"Dr. Cherijo Grey Veil is a brilliant surgeon. Fed up with her domineering father, she leaves earth and accepts a position as a physician at Kevarzangia Two's FreeClinic. In an environment where humans are a despised minority, Cherijo must prove herself as each medical emergency arises and presents her with challenges of treating species and illnesses she's never encounted before. But Cherijo harbors a secret in her past. A secret that, if discovered,...

A mysterious plague is sweeping the planet of the reptilian Hsktskt species, inducing lethal violence within the population. All of their attempts to find a cure have failed, and they demand Cherijo's help. As more and more die, Cherijo realizes the answer may lie in the past. In order to find a cure, she will need to delve into memories: the Hsktskt's and her own.

"Colonel Shropana was willing to destroy the Jorenians just to capture Dr. Cherijo Torin for the allied League of Worlds -- so she felt little remorse for selling him out to brutal Hsktskt slave traders. But just a Cherijo made her escape, the man she once loved stabbed her in the back -- and handed her over to the same slavers. Alone, hated, and feared by her fellow slaves, Cherijo needs all her training to save those in need..a far better fate...