Penn's job is done, now – the job of selecting a suitable wolf-bride for Ree, his lover, his master. The proposal is all that's left – and it falls to Penn to organize the ball, that will serve as the setting for the occasion, and Ree's engagement. All must run smoothly – but how likely is that, with both Lettice and Benedict Parrin to contend with? Sly, dangerous, subversive wolves, the pair of them – and Lettice soon to be Ree's fiancée. Not to mention the two little wolf-cub troublemakers, Pinks and Gerald – and the Dam of the Hotstaats, Lady Charity herself... Oh, Penn's in for a world of trouble...
