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Immerse yourself in Florida’s haunted hospitality by staying at any of 18 inns, visiting 26 local haunts, or taking one of 8 ghost tours or paranormal investigations that Florida has to offer.

“Florida’s Haunted Hospitality,” author Michelle Davidson investigates the Sunshine State’s local haunts from the historic to the little known, large cities to small towns off the beaten path. The focus here is a bit different than other ghost-story books: Davidson herself stays in many of Florida’s purportedly haunted inns, with interesting results, and also investigates some locations with professional paranormal investigators. Addresses, telephone numbers and websites for the inns and paranormal groups are provided. Also, she is a psychic intuitive, and we therefore gain a unique perspective into many of these spirits who seek to make contact with the living.

Davidson encounters plenty of innkeepers with lots of stories to share. Candlesticks fly off a fireplace in one location, specters are spotted in the hallways and on the grounds in many others, and Davidson herself has captured some splendid examples of orbs with her digital camera. There is one particular orb photograph on page sixty that is incredible — it looks like a little crystal ball floating over the bed. She has even captured a fully materialized apparition in the doorway of one inn that is really quite amazing. In one case, a phantom voice even complements the new owner of a historic house she was restoring. “I like your taste in books,” the specter intoned. I’m sure the owner was glad the ghost approved.