As a child, Declan Goldwin believed he was haunted. He'd grown accustomed to the feeling, a fondness towards the fellow friend in the shadows. Cold bones, a racing heart, and a turbulent mind were all natural side effects of befriending a ghost. There was no other way he would've been able to explain it. So, he didn't. Now, Declan is a football scholarship recruit about to finish his senior year, an amateur race car driver, and a terror to the town's police department-his father included. But, as his mother rekindles an old friendship-pulling memories out of late-night phone calls and a box of pictures from his past-that lifeless unease begins to sink in once more. The feeling he once called 'haunting' begins to take a different shape as he's forced to reconcile the excuses he once made for a friend with the horrors he was too young to understand. As uncertainty consumes him from every angle, Declan must acknowledge the gritty details of his past if he has any hopes of putting it to rest before he builds his future. Ace of Hearts tackles dark themes, including childhood trauma. A comprehensive list of content warnings is provided at the back of the book.