Rescued from slavers, healer novice Jaime Buchanan discovers himself alone and free in Pyrderi, a kingdom of magic, mythical creatures, and a culture as open and kind as his homeland was cruel and close-minded.

Despite his rescue, Jaime is not left without scars, both mental and physical. Traumatized by his knowledge and concealing his present, Jaime struggles to receive his put in place the kitchen areas of Angharad Palace, the center of Taliesin Town. His former lifestyle as students of the healing arts leaves him at about The Solstice Prince a drawback in the kitchen areas, and his damaged state is now more apparent by the day.

One day, when necessity and destiny intervene, Jaime matches someone unexpected-Prince Maxim, youngest boy of the Pyrderian ruler, a sword get good at and a devastatingly kind man. Unaccustomed to effective people who have compassion and center, Jaime flees. A cascade of events reveals Jaime’s concealed talents of healing, and he finds himself not really in chains, but at the beginning of a new life.

This swift change of fortune opens Jaime up to new possibilities, including a smitten prince who cautiously courts Jaime, easing him from his fears and reminding him that compassion and love can make him strong. The wintertime solstice is definitely fast approaching, and Prince Maxim shows Jaime the enjoyment and excitement found in a property that embraces the ice and cold, as well as the mysteries of most things magical. He learns to start to see the guy under the royal mantle, and Maxim can be more than also Jaime suspected.

The winter solstice is nigh when tragedy strikes, and Jaime learns that his past of grief and sorrow could be a pillar of strength for his solstice prince. When there is one thing that Jaime thinks above all else, it really is in the curing power of like.

Contains mature themes.