Young, lonely, and insecure, Alice Fletcher is on the verge of emotional collapse when she stumbles into St. Benet's Church to dodge the London drizzle. There, she witnesses a group of gifted healers led by the charismatic Nicholas Darrow. Gaining refuge at last, Alice is drawn inexorably, seductively into the complex network of relationships at St. Benet's healing center, as she falls immediately, dangerously, in love with Darrow himself..