After a car accident, Courtney Veau has a "near death" experience, and returns to her past-life in the post-Civil War west. When she wakes in a present-day hospital, Courtney realizes she's returned to her own hollow existence. Heartbroken, she knows she left behind not only a family she loves, but life with the man who shares her soul, a man she'll love forever, Merril Shilo.A carriage accident nearly takes beautiful Nichole Harris's life, stealing her memories completely. Plagued by amnesia, she is confused by flashes of memory that are out of time with the world around her, and seem to belong to someone else. Only Nichole's own strong emotions remain to guide her-and as others try to take control of her life, she fights a desperate battle to survive. Merril Shilo is someone she should know, and though her memories fail her, she is stunned by her passion for him-and the remembered agony of a broken heart. Merril Shilo is the love of Courtney's life-no matter when that life might be. The memories and emotions of her life as ranch heiress Nichole Harris consume Courtney's mind-and her heart. Courtney soon finds her desire for Merril threatens her sanity, as he beckons from a past she can no longer reach. Can she find the PASSAGE back to the soul-mate she left behind?