Drest is the only daughter of the Mad Wolf - the leader of a war-band that includes all her brothers. One night they are set upon by some knights and all are captured except Drest. She alone witnesses 2 of the knights fighting and one being pushed into the sea. She is able to rescue the injured knight and gets him to agree to release one member of her family if she can get him safely back to the castle. Along the way they meet many people who have different versions of her father and his band than she has heard before. She also comes to care for her captive. Can she get to the castle in time to save her family and the knight?
This is the debut novel of a Maine author and as such I applaud the book. I found it lagged a bit in places but it may be that my own reading was a bit scattered in the last week. I wished there had been more about the uncle and the castle intrigue - assuming that will come in a sequel.
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