Crown Prince Oliver Hawthorne has spent his entire life performing a role he never wanted. When he flees to London to escape an arranged marriage and pursue his dream of acting, the last thing he expects is to fall in love with a ghost.

Lillian Channing has haunted The Jade Dragon Cinema since 1926, translucent and alone, forgotten by a world that moved on without her. For seventy years, she’s existed in the shadows—until Oliver walks into her theater and looks at her like she’s the most real thing he’s ever seen.

What begins as acting lessons becomes something neither can deny. Oliver sees past the ghost to the woman beneath—brilliant, vulnerable, achingly alive despite being dead. And Lillian sees past the crown to the man desperate to be known for who he truly is.

But their impossible love uncovers devastating secrets. Lillian doesn’t remember how she died or why she remains trapped in the theater, unable to leave. As Oliver searches for answers, he discovers her fate is entangled with his own family in ways that will break both their hearts. The truth has been buried for seventy years—and unearthing it may cost them everything.

In a world that says their love is impossible, Oliver and Lillian will risk everything for stolen moments and almost-touches—and discover that sometimes the heart doesn’t care about the boundaries between life and death.