Who is the man whose life she saved? (A true event in the author's life how a trinket heart saved the life of a soldier inspired her to write novel.) A unique relic from her past sends Anna, a retired schoolteacher, on a journey of romance and self-discovery. Who is the man she calls Sloan, a soldier who served in Vietnam, a man who haunts her dreams and waking moments. Is he real, her lover and confidant, or a manifestation of her troubled memory? The past and the present merge in this enchanting unfolding of love and longing.