Jeremiah Cortez thought he'd left the past behind him -- especially the part of his past concerning Phoebe Keller. In her final year in college she stirred his world-weary soul. Now, three years later, seeing the blond beauty again sparks dormant desires. But he has to push his emotions aside -- he has ties that can't be broken, no matter how much he longs to reconnect with the determined, vivacious woman he once knew.