In 1978, it’s been almost one hundred years since Bartholomew Ka hung himself in the house he crafted with his own two hands; the only thing in life and death never to betray him. Haunted by the living, the occupants of his beloved Victorian house have come and gone-some more forcefully than others, with Bartholomew’s ability to get inside their heads. In the end, Bartholomew remains.

When twenty-eight-year-old Samantha moves in, Bartholomew thinks it’ll be easy to be rid of this most recent annoyance. Despite his tactics of terror, headstrong Sam is unfazed. She’s determined to make her new life work…including restoring the old Victorian to its former glory.

Perhaps she isn’t so bad an occupant, after all.

As the weeks pass and the house shows improvement, Sam and Bartholomew’s interactions develop from hatred into a friendship. But when Sam starts showing interest in the carpenter restoring the home, Bartholomew can’t stand the idea of her belonging to someone else, even if Sam is living and he is not-although that can change…