Heading home to Texas after the Civil War, Confederate Captain Ben Chandler catches Clarity Breckenridge stealing the stallion he bought in Kentucky. Clarity says she owns the horse but everyone else claims that Clarity is dead. When a killer tries to permanently keep her from proving her identity, Ben whisks her-and her horse-to Texas.

Ben's family is dead, his lover is gone and he suffered so many near misses during the war that he just wants to hide back home. When Clarity's presence threatens to bring him painfully back to life, he resists his growing attraction to her.

Meanwhile Clarity's vow to return home and recapture her identity is strained by her growing attraction to Ben. But a horrific event in her past makes her afraid she could never fully offer her heart. They'll have to flee a killer-and their own pasts-to find love and new lives together.

A hit-and-run driver kills Emma St. Clair. When an emergency team brings her back to life, the young medical examiner learns she can communicate with the dead. Using her ability to solve murders, she hides her dubious gift to avoid being labeled emotionally disturbed and removed from her job.

Detective Jason MacKenzie lost a friend in the accident that critically injured Emma. With his sister's year-old hit-and-run death still unsolved, Jason vows to bring this deadly driver to justice. When Emma solves cases with information she shouldn't know, he focuses his investigation on the beautiful coroner. But his investigation quickly becomes attraction.

Discovering a killer at work in Clear Harbor, Emma puts her own life at risk to identify him, using her new skills. Learning that another detective was one of the killer's victims, she enlists Jason's help. But can she keep him from discovering her secret? Or will her ability to talk to ghosts prove deadly…in love and life?