The Ghost in the Basement — Sue Fineman

Hannah Taylor inherits her grandfather's home in Ohio, but there are strings attached. She must share the house with Police Detective Donovan Kane and his family for a year, and if she doesn't stay, Donovan gets the house. He's sure Hannah won't stay the full year and he'll end up with the house. She agrees to live with him, but she's not about to give him her home.

In a letter to Donovan, Grandpa said to “find the diaries, open the house, and send the wandering spirits on their way,” but nobody expects the old diaries to lead them to a secret staircase, a body buried in the basement, friendly ghosts, and enough love to last a lifetime.

“Don't be afraid,” Grandpa said in a letter to Hannah.

Afraid of what, Grandpa?