In a world of cars and shopping malls, Bridin sells New Age trinkets—and waits for the man who can help her return home to an enchanted kingdom called Rush. She meets a rugged stranger, who is actually Tristan, the usurper who stole her kingdom. Tristan, deposed by his brother, has escaped into the mortal realm determined to win and wed Bridin—for only the magic of their passion can save their enchanted homeland.