Princess Alirra has never enjoyed her status: both the courtiers and her own family have been cruel to her. A pawn in political games, the girl is sent to a foreign country to become the wife of Prince Kestrin. But a mysterious sorceress interferes—and, as a result of her spells, Alirra swaps bodies with another woman.
Now Alirra is a servant who tends geese. The body swap grants her long-awaited freedom, but a noose of magical intrigues tightens around Kestrin—and the girl will have to decide: stay free—or risk her life for the prince, who, with every new meeting, is beginning to appeal to her more and more…