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Synopsis
Author Lisa Jensen turns a classic tale on its head and makes you question all you think you know about beauty, beastliness, and happily ever after. They say that Chateau Beaumont is cursed, but servant girl Lucie doesn't believe in such foolishness. How could anyone as handsome as Jean-Loup Christian Henri LeNoir, Chevalier de Beaumont and master of the estate, be cursed? But when the chevalier behaves with brutal cruelty, Lucie vows to see him suffer. A wisewoman grants her wish with a spell that transforms handsome Jean-Loup into monstrous-looking Beast. At last the chevalier's appearance reflects the monster he is inside. But Beast proves to be nothing like Jean-Loup. Jean-Loup would never tend his roses so patiently; Jean-Loup would never pick up a pen and attempt poetry; Jean-Loup would never express remorse for the wrong done to Lucie. Gradually, Lucie realizes that Beast is an entirely different creature from the handsome chevalier, with a heart more human than Jean-Loup's ever was. Lucie dares to hope that noble Beast has permanently replaced the cruel Jean-Loup -- until an innocent beauty arrives at Beast's chateau with the power to break the spell.
Synopsis
Gorgeously written and full of magic, this imaginative retelling will make you question all you think you know about beauty, beastliness, and happily ever after. They say Chateau Beaumont is cursed. Servant girl Lucie doesn't believe it -- not at first. But after handsome Jean-Loup LeNoir, Chevalier de Beaumont and master of the estate, reveals his cruelty, a brutalized Lucie vows to see him suffer. A wisewoman agrees to cast a spell that turns vain and arrogant Jean-Loup into hideous Beast to better reflect his true nature. Strangely, Beast behaves nothing at all like the chevalier: Jean-Loup would never patiently tend roses, attempt poetry, or express remorse for the wrong done to Lucie. Gradually, Lucie begins to suspect that Beast is an entirely different creature from the handsome chevalier, with a heart more human than Jean-Loup's ever was. She dares to hope the replacement is permanent . . . until a beauty arrives at the chateau with the power to undo everything. Lisa Jensen spins a multilayered tale of enchantment, fierce emotion, twisting love, anguish, truth, and redemption together in a novel that upends the classic and defies expectations.
Synopsis
Filled with magic and fierce emotion, Lisa Jensen's multilayered novel will make you question all you think you know about beauty, beastliness, and happily ever after. They say Chateau Beaumont is cursed. But servant-girl Lucie can't believe such foolishness about handsome Jean-Loup Christian Henri LeNoir, Chevalier de Beaumont, master of the estate. But when the chevalier's cruelty is revealed, Lucie vows to see him suffer. A wisewoman grants her wish, with a spell that transforms Jean-Loup into monstrous-looking Beast, reflecting the monster he is inside. But Beast is nothing like the chevalier. Jean-Loup would never patiently tend his roses; Jean-Loup would never attempt poetry; Jean-Loup would never express remorse for the wrong done to Lucie. Gradually, Lucie realizes that Beast is an entirely different creature from the handsome chevalier, with a heart more human than Jean-Loup's ever was. Lucie dares to hope that noble Beast has permanently replaced the cruel Jean-Loup -- until an innocent beauty arrives at Beast's chateau with the power to break the spell.