Author: Beena Khan
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 316

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A bride is sacred whether given or...stolen. Once upon a time... With every end comes a new beginning. I'm an enigma of a man with two sides. The same violent blood that's in the Russian mafia, the Solntsevskaya Bratva lies in my veins. I'm told I could be the new Pakhan. There's a young scarred beauty in the kingdom, Lada Sokolova with bright eyes, a noble Mafia princess. The fairest in the kingdom. Her marks go deeper than the ones carved on her face. I see her, and the pain in her eyes mirrors my own. They say she was supposed to be betrothed to my family. She's too young for me. I'm twelve years her senior so I reject her. Now, she's getting married to a brutal Vor who's more than twice her age. It's been decided, and I can't interfere. I do the one thing I shouldn't have, putting my life on the line. I take her. I kidnap a bride in her wedding dress. I'm only doing what's right, protecting an innocent. ....even from the predator inside of me. Welcome to New York's Underworld. Loosely based on the fairytale. A standalone age-gap romance about how much you would risk for the one you love. For a greater reading experience, check out the first three books of the Beauty & The Beast series. Recommended for fans of forbidden love, age gap, and enemies to lovers. Includes Bonus scenes of the previous characters in the series.

Author: Mary E. Twomey
Publisher: Mary E. Twomey, LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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When you push everyone in your life away, sometimes they stay gone. Going from being Avondale’s Sexiest Bachelor to becoming hideously deformed turns Adam Fontaine into an angry shut-in. Though he’s doomed to mutate into a growling member of the Lupine when his thirtieth birthday comes, he wants nothing to do with enjoying what’s left of his sentient life. When his last remaining friend hires a nurse to look after him, Adam realizes there’s more to his life than just his impending curse. Soon Adam has to decide how far he’s willing to go to keep the woman he loves by his side, hoping she’ll stay with him through his last days. This is book two in the "Cursed Beauty" series written by USA Today Bestselling Author Mary E. Twomey, and can be read independently. Google Subjects: paranormal romance, french folklore, fairytales, myths and legends, fairy tales, young adult, YA, high school, paranormal, romance, paranormal books, YA paranormal fantasy, YA paranormal romance series, series or anthology, magic, coming of age, epic fantasy series, YA magic, fantasy and magic, YA coming of age, YA ebook, ebook, YA high school romance, YA teen, teen book, YA urban fantasy, YA shifters, YA shifter romance, scandinavian folklore 101, garden gnomes, urban fantasy series, teen magic, YA paranormal fantasy, YA ebooks, YA books, YA trilogy, YA urban fantasy romance, teen and young adult books, teen books for girls in high school, teen love triangle, paranormal, paranormal fantasy, young adult urban fantasy, young adult fantasy, young adult teen, young adult witches, young adult witch romance, young adult fantasy and magic, fantasy romance, first in series, beauty and the beast retelling, fairytale retelling

Author: Beena Khan
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 328

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I was a beauty who witnessed a murder and the beast took me as his hostage. Amazon Bestseller in Fairytales and Top 50 in Gothic Romance and Vigilante Justice. Once upon a time... A Don by the name of Vlad Vitalli ruled New York. He's a mafia man. The leader of one of the five ruling families, La Cosa Nostra. He's a monster. A trained killer and a cold-blooded murderer. He's tall, mysterious, with icy gray eyes, and he rarely smiles. He's a criminal. Ruthless, cold, dangerous, and he is going to kill me. I was the wrong person at the wrong time. An innocent at the masquerade ball but I witnessed a murder. I become a target to the mafia who have a rule of no witnesses left behind. To save my life, I made a deal with the ruthless beast. I handed myself to the cruelest man in the kingdom. Just as Don Vlad was about to order the hit, I threw off my masquerade mask, revealing my face, and offered myself to him. One look and I was doomed. He took me as his hostage. His captive. He didn't know that by taking me, Dahlia Hadid, he sealed his own fate. Welcome to New York's Underworld. Loosely based on the Beauty & the Beast fairytale. A Gothic Romance of an notorious gangster and the woman who will bring him to his knees. It is not a standalone and part of a duet.

Author: Lish McBride
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 198481561X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449

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Now in paperback, this YA fantasy is a gender-flipped take on 'Beauty and the Beast' brimming with magic and sharp humor. "A unique and twisty magical romp!" —Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author "Curses is the 'Beauty and the Beast' retelling I've been waiting for." —Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author Merit Cravan refused to fulfill her obligation to marry a prince, leading to a fairy godling's curse. She will be forced to live as a beast forever, unless she agrees to marry a man of her mother's choosing before her eighteenth birthday. Tevin Dumont has always been a pawn in his family's cons. The prettiest boy in a big family, his job is to tempt naïve rich girls to abandon their engagements, unless their parents agree to pay him off. But after his mother runs afoul of the beast, she decides to trade Tevin for her own freedom. Now, Tevin and Merit have agreed that he can pay off his mother's debt by using his con-artist skills to help Merit find the best match . . . but what if the best match is Tevin himself?

