Fiction / Fantasy
276 pages / 4266 KB
5 Stars
This is, in my opinion, a 5 Star piece of calorie-free brain
candy—and that's good. That's what I want from my fiction. It is an interesting
re-telling of Beauty and the Beast, and an enjoyable story. I actually liked it
better than the original. What I found shocking, almost to disbelief, is this
book is actually classified as (picture me shuddering!) Romance! I do not read
romance. I do not like romance, even if it does have dragons. And yet, I
absitively posolutely loved this book. Oh, sigh.
Rhianne, the heroine of our story, is an artist who has been
found out. Art is considered a trade, and not allowed for women. Her father is
a potter who is going blind, and she has been painting his orders. In order to
save her family from the poor house, she volunteers to marry the Dragon of
Black's Keep. The families of the brides are always given gold.
She is surprised that her husband is not a beast, but a man,
though she never really sees him as he always wears a deep hood over his face,
and remains in shadow. However, he seems kind, and generous, and most
importantly, he not only allows her to continue with her art, but buys her
whatever supplies she wants, and encourages her to paint.
Against her will, Rhianne discovers she is falling in love
with her beastly husband. Alas, her love for him is not strong enough to break
the curse that has been visited upon him, and Black's Keep all these centuries.
Time is running out. Soon, Rhianne will join the other brides in the cemetery
behind the Keep. Unless, unless....
I look forward to reading more stories in this universe. Even
if they are (shudder) Romance. ;-)
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