Ethan is a Novahn, an alien breed who recharges itself through phisycal love. They are linked to their mates and to satisfy the dreams of their lovers they change physically to accomodate that dream.

Ethan has never found his true love, his fated mate. He thinks to have found someone quite right, Jeff, but one night, abruptaly, Jeff breaks their relationship, and like custom for his people, Ethan leaves without a word. He has a lunar cycle, thirty day, to find a new mate or he will die. But he is too tired to try, and so he decides to welcome the death. But Brendan, Jeff's brother, suddenly appears in his life. They met only once, when Brendan was 17 years old and Ethan 20, and the boy was too young to claim Ethan. Cause from the first time he saw Ethan, Brendan knew he has found his love. Now, five years later, he will not stop in front of nothing to let Ethan live: he has prepared himself to steal Ethan from Jeff and he is only a good thing that Jeff has dumped Ethan. No one and nothing is between him and his mate.

A very brief tale, heartbreaking and funny at the same time. Ethan is a wonderful character, so faithful to his nature, only needing of love, a true love. And Brendan is the perfect knight on a shining armour, who sees in Ethan the true lover and not the esternal package. My first taste of Rowan McBride, I think I will read more by her