Emony's been a proud and powerful werewolf all his life, the vicious and paranoid caretaker of his favorite companion, Tiphaine, a lamia forced to carry a legendary curse that turns to stone all that gaze into her eyes. Which is why he was not amused when his other supposed friend, the witch Lenah, turned him into a mermaid. One with a golden tail, a magically squeaky voice and all the wrong kinds of feminine features. When a teleportation mishap then lands Emony and Tiphaine into the medieval village of Coldbarrow, desperate to free themselves of their afflictions, the two are forced to form uneasy alliances, playing both sides in a conflict between besieged, frightened villagers and an undead monarch hell-bent on raising an army to reunite with the queen he lost so many years ago. Their quest to locate the king's lost love leads them across the kingdom steeped in mystery and danger, but as truths emerge, revelations from the past start to unveil a heart-brekaing choice that could break the two's curses or seal their doom forever.