Dragon Rose: A Free Fantasy Romance (Beauty and the Beast Retelling)

Christine Pope

Tales of the Latter Kingdoms Book 1 · Dark Valentine Press

About this ebook

The shadow of the cursed Dragon Lord has hung over the town of Lirinsholme for centuries, and no one ever knows when the Dragon will claim his next doomed Bride. Rhianne Menyon has dreams of being a painter, but her world changes forever when a single moment of sacrifice brings her to Black's Keep as the Dragon's latest Bride. 

As she attempts to adjust to her new life...and to know something of the monster who is now her husband...Rhianne begins to see that the curse is far crueler than she first believed, and unraveling the mystery of what happened to the Dragon's Brides is only the beginning.

A retelling of Beauty and the Beast, set in the world of the Latter Kingdoms.

Author’s Note: All Tales of the Latter Kingdoms novels are written as standalone romances and can be read in any order.

Ratings and reviews

This was a very well-written book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and could not put it down until I finished it. A surprise, as generally paranormal romance books have poor grammar and plot. However, I would definitely recommend this one to any avid reader out there. I liked how the focus on the oil painting included technical knowledge and explored an artist's eye.

Obviously a new 'take' on an old story. Nothing wrong with that though. If I have to be negative about anything ... The book moved at a good pace but the climatic ending seemed a little rushed. That being said, it was an adorable story, well told. Christine Pope can be pleased with her work. Worth a read as it had quirky differences from the old story of a similar vein.

Beautiful fairytale and so much more makes one seek out the beauty in everything especially the ugly. Thanks Christine for an awesome book and by making it available on ebooks I could listen to the tale while doing all sorts of things.

About the author

Christine Pope has been writing stories ever since she commandeered her family’s Smith-Corona typewriter back in the sixth grade. Her work includes paranormal romance, fantasy romance, and science fiction/space opera romance. The Land of Enchantment cast its spell on her while she was researching the Djinn Wars series, and she now makes her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.