"Monstrous Beauty: A Beauty and The Beast Retelling " by Carol Keen

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Back Cover Copy

A damaged man. A strange young woman. Secrets that can bring them toge

ther, or tear

them apart.

"This is perfect for girls of all ages. There are valuable lessons th

roughout the story and

the author makes sure to point the readers towards God."

Ethan's father did a number on him, to say the least. In his passing, he

left Ethan a

wealthy man, but a severely damaged one. More than one person has co

nsidered him

to be "beastly". Annabelle is unique and could be his only chance at love

, but she has

secrets of her own. Can they achieve true forgiveness before their world

collapses?

"My entire world got zoned out as I fell into the enchanting world

of Ethan (the beast)

and Annabelle (the beauty) and wow, I was just swept away! I LOVE

D how the

relationship gradually grew..."

"If you love fairy-tales then you will love The Beauty Series!! I h

ighly recommend these

books to anyone!! The Beast here is a selfless hero and the villain(s)

were quite a

surprise."

"I don't want to spoil anything, so I will just say that I love the reason

why Ethan is a

'beast' and that whole backstory was gripping. And I was cheering for these

two, with ed critters.Back Cover Copy

A damaged man. A strange young woman. Secrets that can bring them together, or tear them apart. 

"This is perfect for girls of all ages. There are valuable lessons throughout the story and the author makes sure to point the readers towards God."

Ethan's father did a number on him, to say the least. In his passing, he left Ethan a wealthy man, but a severely damaged one. More than one person has considered him to be "beastly". Annabelle is unique and could be his only chance at love, but she has secrets of her own. Can they achieve true forgiveness before their world collapses? 

"My entire world got zoned out as I fell into the enchanting world of Ethan (the beast) and Annabelle (the beauty) and wow, I was just swept away! I LOVED how the relationship gradually grew..."

"If you love fairy-tales then you will love The Beauty Series!! I highly recommend these books to anyone!! The Beast here is a selfless hero and the villain(s) were quite a surprise."

"I don't want to spoil anything, so I will just say that I love the reason why Ethan is a 'beast' and that whole backstory was gripping. And I was cheering for these two, with the clever obstacles that kept coming up. If you are looking for a lovely romance story, you'll love this."

Author Bio

Carol E. Keen enjoys fresh coffee, hot tea, and a good book. She was published for several years in FAMA magazine (Freshwater And Marine Aquarium) as a contributing editor. She published her first book on CD, called Simply Seahorses.

She is the author of The Beauty Series and The Corandira Station, to name a few of her works. She currently resides in the South with her husband and family and spends her time writing, reading, working in photography, and being with her much loved critters.

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My Review

The first two books in (The Beauty Series) by Carol E.Keen are really exciting reads and hard to put down until you read the last word. These are based on the fairy tales, Cinderella and Beauty and The Beast only with a Christian message. That message is that beauty and love can come from trials and tribulations and that no-one is out of God's reach. 

In "Beauty For Ashes" we read of betrayal and this reader found herself saying how can people do this to another person. I guess you might even say that time travel is what this book is about since Jazz becomes another person while reading an old diary she finds while cleaning out the attic.

There is a surprising twist in "Beauty For Ashes". Cinder as she is called in this story instead of Cinderella helps the prince solve a mystery. Guess I should stop writing this review and just say read and discover how the title fits this story perfectly.

In "Monstrous Beauty" both the female and male characters have secrets to hide. And just like in the first story, family members are pretty rotten people. I really liked this story better than the first

because it had more twists within it's pages. Things aren't as they seem in this story.
Warning, there are acts of violence in this story but nothing too graphic.

I say you should read both of these stories and have a new spin on old favorite fairy tales.

I cannot wait to see what the next story in this series is.

I am giving both books five stars.

I was given a complimentary  copy of both books by Celebrate Lit and the author.  These opinions are my own. 

I have read both books  twice and would reread again. They are both short reads so if you want a tale that you could read while waiting in a doctor's office or such place, these are good for that.