Zoey Stone never felt like she was beautiful. She never even believed that she was a hint of decent looking. She was the awkward and shy outcast that was stuck in the shadow of her popular, gorgeous best friend. Her insecurties were low and she never felt good about herself. But that suddenly changes when one unfortunate day at the park turns into a happy ending.

Mika's mother is now happily remarried to a man she loves. Mika's happy for her but there's only one problem...her gorgeous step-brother Adrian. To everyone he was perfect but Mika knew that he wasn't the angel that people thought him to be. This beauty was actually a beast!

Prince John's biggest fear? Becoming King, and everything to do with it, from the sheltered life, to someday having to get married. Celia, a lady knight, minus the 'Lady' if she can help it, is not looking forward to coming of age and attending the High Ball which she thinks is nothing more than a market for single girls. The two have hated each other since childhood, but when the stress gets to John and he does something drastic, Celia's the only one who can help.

Everyone is hiding from something; a secret, a lie. Mine just happens to be a curse, one bestowed upon me before my first birthday; a curse that says I'm supposed to die before I turn sixteen. But that isn't going to happen, because I have a plan. You see, it's impossible to prick your finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel if you're locked in a cell.