E M Holloway

It's another busy spring for Puck and his pack. His grandparents are visiting, and he's doing his best to keep them from finding out about werewolves and getting into trouble. Combined with a nosy state police officer and a series of strange deaths, and Puck is beginning to think that his final exams are the least of his worries.

Justin St. John is the leader of the Lycan Tribunal, the most powerful and influential werewolf in the world. When he goes missing, his mate comes to Puck for help finding him. What seems to be a simple search and rescue ends up having more twists and turns than Puck had anticipated. Before long, he's in over his head with the local contingent of hunters, who suspect him of murder.

Puck is hoping for a relaxing summer, but fate has other plans in mind. Every three years, the hunting community gathers to share information and discuss tactics and strategy. This year, Alex Durand is given the honor of hosting, which means that over a hundred hunters are descending on Arcadia Lake.

Things in Arcadia Lake take a turn for the complicated when the Lycan Tribunal shows up to evaluate Puck as an alpha. Not only are they dubious that a human can truly hold that mantle, their leader holds a grudge against Connor Henley. If Puck fails the trial, the sentence is execution - and if the pack objects to the ruling, their lives are forfeit as well.

With things in Arcadia Lake finally settling down, Puck begins to think about expanding his pack. Then he gets the news that the hunter community is determined to get Hugo Durand out of jail. Fortunately for Puck, someone else seems just as determined to keep him there. Unfortunately, his mysterious ally doesn't seem to care if Puck and his pack are caught in the crossfire.

When a young woman is found murdered on the property she used to own, her brother enlists Puck Schneider - the nosiest teenager in Arcadia Lake - to help him find out who killed her. It doesn't take Puck long to realize that he's getting way more than he bargained for, as he's drawn into a world of werewolves, monsters, and murder.