Beauty and the Baron (Forever After Retellings, #1)

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A penniless maid determined to save her father, a broken baron bent on isolation, and the undeniable draw between them that will lead to happiness or disaster Rose Sinclair has run out of options With her father in prison and their bookshop sold to pay his debts, she has no choice but to turn to Henry Covington, the Baron Norcliffe But the baron has than earned his harsh reputation, and Rose must face his wrath in order to save her father and herself.Since the deaths of his parents, Henry Covington has isolated himself from society, ensuring the solitude of his estate with his deliberate callousness However, when the beautiful Miss Sinclair appears on his doorstep, begging for a chance to repay her father s debt to him, a moment of weakness finds him offering her a position as a maid in his own house.They both soon learn that first impressions are not to be believed Henry is surprised and intrigued by Rose s optimistic charm, while Rose slowly uncovers Henry s true self, his compassion concealed behind the pain of loss and betrayal But when a shadow from Henry s past returns, their newfound hope is tested They must decide for themselves who to trust and what they will risk for their happily ever after Beauty and the Baron is a Regency retelling of Beauty and the Beast It is a sweet clean romance novella, and is Book 1 in a series of Regency retellings The stories can be read in any order. New Read [ Beauty and the Baron (Forever After Retellings, #1) ] author [ Joanna Barker ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A perfect regency short story with so many fun Beauty and the Beast elements throughout Ms Barker s writing is excellent, the story fun, and her characters memorable Reading Beauty and the Baron was the perfect way to spend an hour by myself Now back to real lifeThis is a novella length book You can read it in a couple hours This is a BB retelling It is one of my favorites This was very light and fluffy It was well written but had no meat to it It was a fun story to read a...Sweet Regency FairytaleI really enjoy fairytale retellings and this was a fun novella I thought the author did a great job in creating something new and fresh by putting her own twists on this classic tale, set in the Regency period While I wish it could have been longer and hadbuildu...Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite Disney movies, and this retelling is everything it should be It was perfect I couldn t imagine loving it .I absolutely love new takes on old fashioned fairy tales, and this is another fantastic one This story pulls you in from the first chapter and hearkens back to it s fairy tale roots in subtle, wonderful ways The main couple are separate, intriguing people with pain in t...I absolutely LOVE retellings of fairy tales This is a wonderful retelling of Beauty and the Beast Rose is such a beautiful character She is strong, cheerful and kind despite the circumstances she finds herself...What a delightful book I loved the similarities to Beauty and the Beast but I also loved all the twists that kept it fun I loved the characters and their growth throughout the book I will definitely look for the rest of this series.I found this a really good book Rose is a really strong character She offers to work for the Baron in order to pay off her Father s debt to him She never complains about the amount of work the housekeeper assigns her work till late in the night Her feelings for the baron come along over time.This is the sweet little story of a down on her luck daughter of a bookshop owner who s in prison for debt Rose has no money her father, as, apparently, too many to number HR fathers do, gambled away everything, even the loans made to him to shore up the bookshop s finances.So dad s in debtors prison and Rose wants to work off her father s debt to Henry, Baron Norcliffe, and applies for a servant s position at his home She s the Beauty and he s the Beast in this bland and colorless rendition This is the sweet little story of a down on her luck daughter of a bookshop owner who s in prison for debt Rose has no money her father, as, apparently, too many to number HR fathers do, gambled away everything, even the loans made to him to shore up the bookshop s finances.So dad s in debtors prison and Rose wants to work off her father s debt to Henry, Baron Norcliffe, and applies for a servant s position at ...I love Beauty and the Beast retellings This one has a sweet, determined, and sacrificial heroine, and the hero was appropriately gruff, temperamental, and with a tender heart in need of genuine love It was a pleasant read and while short, it wrapped up nicely.

Beauty and the Baron (Forever After Retellings, #1)
  • 08 March 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 80 pages
  • Joanna Barker
  • Beauty and the Baron (Forever After Retellings, #1)