You’re Dead to Me, Reed Walker by Genyth Reitz is a swoonworthy, YA supernatural romcom where two academic rivals are trapped as ghosts to haunt the same house – and it’s out now!

Title: You’re Dead To Me, Reed Walker
Author: Gwenyth Reitz
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Release Date: May 12, 2026
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press | Fierce Reads
Blog Tour: Toppling Stacks Tours

About The Book: 

A swoonworthy YA supernatural romcom where two academic rivals are trapped as ghosts to haunt the same house.

They’d kill each other… if they weren’t already dead.

Tessa Sinclair is a winner. Winner of spelling bees, science fairs, and scholarships. So when she finds herself unexpectedly dead after a graduation party in an abandoned mansion, she’s none too pleased. What’s worse, her academic rival—the Harvard-bound, Mr. Perfect Reed Walker—is there too, deceased, smug, and annoying as hell.

Being a ghost is hard enough, but it’s a thousand times worse having to haunt the same house with your nemesis. But as Tessa and Reed retreat to R.I.P in their respective corners of the mansion, a mystery unfurls about the exact cause of their deaths.

Though they’d rather die (again) than work together, they’ll need to find a way to overcome their differences to hunt down a murderer on the loose. And should they happen to fall for each other along the way… who ever said you can’t find love after death?

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Five Reasons to Add to Your TBR:
– an unpredictable murder mystery that keeps you engaged
– academic rivals to lovers with forced proximity and real stakes
– Actual, killer (ha) banter between the main characters where he falls first
– a laugh-out-loud YA paranormal romance with Haunted Mansion vibes
– as if being a teenager isn’t hard enough, you’re also a ghost navigating the afterlife

About The Author: 

Gwenyth Reitz was born in Sri Lanka, and has since lived and worked in California, Washington, Alaska, Montana, Japan, and Mongolia. When not intrepidly exploring she writes genre-blending YA stories with swoony romance, mystery, humor, and heart. Gwenyth now lives in NYC with her husband and two daughters, where she can often be found scribbling late into the night on her rooftop like the caffeine-obsessed night-owl she is. 

As a theater maker with an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art, Gwenyth works for Lincoln Center Theater teaching acting and directing teens. For fun, she likes to sing Hamilton karaoke, maybe not well, but with gusto. Her debut novel, YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER, comes out in the Spring of 2026 with Macmillan’s Roaring Brook Press, followed by an untitled second novel in 2027. Gwenyth is represented by Dr. Uwe Stender of Triada US Literary Agency. 

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