Brenn has never found it easy to follow her heart on Aesir occupied Earth where genetically unmodified humans are kept as second class citizens in the countries they'd called their own two centuries before. Life in the Human Districts is hard and painful, and for members of the Resistance, often short. The only escape is the inaccessible stars. Following her heart means heartbreak for someone. Most likely herself. But when it comes to Rora, the newest resident in her cousin's inn and pub, her heart is far more insistent. Perhaps her heart isn't the only one.