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In the third book in Ashley Poston's Once Upon a Con series Beauty and the Beast is retold in the beloved Starfield universe.Rosie Thorne is feeling stuck—on her college application essays in her small town and on that mysterious General Sond cosplayer she met at ExcelsiCon. Most of all shes stuck in her grief over her mothers death. Her only solace was her late mothIn the third book in Ashley Poston's Once Upon a Con series Beauty and the Beast is retold in the beloved Starfield universe.Rosie Thorne is feeling stuck—on her college application essays in her small town and on that mysterious General Sond cosplayer she met at ExcelsiCon. Most of all shes stuck in her grief over her mothers death. Her only solace was her late mothers library of rare Starfield novels but even that disappeared when they sold it to pay off hospital bills.On the other hand Vance Reigns has been Hollywood royalty for as long as he can remember—with all the privilege and scrutiny that entails. When a tabloid scandal catches up to him he's forced to hide out somewhere the paparazzi would never expect to find him: Small Town USA. At least theres a library in the house. Too bad he doesnt read.When Rosie and Vances paths collide and a rare book is accidentally destroyed Rosie finds herself working to repay the debt. And while most Starfield superfans would jump at the chance to work in close proximity to the Vance Reigns Rosie has discovered something about Vance: hes a jerk and she cant stand him. The feeling is mutual.But as Vance and Rosie begrudgingly get to know each other their careful masks come off—and they may just find that theres more risk in shutting each other out than in opening their hearts.(less)