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

“Damn, she walked fast,” I said to no one but myself, my gaze drawn to the hills beyond the Embarcadero. I realized I could see the front of Dexter Manor from where I stood. I shivered a little, though I wasn’t particularly cold.


If the old woman’s story was true, then Dexter’s life really had been incredibly tragic.


And I needed to get back to the house. To whatever awaited me there. I was no longer completely convinced I had dreamed Dexter and our lovemaking. Maybe I had never been convinced as much as I thought I was.


But I decided to stop fighting the pull to the house. Back to Dexter.


I went to my car and made it to the manor in less than ten minutes. I closed the gate behind me, then parked and locked my car.


For a moment, I stood looking at the English Tudor-style home.


I didn’t believe in ghosts, haunted houses, any of that. But exactly what explanation did I have for what was happening to me?


Chapter 12