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Book Synopsis Deadly Beasts Book 1: The Curse Of The Rose by : TM Watkins
Download or read book Deadly Beasts Book 1: The Curse Of The Rose written by TM Watkins and published by TM Watkins. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Arnold's entire life has been filled with pain, abandoned on the steps of a church by her parents, not wanted by society and left within the care of government run orphanage. At nineteen she does nothing more than sleep, eat and work two jobs, just to pay for her way in life. But all of that changed on one cold morning as she walked home from her job as a night fill at the local convenience store. Attacked by a supposedly mythical creature, Mary is thrust into a world of the unknown. Her survival depends on one person, a dark and cold man who is living with the despair of lost love. Can she depend on a man that is so absorbed in his own misery that he cannot see the danger that looms? Walking down an alley at five am in the morning wasn't the brightest thing that Mary has ever done, but in one brief moment she altered her world forever.
Book Synopsis Deadly Beasts Book 2: Divine Blood by : TM Watkins
Download or read book Deadly Beasts Book 2: Divine Blood written by TM Watkins and published by TM Watkins. This book was released on 1901 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicolas Delacroix has always been a magnet for trouble. His life as a vampire has been one of debauchery and luxury. With money to burn, nothing is beyond his reach, and the excessive lifestyle of the affluent vampire playboy is his for the taking. His nights of hitting the town to find a temporary female friend are thrown into chaos when he is placed as co-leader of the Lancaster family dynasty with his younger sister, Martine. Without a true Lancaster ruling the dynasty, it is weaker and susceptible to attack. Lycans openly attack as retribution for their inability to return to their home world, blaming the vampires for their suffering. And if being a leader of a vampire dynasty wasn't enough for Nicolas, he comes across a woman that holds a secret, one that will change his world forever. Rowan didn't want to fall for the charming womaniser; she wanted to hide from the pain that his influence on her life has caused. But some secrets aren't meant to be kept. Distracted by the issues in his life, Nicolas doesn't see the dark figure in the background, hiding in the shadows. Slowly the figure brings their plan for complete domination into fruition, gaining more power with each passing day. The ultimate prize is worth fighting for, and the shadow figure will do whatever it takes to get it, even if it means death. Stopping the shadow figure at every turn, Nicolas does everything he can to protect those that he loves and in doing so, becomes something that he never believed possible.
Book Synopsis Deadly Beasts Book 4: Imperfect Love by : TM Watkins
Download or read book Deadly Beasts Book 4: Imperfect Love written by TM Watkins and published by TM Watkins. This book was released on 1900 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A love that's taken over two hundred years to get right. One mistake will alter the path of a young woman. Falsely accused, Lillian is sent to the other side of the world as a convict. Her future is set in stone, destined to a destitute life as a prostitute in a place that civilisation has almost forgotten. Lillian's path will alter because of one man. Gabrielus Montrose buys her life and saves her from a terrible fate. Her future will change and it will be in the hands of a man that has many dark secrets and leads a strange life. In her new life, she becomes Leah. Leaving the past behind, she forges a new life as a servant and in time, a wife and lover. When life for a woman is being ruled and bound to a man, Leah struggles with her subservient role to Gabe. He needs a matriarch for his dynasty, he wants her in his life and by his side but he is blinded by the suffering and the belief that he knows what Leah wants. The curse that has befallen the sons of the five brothers causes heartache for Gabe and Leah. Their love could be strong, if only they could get over the one little issue between them. One wrong move will change their lives, tearing them apart and leaving them broken and hurt for many years.
