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"Sexy and utterly engrossing!" —bestselling author J.T. Geissinger
They christened me Alana—and while the name means beauty, beneath that surface is a depth I allow very few to see. I'm sole heir to Aquarius Social, a media giant about to succumb to an unseen enemy. My father's solution is to marry me off to the son of a competing family. My reaction? Not a chance. Now I have just a week before the wedding to change my fate.
Who knew the unforeseen twist would be an assassination attempt on me and an unwanted rescue by Thorn Beathach, the head of the rival social media empire driving Aquarius under? The richest, most ruthless of them all, the Beast protects his realm with an iron rule: no one sees his face. When he shows himself to me, I know he'll never let me go.
Thorn may think he can lock me in his enchanted castle forever, but I'm not the docile Beauty he expects. If the Beast wants to tie me up, I'm going to take pleasure from every minute of it . . .and we'll just see who ends up shackled.
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- ISBN: 9781496748362
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- ISBN: 9781496748362
- File size: 1403 KB
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- English
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Reviews
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Starred review from June 3, 2024
Bestseller Zanetti (You Can Run) sizzles in this dark, fantasy-tinged retelling of “Beauty and the Beast,” set in a world where power is derived from gemstones. Beautiful social media heiress Alana Beaumont likes to play the ditz online, but privately she’s smart as a whip and passionate about social justice. Thorn Beathach is the craggy and somewhat ruthless loner at the helm of another of the four social media empires, which are all run via a connection to a specific jewel. Thorn is single-minded in his desire for Alana, whose father keeps her under lock and key following her brother’s death in a car accident. After an assassination attempt in a crowded restaurant, Thorn whisks Alana to his remote castle, where an unlikely romance builds between them. When Alana’s father compels Thorn to return her for a large garnet he needs to stay alive, Alana is livid. But as the body count rises and villains are unmasked, Alana learns that Thorn’s precautions are what’s keeping them both alive. Zanetti is a master of red herrings, keeping readers guessing as to who’s behind the violence until the very end. Her characters elicit fierce loyalty from the first page, and her plotting is spot-on. Fans of dark romance won’t be able to resist this. -
April 12, 2024
Helping run a social media empire is just an average day for Alana Rose Beaumont, but she didn't anticipate being kidnapped and held by rivals. The kidnapping, however, was actually a rescue from an assassination attempt--and the perfect way to meet the brooding and obsessive Thorn Beathach. Being held at the seaside mansion of a man she knows nothing about--but who knows nearly everything about her--is not enjoyable for Alana, although reading from Thorn's bountiful library about the crystals and magic that fuel their worlds is almost as intriguing as learning about the scarred and brooding man who claims to own her, heart and soul. But bodies start piling up, and those who threaten Alana and Thorn, as well as any future they might have together, start getting bolder. It's up to the social-media darling and the beastly antihero to secure their futures and keep Alana safe from the threat chasing her. VERDICT Zanetti (Frostbitten) launches a new series with this shadowy and violent twist on "Beauty and the Beast" that will appeal to readers looking for a uniquely magical world filled with seduction and betrayal.--Jenna Harmison
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