And a girl determined to save him.
Margot's been invited to the medieval town of Chapais, France for a reunion of the town's descendants. She plans to stay with her aunt, who lives above the family bookshop inside the ancient walled city.
Little does she know that three fairies have called her there to help a beastly teenage boy break the curse that has plagued his family for generations.
Proud and arrogant, the boy pushes everyone away until Margot finds a way to reach him.
But when they get close to breaking the curse, the romantic summer turns into a nightmare.
Can they set the beast free before it's too late?
Beauty's Rose is the latest installment in the Fairy-tale Inheritance Series of historical fairy tales. Set in the 1980s, it is inspired by the 1756 version of Beauty and the Beast by French novelist Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont and is a stand alone novel.
The Fairy-tale Inheritance series of books can be read in any order. Aside from the Cinderella books, they are all stand-alone novels. But if you'd like a reading order, you can follow this one:
Cinderella's Dress
Cinderella's Shoes
Cinderella's Legacy (novella)
Snow White's Mirror
Beauty's Rose
SHONNA SLAYTON writes historical fairy tales and is the co-creator of the Fairy-tale Forum group on Facebook which is a wonderful community for fairy-tale fans of all ages.
She finds inspiration in reading vintage diaries written by teens, who despite using different slang, sound a lot like teenagers today.
A busy homeschooling mom, Shonna enjoys amaretto lattes and spending time with her husband and children in Arizona.
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