Download or read book Deadly Beasts written by T. M. Watkins and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Arnold's entire life has been filled with pain, abandoned on the steps of a church by her parents, not wanted by society and left within the care of government run orphanage. At nineteen she does nothing more than sleep, eat and work two jobs, just to pay for her way in life. But all of that changed on one cold morning as she walked home from her job as a night fill at the local convenience store. She wakes days later to find that she is in hospital in a room that is stark and cold, void of any flowers or gifts from loved ones. It is a tragic reminder of her lonely life and she wishes for something more, a life filled with love and happiness. Mary has little recollection of the events that led to her ending up in hospital. Now she is protected by a department of the police that she has never heard of and if that wasn't troubling enough, the detective handling her case walks into her hospital room and tells her that her attacker wasn't human. What could she say to him when he tells her that she is going into protection and the circumstances are the strangest she has ever encountered? The detective wants her to go into the protection of one supposedly mythical creature to survive a secondary attack from another not so mythical creature. Mary has little choice, if she wants to live she has to do what the detective tells her. She has to walk into the protection of a scary man in a creepy house until the police find her attacker. Behind the locked doors and the forbidden areas of the house, Mary settles into an uncomfortable existence. Her host William Lancaster is a dark and cold man, living with the despair of lost love. The arrival of Mary into his house awakens the memories of his past and the pain of losing his beloved wife. Mary's survival depends on William dispelling his morose thoughts and hatred of the world. Can she depend on a man that is so absorbed in his own misery that he cannot see the danger that looms or will she end up as another statistic of the secret police department? Walking down an alley at five am in the morning hadn't been the brightest thing that Mary has ever done, but in one brief moment she altered her world forever.
Book Synopsis Deadly Beasts: Book 3: The Sun God by : Tm Watkins
Download or read book Deadly Beasts: Book 3: The Sun God written by Tm Watkins and published by Sun God. This book was released on 2018-08-16 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Augustus Valerii's reign over the Parisian territory has always been tumultuous. A much sought after feeding ground, many would risk taking on the elder to have what he owns. He's suffered several attempted coups from his own family and those who were delusional in their vain need for glory. With his declining health, Augustus doesn't notice the subtle hints that are shown, missing the vital clues that another threat is lingering on the horizon. With a jilted lover to contend with, the last thing he needs is another nightmare. However, the growing issue with the shadow figure has given him just that, and now Augustus has a political refugee to deal with. Augustus finds himself in a difficult situation, finding the woman to be permanently at the centre of his attention, his desire grows with each crazy moment. Moreover, when he thought that life couldn't get any more difficult, his dark secret develops into a situation that cannot remain hidden. One little secret that he's kept for two hundred years could be his undoing.
Book Synopsis Withering Rose (Once Upon A Curse Book 2) by : Kaitlyn Davis
Download or read book Withering Rose (Once Upon A Curse Book 2) written by Kaitlyn Davis and published by Kaitlyn Davis. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **A USA Today Recommended Series!** Beauty is cursed, and only the Beast can save her... Don't miss WITHERING ROSE, a fantasy romance from bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis that reimagines the classic fairy tale of Beauty & The Beast. "As the heat finally disappeared, I felt the bloom blossom in the very core of my soul, a rose just like my name--a ticking clock hidden behind a façade of beauty. From that moment on, my life would become a countdown, and all I could do was wait and watch as the petals of time slowly started to fall." Omorose Bouchene has a secret--magic. There's only one problem. At the age of seven, an earthquake struck, catapulting her into a new world. A land made of skyscrapers and cell phones. Fast cars and fluorescent lights. A land where magic isn't supposed to exist and anyone who wields it is the enemy. But after ten years of hiding, she's desperate to find a place where she can be free. Because all magic comes with a curse, and her curse is time--every ounce of power she uses strips days off of her life. The clock is winding down, and the only option left is to escape to the realm of the Beast. But the king of monsters isn't what he seems. And the more Omorose opens her heart, the more she comes to realize that the only person she may need to fear is herself. *This is the second book in Once Upon A Curse, a series of interconnected stand-alone novels all set in the same fantasy universe. Keywords: Teen & Young Adult, Fairytale, Fairy Tale, Retelling, Adaptation, Fairy Tale Adaptation, Beauty and the Beast, Romance, Dystopian, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Love, Action & Adventure, Magic, Fantasy, Beast, Beauty, Shapeshifter, Werewolf, Werewolves
