Forty years of longing. One final chance at love. After decades apart, retired U.S. Navy Commander Rainer Mac Laine is finally ready to complete his most important mission—marrying Astral Le Noireau, the woman who stole his heart when he was stationed in Trinidad in 1941. But for Astral, his sudden return is nothing short of a nightmare. She has spent a lifetime haunted by the memory of the man she loved and lost—believing him to be long dead. Now, as those familiar emerald eyes stare back at her, she is certain she's seeing a ghost. She can't move. She can't scream. And she certainly can't let him back into her heart. Rainer has fought wars, braved the sea, and defied time itself. But can he break through Astral's fears and reclaim the love that was always meant to be?