Kynn Wheeler is a teenager caught between two worlds. Far behind her – a barely remembered planet. Close around her – The Wheelerites: her father's extremely religious band of pioneer settlers. And nearby live the aliens. The "Supials":

To Kynn they are people, but according to Pastor Wheeler they have no souls.

Kynn sets out to prove him wrong but soon runs foul of his extremist methods. Punished almost to death, she is unexpectedly saved by Mica: a kindly Supial boy with a giant crush on her! Despite the gulf between their species, they form a bond of love that sees them through multiple dangers, and finally back to the embrace of his village.

But now Kynn is the target. She Knows that she has to risk everything to save these beautiful people. She has to leave. 

Far inland, Kynn finally discovers the secret of the Supials, but Pastor Wheeler is hot on her trail, and this time his intent is...