"A deeply satisfying tale . . . werewolf fans should check this out." --Publishers Weekly

To escape her violent ex, Charlotte flees her home in the middle of the night with nothing but the cash in her pocket and a paper map leading her north to Alaska. She sheds her old self along the way: dyeing her hair, scrubbing off her fake California tan, and pawning all her jewelry. None of it is worth anything if she can't stay alive.

Alone in the wilderness, Charlotte feels safe at last. Even if she's lost, even if she's only got a burner phone that lost its last bar miles ago, and even if she missed her turn and can't find the cabin she was promised by a friend. Tucked into a sleeping bag in the back seat of her ancient truck, she's finally living life on her own terms.

But that feeling is short-lived. In the middle of the woods, Charlotte's attacked, brutally, unforgivingly--and something bites her leg. And it's a bite that will change her life forever.