The universe is a big place. Chanté Beth Coogan just wants to go home but the man she just met just days ago wants to marry her. The Ambassador from a foreign Empire is found dead and Chanté is accused of the murder. The Ambassador's brother, a man she has never met wants revenge. War is now eminent. What does a good girl do? She runs, of course.And the hunt is on. Hiding among a people who are hiding from a people seems like a good idea but there are challenges.

Challenges, such as a system of contests to weed out the weak. A man who thinks he's better, and sees her as a threat. And big, fast predators that want to make her their next meal. All her skills are challenged in ways she never thought possible. Will the man who loves her find her before her enemies do? Before she is killed in a deadly contest? Before she gets eaten? Time is running out for Chanté as both her enemies. and her friends close in.