Adam Barrow, of 'The Reluctant Ghost Whisperer' by Neptune Flowers, hires Johnny, a man between jobs who needs temporary work. The job he's hired for is to help Adam clean up some land nearby an old house that is said to be haunted. While working, they start to hear things like music or singing that are NOT coming from their radio. Adam admits that he's relieved he's not alone because the whole place scares him. All week they get the feeling that they are being watched. Johnny flirts with Adam; he is flattered, but wonders why Johnny would be interested in someone like him. Although they never put a proper name to their relationship, their affair becomes more; they are passionate, happy couple. All seems to be going well until Johnny, without any explanation, leaves. Adam is heartbroken and beats himself up for falling hard for someone he barely knows.
It's six months later; Adam is in the local pub with some of his friends, when he spies Johnny across the room. A rush of emotion hits Adam. At first, Adam is angry because Johnny left him so suddenly. At the same time, he longs to talk to Johnny, or most of all, rush into his arms and tell him how much he has missed him. Johnny doesn't look as happy as Adam expects that he would and is angry at himself for noticing. His emotions are swirling around him like a tornado. Adam doesn't know whether he should leave before Johnny sees him or stay and act like he's doing fine without him.
Adam decides to go outside, feeling further away from Johnny than ever. Yet, he still can't make himself leave. The glimmer of hope is back, hope that he can have Johnny in his bed again, even if it's for one night and he has to start grieving all over again. His friend, Nick, comes out to see about him and tries to convince him to come back in and speak to Johnny, telling Adam that Johnny has asked about him. When he will not go back in, Nick takes him home. Before Nick can leave, Johnny rides up on his bike. Adam decides it's best to talk to him and try to clear the air. Johnny says the last thing Adam expected to hear; he tells Adam he loves him and leaving him was the biggest mistake he's ever made.
This is an intense love story, told in time sequences beginning with the present and having flashbacks to the past. The theme is an old one, but just as relevant as ever, almost losing the most important thing you have by being afraid of commitment and not trusting your lover enough to give him time to understand what was happening in his life. I adored both Johnny and Adam. The writing was so intense that I hurt right along with them and felt their passion as if I were there. Thanks, Neptune, for a beautiful story of love, loss, and redemption, with a few ghosts mixed in. Originally reviewed at Rainbow Book Reviews.
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