Seventeen-year-old Jake Rovert has never known the feeling of a broken bone or a lasting scar-he's a healer, one of very few in the world with this rare gift. Joining an elite group of Gifted Ones from his high school, Jake is quickly propelled into a life of secrets and training to enhance his gift. He becomes the healer they have been waiting for. They didn't expect him to fall in love. He didn't expect to be forbidden to be with her. And no one expected him to risk it all to get her back. Branded is the first novel in this easy-to-read, ready-to-love young adult trilogy.