While traveling in a storm, Glen Harper takes a wrong turn and crashes his car. Unhurt but cold and wet, he decides to get help. Using a distant light as a guide, Glen discovers an uninhabited cottage, where he lights a much needed fire. Glen quickly warms up but soon becomes aware of a presence in the room. Hank Waterford is the caretaker of the estate where Glen found refuge from the storm. They meet when Glen, thinking he’s alone in the cottage, jumps into Hank’s bed. Both men are strongly attracted to each other, but they have to overcome a hurdle Glen never anticipated: the spirit of Henry, the estate owner’s son, who committed suicide after his unrequited love for Hank became too much to bear. Together Glen and Hank must deal with Henry, who haunts the manor house as well as Hank’s cottage. Can they find a solution that will allow Henry’s spirit to finally come to rest? Will he accept Glen and Hank’s relationship, or will he become a malevolent presence in their lives?

The Haunted Caretaker

I felt relieved, yet slightly disappointed by this answer. Apparently the idea of being fucked by a ghost was something I found rather attractive.


I rebuilt the fire from the still-glowing embers, thankful for the still plentiful supply of firewood. Then I had a shower, after which I stood in front of the fire to dry and warm myself. It was only at this point that I noticed the pile of my filthy clothes on the floor.


I sighed and, taking them into the bathroom, rinsed them clean in the tub.


“Washday!” I murmured to myself, and laughed. I thought of the spa to which I had been heading when I’d had that accident. My friends would be wondering where I was. Images of expected luxuries—hot tubs, muscular blond masseurs—gave way to a feeling of relief. All those people, all that busyness! Here I was, in this sunlight-filled cottage, everything peaceful, the birds singing outside. Even the primeval task of washing clothes by hand, it all felt rather wonderful, simple, and good.


Chapter 8