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"Pre-2015 historical fantasy or fairy tale novel with a male protagonist. He is in disguise and noticed by a girl. Later he learns the girl is being threatened by her brother for allowing him to escape. A sorceress tells him she taught his close companion to cast a spell. In the climax he reveals the curse to the woman he loves and tries to remove it, but it sticks to him. At the end he is encouraged to join hands with her."