Edwin Masters has spent his entire life lusting after one car -- a 1962 Alfa Romeo Spider 2600. When he finally buys one, it changes the entire shape and meaning of his world. The car comes with a guest, and the restless spirit is awakened by Edwin.<br><br>Cooper James, the young man who died behind the wheel forty-seven years earlier, haunts the Spider and he wants a life. He wants Edwin. So he reaches out, sucking Edwin into a deepening abyss by exploiting demons from a past Edwin can't break from.<br><br>Edwin resists, struggling against the phantom in favor of an attractive, exciting young man who wants to be with him, Carson Heston. Carson holds the key to Edwin's salvation, but every time he gets close, Cooper terrorizes him. Edwin knows he'll be lost forever if he submits to Cooper's dark promise of release and relief, but that might be the only way to save Carson's life.

On a Bruised Road

“But nothing did happen to me. That’s all that matters. And I have you here to remind me of that fact.”


Edwin glanced at the top of her head, noting the way her hair rested in blonde waves across her face and shoulder. She was soft. She smelled soft. Edwin knew being this close to a young, attractive woman was supposed to make all his blood rush south. That didn’t happen.


“Don’t talk that way. You shouldn’t focus on that…Just focus on the fact that you walked away, unscathed.”


“Did I?” She shook her head slightly but didn’t abandon his arm. “Now every time somebody comes in with a big coat or stocking hat, I’m going to wonder…I don’t want to treat people differently because of this.”


Chapter 15