Bella Corvais will become one of the most feared pirate captains in the realm in time. But right now she is just the merchant guild's head's daughter and completely at her father's mercy for the past eighteen years till she hears of a rather wild fantasy of some of the other women at Naomi's temple of stealing one of her father's ships and escaping the city. Bella soon turns that fantasy into a reality guided in her actions by the goddess Naomi intent on bringing about her revenge on those who would ignore her commands about showing respect to the women they marry. Meanwhile, the Trickster attempts to use the whims of the other gods and goddess's to his advantage to influence the realm once more. Nolaka is an outcast among his people. He has made peace with this a long time ago as he, like his father, can see the threads of fate and knows his fate does not belong with those of his tribe but out at sea. The discovery of Nolaka's homeland, resulting from Bella and her father's battle, quickly attracts others because it's the only land unaffected by the trickster's curse. Bella also must deal with the stress and confusion of being a pawn in the games of Naomi, who has clarified that Bella and her crew are her weapon of choice on the open sea's. When Bella and her crew dock at the shores of Nolaka's home. She must come to terms with what she learns that the gods' and goddesses' plans are all part of a song chorus long past sung. That their interest rests more on their own selfish ends and those on the mortal plane are more of an entertainment to the gods and spirits. More pressing still is. Can she find her place in this world of gods, spirits, and men? When Bella's crew lands on Nolaka's homeland shores, he knows his time at sea will soon begin, though not in the way he was expecting, as he is sold to Bella as a slave. Now a captive with only grim options ahead, Nolaka must find the best path forward. His new mistress has claimed him as her betrothed by the will of the wolf spirit, thus binding his fate forever to Bella's. When she attempts to break free of the games her patron plays Nolaka realizes that the ceremony of the lover's hunt holds the key in not only saving himself but tip the scales of power for both gods and mortals alike and bring about an end to the tricksters curse once and for all bringing to an end the first chorus of the songstress song.