The "wolf problem" is spiraling out of control, and now Deputy Jade Lundgren has more than her confused feelings for handsome Harlan Winters and smoldering Conall O'Faolán to contend with. When violence comes to the small town of Broken Wheel, suspicion seems to fall in every direction. One thing is clear to Jade, though, as her investigation keeps hitting dead ends: it's not only the local wolf pack whose lives may be at stake.