Beast The Untold Legend
Shoshanna Evers
A Wicked Tale
ARe Books
Genre: M/F, Fairy Tale,
PNR
About the Book:
Deflowering the princess
may just save her life.
Princess Justine found an
unlikely ally when she stormed into the stables and found an angry,
devastatingly handsome young man tending to her mare. Victor belonged
to her soon-to-be Queen mother-in-law, and he had the whip marks on
his muscled back to prove it.
The Queen, an enchantress
well-accomplished in the art of black magic, turns Victor into a
creature like no other. He’s a ten foot tall beastly wall of
muscle, animalistic sinew and savagery ready to unleash every primal
urge coiled within him. At the Queen’s command, he kidnaps Justine
on her wedding day to the prince — but refuses to kill her.
Instead, he keeps her safe by turning her from a threat to the
Queen’s power, into a ruined woman who will never ascend the
throne.
Now the Beast holds his
princess captive in the woods, his focus on only one mission:
deflower her and get her with child before the queen comes back to
kill Justine herself.
He wasn’t expecting
Justine to see past his terrifying form and straight into his heart.
Setting her free is no more of an option than keeping her. But as
their tentative alliance forms, both Victor and Justine can’t help
but wonder— what if being together is their chance for true love?
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Excerpt:
"Beast," she
said, trying to steady the tremble in her voice. "I have no
quarrel with you, sir. Please don't hurt me."
To her surprise, the beast
dropped down on all fours to be closer to her, and shook his massive
head. A lock from his dark mane fell over his blue-gray eyes, and
Justine paused. It made no sense for him to remind her of... Victor.
Maybe it was just that
feeling they inspired in her that drew the comparison in her mind.
That feeling she got when she stood on the edge of a cliff and stared
down, and wondered what it would feel like to jump if only she had
wings to keep her from crashing. Staring at the beast now, he felt
like both the cliff... and the wings.
"I had no choice but
to take you, Princess," he said, his voice gravelly and deep.
"Do not run from me."
The cadence of his low
voice sounded familiar, but that didn't make sense.
"You're not real,"
Justine said. "I fainted at my wedding and hit my head; I'm sure
of it."
The beast loomed over her,
covering her with his body, so there would be no escape. "I am
real."
"Please, do not harm
me, Beast, I beg you."
"I will not harm
you," he said. "Look at me, Princess. *You know me.*"
No. This wasn't real. "You
are a figment of my imagination. There is no beast like you in
nature. "
His face was millimeters
from her own. He pressed his cheek to hers, his rough whiskers
prickling her own delicate skin.
Goosebumps raised along
her arms. If it were a dream, would she be feeling that?
"I am real," he
growled. "But you are right about one thing, Princess. I am not
natural."
"Please wake up,"
she shouted, hoping it would jolt her out of her nightmare.
With a dangerous smile
that bared his fangs, the beast gripped her arm. "This is no
dream. Shall I pinch you, and prove it?"
"Yes," she said,
with a boldness she didn’t feel. This nightmare was going on too
long—
The beast raised one thick
eyebrow... though the eyebrow blended in on his face, which was
covered in smooth short hairs that did nothing to hide his strong jaw
and high cheekbones.
He picked her up off the
ground, his large hands so human if not for the claws that adorned
them. Yet they weren't paws. He definitely had fingers, holding her
firmly under her buttocks. Each one sent a line of heat through her
chilled flesh.
The claws that had torn
her gown earlier didn't touch her now. Had he... retracted them? Like
a cat?
With a groan that sounded
too much like raw satisfaction for her sensibilities, he pinched a
handful of the flesh on her bottom.
The jolt of pain made her
yelp in surprise. *Pinches in a dream shouldn’t hurt.*
He dropped his mouth to
her neck, his whiskers scratching her delicate skin, and nibbled her
ear. It didn't hurt, despite his sharp fangs. He wasn't tasting
her... he was toying with her.
His tongue was soft
sandpaper against her fragile skin, like a cat tongue. It tickled and
made her restless, unable to keep still his arms.
He pulled away from her
ear to stare into her eyes. She couldn't look away as he growled
softly and pinched each handful of her ass cheeks again, holding her
flesh hostage even as she squirmed against him.
*This is not a dream.*
"Stop!" she
gasped, struggling to be free of his iron grip.
Her attempts to move her
bottom away from his hands only served to press her mound against
torso. Quick as could be, the beast adjusted one hand to grab the
junction of her thighs, forcing a moan from her mouth.
"Am I real to you
now, Justine?"
He knew her name. He used
her name as if he knew *her.*
~
About the Author:
Shoshanna Evers, New York
Times and USA Today Bestselling author, has written dozens of sexy
stories since her debut in 2010, including Beauty and the Beast (an
erotic re-imagining), The Man Who Holds the Whip, and I Am Not Your
Melody, all of which hit the bestseller lists in box sets. Among her
most popular books are The Tycoon’s Convenient Bride…and Baby,
Overheated, The Enslaved Trilogy, How to Write Hot Sex, and the
controversial novella Held Captive by the Cavemen.
Shoshanna Evers has been
listed on Amazon as one of the “Most Popular Authors in Romance,”
as well as on the Contemporary Romance, and Erotica “Most Popular
Authors” lists.
Reviewers have called
Shoshanna’s writing “fast paced, intense, and sexual…every
naughty fantasy come to life for the reader” with stories where
“the plot is fresh and the pacing excellent, the emotions…real
and poignant.”
Ms. Evers is also the
cofounder of SelfPubBookCovers.com, the largest selection of
instantly customizable, one-of-a-kind, premade book covers in the
world.
Shoshanna used to work as
a syndicated advice columnist and a registered nurse, but now she’s
a full-time smut writer and a home-schooling mom. She lives in the
mountains of north Idaho with her family and three big dogs, and
loves to connect with readers on Twitter @ShoshannaEvers, and
Facebook at www.facebook.com/shoshanna.evers
For more information on
other books by Shoshanna, visit her official website:
www.ShoshannaEvers.com
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