Meet Lazlo, an eight-hundred-year-old demon and the most unproductive Keeper of Curses in Hell. From his office in Midtown, he oversees the Drakeford curse—one pathetic family bound to a mysterious black monolith. Unfortunately, leadership in his division has changed, and Lazlo’s ratings are so low that he’s given six days to recover, or he’ll be melted down and returned to the Firstborn state. Meet Maggie Drakeford, a nineteen-year-old bearer of the Curse. The future seems hopeless—until, one October evening, Lazlo shows up at the Drakefords’ farm and tells them they have six days—and only six days—to break the spell before it becomes permanent. Can Maggie trust the quick-witted and beautiful Lazlo? Of course not. But she also can’t afford to miss the chance to save her family—even if it means she’ll have a demon as her guide…