In this heartwarming and whimsical novel, two very different half-sisters discover they have one thing in common: theyтАЩre both in hot water. To get out of it, they may have to learn that lifeтАЩs hidden treasures arenтАЩt always so hiddenтАФand that dreams can come true even when wishes donтАЩt . . .
Scrappy, worldly Kennedy Jenkins and soft-hearted Emma Keil barely know each other, but when life throws them each a curve ball, theyтАЩre suddenly living togetherтАФin a rundown trailer park theyтАЩve inherited from their late father, in a nowhere California town aptly called Ghost. After all, their neighbor, Madam Misty, is a soothsayer-witch, and Halloween is just around the corner.
A casino host, Kennedy is hiding out from a high roller who wrongly thinks she stole tens of thousands of dollars from him. Emma, a flat-broke advice columnist who canтАЩt take her own advice, has lost her apartment, and her on-again, off-again, commitment phobic boyfriend, Dex, is no help. Still, sheтАЩs charmed by Ghost, its quirky residentsтАФand the enigmatic guy who lives in trailer 510тАФwhile Kennedy is sure their father hid a fortune somewhere. SheтАЩs determined to find itтАФeven if it means turning to Madam Misty . . .
When Madam Misty grants them three wishes, theyтАЩre clear: Kennedy wants money; Emma just wants Dex. But as the nights get chillier, and Halloween descends, a special kind of magic ensuesтАФone that will reveal surprising truths about their father, themselvesтАФand what they really want out of life . . .