Danger, conspiracy, love, and redemption combine in a steam-driven imaginary world.
Lady-in-waiting to an impetuous princess, Lily Nightingale is banished from court after protecting her mistress's reputation. She ends up on the road with the cause of her eviction, itinerant performer and ladies' man, Kier Rohann, whose magnetic personality unaccountably attracts her.
Footloose Rohann thought he'd put his miserable past behind him, until he spots the man who destroyed his world. Any plan for revenge is aborted when he's banned from the palace and forced to travel with a most unlikely companion. Sensible, steadfast Lady Lily possesses all the qualities he's avoided in his sexual dalliances, yet the woman unexpectedly intrigues him.
After accidentally uncovering a conspiracy to seize the kingdom, Lily is determined to return to the capital and warn the king, while Rohann wants to run as far as possible from danger. Will Rohann, who's avoided any attachments in life, sacrifice himself for the greatest challenge of all—love?
