Trouble. Princess Alisa senses it instantly when she first meets Braden Streib, the mysterious specialist her parents summoned from America to stimulate her shape-shifting cycles. At first--and unlike her many suitors--this confident, swarthy outsider in dark sunglasses seems indifferent to her royal status. But Alisa's essence soon whispers to Braden, a Halfling, of untamed talents that could prove devastating--as well as impossible to resist. Her abilities, if properly aroused, might be her kingdom's only hope. For amid the pomp and secrecy of the court, Braden and Alisa are about to confront an extremist enemy--and an unexpected passion beyond their wildest imaginings....