Beauty and the BeastK.M. Shea

Young Adult Fantasy Romance

Beauty and the Beast

Book 1 of the Timeless Fairy Tales series

252 pages · First published 2013

One unfortunate miscalculation sends Elle crashing through the roof of an enchanted château, leaving her with a broken leg and no choice but to accept the hospitality of its thoroughly disagreeable master. Prince Severin, once a commanding general, has been transformed into a beast by a powerful curse and has long since abandoned hope of finding the love that could restore his human form. He has no patience for his unexpected guest, and Elle is equally unimpressed by the surly prince. But the château's enchanted servants have other ideas, and their increasingly determined matchmaking schemes gradually draw the reluctant pair together. Beneath Severin's fierce exterior, Elle begins to discover unexpected kindness, while Severin finds himself intrigued by a young woman who refuses to fear him. Yet Elle is guarding secrets of her own, and when political rivalries and deadly assassins threaten Severin's life, her hidden past could endanger everything they have begun to build. Filled with witty banter, enchanted castles, unexpected friendship, and clean romance, this young adult fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast is perfect for a cozy evening when you're craving fairy-tale magic, a spirited heroine, and a love story that looks beyond appearances.

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Fantasy violence, assassination attempts, weapons, blood, and injuries; a fall through a roof resulting in a broken leg and prolonged recovery; magical curses and frightening transformations; a wicked witch and references to disturbing magical threats, including a threat to remove and eat a person's heart; threats of war, political hostility, and danger to members of the royal family; magical punishment that deprives servants of their faces and voices; prejudice, bullying, and mistreatment related to appearance and birth circumstances; references to illegitimacy and parental rejection; deception and concealed identity; occasional mild language and references to alcohol consumption; brief romantic kissing and affectionate touching.

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Warm wine and fragrant spices evoke the candlelit halls of an enchanted château, where a stubborn prince and an equally stubborn guest discover that the sweetest kind of magic may be learning to love beyond appearances.