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

“The best food I’ve ever eaten.” She took a big bite and smiled broadly. “This is also why I haven’t quit working here.”


“You don’t have to work here to get my food,” Carson pointed out. “I can come over and cook for you.”


“You’d still come over to my house?”


“The risk of running into Edwin, for one.”


“It’s not like that. We’re going to see each other again. I think. I don’t know.” Carson dropped his head to the table. “I don’t know what to think.”


“Wow, you really like him, don’t you?”


Carson nodded, feeling more than a little miserable.


“Look, when I first started seeing Blake, he stood me up once. I felt horrible. I mean, what was wrong with me? Was I too fat? Was I too skinny? Did he hate my hair? Did he hate me? Did he think I was boring? How could I stand to show my face around him again?” She gently hit Carson’s arm. “You know what it was? His car broke down, and he spent the whole afternoon at the garage.”


Chapter 50