The Wife Who Came Back From the Dead

When a haunted widower begs for help, a streetwise tarot reader must confront the furious ghost of his wife—risking everything to break the curse before it claims them both. But the dead don’t let go easily, and one secret could doom them all.

You can outrun the law—but not the dead. Carter Hensley thought he’d covered every trace of his wife’s tragic accident, but one midnight checkpoint changes everything. Hiding her body in his trunk, Carter’s mind unravels as guilt and panic spark hallucinations—or is it something more? When a vengeful, twisted vision of his wife claws her way from the darkness, Carter must fight for his sanity, his life, and his last chance at redemption. As the horrors close in, help is a single phone call away—if it isn’t already too late. When guilt turns flesh and bone, can you ever truly escape what you’ve done?

Ten years after my death, the system drags me back—scarred, memoryless, and forced to save the ruthless villain who destroyed the world for love. But everyone knows his late wife was his obsession, and every imposter before me has died horribly. The twist? My new name is Natalie Carter—his wife’s name—and even his icy son suspects I’m not who I claim to be.

When Megan dies young, her lover Derek promises to send her cash every year—because even the afterlife has bills. But when Derek forgets and moves on with a new fiancée, Megan claws her way back to the living, desperate for answers and revenge. Now, trapped between two worlds, she faces the man who broke her heart—and the mounting debts that could damn her forever.

Death didn’t end my story—it set the stakes. I woke as a ghost, memories erased, bound to the man I once loved: Dr. Harrison, the forensic pathologist tasked with unraveling my brutal murder. As he examines my ruined body, I drift helplessly beside him, piecing together the truth of my death—and the life we almost shared. But the clock is ticking: seven days to reclaim my memories or disappear forever. Each revelation brings heartbreak, rage, and the aching hope that love might survive even death. When Harrison is abducted by my killer, I must make an unthinkable sacrifice—trading my own afterlife for a chance to save him. Will justice or love win, or will I vanish before I can say goodbye?

Lillian was always the stand-in—married to Derek but haunted by the ghost of his first love, Natalie. When Natalie returns and the whole town roots for their reunion, Lillian is left to watch her own marriage unravel in the harsh glare of small-town gossip. But when Lillian finally moves on, Derek can't let her go—and his jealousy might be the only real emotion he's ever shown her.

You can’t outrun guilt—or the dead. When Carter Hensley, bestselling horror novelist, is stopped at a midnight DUI checkpoint, his heart pounds for more reasons than one: his wife’s corpse is hidden in the trunk. As the trooper’s questions close in, Carter’s mind frays—until a chance encounter with a fan in uniform lets him slip away. But terror is waiting on the open road. His wife returns, twisted and relentless, forcing Carter to flee into the skeleton of an abandoned building, haunted by memories and hunted by something that may not be real. As guilt, grief, and horror converge, Carter must decide: can he trust anyone to save him, or is he doomed to be destroyed by his own secrets? When the line between hallucination and reality shatters, will Carter’s final confession be heard—or will the truth stay buried with his wife?

My wife was driven to suicide by her predatory boss, leaving behind only a haunting note and a plea for vengeance. When I discover the cruel truth on a hidden video, I join forces with a dying man who’s lost everything to the same corrupt company. But just as we make our move, my partner’s vengeful ex threatens to expose us, and now our own lives hang in the balance—caught between justice, betrayal, and the taste of revenge.

I faked my death to escape a loveless marriage—only to return years later and find my own grave missing, my family broken, and my supposed widower bleeding out in a cheap motel. I was always the dutiful daughter and the obedient wife, until disease—and betrayal—forced me to disappear. Now, back in Chicago, every secret I buried claws to the surface: my father’s death, my brother’s heartbreak, and Ethan Blackwell’s sudden, desperate return. He risks his life for a woman he never loved—why? As old rivals and buried passions collide, I must decide if I’ll stay hidden, or finally claim the life—and love—I was never meant to have. When the past won’t stay buried, what happens if my heart refuses to die?

She came home on our anniversary with another man’s mark—and I didn’t even ask why. For three years, I played the perfect husband, a stand-in for the man she truly loved. Now, with only seven days left until my assignment ends and I can finally leave this world, every lie, every bitter silence, and every leftover gift is one step closer to my freedom. But when Rachel tries to pull me back with guilt and old routines, I realize I’m done being her lapdog. If she wants Lucas, why not go to him? The clock is ticking, the portal is opening, and our marriage is about to shatter. But will walking away finally set me free—or will the truth I’ve hidden destroy us both?

After a near-fatal accident, Ethan discovers his wife’s shocking betrayal and a devastating secret about his son. Betrayed, broken, and burning with revenge, he’s given a second chance to rewrite fate—and this time, he’s determined to expose the truth and make his wife pay. Will Ethan reclaim his life, or will his family’s lies destroy him again?

Three years after my death, I’m the only ghost who can’t move on—because my ex, Derek, keeps digging up my grave and summoning me back. St. Peter gives me seven days to break his obsession, or we’ll both be trapped between worlds forever. But when Derek threatens to follow me into the afterlife, old love and unfinished vengeance collide—because some heartbreaks refuse to die.