Herd Mistress

Magic. It turned Sorsha Stonemantle's world on its head. Yet she can't hate magic for without it Shadowdancer, the Santhyrian ambassador, would never have come into her life. From the moment Shadowdancer encountered Sorsha, he knew she was a Herd Mistress—a rare worker of magic, key to the Santhyrian nation's survival. His first obligation is to protect her and bring her back to the safety of the herd, but all that changes when an ambush set by Lord Master Trensler and his dark priesthood cripples Sorsha’s magic and traps Shadowdancer in the form of a man.