All his life, Rand T Ash has looked forward to meeting his HeartMate, with whom he could begin a family. Once a street tough, now a respected nobleman and artisan, he has crafted the perfect HeartGift, which, in the custom of the psychically gifted population of the planet Celta, is the way a man finds

and attracts

his wife …

Danith Mallow is irresistibly drawn to the magnificent necklace on display in T Ash s shop, but she is wary of its creator, despite an overpowering attraction. In a world where everyone is defined by their psychic ability, Danith has little, placing her at the opposite end of the social spectrum from T Ash. But T Ash refuses to accept her rejection and sees it as a challenge instead. They are HeartMates, but can T Ash persuade his beloved to accept her destiny by his side?