Gabrielle is a renowned bonemender, or healer, in the kingdom of Verdeau. When a stranger, the elf Féolan, brings his injured friend, Danaïs, to her for help, Gabrielle’s world suddenly expands. She learns about the elves’ lives and peaceful community. As Danaïs heals, Féolan and Gabrielle fall in love and despair that their life spans (one a long elf life and the other a shorter human one) are not comparable. The relationship gets placed on hold while the elves and humans engage in a battle to defeat the Greffaires. The intersection of cultures permits Gabrielle to learn more about her past, and she soon discovers that she is, in fact, half elf, leading to a wonderfully touching romance at the end . nrz

Gabrielle is a bonemender of extraordinary talent. Between her work as a healer and her duties as one of the royal family of Verdeau, her life is busy, comfortable and predictable -- until the day a stranger arrives at her gate, desperately seeking help for his injured friend. To Gabrielle's wonder, they are Elves, a people not seen in Verdeau in many years. And they bring news of a coming invasion that threatens the freedom of the entire Krylian basin, human and Elvish alike. As Verdeau arms for war, Gabrielle must mobilize the bonemenders and prepare herself for the nightmarish work of battlefield healing. But what awaits her on that bloody field is worse than anything she has imagined. And what is she to do with the love in her heart?