Beauty and the Beast theme

auroraline · Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 191 Location: Wisconsin

Hi,

Just like Robin McKinley, my favorite fairy tale is Beauty and the Beast.
I've read her two versions of it, Rose and Rose Daughter.

I was recently wow'ed by a red hot modern version, Mistress to the Beast, by Eve Vaughn.

Any other books with this theme?

sissteele · Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 2729 Location: North Carolina

My all time fave is Taming the Beast by Amy J. Fetzer. Check out the Fairytale board as well where they have lots of suggestions.

Peace, Julie
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Jenny · Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 885 Location: Sweden

Love this theme! This is the list of books with beauty and the beast theme other readers have suggested to me as well as the books I've read myself.

THE BRIDE AND THE BEAST by Teresa Medeiros
SCARLETTI CURSE by Christine Feehan
LAIR OF THE LION by Christine Feehan
LORD OF SCOUNDRELS by Loretta Chase
DEFIANT CAPTIVE by Christina Skye
THE BLACK LYON by Jude Deveraux
IF YOU DECEIVE by Kresley Cole
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Hannah Howell
ROSE IN WINTER by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
SHIELD'S LADY by Amanda Glass
TOO HOT TO HANDLE by Elizabeth Lowell
THE WARLORD by Elizabeth Elliott
BEAST by Judith Ivory
GODDESS OF THE ROSE by PC Cast (paranormal)
RAVISHED by Amanda Quick (historical)

Lover Awakened by J. R. Ward (#3 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series)

Also #2 in this series Lover Eternal has an twist on this theme in that the hero is both beauty and beast all wrapped up in one. He is drop dead gorgeous on the outside, but cursed to periodically shape-shift into the hideous dragon beast that shares his body.

The Mask by Donna Lea Poff
Tapestry by Karen Ranney
The Heart's Desire by Gayle Wilson
The Portrait by Megan Chance
Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath
SIMPLY LOVE by Mary Balogh
AFTER THE KISS by JOAN JOHNSTON
NIGHT OF THE PHANTOM by ANNE STUART
Midnight Angel by Lisa Marie Rice
Night Magic by by Charlotte Vale Allen
Tall, Dark and Cajun by Sandra Hill
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Rose Daughhter by Robin McKinley
A Gift of Violets by Janette Radcliffe
Beauty and the Beast: An Erotic Bedtime Story by Nancy Madore
Ravished by Amanda Quick
The Gentle Prisoner by Sara Seale
The Beast by Jonathan Fast
The Shadow Prince by Jan Zimlich
Master of Blackwood by Penelope Thomas
Her Monster by Jeff Collignon
Some Kind of Wonderful by Debbie Macomber

Enjoy.

Jenny

anon1001 · Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 480

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sheila in england · Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 1733 Location: kent, england

I think The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt could classify.
Sheila

anon1001 · Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 480

To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt

lisaj · Joined: 22 Sep 2008 Posts: 3

I just read 'Taming the Beast' by Heather Grothaus. Set in Medieval England Roderick returns to his estate, badly wounded from battle in the Crusades. There's a slightly paranormal/magical element to it, but this doesn't really appear until near the end. I actually found this element to the story disappointing-it wasn't necessary to include it.