In the heart of a remote Gaian colony, Anika Jespers, a humble homesteader's daughter, envisions her future as a series of unending days tending to her family's farm. But fate weaves an unexpected twist when her father strikes a deal with their enigmatic neighbor, one of the otherworldly Zhore.
Unsure what to make of her new life and the alien who shares it Anika must let go of everything she's ever knownand open her heart to the last person she ever thought would claim it.