William Elias Winterbourne took his life thinking the woman he loved would be better off. Elizabeth Rose McClaire wouldn't let him go. When William returns from the dead, the world quietly rewrites itself. Time bends, memories fade, and their lives undergo a transformation. But death is not to be defied and will always collect what it is owed. William learns that dying is easy, but living without breaking the people you love is the true cost, as love, fate, and a life that hasn't yet been developed hang in the balance.