Penelope's fate is looking grim, but she's got a plan: sneak out, rescue Eckles, and secure herself a one-way ticket out of death. The problem with making the seemingly docile boy her "all-in" love interest? He's a lot more dangerous than she expected A single bad hand means she'll go bust, and Penelope quickly realizes she needs a backup plan--that is, a backup man Winter appears to be the obvious choice, but there's more to the enigmatic sorcerer...