Is it possible to fall in love with someone you haven't seen for 40 years? Arnold Moon, an investigative reporter experiencing some career and personal setbacks, leaves New York City to become the editor of the community newspaper in his Ohio hometown. Surprisingly, he reconnects with Annie, his sidekick in a musical duo in a hotel on Mackinac Island where they worked as college students.

Why did Arny suddenly take off from the island before summer was over, leaving Annie heartsick and confused? What will happen when they perform together again, as well as share their contrasting personalities and life stories? When a ghost from Arny's past appears, how will this affect their reunion?

MARY BELL MEYER has worked in medical research, journalism, and libraries on the East Coast and in Ohio, where she grew up and later raised a family. Now retired, she and her husband live in Nevada below Lake Tahoe and enjoy hiking and traveling in the Sierra Nevada. Although she has written much during her career, this is her first novel.