Although Emvor still suffers from the scars of his past as an intergalactic warrior, he now enjoys a quiet, self-chosen life as a farmer. He doesn't even care that he spends most nights in remote Kassa alone, but he still needs help on his farm. A mail order bride from his home planet seems like the perfect solution. She will be a tall, strong woman who will help with the housework and bear his children. But, unfortunately, the person who arrives is Nicole. She is small, fragile... and human. She knows nothing at all about agriculture. She also lied and misled her way across the galaxy to get to Kassa in order to hide from those who might find her and kidnap her. She is a problem, but at the same time, the most seductive creature he has ever seen... Now Emvor must decide whether to leave a woman who is not at all what he demanded, but is everything he needs ?