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

“It’s going to be okay,” Carson repeated over and over as he started his car. The engine sounded too loud in the garage, and blood still flowed freely down his face. He wiped it away from his eye, but it didn’t help. Panic rose in his chest, but he pushed it back down. Head wounds bled a lot. That didn’t mean he was going to die. He might not even need stitches. And Edwin was probably just dehydrated. A night in the hospital, and he’d be as good as new.


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