The Glittering Ghosts of Lambda Theta Phi
The hottest fraternity on Greek Row has a ghost problem—and it's not the kind you can exorcise with sage.

Freshman Ricky arrives at college expecting beer pong, bad decisions, and maybe a little romance. He never planned on pledging Lambda Theta Phi—a mansion draped in string lights, ruled by a glitter-wearing president, and home to the most outrageous parties on campus. But the real secret isn't in the basement kegs. It's in the walls.

Meet Sebastian: a tuxedoed, velvet-voiced ghost with a tragic past and a habit of showing up exactly when Ricky's life is about to get weird. The mansion isn't just haunted—it's alive, and it plays by its own rules. Cracks shift in the plaster overnight. The pledge book has teeth. And the resident cat judges you harder than your last ex.

At first, the hauntings feel like hazing taken too far—floating drinks, mysterious noises, the occasional spectral insult. But when a stolen artifact awakens the house's hunger, the games turn deadly. Ricky's pledge class—Declan the crown-wearing president, Miles the occult brainiac, Troy the chaos stylist, and tender-hearted Finn—must navigate a gauntlet of supernatural pranks, rival spirits, and a river-soaked stranger with secrets of their own.

The deeper they dig, the stranger it gets. The mansion has a price for belonging, and payment might mean your sanity... or your soul. Love, loyalty, and the truth about Sebastian's death hang in the balance as Ricky faces the ultimate frat initiation: survive the semester without losing the people—and the ghost—he's grown to care about.

Hilarious, heartfelt, and unapologetically queer, The Glittering Ghosts of Lambda Theta Phi blends paranormal suspense, outrageous comedy, and slow-burn romance in a story about found family, bad parties, and choosing love when the house itself is betting against you. Perfect for fans of What We Do in the Shadows, The House in the Cerulean Sea, and They Both Die at the End—with a wickedly campy twist that's all its own.
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The Glittering Ghosts of Lambda Theta Phi
The hottest fraternity on Greek Row has a ghost problem—and it's not the kind you can exorcise with sage.

Freshman Ricky arrives at college expecting beer pong, bad decisions, and maybe a little romance. He never planned on pledging Lambda Theta Phi—a mansion draped in string lights, ruled by a glitter-wearing president, and home to the most outrageous parties on campus. But the real secret isn't in the basement kegs. It's in the walls.

Meet Sebastian: a tuxedoed, velvet-voiced ghost with a tragic past and a habit of showing up exactly when Ricky's life is about to get weird. The mansion isn't just haunted—it's alive, and it plays by its own rules. Cracks shift in the plaster overnight. The pledge book has teeth. And the resident cat judges you harder than your last ex.

At first, the hauntings feel like hazing taken too far—floating drinks, mysterious noises, the occasional spectral insult. But when a stolen artifact awakens the house's hunger, the games turn deadly. Ricky's pledge class—Declan the crown-wearing president, Miles the occult brainiac, Troy the chaos stylist, and tender-hearted Finn—must navigate a gauntlet of supernatural pranks, rival spirits, and a river-soaked stranger with secrets of their own.

The deeper they dig, the stranger it gets. The mansion has a price for belonging, and payment might mean your sanity... or your soul. Love, loyalty, and the truth about Sebastian's death hang in the balance as Ricky faces the ultimate frat initiation: survive the semester without losing the people—and the ghost—he's grown to care about.

Hilarious, heartfelt, and unapologetically queer, The Glittering Ghosts of Lambda Theta Phi blends paranormal suspense, outrageous comedy, and slow-burn romance in a story about found family, bad parties, and choosing love when the house itself is betting against you. Perfect for fans of What We Do in the Shadows, The House in the Cerulean Sea, and They Both Die at the End—with a wickedly campy twist that's all its own.
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The Glittering Ghosts of Lambda Theta Phi

The Glittering Ghosts of Lambda Theta Phi

by David Lagattuta Jr.
The Glittering Ghosts of Lambda Theta Phi

The Glittering Ghosts of Lambda Theta Phi

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The hottest fraternity on Greek Row has a ghost problem—and it's not the kind you can exorcise with sage.

Freshman Ricky arrives at college expecting beer pong, bad decisions, and maybe a little romance. He never planned on pledging Lambda Theta Phi—a mansion draped in string lights, ruled by a glitter-wearing president, and home to the most outrageous parties on campus. But the real secret isn't in the basement kegs. It's in the walls.

Meet Sebastian: a tuxedoed, velvet-voiced ghost with a tragic past and a habit of showing up exactly when Ricky's life is about to get weird. The mansion isn't just haunted—it's alive, and it plays by its own rules. Cracks shift in the plaster overnight. The pledge book has teeth. And the resident cat judges you harder than your last ex.

At first, the hauntings feel like hazing taken too far—floating drinks, mysterious noises, the occasional spectral insult. But when a stolen artifact awakens the house's hunger, the games turn deadly. Ricky's pledge class—Declan the crown-wearing president, Miles the occult brainiac, Troy the chaos stylist, and tender-hearted Finn—must navigate a gauntlet of supernatural pranks, rival spirits, and a river-soaked stranger with secrets of their own.

The deeper they dig, the stranger it gets. The mansion has a price for belonging, and payment might mean your sanity... or your soul. Love, loyalty, and the truth about Sebastian's death hang in the balance as Ricky faces the ultimate frat initiation: survive the semester without losing the people—and the ghost—he's grown to care about.

Hilarious, heartfelt, and unapologetically queer, The Glittering Ghosts of Lambda Theta Phi blends paranormal suspense, outrageous comedy, and slow-burn romance in a story about found family, bad parties, and choosing love when the house itself is betting against you. Perfect for fans of What We Do in the Shadows, The House in the Cerulean Sea, and They Both Die at the End—with a wickedly campy twist that's all its own.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940184422473
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 08/09/2025
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 286 KB

About the Author

David Lagattuta Jr. is an author and sociologist from New Orleans, Louisiana—a city that taught him how to love people, listen closely, and appreciate a good story told on a porch. He writes across genres—comedy, satire, romance, and even horror—because life rarely stays in one lane. That mix-and-match spirit shows up on the page as big-hearted characters, queer joy, and the occasional haunted house with opinions.

A proud member of the LGBTQ community, David is a feminist, an environmentalist, and a committed advocate for human rights and mental health. He earned his B.L.A. in Sociology from the University of New Orleans in 2013, and he still thinks like a sociologist: curious about what holds communities together, and honest about what pulls them apart. Raised by his mother and grandmother, he learned early that care is action—and that laughter can carry a lot of truth.

He’s happily partnered and stubbornly loyal to his family and friends. When he isn’t writing, he’s people-watching in the most affectionate way possible, collecting small details—a turn of phrase, a look across a room—that find their way into his fiction. No matter the genre, David writes to make readers feel seen, to make them laugh, and sometimes to let them be a little scared in the safest possible way.
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