James has spent a lifetime torn between memory and longing. First there was Ethan, the soldier who set his soul on fire in the middle of war. Their love was secret, desperate, and short-lived, ending in a silence that never left him. Then came Adam, steady and patient, the man who taught James how to love again without fear. Now both are gone.

Grief has turned James into a ghost in his own life. Until Sara, his quick-witted best friend, decides she's had enough. She wants him to feel alive again, and she's got just the man in mind.

Enter Aaron. Younger, confident, and sure of exactly what he wants. His touch stirs something James buried a long time ago. But letting Aaron in means risking the one thing James swore he'd never feel again. Can he step out of Ethan and Adam's shadow, or will the past keep him safe and alone?