Download or read book A Ruin of Roses written by K. F. Breene and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-10 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I could save him, but he would ruin me. The beast. The creature who stalks the forbidden wood. The dragon prince.He has suffered a fate worse than death. We all have. A curse put upon us by the mad king.We are a kingdom locked in time. Shifters unable to feel our animals. Stuck here by a deal between the late king and a demon who seeks our destruction. The only one keeping this kingdom alive is Nyfain, the golden prince to a stolen throne. The last dragon shifter. He's our hope. He's my nightmare. When he catches me trespassing in the forbidden wood, he doesn't punish me with death, as he's entitled. He takes me, instead. Forces me back to the castle as his prisoner. Seeks to use me. Apparently I can save him. I can save the whole forgotten kingdom, locked away by the demon king's power. But it would mean taming the monster beneath his skin. It would mean giving myself to him. It would mean my ruin._ _ _ _ _ _This is a dark and sexy Beauty and the Beast retelling featuring a strong heroine, a dangerous anti-hero, and a humorous supporting cast.
Download or read book Deadly Beasts written by T. M. Watkins and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicolas Delacroix has always been a magnet for trouble. His life as a vampire has been one of debauchery and luxury. With money to burn, nothing is beyond his reach, and the excessive lifestyle of the affluent vampire playboy is his for the taking. His nights of hitting the town to find a temporary female friend are thrown into chaos when he is placed as co-leader of the Lancaster family dynasty with his younger sister, Martine. Without a true Lancaster ruling the dynasty, it is weaker and susceptible to attack. Lycans openly attack as retribution for their inability to return to their home world, blaming the vampires for their suffering. And if being a leader of a vampire dynasty wasn't enough for Nicolas, he comes across a woman that holds a secret, one that will change his world forever. Rowan didn't want to fall for the charming womaniser; she wanted to hide from the pain that his influence on her life has caused. But some secrets aren't meant to be kept. Distracted by the issues in his life, Nicolas doesn't see the dark figure in the background, hiding in the shadows. Slowly the figure brings their plan for complete domination into fruition, gaining more power with each passing day. The ultimate prize is worth fighting for, and the shadow figure will do whatever it takes to get it, even if it means death. Stopping the shadow figure at every turn, Nicolas does everything he can to protect those that he loves and in doing so, becomes something that he never believed possible.
Book Synopsis The Rose and The Beast by : Francesca Lia Block
Download or read book The Rose and The Beast written by Francesca Lia Block and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With language that is both lyrical and distinctly her own, Francesca Lia Block turns nine fairy tales inside out. Escaping the poisoned apple, Snow frees herself from possession to find the truth of love in an unexpected place. A club girl from L.A., awakening from a long sleep to the memories of her past, finally finds release from its curse. And Beauty learns that Beasts can understand more than men. Within these singular, timeless landscapes, the brutal and the magical collide, and the heroine triumphs because of the strength she finds in a pen, a paintbrush, a lover, a friend, a mother, and finally, in herself.
Book Synopsis How to Date a Werewolf by : Rose Pressey
Download or read book How to Date a Werewolf written by Rose Pressey and published by Rose Pressey. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romance can be a hairy business-especially when you're a werewolf. As the owner of Get a Mate Dating Service, Rylie is more than happy to step in and lend a hand to lonely lycanthropic hearts all over town. No matter how hopeless Rylie might be in finding her own soul mate, she has a knack for helping others find theirs. Convinced that she is stuck with a family curse, Rylie is positive she will never find her true love. But when drool-worthy Jack Chandler shows up at her door, Rylie wonders if maybe the curse is finally broken. But Rylie's life is about to become complicated courtesy of the after-dark crowd. When she begins receiving strange notes and harassment from a jilted client, events careen out of control. Jack knows she's more hassle than he can handle. What he doesn't know is whether she's seriously in trouble . . . or simply delusional.
