I didn't recognize the film by the title of this story but as soon as you mentioned ghost alongside Grand Hotel (in Michigan) I knew. My mother had a copy of that film in her collection (one of the few romance ones she had and the only one with Christopher Reeve) so I'd seen this even before I'd seen the Superman movies (mom wasn't a superhero fan, much). I thought there might be hints of an influence from "The Time Traveler's Wife" for a bit but figured that it wasn't because he could travel in time.

Looking forward to reading the rest.

CLARK: No. I'm just worried I'm a jinx.
JONATHAN: A jinx?
CLARK: Yeah. Let's face it, ever since she's known me, Lois's been kidnapped, frozen, pushed off buildings, almost stabbed, poisoned, buried alive and who knows what else, and it's all because of me.
-"Contact" (You're not her jinx, you're her blessing.)