The Beast is a well known murderer that plagues New York City. He usually only kills criminals but when Beth's mother steals from him, Beth becomes one of his victims. Except, he doesn't kill her. He takes her with him. Beth has always believed there is beauty in everyone but The Beast puts her beliefs to the test. The cold hearted, depressed, murderer and a struggling young woman form an unlikely bond while Beth's beloved friend Grayson goes on a wild goose chase, desperate to find her. A modern spin on Beauty and the Beast. Cover by Noelle

[A VERY Slow Burn, Coming-Of-Age, Reimagined Fairy Tale Romance] A Beast falls in love with a Beauty, but it's much more complicated than that. It's a tale as old as time, but it's definitely not your mother's "Beauty &the Beast". ~ Aiden Whitebell is many things - son of a governor, clever, a smooth talker - but first and foremost, he is hated by everyone at his prestigious boarding school. His sudden disappearance raises flags, but his parents insist that their son will come home when he is ready. They don't know that Aiden can't, watching the news unfold behind the walls of the Raychester Citadel Sanitarium on the other side of the ocean, his cursed stay indefinite. He closes himself off while his kidnappers watch, bemused. Lillian Prescott is many things - daughter of a merchant, smart, yearning for more - but is not sick despite what her family physician says. Living in the war-worn city of Antham presents its own issues, but falling ill with a potentially deadly and contagious disease is not one of them for her. Regardless, her family sends her to the Raychester Citadel Sanitarium to be treated for two months. She has two months of solitude, emptiness, and time to spare. A chance meeting in the library is where this story truly starts. ~ This will be purely an experiment in writing for as long as I live. I failed tremendously and I love it. ~ All rights reserved. In accordance with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, uploading, and electronic sharing of any part of this book without the permission of the publisher is unlawful piracy and theft of the author's intellectual property.

A dark retelling of Beauty and the Beast Annabelle Novacek has never much liked how people view her. She was a beautiful rose to be admired and protected. But she has always felt lanky and awkward; it was her two older sisters that were perfect. When her father comes home with news of a wealthy nobleman desiring her hand, the family are thrilled and she is whisked off to a small town outside of Paris. The journey doesn't go as anticipated and their carriage is attacked. Annabelle only just escapes with her life but she is flung out to desperately search for any sign of life. The local nobleman takes her in, but the longer she stays the more she hears about the dark secrets the village holds; a ravage beast that roams the forest and lies in wait for its next victim. Beauty fades but true kindness lasts an eternity. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cover by @Forcade

Mirrors are Princess Tova's addiction; she absolutely fawns over their silent declarations of her beauty and perfection. But after a tragic catastrophe, Tova not only hates her reflection, but also the person who claims it. Watch the classic tale unfold with a fresh twist as Tova struggles with beauty, pride, and sacrifice in hopes to end her own story with a happily ever after.

Damien Petrotti barricaded himself within his logical, black and white walls, believing there is no area for second chances, for grey areas, or messy emotions. When he first meets the quiet and soft-spoken Ella Cortesa, a Spanish, delicate girl, he can't help but dislike her naivety and ignorance of the world. He lives in the court, deciding between right and wrong, and she lives advising people, giving them psychological help. He's not as cold as she thinks, and she's not as naive as he thinks. A modern combination of mind over heart, or is it heart over mind? ••• Ch. 39 Excerpt "Thank you for having the patience with me." Damien broke the silence, almost inaudibly when he began to feel Ella's full body trust him enough to begin to fall unconscious over him. Thinking that Ella wouldn't respond, Damien was ready to close his eyes and also go to sleep, but then he felt Ella's cold hand give him the smallest and most adoring squeeze on his warm fingers, her hum of something incoherent before she stilled completely, her breathing falling deeply. Even in her sleep, she could sense Damien, she would respond even in unconsciousness, and that made Damien's heart skip a beat. "To say that you are my whole existence and life would be the biggest understatement, my Ella." Damien sighed, incredulous that he had been blessed with such a beautiful and extraordinary human.