Young Gwen Burney whimsically conjures things and heals people. Her mother worries she'll attract the wrong kind of attention. Eventually the press notice Gwen's "talent," forcing her mother to act, then disappear from her life. Eight years on, archeologist Dr. Burney is leaving Olympic National Forest with her students and dog when two armed men attack her. Gwen fears they will kill her dog and turns back to the forest.
Minutes later, Commander Ian Loudoun and his cousin are on that stretch of road when a dog races out of the woods. Ian stops to investigate, follows the dog into the wood, and discovers an injured Gwen.
A phone call from Scotland.
Gwen is told her mother has been shot and is near death. Yes, Gwen is distressed, confused, angry. Ian fears for her. He's seen what she does when under stress and suspects she is more than she seems. He pushes her to face her past. Childhood nightmares emerge. Older now, she discovers that what she had believed was her mother's betrayal was something else, self-sacrifice born of love. Then Ian discovers he's fallen in love with Gwen Burney.
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