The hottest yaoi gay romance novel in print to date: Heroes & Ghosts by S. A. Payne! Ichi is a repressed scientist who keeps mostly to himself. Just as he's about to take a vacation, his plans are put on hold. After a night of drinking, he orders a doll from PETS only, when it arrives, he gets a surprise--he's received a free upgrade to a Living Companion! He does his best to clinically and professionally deal with a Pet that was genetically engineered to be a companion, in every sense of the word, to another man. But when Ichi starts to suspect his new Pet isn't what he seems, his dull little life gets turned upside down! **