Review: Fantastic Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2013
Gwendolyn Sinclair watched as Xavier St James purposely made the couple standing in front of him uncomfortable. She couldn't reconcile the person he was now to the person he had once been. However, she still needed him and was determined to get his help.Xavier St James had lost a lot, the deaths of his father and brother as well as his accident made him bitter. Was there hope for him and how did Gwendolyn the ex-fiancé of his brother fit into it?From the first page of Bargain with the Beast I knew that I had read this story before so I checked my kindle and found that I had indeed read this. It had been released a few years ago under the title of Loving the Beast, which was part of the Fairy tales Unleashed Series.Knowing this however did not take away from the beauty of the story, these two characters were the kind that a reader could identify with and feel empathy for. Xavier with all the pain he held inside him and Gwendolyn with the guilt she felt came together and managed to heal one another.This story kept the reader's interest from beginning to end, with all the conflict between these two characters this reader knew that they would eventually come together but they had to work for it. All the background information on the characters helped the reader to truly understand why they acted the way they did.Once again, Naima Simone delivered a touching, erotic, and loving story of two people who were meant to be together. This is her `adult' take on the classic story of Beauty and the Beast, and even though I had read this previously, it was still an enjoyable ride. Whether it's under Loving the Beast or Bargain with the Beast this is one story worth reading.Originally posted at Long and Short Reviews