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

“How could you know, though? You never knew me before. Maybe I went crazy before I ever met you.”


“Then we’re both crazy, and I know I’m not crazy.”


“I suppose I can’t argue with that.”


Cooper leaned closer, unmindful of the table between them, and placed a slow, sweet kiss on Edwin’s mouth. His lips were salty and warm, his mouth pliant against Edwin’s. He closed his eyes, and for a moment, the world disappeared.16


Chapter 66