βFans of Menonβs frothy, contemporary rom-coms will be excited for this venture into new territory.β βBooklist
β[A] dreamy, sassy confection of a romanceβ¦Funny, extravagant, and satisfying.β βShelf Awareness
From the New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi comes the first novel in a brand-new series set at an elite boarding school thatβs a contemporary spin on Beauty and the Beast.
Will the princess save the beast?
For Princess Jaya Rao, nothing is more important than family. When the loathsome Emerson clan steps up their centuries-old feud to target Jayaβs little sister, nothing will keep Jaya from exacting her revenge. Then Jaya finds out sheβll be attending the same elite boarding school as Grey Emerson, and it feels like the opportunity of a lifetime. She knows what she must do: Make Grey fall in love with her and break his heart. But much to Jayaβs annoyance, Greyβs brooding demeanor and lupine blue eyes have drawn her in. Thereβs simply no way she and her sworn enemy could find their fairy-tale endingβ¦right?
His Lordship Grey Emerson is a misanthrope. Thanks to an ancient curse by a Rao matriarch, Grey knows heβs doomed once he turns eighteen. Sequestered away in the mountains at St. Rosettaβs International Academy, heβs lived an isolated existenceβuntil Jaya Rao bursts into his life, but he canβt shake the feeling that sheβs hiding something. Something that might just have to do with the rose-shaped ruby pendant around her neckβ¦
As the stars conspire to keep them apart, Jaya and Grey grapple with questions of love, loyalty, and whether itβs possible to write your own happy ending.