Desi Bascomb is a princess substitute prodigy-she's the fastest girl ever to advance to level three in the Fa ade Agency, and the youngest to ever be a full-time sub. But now with all eyes on Desi, the only thing she wants is a moment alone to talk to Reed, who's a Fa ade legacy and secretly a sub for princes! As Desi trains for her new role, she spies more than a few cracks in Fa ade's perfect appearance. But uncovering the agency's dark past might require more than she can handle by herself. Desi is no damsel in distress, but sometimes a girl needs a knight in shining armor.