In a cottage by the sea... Emily Porter never truly thought she'd find the kind of love that would fill her soul with tenderness, passion...and peace. But that was before Ethan Douglas. In Ethan she found a love that shaped her life. In his seaside cottage she found a whole new world. Then Ethan dies suddenly and Emily—miraculously pregnant with his baby—is left to grieve alone in their isolated cottage. But there are signs that she may not be alone after all. Slowly, almost imperceptibly, Emily begins to feel Ethan. But whether Ethan is memory or ghost or dream, Emily is determined to keep him with her. When her beloved cottage burns to ashes, she hires Josh Lundgren to rebuild it. Josh, the carpenter chosen by Ethan himself. Chosen for her?