In our future when humans have explored beyond the Solar System and settled planets in a nearby star system called Gwana... One thought-stealing kiss with a stranger has Gem rethinking romance.
How telepath Gem receives her next Peacekeeper mission is surprising, but she's not complaining. Botanist Ari Blackwood's home planet, Onatah, may contain a natural defense to permanently rid the Gwana Star System of the "Kudzu". She joins Ari to investigate, identify, and collect this natural defense. If Ari's nation of relatives aren't complication enough, a deadly Shadow element hunts them. Add the power of Ari's kisses, and Gem may have to call in reinforcements. Her Ability connects her to the minds of the alien creatures, and a dark allure calls to her. They must find the ultimate defense before she is lost. It's a tangle of head vs heart.