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Beauty Is the Beast
A twisted reimagining of the classic as a Faerie tale, where adventure — and danger — await. Enjoy the first four chapters this romantic fantasy novel as Ettie seeks a better life than the one she believes she's destined for...
CH 1 | Dream to Nightmare
Discordant bells tolled the hour, jolting me awake. I grasped for the fading dream where flowers in varieties and colors I had no names for had turned to face me as I passed. Rabbits danced around my feet ...
CH 2 | The Road
Based on the position of the sun, now near its zenith, I estimated I’d left home a little over an hour ago. Grandfather would be expecting me back soon. That awareness sped my steps. The road ...
CH 3 | Turn Back
Head throbbing, heart pounding, I can’t breathe.
I try to gulp air but mud fills my mouth.
I spit it out and push up onto my knees. My arms give way ...
CH 4 | Voices
“Who’s there?” I shriek, scrambling to my feet.
There is no response.
And how do you know my name? I think desperately...