Five years after his wife died in his arms, Aaron Hammond doesn't think he'll ever be ready to love another woman, but Skye Hathaway's arrival in Northstar will test that theory. Wounded and wary from walking in on her philandering husband and his mistress and with the ink still wet on her divorce, the last thing Skye needs is to get tangled up with a handsome widower and his charming daughter. And yet...with those sad eyes and a patient attentiveness, Aaron could be exactly what her bruised heart needs. As Aaron coaxes her out of her painful memories, he finds himself facing an intriguing possibility: life may yet have a lasting love in store for him. But can he let go of his wife and open himself fully to Skye? Because she won't compete with a ghost for his heart. She has been competing with other women for her husband for too long.