SUMMARY: In a world whose inhabitants are defined by their individual psychic gifts, Danith Mallow, a young woman with little psychic talent, is drawn to the aristocratic Rand T'Ash, a respected nobleman and artisan who has crafted a magnificent necklace to attract his destined beloved. Original. SUMMARY: 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?