The Severing Series by D.J. Manly

Billy doesn't remember much about how he was taken abruptly from life and sent to this lonely place where he watches the living but can't touch them. When his name is taken off the door of his office to be replaced by someone else's, he has to accept that he is really gone. Alex has no idea that Billy is following him around. He is happy with his new job. Then one night, a strange young man name Terrance comes up to him in a public place and tells him someone is sitting at his table... moreBilly doesn't remember much about how he was taken abruptly from life and sent to this lonely place where he watches the living but can't touch them. When his name is taken off the door of his office to be replaced by someone else's, he has to accept that he is really gone. Alex has no idea that Billy is following him around. He is happy with his new job. Then one night, a strange young man name Terrance comes up to him in a public place and tells him someone is sitting at his table. Alex doesn't believe until his best friend disappears, taken by the same maniac that severed a young man's life not too long ago. Billy has no intention of letting Terrance off the hook. He believes that he can find his killer, and also Alex's best friend, and free them all forever. less

Something wakes Terrance in the middle of the night, a voice that won't let him sleep. Alex, his lover, has accepted that Terrance can talk to the dead, but this time it's different; this time the voice is dead... dead serious. This time, the voice won't be denied.Terrance has been talking to the dead ever since he was a boy. The dead find Terrance when they have something to tell him, and now, something or someone is reaching out. But something else doesn't want Terrance to connect... moreSomething wakes Terrance in the middle of the night, a voice that won't let him sleep. Alex, his lover, has accepted that Terrance can talk to the dead, but this time it's different; this time the voice is dead... dead serious. This time, the voice won't be denied.Terrance has been talking to the dead ever since he was a boy. The dead find Terrance when they have something to tell him, and now, something or someone is reaching out. But something else doesn't want Terrance to connect. It will torment him with images from his own past and try to distract him, even kill to keep Terrance from knowing the truth.In The Severing, Billy's ghost found Terrance and brought Alex into his life. In book two, Billy is gone, and Terrance will have to find himself. less

Terrance and Alex are settling into their new house and Terrance's son Gabriel is living with them. As Gabriel's eighteenth birthday approaches, he falls in love and all hell is about to break loose… Terrance and Alex are thrilled with their new house, even though it's a fixer-upper, and they are happy to have Gabriel, Terrance's son, with them. Gabriel is enjoying his final year of high school but as his eighteenth birthday approaches, all hell is about to break loose--literally... moreTerrance and Alex are settling into their new house and Terrance's son Gabriel is living with them. As Gabriel's eighteenth birthday approaches, he falls in love and all hell is about to break loose… Terrance and Alex are thrilled with their new house, even though it's a fixer-upper, and they are happy to have Gabriel, Terrance's son, with them. Gabriel is enjoying his final year of high school but as his eighteenth birthday approaches, all hell is about to break loose--literally. A strange old lady across the road watches carefully as she endlessly sweeps the sidewalk and the severing are suddenly lost without Horace, their spiritual guide. Gabriel falls in love but all is not how it seems. Don't miss the final book in the The Severing series, where a father and his son with a unique connection to the spirit world might be the only thing standing between hell and Earth. less