They say I'm evil. They've called me jealous, petty, obsessive...wicked. But none of those who call me a villain realize what I was up against, and how my actions saved the prince and the kingdom. For years I told myself it didn't matter what they thought-I knew the truth, and that was enough. As time goes on, though, it's occurred to me that history often repeats itself. And we came so close to losing everything the last time. There is a fate worse than death, and it almost befell us all. In order to understand that, you've got to know the whole story. Many people have attempted to tell the story of Beauty and the Beast, but none of those understood why I did what I did. This is my side of the story.

A cursed prince sits alone in a secluded castle. Few have seen him, but those who claim they have say his hair is wild and nails are sharp--like a beast's! But how did this prince, once jovial and beloved by the people, come to be a reclusive and bitter monster? And is it possible that he can ever find true love and break the curse that has been placed upon him?

History and magic intertwine in a fairytale retelling that will capture the hearts of Beauty and the Beast fans. Hope helps you endure. Love will break the spell. Paris, 1870. As the Franco-Prussian War enters its desperate final months, the capitol transforms from a splendid metropolis into a city under siege. Lavish meals change to rations, pigeons deliver letters, and two destinies will collide, challenged by a seemingly unbreakable curse. Every night, New York aristocrat Orin Rush transforms into a monster. After learning that a human heart is the only way to break the curse, he keeps himself carefully distant from anyone he might hurt. Can he lift the enchantment without taking a life? His search for answers leads him to Paris. Every day, free-spirited Claire Turin photographs the people and animals of Paris. Fascinated by the city she loves, her greatest dream is a secret she keeps in her apartment. Her greatest fear is the emptiness of night, when she thinks of the family she's lost. She's never loved anyone else. Maybe she never will. Will Paris and its people survive the hardship of the Siege? Will Orin break the curse? And will two hearts who've never known love awaken in the City of Light?

What if Belle's mother cursed the Beast? As Old as Time is the third book in a new YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. When Belle touches the Beast's enchanted rose, memories flood through Belle's mind—memories of a mother she thought she would never see again. And, stranger still, she sees that her mother is none other than the beautiful enchantress who cursed the castle and all its inhabitants. Shocked and confused, Belle and the Beast will have to unravel a dark mystery about their families that is 21 years in the making.

"When a spoiled young prince is punished for his selfishness and conceit by an enchantress, he is transformed into a hideous beast, and his castle is put under a spell. Unless he can learn to love, and be loved in return, by his twenty-first birthday, he will forever remain a beast. But in the body of a beast, angry, hopeless, and depressed, he secludes himself away in his castle. Years later, Belle, an intelligent and bold young woman is searching for her missing father and discovers him imprisoned within the Beast's castle. She makes a deal with the Beast--he will free her father and she will take his place as a prisoner. Though their relationship begins with dislike and fear, it soon becomes understanding and compassionate as they develop a deep connection beyond what eyes can see. With the help of a talking candelabra, clock, teapot, and many more enchanted servants, in the labyrinth of the Beast's castle, Belle comes to see the man behind the Beast"--]cPublisher's description.

The third sizzling novel in New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins’s Duchess Diaries series, featuring three unruly sisters and their headstrong godmother with a penchant for matchmaking. Scarred in the terrible accident that took his wife, gruff Lord Kirk has hidden himself from Society. When he meets his neighbor, Dahlia Balfour—a young beauty who shares his love for poetry and books—he realizes she is the one woman who could make him forget the past. But how can such a recluse attract the eye of an enchantress? Kirk appeals to his godmother, the Duchess of Roxburghe, to help him become the dashing, well-dressed hero of Dahlia’s dreams. Arriving at a house party given by the Duchess, Dahlia is unprepared for the change in her neighbor. Suddenly, she is seeing him in a whole new light. When he captures her lips with an ardent kiss, she realizes he could be her romantic hero, but then a jealous rival twists an inadvertent comment she makes. Now Dahlia must persuade Kirk that she’s not just a pretty girl feeling pity, but a passionate woman who sees past painful scars into the soul of the man she’s come to love.

Experience this tale as old as time in this delightful retelling of one of Walt Disney's most loved films, Beauty and the Beast. When an enchantress casts a spell on a selfish prince, turning him into a hideous beast and his servants into enchanted objects, there is only one way to break the curse: the Beast must learn to love—and be loved in return. So when Belle, a kind and beautiful girl from a village nearby, arrives at the Beast's enchanted castle to save her imprisoned father, the enchanted objects think she could be the one to break the spell! But can the Beast finally learn to love and be loved in return before it's too late?