Cruel Beauty

Cruel Beauty
Author: Rosamund Hodge
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2014-01-28
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062224751

If you’re excited about the upcoming Disney film Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson, don’t miss Cruel Beauty. The romance of Beauty and the Beast meets the adventure of Graceling in this dazzling fantasy novel about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny. Perfect for fans of bestselling An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses, this gorgeously written debut infuses the classic fairy tale with glittering magic, a feisty heroine, and a romance sure to take your breath away. Betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom, Nyx has always known that her fate was to marry him, kill him, and free her people from his tyranny. But on her seventeenth birthday when she moves into his castle high on the kingdom's mountaintop, nothing is what she expected—particularly her charming and beguiling new husband. Nyx knows she must save her homeland at all costs, yet she can't resist the pull of her sworn enemy—who's gotten in her way by stealing her heart.

Beast

Beast
Author: Donna Jo Napoli
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2000
Genre: Beauty and the beast (Tale)
ISBN: 0689835892

In this retelling of "Beauty and the Beast", a young, privileged Persian prince falters and makes a single wrong decision, setting an ancient curse into motion. He is transformed into a lion on the very day his father, the king, embarks on a lion hunt. Fleeing Persia, he makes his way across Europe in search of forgiveness and redemption, and finds it in a French beauty named Belle.

The Hob's Bargain

The Hob's Bargain
Author: Patricia Briggs
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2001-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780441008131

#1 New York Times bestselling author Patrica Briggs presents a tale of beauty meets beast in this romantic fantasy novel. Hated and feared, magic was banished from the land. But now, freed from the spells of the wicked bloodmages, magic-both good and evil-returns. And Aren of Fallbrook feels her own power of sight strengthen and grow... Overcome by visions of mayhem and murder, Aren vows to save her village from the ruthless raiders who have descended upon it-and killed her family. With the return of wildlings to the hills and forests, she strikes a bargain with the Hob, a magical, human-like creature imbued with the power of the mountains. But the Hob is the last of his kind. And he will exact a heavy price to defend the village-a price Aren herself must pay...

The Facefaker's Game

The Facefaker's Game
Author: Chandler J. Birch
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2016-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 150111199X

For fans of Brandon Sanderson and Scott Lynch, a fantasy about a clever young beggar who bargains his way into an apprenticeship with a company of thieving magicians and uses his newfound skills in a vendetta against a ruthless crime lord. Ashes lives in Burroughside—the dirtiest, most crime-ridden district in the huge city of Teranis. His neighbors are gangs of fellow orphans, homeless madmen, and monsters that swarm the streets at nightfall. Determined to escape Burroughside, Ashes spends his days begging, picking pockets, and cheating at cards. When he draws the wrath of Mr. Ragged, Burroughside’s brutal governor, he is forced to flee for his life, only to be rescued by an enigmatic man named Candlestick Jack. Jack leads a group of Artificers, professional magicians who can manipulate light with their bare hands to create stunningly convincing illusions. Changing a face is as simple as changing a hat. Ashes seizes an opportunity to study magic under Jack and quickly befriends the rest of the company: Juliana, Jack’s aristocratic wife; William, his exacting business partner; and Synder, his genius apprentice. But all is not as it seems: Jack and his company lead a double life as thieves, and they want Ashes to join their next heist. Between lessons on light and illusion, Ashes begins preparing to help with Jack’s most audacious caper yet: robbing the richest and most ruthless nobleman in the city. A dramatic adventure story full of wit, charm, and scheming rogues, The Facefaker’s Game introduces an unforgettable world you won’t soon want to leave.

Beauty

Beauty
Author: Sheri S. Tepper
Publisher: Gollancz
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2014-10-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781473206595

On her 16th birthday, the princess Beauty sidesteps the sleeping curse placed upon her by her wicked aunt, the fairy Carabosse only to be kidnapped by visitors from another time and place, far from the picturesque castle in 14th-century England. She is taken to the world of the future, a savage society where, even amongst the teeming billions, she is utterly alone. And as she travels magically to places both imaginary and real, Beauty eventually comes to understand her special place in humanity's destiny.

7 FIGURE FICTION

7 FIGURE FICTION
Author: T. Taylor
Publisher: Theodora Taylor
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2021-09-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1942167598

There are only, in my humble opinion, two kinds of readers. Readers who love your books. and… Readers who don’t know they love your books yet. But how do you reach those readers in the second category, no matter what kind of writer you are? The answer to that question is… Universal Fantasy Universal Fantasy is why my sales tripled when I “accidentally” wrote three books that landed in the Amazon Top 100. Universal Fantasy is why some authors get gobs of gushing reviews and some authors who write “way better” get crickets. Universal Fantasy is the answer to many of the questions you might have thought were unanswerable or simply up to luck, like… • Will this sell? • Why is that selling? • Why didn’t this sell? • Will readers like what I am writing? • Why do I love the TV shows/books/entertainments I do? • Why did I buy that thing I bought when I didn’t intend to buy it? BE WARNED…once known, Universal Fantasy cannot be undiscovered. Leave this book be if you’re truly satisfied with your current writing life. But if you’re not afraid—if you’re ready to know the secret hidden inside all bestselling stories, open this gift and find out how to use UNIVERSAL FANTASY to write and market books that SELL to ANYONE.

