Review: Beauty's Beast by Amanda Ashley

[Eva Millien]

Blurb:

Beauty

Fair of face and figure, Kristine is young, innocent, pure. Yet she has been condemned to the gallows for killing a man. The only one who can save her is a lord so infamous that some say he is the son of the Devil himself...

And the Beast

Erik Trevayne is called the Demon Lord of Hawksbridge Castle, but few know of the curse he lives under. Or the terrifying changes slowly gnawing away at his humanity. When he weds her, all he wants of Kristine is a son. But when he beds her, a wild hope is born—that love that can tame even the most monstrous of beasts...

My Review:

Condemned to the gallows, Kristine is stunned when she is rescued by the Demon Lord of Hawksbridge Castle and is married to him that very day and she can only hope that her love can tame even the most monstrous of beasts in this riveting paranormal fairy tale romance.

This steady to fast paced and smooth flowing plot captivates readers with a surprisingly different spin of a classic fairy tale.  The author brings the story to life with well written scenes and details that capture the imagination and the suspense and drama draw the readers in and make them feel as if they are part of the story. The characters are strong, compelling and grab the reader’s attention from the very beginning.

Kristine is determined to make the very best of her marriage even if all Erik wants is an heir, hides his face and doesn’t allow her to touch him.  Little by little she comes to care for him and their passion grows and by the time she finds out his secret it’s too late…she loves him and will do whatever it takes to save him.  The reader can’t help but get caught up in the emotionally gripping tale and all the drama and magic of the romance. 

The historical setting adds the perfect ambiance to the story and you can practically feel the evil oozing off the pages when in the presence of their enemy who is very determined to make them all suffer.  I must say that even though I love Amanda Ashley’s books I was a bit worried about this one, but once again the author came through and wrote a fascinating story with some interesting twists that kept me completely caught up in the story from beginning to end and I must admit to being quite surprised by the end.

5 STARS 4 FLAMES

Purchase Links:

http://www.amazon.com/Beautys-Beast-Amanda-Ashley/dp/1420135627/ref...

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http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Beautys-Beast/Amanda-Ashley/97814201...

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beautys-beast-amanda-ashley/1117555...

http://www.bookdepository.com/Beautys-Beast-Amanda-Ashley/978142013...

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/beauty-s-beast-3

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/beautys-beast/id836627771?mt=11

Zebra, September 2 2014, 352 pages, ebook & print

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19083237-beauty-s-beast?ac=1

About Amanda Ashley:

I write paranormal romances for Zebra Books, and I love it. Most of my books are about vampires because, I admit, I'm fascinated by them. I also admit I don't like most vampire movies. I'm not really into blood and gore in living color on the screen, although I do love the movie, Dracula, starring Frank Langella. I just close my eyes from time to time.

I also write historical romances as Madeline Baker.

Where to find the author:

http://www.amandaashley.net/

http://vampirewriter.blogspot.com/

http://twitter.com/vampyrewritr

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/48190.Amanda_Ashley

Books by Amanda Ashley:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/48190.Amanda_Ashley