Forced to live as a beast forever unless she agrees to marry a man of her mother's choosing before her 18th birthday, Merit Cravan joins forces with a con artist who is her only hope in finding the best match.

Merit Cravan refused to fulfill her obligation to marry a prince, leading to a fairy godling's curse. She will be forced to live as a beast forever, unless she agrees to marry a man of her mother's choosing before her eighteenth birthday. Tevin Dumont has always been a pawn in his family's cons: tempting naïve rich girls to abandon their engagements, unless their parents agree to pay him off. After his mother runs afoul of the beast, he takes her place to keep his siblings safe. He hopes to off his mother's debt by using his con-artist skills to help Merit find the best match. Can Tevin help her break the curse, or is she doomed to be a beast forever? -- adapted from jacket