Download or read book Thorn of Rose written by Emily Deady and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-22 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beauty is a curse. It attracts the basest sort of men, even a beast. With her father deathly ill, Isabel Bielsa throws herself into their mutual passion: bookbinding. Hiding in the library also allows her to avoid the unwanted attentions of the local self-absorbed noblemen. But, there is only so many times one can read the same book. When the governing council demands her father's skills she happily goes in his stead. However, her new library assignment is far from private. Prince Aden of Iseldis, cursed into the form of a beast, keeps interrupting her work. With his idealistic standards and comfortable self-righteousness, she sees him as just another man besotted by her beauty. That is, until Isabel discovers that his curse has also affected his eyesight. As her feelings for him grow, Isabel nears the end of her assignment. Can she break Aden's curse before the magical attacker comes back to finish him off for good? Thorn of Rose is a fantasy retelling of Beauty and the beast. If you love sweet romance, a little bit of magic, and a headstrong heroine, then this story was written for you.
Book Synopsis Beauty of the Beast #1 The Mystic Rose: Part A: The Flower, The Sword, And The Kiss by : Kristie Lynn Higgins
Download or read book Beauty of the Beast #1 The Mystic Rose: Part A: The Flower, The Sword, And The Kiss written by Kristie Lynn Higgins and published by Kristie Lynn Higgins. This book was released on 2015-08-10 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Type: novella word count about 39,300 A new approach to the classic fairy tale. The story of Beauty and the Beast with a twist. What if the woman was the one turned into the creature? A realm of adventure and peril mingled with romance, friendship, magic, and sword and sorcery. Join Pluck in this novella series as she travels through a strange land of danger and intrigue as she finds allies and foes alike in her search to lift her monstrous curse. A story like Beauty and the Beast but with more action adventure and menacing darkness. On the planet Terra when recorded history began, Man coexisted with the Necroms. The dawn of this period was known as the First Age of Magic. In the Second Age of Magic, a war broke out between Man and the Necroms and by the middle of the Second Age, Man was nearly wiped from creation. Those who survived fled Wellspring and journeyed across the sea into the unknown, finding new homes and creating fortified domains. In the Third and final Age of Magic, Man established five island kingdoms: Commery, Fletching, Morgog, Swelldom, and Hort. For generations, the wars continued until an arranged marriage between the two strongest kingdoms of Commery and Morgog ceased the bloodshed, and so Man established the first Emperor and Empress and the tradition of Amalgamation. When both the Emperor and Empress of the Five Kingdoms died, the two strongest kingdoms' heirs married and crowned a new dynasty and so began the Age of Amalgamation. During this age, a witch placed a curse on a girl named Pluck. The curse had been meant for a boy, Prince Edward of Fletching, for stealing the Mystic Rose. Pluck transformed into a Necrom with the Kiss, Edward's first kiss, as her only redemption. The Kiss wouldn't be an easy task since showing her face meant her death. Pluck goes through her young adult life training to become a High Guard as a means to lift her curse but it never comes. What does the future hold for her? Beauty Of The Beast Epic Fantasy Action-Adventure Sword and Sorcery Dark Fantasy YA Novella Series: 1. BOTB1A: The Flower, The Sword, And The Kiss 2. BOTB1B: A Vow Of Love And The Challenge 3. BOTBC: Hearts Betrayed And Blood Revealed Pluck looks like a Necrom (tiger, lion, cheetah, and panther) an animal that should only exist in mythic fiction. Young adult Pluck grows into a heroic warrior and faces her curse as the Prince leaves their island in this high fantasy adventure. She will encounter new realms and magical realism lands full of supernatural races that should only live in legend or myth. This Beauty and the Beast like story will take her to a land of untold dangers. In this retelling of Beauty and the Beast, she must find a way to exist in her cat-like form that others see as hideous long enough to gain her freedom. A not so classic approach to a version of the famous fairytale. Sword and sorcery with a little romance thrown in will delight anyone