beauty and the beast

Review: The Goblin King by Shona Husk

by Sharon S. 10.08.2011

Reviewed by Sharon S. Now, when I first saw this title I thought “Goblin, really?” but I liked the blurb. Boy, am I glad I took a chance! This was an original and dark fairy tale. And yes, a Goblin King can be sexy <G>. More on him later… This is a paranormal romance, but [...]

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A Story is Born!

by Guest Blogger 10.03.2011

by Inara Scott, guest blogger and author of Radiant Desire Where do you get your ideas? This is a common question that authors are asked, and I think perhaps people imagine that ideas drop, fully formed, into author’s minds. In fact, for most of the authors I know, the hard part isn’t getting ideas: it’s [...]

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Review: Healing Luke by Beth Cornelison

by Keira 08.31.2011

Healing Luke is a modern day retelling of the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. It’s quick and lighthearted with a few gems revealed towards the end on love and relationships. Luke Morgan was on a boat when it blew up leaving him with burns, one eye, and no thumb on one hand. He [...]

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Review: Beastly by Alex Flinn

by Keira 06.15.2011

I saw the trailer announced at Katidom and like Kati I’m a sucker for fairytales, especially Beauty and the Beast fairytale retellings. After viewing the trailer I went immediately to the library and got a copy of the book. (How about you are you planning to do the same?) It’s an easy read, directed toward [...]

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Movie Review: Beastly starring Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer

by Keira 04.28.2011

Summary: Kyle Kingsbury a spoiled pretty boy. He’s the undisputed king of high school and all the more arrogant for it. He mocks the ugly students and poor kids and promotes beauty as the highest standard. His politics antagonize the school’s witch, Kendra, and she calls him on it. He makes a fool of her [...]

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Review: As You Wish by Gabi Stevens

by Sharon S. 04.23.2011

by Sharon S., guest reviewer This is the second book in the Time of Transition Trilogy. The cover of this book got my attention and the blurb sealed the deal, but it wasn’t the story for me. There is nothing wrong with the story, matter of fact it has a cool premise. There is a [...]

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Review: Prince of Dreams by Lisa Kleypas

by Keira 03.22.2011

This love story is one of the most endearing I have ever read. Lisa Kleypas spins a tale worthy of mystical magical world of fairy tales. Based on Russian superstition, a prince who is like the Beast in Beauty and the Beast meets the woman of his dreams and learns to love. The bedroom scenes [...]

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Review: Beauty and the Beast by Hannah Howell

by Keira 02.08.2011

Beauty and the Beast by Hannah Howell is not a spectacular read. It is however a pretty solid read. I found several segments to be unnecessary and jumpy and predictable in others. This Highlander romance contains all the elements of the sub-genre including bride stealing, thwarted love, revenge plotting, and battle. Thayer Saiturn is known [...]