A Great and Terrible Beauty

A Great and Terrible Beauty
Author: Libba Bray
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2010-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0731814908

It's 1895, and after the death of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma's reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she's being followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence's most powerful girls - and their foray into the spiritual world - lead to?

At Your Most Beautiful

At Your Most Beautiful
Author: Harper Bliss
Publisher: Ladylit Publishing via PublishDrive
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2021-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 988744166X

Some nights are unforgettable... Ten years ago, Quinn Hathaway and Maya Mercer shared a night of forbidden passion they vowed to keep secret forever. When Quinn and Maya meet again, old sparks fly, but none of the reasons to hide their passion have changed. Quinn is still much younger and Maya has never told her son that she’s attracted to women. Can Maya overcome her fear of what her family might think of her? And how will Quinn’s parents, who used to be Maya’s next-door neighbors, react to their daughter’s unconventional love affair? Best-selling lesbian romance author Harper Bliss brings you a second-chance age-gap story about not being afraid of living life on your own terms.

Monstrous Beauty

Monstrous Beauty
Author: Elizabeth Fama
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1429955465

Fierce, seductive mermaid Syrenka falls in love with Ezra, a young naturalist. When she abandons her life underwater for a chance at happiness on land, she is unaware that this decision comes with horrific and deadly consequences. Almost one hundred forty years later, seventeen-year-old Hester meets a mysterious stranger named Ezra and feels overwhelmingly, inexplicably drawn to him. For generations, love has resulted in death for the women in her family. Is it an undiagnosed genetic defect . . . or a curse? With Ezra's help, Hester investigates her family's strange, sad history. The answers she seeks are waiting in the graveyard, the crypt, and at the bottom of the ocean - but powerful forces will do anything to keep her from uncovering her connection to Syrenka and to the tragedy of so long ago.

Sleeping Beauty No More

Sleeping Beauty No More
Author: Aisha Urooj
Publisher: Aisha Urooj
Total Pages: 252
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

She needed a kiss to break the curse. Her prince never came. Aurora woke up after sleeping for a hundred years. Left alone and forgotten in her tower; she is desperate to find out why. What happened in the past? Why didn’t the prince keep his promise? While Aurora slept under the cursed spell, it was not just she that suffered. The people of her kingdom, Rivendale, were being crushed under the witch’s tyrannical reign. Things had to change, but how could one sixteen-year-old princess save her kingdom from the wicked witch and her entire demon army? Aurora meets Devon, a distractingly handsome thief, who had been using her tower as his hideout. Devon and his gang of thieves, known as the Circle, promise to help defeat the witch and to help Aurora save her kingdom. The prince’s betrayal broke her heart, but can Aurora trust anyone else to keep their word? When Aurora finally meets the witch, it was not what she expected. The witch gives her a tempting offer: Rule the kingdom with her, and she will help erase Aurora’s painful memories. The future is at stake, and Aurora has to decide. Will she fight to save her kingdom, or will she give in to the witch, and remain the lost princess forever? Don’t miss this sensational new twist on Sleeping Beauty. Get your copy now! ***** Topics: series starter, first in series, romance series, romance saga, romance ebook, romance series, top romance reads, bestselling, fantasy romance, paranormal elements, Witches, Magic, Love, strong heroine, forbidden romance, romance fiction, top ebooks in romance, top ebooks in paranormal, romance books, romance, Paranormal Romance witches, paranormal romance shifters Series, young adult paranormal romance books, young adult fantasy books, ya fantasy book series, ya coming of age fantasy, ya epic fantasy, ya adult fantasy books, teen ya fantasy books, top ya fantasy, timeless fairy tales, fairy tale romance, fairy tales reimagined, fairy tale retelling, Ya fantasy book series, Young adult fantasy books, Dark fairytale retelling, Fairytale romance books, Young adult books fantasy Perfect for fans of Amelia Hutchins, JR Ward, Kresley Cole, roseanna m. white, cassandra clare, sky sommers, stephen r donaldson, suzanne nelson, t. a. white, tammy blackwell, tara grayce, k. m. shea, kate stradling, kimberly rogers, lindsay buroker, lindsay hall, lisa bergren, m.j. lawrie, marylu tyndall, melanie dickerson, melissa haag, michelle madow, quinn loftis, rebecca yarros, rosalyn briar, abigail manning, alicia rades, alicia rades, anne-marie meyer, bonnie lamer, c. r. hedgcock, carissa broadbent, carolyn miller, charlie holmberg, christy barritt, cinda chima, cynthia voight, deborah grace white, elise kova, helen harper, honor raconteur, jaine diamond, jody hedlund