Yuri, a modern teenager, is transported to ancient Anatolia as part of a scheme by the evil Nakia, queen of the Hittites. Only the intervention of Nakia's stepson, Prince Kail, saves Yuri from the queen's bloodthirsty intentions. As an unintended consequence of the prince's actions, the people of Anatolia embrace Yuri as the incarnation of the great war goddess Ishtar.

Yuri is accused of a heinous crime and must go on the run. As she struggles with her ever-more-complicated feelings for Prince Kail, Yuri also finds herself embroiled in a military operation to save the Hittites.