James Cook is the last Flesh Sculptor on his new world, but that's going to change. If he can survive long enough to open a school.

The mission to Malburn was a success, and he'd not only won Karana's heart, but he'd been forced into an arranged marriage. Things seemed to be going well there, but his young wife is still holding secrets, and those secrets will be rather shocking.

There's a lot going on, and there's a lot for him to do before he can comfortably settle down with his four mates and ...