who enjoys fairy tales as they journey with the Beast Woman. This book uses a mixture of YA fantasy to create a book for all ages to enjoy. Will she finally receive the Kiss in this romantic fantasy and finally end the hex that has kept her hidden away from everyone? Her survival depends on whether or not she can earn the trust of Edward and help him remember who she was to him as children. As young adults, they were close. She had been brought in to learn with him as a preteen and she went through schooling with him. All of that is in the past now... Now everything depends on the Prince and what he will do once he realizes what she truly is. What will he do once he sees the Beauty of the Beast? YA Beauty and the Beast retelling of the classic fairytale to delight and tickle hearts of all ages with friendship, love, romance, and struggle of good versus evil. In this reverse Beauty and the Beast retelling, Pluck as a child is cursed while saving her prince. She is transformed in a cat-like humanoid known as a Necrom, and Necroms are hated and feared by all humans. Pluck must hide away but as she becomes an adult there is a chance for her to receive the one thing that will lift her curse. A reversed retelling of Beauty and the Beast that spans a whole world. Discover new creatures and beings in this epic fantasy reversed retelling fairy tale.
Book Synopsis The Regency Shifter Series books 1-3 by : K.M. Carroll
Download or read book The Regency Shifter Series books 1-3 written by K.M. Carroll and published by Less Than Three Productions. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Regency shifter novellas, books 1-3. Bite-sized, delicious interconnected tales of romance and suspense, involving werewolves, werebears, and werefoxes. This is a sweet romance collection with a low heat level. _________ Turned: A werewolf love story A loveless marriage. A werewolf curse. In the rainy land of Grayton, Bernard and Charlotte Preston lead separate lives. An arranged marriage has left them with plenty of money and a cold relationship. She craves social esteem--while she wishes for the love her marriage has never contained. Bernard is an alchemist who is desperately seeking a cure for the werewolf curse. Yet he, too, is plagued by loneliness and a wistful admiration for his distant wife. When the werewolves attack Lyedyn City the night of the Spring Ball, Bernard and Charlotte together fall under the curse. Retaining only their sanity, they flee the wolf hunters and hide deep in the forest. Now, hungry and afraid, the estranged couple work together to survive ... and even as their love blossoms, evil forces work to ensure that they never leave the woods. ______ The Bramblewood Werebear Jennie Walden is a young woman who has written papers for natural science journals, and has corresponded with a fellow naturalist, Oliver Gunnersen, for years. When Oliver proposes long distance, Jennie travels to Oliver's home at Bramblewood Estate to wed her mysterious friend. She is astonished at his size and physical strength, yet his adorable shyness remains, if she can see past his imposing exterior. Oliver has kept his bear form secret from Jennie, fearful that if she knew that he was a monster, she would flee. But the werewolves of the neighboring city of Grayton have emerged to mingle with the populace. A certain pack has begun threatening him and the treasure he protects on the Bramblewood land. The werewolves know that he cannot tolerate another shifter in his territory ... and threaten to turn Jennie. Now Jennie must choose whether to flee, or whether to stick with this bear-man she has grown to love from a distance. The time is coming when their very survival depends on the love of the other. ______ Outfoxing the Wolf Rowena Haywood is an orphaned alchemist who is struggling to make ends meet in the werewolf nation of Grayton. She and her brother Andrew harbor a secret: although they were bitten, they cannot transform. When Rowena is summoned to the mage school by Prince Laurence Grayton himself, she becomes a werefox, and hunted by the wolves, who believe her to be a threat. Arrogant Prince Laurence seeks to break the werewolf curse upon his people. When Rowena becomes a creature he has never seen, he takes responsibility for her protection. Despite his scorn for women, he is attracted to Rowena's quick wit and intelligence--and she to him. Now Rowena and Laurence must use all their cunning to outwit the crown prince Henry, who plots to use the werefox to start a war. Can a fox outsmart a wolf--and perhaps learn to love one?
