Rowena Haywood has been bitten. But unlike all their neighbors in the werewolf nation of Grayton, she and her brother Andrew never transformed into beasts. Afflicted by mental illness that is only held at bay by medicinal tea, they hide their scars and pretend to be like the others as they struggle to make ends meet.

When Rowena is summoned to the mage school by Prince Laurence Grayton himself, she becomes a werefox, and hunted by the wolves, who believe her to be a threat.

Arrogant Prince Laurence seeks to break the werewolf curse upon his people. When Rowena becomes a creature he has never seen, he takes responsibility for her protection. Despite his scorn for women, he is attracted to Rowena's quick wit and intelligence--and she to him.

Now Rowena and Laurence must use all their cunning to outwit the crown prince Henry, who plots to use the werefox to start a war. Can a fox outsmart a wolf--and perhaps learn to love one?

Kessie Carroll has been writing for twenty years, and her tastes range from mystery to paranormal romance. Currently she has fallen in love with modern fantasy's older brother: urban fantasy. She lives in Arizona with her husband and four children, where they find creative ways to beat the heat.