24 hours. 10 bidders. 1 winner.

A Princess from Earth is invited to an auction on a distant planetoid only to learn that she's the item on sale.

Her foes include: a Chinese space pirate, a Russian duelist, a Japanese high-tech samurai, a Venusian mafiosi, two expert French poisoners, a floating Swiss banker, a German Baron with more ties to her family than she can imagine, and a British gentleman who also happens to be a pterodactyl.

Her arsenal consists of: vague memories from classes she mostly slept through, a pile of gadgets for which she’s never read the user manual, excellent table manners, and a ferret who's loyal to a fault.

This will not be easy.