Download or read book A Kingdom of Ruin written by K. F. Breene and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-07 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never sell your soul to the Demon King.Too late.In an effort to save all that I love, I have to finish the job Nyfain started? and ruin myself.I've made a trade with the most cunning creature alive.Me for them.The dungeons will be my new home. Dolion's destruction will be my new goal.I just have to get out of here and back to my golden dragon. Preferably alive.
Book Synopsis The Wizard's Promise by : Cassandra Rose Clarke
Download or read book The Wizard's Promise written by Cassandra Rose Clarke and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hanna has spent her life hearing about the adventures of her namesake Ananna, the lady pirate, and assassin Naji. She dreams of the same adventures, but little does she know she is about to tumble into one of her own. Hanna is apprenticed to a taciturn fisherman called Kolur, and, during a day of storms and darkness, are swept wildly off course. In this strange new land, Kolur hires a stranger to join the crew and, rather than heading home, sets a course for the dangerous island of Jadanvar. As Hanna meets a secretive merboy, and learns that Kolur has a deadly past, she soon realises that wishing for adventures is a dangerous game - because those wishes might come true.
Book Synopsis Curse of the Beast by : Ashley Lavering
Download or read book Curse of the Beast written by Ashley Lavering and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dark shadow stalks the night, watching her-waiting to claim what is his. Seventeen-year-old Tayla Jonas longs for a simple life, but after a traumatizing family loss, she is forced to be both mother and sister to her cousins while caring for her mentally unstable aunt. Moving to her grandma's quiet town of Cody, Wyoming, Tayla finds some normalcy with her quirky green activist friend, Chel, who spends no time converting her to vegetarianism. A few weeks into her new school, Tayla catches the eye of Kyle Harrington-the high school quarterback and resident millionaire-who can seduce any girl with his charismatic charm, including Tayla. But Kyle is anything but what he seems. Walking through City Park, Tayla is unaware that an ancient curse has her in its crosshairs. The silver moonlight illuminates the path to her van, sprinkling shadows like evil twinkling eyes. Tayla's skin prickles, and she turns. Something-or someone-is watching her. A powerful werewolf steps from the shadows. An iridescent blue chord shoots from him and slams into her stomach, dissolving instantly. Pain wracks her body, and she tries to scramble to safety, but his silver eyes freeze her in place as the curse binds them together. The chord settles deep inside her body, coiling with dread around her heart. Dismayed by the prospect of a werewolf for a shadow, Tayla fears for the safety of her friends and family. How will she keep the werewolf's insatiable hunger in check? Her plans for a vegetarian lifestyle quickly dwindle away, and Tayla wrestles to fit her frazzled life back together-piece by piece. But what she didn't expect was her attraction to the werewolf or the power of the full moon. Will Tayla be strong enough to survive the Curse of the Beast? Or will it consume her like so many before? Find out in the first installment of this unique retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
Book Synopsis Of Beast and Beauty by : Chanda Hahn
Download or read book Of Beast and Beauty written by Chanda Hahn and published by Chanda Hahn. This book was released on 2018-06-11 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone dreams of marrying a prince—except for me. I am nothing more than a pawn in my adoptive mother's diabolical plot against the seven kingdoms. I was the chosen tool, her sharpened blade that would cut the deepest into the heart of the Kingdom of Baist. But like all deadly weapons, my wedding is two-edged sword that could cost me my soul. For I am Rosalie, one of the adopted daughters of Lady Eville, and it is my duty to enter into a loveless and hate-filled marriage with the narcissistic Crown Prince of Baist. My choices and heart are not my own to give. Yet even in the thick of dire situations, beastly vengeance can give way to beautiful attraction.
