Lynda Kay Carpenter has proven herself one of the era's best time travel romance writers in her ability to combine rich characters with page-turning paranormal drama, earning her an audience that grows with each book. In this second generation of the Crossings of Yesteryear series, Carpenter sets a new level of suspense. Locke Hightower, gets the ride of his life when the small airplane that is flying him to British Columbia crashes. Upon recovery he's stunned to find himself in Southeastern Alaska, autumn 1899. Desperate to return to 2001 and rescue his young sons from their gangster grandfather, he's devastated to learn it's impossible to leave before spring break-up. Throughout the winter, Locke discovers another life with his true soul mate, Olivia Garrett, a nonconformist who is beyond her time. But it's impossible for their love to blossom when it's destined to end in heartbreak and loneliness. Torn between their desires and impending catastrophe that could lead to death, Olivia and Locke arrive at a major decision when their lives take a sudden twist and their world is shaken with events over which they have no power. Or do they?