The Gavenmores of Wales have been cursed for as long as anyone can remember. They are doomed to fall in love with beautiful women and to kill those women in a jealous rage. Despite this curse, Sir Austyn has traveled to win the hand of Lady Holly de Chastel - the most beautiful woman in the world. So when he wins the hand of Lady Holly, he is surprised to find an ugly little troll with a fiery temper. Little does he know, Lady Holly has disguised herself in an ill-fated attempt to avoid the marriage her father insisted upon.

This is a great tale about falling in love with the beauty inside of someone. Though it takes a while for Austyn to realize he loves his homely wife, he does eventually figure it out before he finds out she's been lying to him about her appearance.

The only thing that bothers me about this story is how she fools him for so long, even when she starts forgetting about parts of her disguise. It kind of makes me wonder if Austyn was just blinded by his own initial perceptions or if he's just that dumb. It kind of became a Clark Kent/Superman level of stupid when it came to the disguise. Then again, it certainly served the plot well, so I suppose I'll allow Austyn's stupidity for the sake of a good curse breaking.