title: Beauty of the Beast
author: Demeter, Rachel L.
description: 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.
  
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  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.