He was the man she was born to love... If only he wasn't dead.

As Europe is about to explode into world war, a bullet goes astray and a British secret agent is hit. But he was not supposed to die. Back at home, waiting for a man she's never met -- the man she is destined to love -- is the girl he would have married... if he had come home the way fate intended, not as a ghost.As their destiny labors to put things right, the two fall in love during one beautiful English summer, just before the outbreak of World War II.

TRYST (noun): A private romantic rendezvous between lovers.

In nearly 30 years as an author, Elswyth Thane wrote more than 30 novels, plays, and non-fictior works. Her best-known books are the Williamsburg series of historical novels following several generations of an American family.

Leigh Michaels is the author of more than 100 romance novels, contemporary and historical. Her books have been published in 27 languages and 120 countries, with more than 35 million copies in print.