Twenty years ago, a witch placed a curse over Clara Maria, dooming it to isolation and transforming its princess into a monster. None of this concerns Mallory Blazh; she’s far too busy running from her own problems to care for the dealings of royals. But when she volunteers to work at Hadingley Hill Palace, Mallory learns that the secrets of the town run deeper than she could have imagined, and that she may be one of those secrets.