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

“You’re not dreaming. You chasing that girl away? Really happened.”


“The fact that you can read my mind doesn’t convince me that you’re real.”


“I can’t read your mind. I just took a guess. The right one, apparently.”


“It’s not the right guess. I just…” Edwin slammed his hand against the steering wheel. “Will you just leave me alone? I can’t deal with this right now!”


He expected some sort of amused response. But he didn’t get a response at all. He slid his gaze sideways, and the passenger seat was empty. As was the backseat in his rearview mirror.


Chapter 17