Books with title Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast

"ONCE UPON A TIME" IS TIMELESS The Princess Aurore has had an unusual childhood. Cursed at birth, Aurore is fated to prick her finger at the age of sixteen and sleep for one hundred years -- until a prince awakens her with a kiss. So, to protect her, Aurore's loving parents forbid any task requiring a needle. Unable to sew or embroider like most little princesses, Aurore instead explores the castle grounds and beyond, where her warmth and generosity soon endear her to the townspeople. their devotion to the spirited princess grows as she does. On her sixteenth birthday, Aurore learns that the impending curse will harm not only her, but the entire kingdom as well. Unwilling to cause suffering, she will embark on a quest to end the evil magic. The princess's bravery will be rewarded as she finds adventure, enchantment, a handsome prince, and ultimately her destiny

Beauty asks for little, finding joy in simple things and the company of her father. The Beast, shut away from the world in his great stone castle, knows only loneliness. Brought together by a stolen rose, each finds that love may call for sacrifice, but true love can bloom in even the darkest places. Newbery medalist Cynthia Rylant tells a classic tale of bravery and transformation with stunning, lyrical prose, accompanied by Meg Park's soft yet vibrant illustration

Can love shatter a curse? Faustina Casanova is a beauty and a thief, not necessarily in that order. Surviving in the darkness beneath Venice’s glittering façade, she knows better than to believe in magic, or trust too much to luck. Benedetto Bellini was lucky once, but not anymore. Not since the curse. Now he’s got a second problem, one that’s washed up on his island and tried to steal his silverware. He finds Faustina intriguing and infuriating in equal measure. And, thanks to the curse, he’s stuck with her. Faustina doesn’t know what to make of her shy, gentle and deeply irritating captor, or his island garden. But, at the heart of it all, there’s the glass rose. Like love, it’s beautiful, fragile and dangerous – and finding it changes everything. A reimagining of Beauty and the Beast set in 18th Century Venice, perfect for fans of fairy tale romance. The Rose and the Mask is a standalone novel that can be read on its own or alongside the other book in the series, The Murano Glass Slipper.

A TALE of a Future TIME ... when a BEAUTY met a genetically-engineered BEASTExpecting her father to return with their missing cargo containers, seventeen-year-old Varda is shocked when all he brings back is a strange golden rose ... and silence. And when he agrees to dangerous mining work on the Moon to satisfy his debt—and Varda’s greedy, thoughtless sisters—she determines that she must uncover the truth.What she finds on the far side of the Moon is a beast-like man named Griff, genetically-engineered, changed by someone he will not name. When Varda discovers the same person who cursed him has also imprisoned thousands more, she wants nothing more than to free both them and Griff. With the help of expected and unexpected allies from Earth and the Moon, her talent in the textile arts, and a few secret keys, Varda must risk a rescue mission and get close to someone she hates in order to save someone she loves.East of the Sun, West of the Moon is a sweet, clean romance intended for anyone who loves fairytale retellings and happily ever afters.

Nesrin Ahmadi needs a dragon’s egg, no matter the cost.The money from its sale could cancel her family’s enormous debt and keep them in the lavish lifestyle they’re accustomed to. Only one problem. A dragon’s egg is incredibly rare; and no one has ever found one fully intact before.After years of searching, she’s about to give up, when debtors come to threaten her family. Climbing to heights she’s never dared to go before, Nes risks everything to find an egg……and finds a dragon instead.The Cursed Hunter is a loose “Beauty and the Beast” retelling. Set in a world that humans share with mermaids, dragons, and the elusive Jinn, this is not the fairytale you remember… If you enjoy clean romance, adventure, and intrigue, then try the books in The Stolen Kingdom series now! These interconnected fairy tale retellings each feature a different princess who has to fight for her happily ever after.*Grab your copy today!* THE STOLEN KINGDOM SERIES READING ORDER:Book 1: The Stolen Kingdom: An Aladdin retellingBook 2: The Jinni Key: A Little Mermaid retellingBook 3: The Cursed Hunter: A Beauty and the Beast retelling (releasing June 30th & available for preorder)Book 4: The Enchanted Crown: A Sleeping Beauty retelling (coming Fall 2020)

Beauty and the Beast (French: La Belle et la Bête) is a traditional fairy tale which tells the story of a widowed merchant who lives in a mansion with his six children, three sons and three daughters. All his daughters are very beautiful, but the youngest, Beauty, is the most lovely, as well as kind, well-read, and pure of heart; while the two elder sisters, in contrast, are wicked, selfish, vain, and spoiled. They secretly taunt Beauty and treat her more like a servant than a sister. The merchant eventually loses all of his wealth in a tempest at sea. He and his children are consequently forced to live in a small farmhouse and work for their living.Two versions are offered in this ebook:- Beauty and the Beast by Andrew Lang- Beauty and the Beast by Marie Le Prince de Beaumont

Blessed from an enchantress at birth to be part fay, all Andria has ever wanted is to bring light into the kingdom of Coltmoor. She spends her days rescuing the magical creatures from the king and his men, until one day, while fleeing the king, she finds herself in the ruins of an ancient kingdom, deep in the woods outside Coltmoor.Trapped in these ruins, she befriends the creatures that live there, most notably, an enormous lion called Benaiah. She learns that this area has been cursed - that she and all who enter here are trapped until the curse should be lifted or broken.With the alliance of her new friends, she fights to end the curse and save the land from a king who squanders his rights as ruler.But with each day that passes, her companions lose whatever sanity they have left to the curse, and as time dwindles out of their hands, Andria faces the possibility that she and her new friends will perish to the curse.In this Beauty and the Beast retelling, it explores the enchanted world where magic reigns and justice comes in the form of a fierce, half fay girl.