billy has become the host for the ghost of a man named James. In Helen's world, spirits are known as Lights and living beings are Quicks. Thus an astounding journey of four lost souls begins: Billy, Jenny, James and Helen.
The relationship between Helen and James is romantic and intense. As they explore who they are in their physical forms, they bring new dimensions to their living hosts, Billy and Jenny. Discovering their pasts, confronting their fears and accepting their fates, they all learn from each other. From the depths of four desperate beings love binds them and eventually releases them to their freedoms.
Hush. Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
(Very romantic, mysterious, and AWESOME!)
Romance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Patch draws Nora to him against her better judgment.
But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is and seems to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.
For she is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those who have fallen -- and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost Nora her life.
Evermore by Alyson Noel
Sixteen-year-old Ever Bloom’s life changes forever in more ways than one after the car accident that kills her entire family. She must endure months of painful recovery from her injuries. She has to move to California to live with her aunt, which means saying goodbye to her popular friends, cheerleading, her boyfriend and everything familiar. She also misses her family terribly and suffers a deep, painful guilt thinking that the tragic incident was her fault. And then there’s that other change in Ever’s life --- she now processes psychic abilities.
Ever didn’t escape the car crash alive, at least not at first. She, along with her mom, dad, younger sister and dog, find themselves walking toward a bridge to another, better place. But for some reason, Ever holds back, lingers and then returns to her broken body in the vehicle. And since then, Ever can see auras, an energy of colors surrounding people, depicting their moods and personalities. She also can hear the thoughts of others, predict future events, and sees and talks with her dead sister every day. Ever hates these new “gifts” and tries to protect herself by slinking through society, hiding in baggy, hooded sweatshirts and blaring her iPod to drown out the noise that constantly harasses her. Then she meets Damen Auguste.
Damen is the new guy at school, incredibly handsome, unimaginably rich and quite the charmer. Everyone instantly develops a crush on him, including Ever’s friends Haven and Miles. But Ever wants to keep her space. Damen doesn’t appear to have an aura, and she’s unable to read his thoughts. He just won’t go away, and Ever can’t seem to help falling for him. The more she learns about him and his past, however, the more frightened and confused she becomes. She even tries drowning out the chaos with alcohol, but in the process risks losing the ones she needs the most. Will anything ever make sense again?