Daniel MacAllister is young, handsome, wealthy diplomat who has just negotiated a successful peace agreement between two warring Middle East nations. The embassy hosting the talks is bombed minutes before the accord is signed. Daniel's life disintegrates in the aftermath of the destruction. Convinced that he bears responsibility for the catastrophe, he is certain that he is beyond redemption. Daniel is unaware that the negotiations-and his own life-have been sabotaged by an alien with a mean streak and a penchant for chaos. He is also being manipulated by a second alien race interested in enlisting his help in a much larger game. Daniel's life takes a second major turn when his path crosses Jaden Foster's, a healer who is much more than she seems. With her help, Daniel is set free of one alien's influence. But their relationship enmeshes him in the intrigues of a second species, leading to a series of events that compel him to discover his own capacity for redemption.