Dr. Lysette Nolan is a prominent pediatric surgeon in Lon Tesse and the niece of Regent Dana's Head of Intelligence. Her uncle invites her to the Regent's summer retreat where she encounters Katar, the heir of Treborel, a mountainous kingdom following the ancient ways of the empathic healers. He's a prince: boisterous, charismatic and daring. She's a modern surgeon: quiet, introspective and curious about his kingdoms alternative empathic healing. Their romance takes them into the heart of a continental conflict where Lysette becomes the target of the enemies psychopathic commander.