When Ash learns she is a royal werewolf's mate and the key to breaking his curse, paying her studio rent becomes the least of her problems. ***** When the opportunity of a lifetime presented itself, Ashlyn was quick to catch the first flight to Scotland to photograph the wedding of a prestigious family of Dukes and Duchesses. What she didn't expect was to meet a handsome duke with a dark secret who couldn't seem to keep his eyes off her. Little did she know that her handsome duke is cursed and she is the key to breaking the evil spell that binds him to a witch. Ashlyn's world turns upside-down as she embarks on a life-altering journey where werewolves exist, where dark curses are real, and where she's the mate of a respected alpha - all while being awfully human. Beauty and the Beast takes a royal, howling twist in this epic rom-com novel.