"As soon as you believe you are a monster is when you become one." After many years of war, the kingdom of Edria is finally in an era of peace--peace obtained by one thing and one thing only. A deal. King Regol has made a deal with the devil, or rather, a beast. A monster. Or so he claims. When he uses the deal for his own advantage, he threatens a girl named Zara, who has had everything but her family taken away. Zara is ordered to kill the beast Regol made a deal with, unbenownst to her that the deal even exists. When her attempt fails, she is left with two choices: to never go back home, or to learn from the beast so she can take back what is hers. She faces dangers on the castle grounds she thought were only stories; magic, creatures that kill a person in a single puff of air, and lastly, the beast, who can barely control the darkness that has buried itself in him for years. The longer she is on the castle grounds, however, the more she realizes everything is more than it seems... ...and that she has a power she could only dream about. **** A retelling of Beauty and the Beast Wonderful cover by @nicegirlsreadbooks Highest rank: #1 in Fantasy #4 in Adventure

Shiloh Quinn and her sisters loose their only guardian, forcing them to move across country into a strangers home. Their world is quickly changing, and not everyone sees eye to eye. Will Shiloh be able to find her footing, or will Benjamin Miller become the bane of her existence? "Sometimes your heart is looking for someone and you don't even know it." *** © This story, "Living with the Millers," is protected under copyright laws. Any infringement of this copyright is punishable by law. © Published 10/9/14 Completed 12/25/21