Dr. Sheleigh O'Brien was supposed to be a scientific observer, not mated to the future ruler of a planet on the cusp of civil war.

She came to study his people. Instead, Kleet Kryszan, heir to the planet, claimed her as his mate, unlocking the passion between them and the secrets of Avera no outsider has ever seen. But their secret hides a darker one--a deep unrest among a faction considered inferior.