Author: Page Morgan
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0449810283
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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For readers of Lauren Kate's Fallen series comes a digital original short story set in the world of The Beautiful and the Cursed that follows Ingrid and Gabby Waverly and the terrifying forces determined to take their lives. Read it before the sequel, The Lovely and the Lost, is available in 2014 from Delacorte Press. Praise for The Beautiful and the Cursed: “A deliciously satisfying mix of historical fiction, mystery, and supernatural romance.”—The Bulletin “Morgan's fluid descriptions, inventive otherworldly elements, and characters with convincing motivations result in an immersive first installment.”—Publisher’s Weekly “Morgan combines fantasy with gothic romance in this well-crafted standout.”—Booklist “A sexy red dress…forbidden romance and hot kissing abound.”—Kirkus Reviews “Morgan keeps the plot moving with constant action…dark adventure and romance.”—School Library Journal

Author: Brigid Kemmerer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1681195097
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 517

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A New York Times bestseller! "Has everything you'd want in a retelling of a classic fairy tale." - Jodi Picoult In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives readers another compulsively readable romance perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer. Fall in love, break the curse. It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope. Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she's instead somehow sucked into Rhen's cursed world. Break the curse, save the kingdom. A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn't know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what's at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.

Author: M Lynn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781072535232
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Languages : en
Pages : 298

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This book can be read as a standalone. Aurora Rose Brynhild is out of time. For eighteen years she's been allowed to live as a free woman in anticipation of a century long slumber. Now, the dark sorceress of Dracon is coming for her, and she doesn't like to lose. But Aurora is ready. She has nothing, no one to miss. Until him. When she finds the Belaen prince wounded in the forest, she takes him home, wanting to do one good thing before the curse takes her, needing to save his life. As she heals the prince, she comes to know fear for the first time in her life. Because now, when the slumber comes for her, she has something to leave behind. Prince Phillip Basile never gives up. The "General Prince" as they call him, is used to battling for everything he has. And now, he will fight for her. Aurora tells him she can't stay, that there's no way to break her curse. But he will do anything to prove her wrong, to save her no matter the cost. Inspired by the Sleeping Beauty story, this is the cursed princess as you've never seen her before. The Fantasy and Fairytales series: Rapunzel - Golden Curse Golden Chains Golden Crown Cinderella - Glass Kingdom Glass Princess Robin Hood - Noble Thief Sleeping Beauty - Cursed Beauty

Author: Valentina Tsoneva
Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN: 150690730X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181

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Who is a strong woman? The One who bravely leaves or the One who stoically stays? Find Out! Cursed Beauty is a collection of twelve short stories set in Bulgarian cities and villages during the socialist era of the 1980s. In these stories, Bulgarian women—girls, mothers, grandmothers—push up against, resign themselves to, subvert and flee the rigid moral codes of the patriarchal society. The unifying character of the short stories is the Bulgarian woman, as a girl, as a mother, and as a grandmother. She is vibrant, loving, devoted, but sometimes abandoned and abused. Some women find a solution, some temporary peace, some leave for new horizons, but some continue their old lives, trusting their inner strength to be stronger than the circumstances. The tone is uplifting—pain and hope unite these female characters in their pursuit of love and happiness. Valentina Tsoneva is a native Bulgarian. She lives and teaches composition and literature classes in the Sunshine State, Florida, which has two seasons: hot and hotter. She holds an MA from Bulgaria and MA from the USA. She published a poetry book Shelter in Bulgarian and a few other poems in English in the literary journals Sand and River of Grass. In 2017, her poem “Causa Perduta” won second prize in the National League of American Pen Women, Tampa, FL. In 2021, her collection of short stories Cursed Beauty was the winner for the unpublished book at San Francisco Book Festival. She enjoys traveling, jogging, and taking care of her adorable Dutch Shepherd, Myla. Bulgaria, Socialist Era, 1980s, Strong Women, Rigid Moral Codes, Patriarch Society, Abused, Uplifting Tone, Pursuit of Love, Historical Fiction, Cultural Fiction www.ValentinaTsoneva.com

Author: James Bone
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1942872038
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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A riveting, scandle-filled biography of the most famous nude model in America, Audrey Munson (1891-1996) whose beauty brought her extraordinary success and great tragedy. Many readers will recognize Audrey Munson, even without knowing her name. She was America's first supermodel. Munson's beauty, though, was also her curse, exactly as a fortune teller predicted in her youth. Her looks won her entry to high society, but at a devastating cost. In 1919 she became a recluse, eventually being admitted to an asylum whre she remained until her death. This is her story.

Author: Dorian Tsukioka
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 118

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At midnight the spell ends......and the curse begins.She's a disfigured peasant girl with the odds stacked against her.He's the prince who broke her heart and has regretted it ever since.Together they'll face an evil threatening to destroy them and everyone they love...Cursed with a birthmark marring her face, Adelaide has been scorned her whole life. But when an invitation to the prince's ball arrives unexpectedly, she must choose...Does she dare risk ridicule from the prince who hurt her years ago, or will she give up the chance to face him once again?Rescue comes when a fairy godmother offers her a pair of magical glass slippers transforming her rags into an elegant gown and removing the mark covering her face. But the gift comes at a terrible price...Adelaide learns the magical slippers remove more than just her birthmark, they devour part of her soul - leaving her cursed in a far worse way. She'll have to confront the prince and learn to forgive In order to save herself and those she loves.If you like classic tales re-imagined in a fresh new way, you'll love Cursed Beauty. This clean fantasy fairy tale will keep you turning the pages to discover the next cursed twist.One Click to Start Reading Your Next Favorite Fairy Tale Retelling Now