Princess Alisa senses trouble the instant she meets Braden Streib, the mysterious specialist summoned to stimulateher shape-shifting cycles. Unlike her many suitors- this confident, swarthy outsider seems indifferent to her royal status.

Her abilities, if properly aroused, might be her kingdom's only hope. For amid the pomp and secrecy of the court, Braden and Alisa are about to confront an extremist enemy- and an unexpected passion beyond their wildest imaginings...