Shining Shira, the young and beautiful queen of Sunburst, inherits the Eshan power the moment her father is murdered--her blood is replaced with sunlight, allowing her to perform magic and become nearly invincible. On the night of her nineteenth birthday, Shira is abducted, and Conrad de Solis, the young, scarred, solemn captain of the queen's guard, must fight to save her. Through his struggle, and overcome with guilt from the king's assassination, Conrad faces the darkest moment of his life--whether he and Shira will survive or whether he'll fail Sunburst yet again.