She was supposed to help him cross over. She wasn't supposed to fall in love. A psychology student at Gettysburg College, Theresa puts her studies to good use by starting a counseling group...for the dead. Many restless spirits of soldiers still remain earthbound more than a century after the war ended, and Theresa longs to help guide them home to Heaven. Sergeant Sean Stone is a difficult patient, severely traumatized from the horrors he witnessed in battle. He's met his match in Theresa, who is compassionate yet fiery, and refuses to give up on him. The two fall hopelessly in love as Theresa helps Sean heal from his past. When Theresa discovers the secret of Sean's true identity, it threatens to tear their love apart.