Paperback. Gently used 91yo Ira Levinson is stranded & injured after a car crash. He struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes beside him: his beloved wife, Ruth, who passed away 9yrs ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by reminiscing about their life together. Ira knows Ruth can’t possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words & his memories. A few miles away, university senior Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes are high: Reward & ruin, life & death, loom large in everyday life. As she & Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans — if the secret Luke’s keeping doesn’t destroy it first. Two couples who have little in common & are separated by years & experience. Yet their lives will converge w/ unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys.