Blurb: Scarred at a young age, Dominique Maksylov, Royal Prince of Russia, has lived a reclusive life. As a musical prodigy, his music has wide reach into the world, but few ever see his face. He never ventures into polite society, but when he dis-covers he is the only heir to the Earldom of Harriss, he goes to one ball. And that one ball, was enough to change the direction of his life forever.
But how could he possibly have known that other person— the other half of his whole—would not only need his help but threaten his very existence?
She didn’t know how hard it would be to love the broken.
Isabelle Hartwell’s mother just sold her to the Beast of Russia. He’s mean, tem-peramental, and the most virile, handsome man she has ever encountered. But he has a secret, one he’s willing to die for and he refuses to let anyone in. Will she be able to reach his heart before it’s too late?
Find out if love prevails in this regency retelling of how Beauty tamed the savage Beast…
4 Stars
This story closely followed the fairy tale. I took a star off for the fact that their physical relationship seems to be the answer to their problems. And that just bugged me. I mean, yeah, they started to get along and yeah, he was being kind to her. But when the main focus was their physical attraction and how they just couldn’t resist each other, I call bullshit.
Isabelle is a bit impulsive and naive. Dominique was childish in his actions towards her, spoilt even. In my opinion, Hunter was the best character in the book and I can’t wait to read his story. But all that was minor compared to the writing, I am a huge fan of RVD’s writing style. She can paint a great back story and the emotions are always intense and make my tummy flutter. The steamy scenes were hot but classy, not to much detail which I like when reading historical’s for some reason. I think this is my third or fourth book I’ve read so far by her and I own four more I plan on reading as well. The part when he demands she join him for dinner was almost an exact replica of the Disney version. And I liked it.
These books are quick reads, a few hours tops. It’s only 99 cents right now, so its a great value if you are a fan of historical romances.
This book satisfies the Historical Romance block on my Book Bingo Challenge that I’m doing from Just Another Girl and Her Books blog. If you are interested in checking it out click the link.
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