It was Sadie Reynolds’s dream to leave her small town behind and drink in the exciting life that New York City offered with her best friend at her side. Now it’s 1932, Sadie’s rich and has a career in radio, and she’s miserable. She’s married to a cheating comedian, the wealthy elite of Fifth Avenue think she’s a gold digger, and Clara Prescott has been dead for nine years.
As Christmas draws near, Sadie prepares for another year of pretending to be someone she’s not. Her plans get interrupted, however, when Clara returns as a ghost.
Since Clara was brave enough to come back, Sadie realizes she can also be brave enough to do what she needs in order to start truly living again—this time, with Clara.
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Clara, Darling is a standalone novella.
alt text: Cover for Chace Verity’s Clara, Darling featuring a white woman with 1930s style hair and makeup wearing a dark dress with sequins. Beneath, it says “a sapphic paranormal historical romance.”
- Death from illness
- Mental abuse, including isolation and a controlling partner
- Extramarital affairs
- Estrangement from family
- Use of alcohol and cigarettes
- References to sexually transmitted infection
- Explicit sexual content between a human and a ghost in chapter five
- two cis women who are deeply attracted to other women and physically ok with other people