Julian Ridgley is buying a house, known as Dexter’s Manor, on a hill in a seaside community. The original owner, Dexter Larabee, is widely rumored to haunt it, but Julian dismisses such fanciful rumors.<br><br>His plan is to renovate the old mansion so he and his lover can live there, with the goal of creating their own seaside shop. After moving in, Julian experiences strange happenings, including the appearance of the gorgeous Dexter himself. Dexter calls Julian another name, Owen, and insists that Julian is his reincarnated love.<br><br>Seduced by Dexter, Julian has a passionate affair with the spirit, prompting him to end things with his boyfriend. When Julian realizes Dex is trapped, waiting endlessly for Owen, he knows the right thing to do is to set Dex free. But he’s fallen in love with Dexter. How will he ever be able to let go?

Dexter’s Haunting

Georgia rolled her eyes. “Oh, that old thing? You must have talked to a local. They like to add color to the town or something. But believe me, Julian, there’s absolutely no truth to any of that.”


I nodded, expecting that sort of answer. “How did Dexter Larabee die? Do you know?”


“I think it was cancer,” she replied, looking sincere. “Anyway, it was some sort of illness, I’ve been told.”


Satisfied, I continued onto the staircase and up to the second floor containing four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Two of the rooms shared a Jack and Jill type bathroom. From my understanding, most of the bedrooms had been seldom used in Dexter’s days, except for the occasional guest. But Basil’s children had moved into them when he’d owned the house.


Chapter 4