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King of Beasts: A Fantasy Romance Fairy Tale Retelling

Author : Amberlyn Holland

Publisher : Amberlyn Holland

Page : 274 pages

File Size : 28,14 MB

Release : 2023-07-25

Category : Young Adult Fiction

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At the moment tyrannical King Aegron the Cruel was assassinated, each of his children was struck by a different dark curse. Five years later, the Dark Kingdom is struggling to survive. For five years, Leandra has tirelessly used her magic to fix the catastrophe put in motion by the impulsive mistakes of her family. Finally, she has only a single task left to complete the mission she set for herself. Unfortunately, it requires her greatest sacrifice yet. Becoming a prisoner in the Beast King's isolated fortress. Prince Kyllean is convinced the only way to break the curse trapping him in the body of a beast is to force the witch responsible to undo her dark magic. But nothing is ever as simple as it seems when it comes to the intrigue surrounding Darkhar's royal family. And the violet-eyed witch brought to him in chains harbors more secrets than most. Will Leandra prove to be his salvation? Or will she be the instrument of Kyllean's ultimate destruction? This Beauty and the Beast inspired fantasy romance novel features a stubborn, arrogant prince cursed into beastly form, a witch trying to set things right with or without his help, enemies falling in love, and a pack of terrifyingly adorable monsters.



Curse of the Wolf King

Author : Tessonja Odette

Publisher :

Page : 356 pages

File Size : 21,88 MB

Release : 2021-04-07

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ISBN : 9780578851174

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A beastly fae king with a deadly curse. A devious bargain to break it... All Gemma Bellefleur wants is to leave her past behind and forget the day scandal broke her heart. But when she's captured by a trickster fae king who threatens to hold her for ransom, she'll find herself at the top of the gossip column yet again. Unless... Plagued by a curse that will soon claim his life, the human-hating King Elliot will do anything to save himself. And if Gemma can use that to her advantage, she might be able to bargain her way to freedom. All she has to do is help him break his curse. There's just one hitch-to do so, they'll have to trick someone into falling in love with the beastly, brooding Elliot. With a devious alliance made, their scheme begins, bringing Gemma and Elliot into very close quarters. Soon, an unexpected desire stirs where once there was only hate. But Gemma must fight it. For when the curse is broken, Elliot will return to his true form-a wolf-and be lost to her for good. Can Gemma sacrifice her budding feelings to save the king's life? Or will love force her to give up something even greater...her heart? ACOTAR meets Bridgerton in this standalone fairytale retelling of Beauty and the Beast. If you like slow burn romance, wolf shifters, and brooding fae royals, then you'll love this swoon-worthy story in the Entangled with Fae series.



Beauty and the Beast

Author : Maria Tatar

Publisher : National Geographic Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 25,33 MB

Release : 2017-03-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0143111698

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The “tale as old as time,” in versions from across the centuries and around the world—published to coincide with Disney’s live-action 3D musical film starring Emma Watson, Ian McKellen, Ewan McGregor, Audra McDonald, Kevin Kline, Stanley Tucci, Dan Stevens, and Emma Thompson Nearly every culture tells the story of Beauty and the Beast in one fashion or another. From Cupid and Psyche to India’s Snake Bride to South Africa’s “Story of Five Heads,” the partnering of beasts and beauties, of humans and animals in all their variety—cats, dogs, frogs, goats, lizards, bears, tortoises, monkeys, cranes, warthogs—has beguiled us for thousands of years, mapping the cultural contradictions that riddle every romantic relationship. In this fascinating volume, preeminent fairy tale scholar Maria Tatar brings together tales from ancient times to the present and from a wide variety of cultures, highlighting the continuities and the range of themes in a fairy tale that has been used both to keep young women in their place and to encourage them to rebel, and that has entertained adults and children alike. With fresh commentary, she shows us what animals and monsters, both male and female, tell us about ourselves, and about the transformative power of empathy. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.



Searlus and the Sailor

Author : Mordelle

Publisher :

Page : 316 pages

File Size : 19,73 MB

Release : 2020-10-26

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No one in the Kingdom really knows what their King looks like. Though many have been in his presence, everyone soon forgets their time at the castle once they pass the castle gates. It's been said that he is an experiment gone wrong, a chimaera with a beastly form that no one, even those granted payment for their company, has been able to stomach. That is until a handsome, but despondent sailor shows up at his door. Andre Belle Dubois never expected to stay in his majesty's castle for six months! And she especially didn't expect to fall in love with a beast! You'd think that a formal courtship with His Majesty would make declaring one's feelings easy. But the crass and very unladylike sailor keeps ruining her chances. Just when Belle's figured it all out, a coup brews on the outskirts of the Kingdom and threatens her happily-ever-after. Intensely romantic and deliciously taboo, Searlus and the Sailor is a Beauty and the Beast retelling unlike any other, capturing the struggles of not fitting in and the courage it takes to love someone whom society deems unworthy of it.



Cruel Beauty

Author : Rosamund Hodge

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 315 pages

File Size : 22,29 MB

Release : 2014-01-28

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0062224751

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If you’re excited about the upcoming Disney film Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson, don’t miss Cruel Beauty. The romance of Beauty and the Beast meets the adventure of Graceling in this dazzling fantasy novel about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny. Perfect for fans of bestselling An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses, this gorgeously written debut infuses the classic fairy tale with glittering magic, a feisty heroine, and a romance sure to take your breath away. Betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom, Nyx has always known that her fate was to marry him, kill him, and free her people from his tyranny. But on her seventeenth birthday when she moves into his castle high on the kingdom's mountaintop, nothing is what she expected—particularly her charming and beguiling new husband. Nyx knows she must save her homeland at all costs, yet she can't resist the pull of her sworn enemy—who's gotten in her way by stealing her heart.



