Something that might just have to do with the rose-shaped ruby pendant around her neck…As the stars conspire to keep them apart, Jaya and Grey grapple with questions of love, loyalty, and whether it’s possible to write your own happy ending. Rosetta’s International Academy, he’s lived an isolated existence-until Jaya Rao bursts into his life, but he can't shake the feeling that she’s hiding something. Thanks to an ancient curse by a Rao matriarch, Grey knows he’s doomed once he turns eighteen.

Rosetta’s International Academy, he’s lived an isolated existenceuntil Jaya Rao bursts into his life, but he cant shake the feeling that she’s hiding. There’s simply no way she and her sworn enemy could find their fairy-tale ending…right?His Lordship Grey Emerson is a misanthrope. His Lordship Grey Emerson is a misanthrope. But much to Jaya’s annoyance, Grey’s brooding demeanor and lupine blue eyes have drawn her in. Although the cast of characters in Of Curses and Kisses are rich and privileged teens, Menon focuses on the things they may have in common with most readers (making bad choices in dating, broken friendships, and dealing with parent's expectations) rather than portraying them as stereotypical jet-setting teens. She knows what she must do: Make Grey fall in love with her and break his heart. Then Jaya finds out she’ll be attending the same elite boarding school as Grey Emerson, and it feels like the opportunity of a lifetime. When the loathsome Emerson clan steps up their centuries-old feud to target Jaya’s little sister, nothing will keep Jaya from exacting her revenge.

“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, that’s a contemporary spin on Beauty and the Beast.Will the princess save the beast?For Princess Jaya Rao, nothing is more important than family.

Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon