Katniss Everdeen's younger half-sister is getting married. Even worse, her ex is the best man and her overbearing Aunt Effie can't wait to meet the fabulous new boyfriend she's heard about. But Katniss's biggest problem is that there is no boyfriend. Enter male escort Peeta Mellark. He's handsome, charming, suave, and worth every penny.

When Katniss is sent to the arena, Gale finds himself confiding in the very last person he would have expected-Madge Undersee. What starts as a distraction from the horrors of the Games turns into a passionate relationship neither one of them could have seen coming.