In Bed with the Beast

Tara Sivec

Jun 2018 · The Naughty Princess Club Book 2 · Sold by Swerve

About this ebook

A tale as old as time: she needs a place to stay, he's a grump with a secret and an extra room...can love find a way?

Meet the Naughty Princess Club, a series from USA Today bestselling author Tara Sivec that brings readers to Fairytale Lane and the hilarity—and romance—that three women fall into once they decide to strut their stuff and bring on their own happily ever after.

Living in her overprotective dad’s basement, shy Belle lives her life through books. Being a part of the Naughty Princess Club is the first adventure she’s ever had, plus she desperately needs the money to save one of her favorite places - the local library.

But when her new friends and new business gets her kicked out of her dad’s house, Belle is rescued by the surly Vincent “Beast” Adams who invites her to be his house guest until she gets back on her feet. Despite his attitude problem and long list of rules, Belle finds herself warming to the muscled man with a penchant for growling and starts seeing a gentle side to him that wasn’t there before.

Yet there’s a room that Beast keeps locked and Belle keeps getting hints that Beast is hiding something...can a nerdy librarian tame the beast or will their romance be over before it has a chance to blossom?

Ratings and reviews

Fun, sexy, and a touch of hilarity in this modern telling of the Beauty and the Beast. Belle has been living in her father's basement to save money but he finally kicks her out of the house and with nowhere to go she moves into her library. When Vincent finds out he offers to let her stay with him until she can find a place. This comes with lots of rules, of course, but with him being known as the "beast" you would expect nothing less. Did I mention fun and sexy and funny? I definitely recommend this one! **Received this ARC for review from the publisher via NetGalley**

This story is a fun, sexy take on the story Beauty and the Beast. Isabelle "Belle" Reading has been the quiet, shy girl her whole life and now at 25 years old she is ready to have some fun, but her very strict dad has other thoughts on that idea. When Belle gets caught by her dad sneaking back into the house dressed up as he calls a hooker with her best friends Cindy and Ariel, she ends up moving out of her dad's house. Now living in the library where she works her life is falling apart. Belle just learned that the library is in danger of closing so Belle decides she is going to be a stripper at Prince Charming just like her friend Cindy. In the meantime, Vincent "Beast" Adams, who works at Prince Charming, keeps showing up at the library. Beast finally tells her she can move into his house instead of sleeping on the floor of the library each night, but he has a few rules that she needs to abide by. The biggest one is not going into the one room that is locked! As the two of them try to navigate living together, it is fun watching the big, surly, gruff guy deal with the sweet, quiet, shy girl. When Belle tells Beast that is going on blind dates to try and learn how to be sexy so she can be a stripper to earn money for the library, he is not happy. Each of her dates turn out worse the last! When Beast finally agrees to help her be sexy, that is when the fun begins. As these two get closer and closer, past secrets start to be revealed. What Belle doesn't know is that the biggest one has yet to be revealed. It takes a leap of faith that truly can stand the test of time! Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairy tale so I knew I'd love this story. It was fun, entertaining and sexy all at the same time. I really loved how every now and then a part of the story popped up that mirrored the original. Overall I really enjoyed Beast and Belle and their path to their happy ending!

**I read an early copy of this title in exchange for an honest review** In Bed with the Beast is a modern twist on the beloved fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. This story has it's hilarious moments, it's endearing moments, it's awkward moments and it's sexy moments. Isabelle Reading wants nothing more than to be independent and prove to everyone in her life that she's an adult and can handle adulting! For a woman who still lives in her father's basement and finds her solace in her library, getting into business with her two new friends takes her about as far out of her comfort zone than it could! Oh, did I mention that the business is called The Naughty Princess Club? Beast is a man who works at Charming's, the club owned by the boyfriend of one of Belle's friends. His nickname fits, as he's tall and build like a linebacker. He tends to intimidate people on sight, but he's a man of few words and that's the way he likes it. When Beast realizes Belle needs a place to stay, he steps in and provides it. As the two get to know one another hilarity ensues right along with some very sweet and poignant moments. Will these two very different people be able to help one another as they really look to find themselves? I enjoyed this twist on a classic. I will say it was slow to start for me, but once I got into it, the story flowed and I enjoyed it. You definitely feel every emotion in this book and that is the sign of a well written story.

About the author

Tara Sivec is a USA Today best-selling author, wife, mother, chauffeur, maid, short-order cook, baby-sitter, and sarcasm expert. She lives in Ohio with her husband and two children and looks forward to the day when they all three of them become adults and move out.

After working in the brokerage business for fourteen years, Tara decided to pick up a pen and write instead of shoving it in her eye out of boredom. Her novel Seduction and Snacks won first place in the Indie Romance Convention Reader's Choice Awards 2013 for Best Indie First Book and she was voted as Best Author in the Indie Romance Convention Reader's Choice Awards for 2014.

In her spare time, Tara loves to dream about all of the baking she'll do and naps she'll take when she ever gets spare time.