Russell Manning is handsome and intelligent; he always knows the right thing to say. As he goes about his days as a college student, Russell is completely unaware that a dead woman is in love with him.

Amanda Bell-who has never seen another spirit since she died fifteen years earlier-has been following Russell since he was eight. She is always with him, watching as he matures, falls in and out of love, and learns independence. But when Russell strikes up a conversation with Tiffany Kendall, Amanda notices a man watching from a distance and realizes she has finally met another spirit. Vince, who is Tiffany's older brother, cannot stand Russell. As Russell and Tiffany's relationship progresses, Amanda and Vince embark on their own journey in which each discovers that although they are dead, their emotions are still very much alive.

In this contemporary romance, two spirits desperate to see those they left behind find happiness soon realize that nothing can stop true love-even death.