Tam Lin

Author : Jane Yolen

Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 31,38 MB

Release : 1998

Category : Fairy tales

ISBN : 9780152016975

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In this retelling of an old Scottish ballad, a Scottish lass, on the Halloween after her sixteenth birthday, reclaims her family home which has been held for years by the fairies, and at the same time effects the release of Tam Lin, a human held captive by the Queen of the Fey.



Deerskin

Author : Robin McKinley

Publisher : Open Road Media

Page : 300 pages

File Size : 43,88 MB

Release : 2014-11-18

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1497673674

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From the Newbery Medal–winning author of The Hero and the Crown: the story of a princess who flees her father’s unwanted attention and finds an unexpected new life. Princess Lissla Lissar is the only child of the king and his queen, who was the most beautiful woman in seven kingdoms. Everyone loved the splendid king and his matchless queen so much that no one had any attention to spare for the princess, who grew up in seclusion, listening to the tales her nursemaid told about her magnificent parents. But the queen takes ill of a mysterious wasting disease and on her deathbed extracts a strange promise from her husband: “I want you to promise me . . . you will only marry someone as beautiful as I was.” The king is crazy with grief at her loss, and slow to regain both his wits and his strength. But on Lissar’s seventeenth birthday, two years after the queen’s death, there is a grand ball, and everyone present looks at the princess in astonishment and whispers to their neighbors, How like her mother she is! On the day after the ball, the king announces that he is to marry again—and that his bride is the princess Lissla Lissar, his own daughter. Lissar, physically broken, half mad, and terrified, flees her father’s lust with her one loyal friend, her sighthound, Ash. It is the beginning of winter as they journey into the mountains—and on the night when it begins to snow, they find a tiny, deserted cabin with the makings of a fire ready-laid in the hearth. Thus begins Lissar’s long, profound, and demanding journey away from treachery and pain and horror, to trust and love and healing.



Rescued By The Merman

Author : Aria Winter

Publisher : Purplefall Publishing

Page : 200 pages

File Size : 18,78 MB

Release : 2021-07-09

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ISBN : 9781642537628

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Inspired by The Little Mermaid, a steamy fairy tale retelling...The Princess of Solwyck slayed a dragon and saved her Kingdom, but at great cost to herself. When I find her floating adrift in the sea and near death, I risk the wrath of my King to save her. She may not remember me, but I cannot forget her. I will do anything to have a chance to see her again... even if it involves making a deal with the sea witch.



The Bone Spindle

Author : Leslie Vedder

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 417 pages

File Size : 39,19 MB

Release : 2022-01-11

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0593325826

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An Instant Indie Bestseller! Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince. Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn’t believe in true love. Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way. Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who’s been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him. Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi—until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle while exploring a long-lost ruin. Now she’s stuck with the spirit of Briar Rose until she and Shane can break the century-old curse on his kingdom. Dark magic, Witch Hunters, and bad exes all stand in her way—not to mention a mysterious witch who might wind up stealing Shane’s heart, along with whatever else she’s after. But nothing scares Fi more than the possibility of falling in love with Briar Rose. Set in a lush world inspired by beloved fairytales, The Bone Spindle is a fast-paced young adult fantasy full of adventure, romance, found family, and snark.



Beauty of the Beast

Author : Rachel L. Demeter

Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Page : 340 pages

File Size : 47,4 MB

Release : 2017-02-19

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ISBN : 9781542972567

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Experience the world's most enchanting and timeless love story-retold with a dark and realistic twist. A BEAST LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF HIS PAST Reclusive and severely scarred Prince Adam Delacroix has remained hidden inside a secluded, decrepit castle ever since he witnessed his family's brutal massacre. Cloaked in shadow, with only the lamentations of past ghosts for company, he has abandoned all hope, allowing the world to believe he died on that tragic eve twenty-five years ago. A BEAUTY IN PURSUIT OF A BETTER FUTURE Caught in a fierce snowstorm, beautiful and strong-willed Isabelle Rose seeks shelter at a castle-unaware that its beastly and disfigured master is much more than he appears to be. When he imprisons her gravely ill and blind father, she bravely offers herself in his place. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Stripped of his emotional defenses, Adam's humanity reawakens as he encounters a kindred soul in Isabelle. Together they will wade through darkness and discover beauty and passion in the most unlikely of places. But when a monster from Isabelle's former life threatens their new love, Demrov's forgotten prince must emerge from his shadows and face the world once more... Perfect for fans of Beauty and the Beast and The Phantom of the Opera, Beauty of the Beast brings a familiar and well-loved fairy tale to life with a rich setting in the kingdom of Demrov and a captivating, Gothic voice. * * * Beauty of the Beast is the first standalone installment in a series of classic fairy tales reimagined with a dark and realistic twist. Disclaimer: This is an edgy, historical romance retelling of the classic fairy tale. Due to strong sexual content, profanity, and dark subject matter, including an instance of sexual assault committed by the villain, Beauty of the Beast is not intended for readers under the age of 18.