An Adult Fairy Tale—Standalone

A dutiful daughter, tightly closed as a rosebud. A cursed, obsessed prince. In the enchanted woods, no one will hear her scream. Beware: This dark fairy tale passion has claws.

When a royal recluse demands a man’s treasured daughter as payment, his curvy captive transforms him. 

His aggressive courtship outrages Belle, but he needs her to break the curse that made him a lonely lion-man.

Unless he wins her heart, they’ll both remain prisoners in his remote castle. 

Only virginal Belle’s love can save their lives.

Note: Mr. Beast Owns Beauty is a standalone 29,000-word novella, with an HEA, safe, no cliffhanger. This New Adult dark fantasy love story is rated 18+ for language and high-heat scenes. The tale includes Mr. Beast’s point of view as well as Belle’s. Mr. Beast Owns Beauty was inspired by one of the earliest versions of the original fairy tale. 

Frequent top-100 erotic author Q. Zayne has published more than fifty edgy books since 2015, and has spent more than two years traveling the Yucatan and the Caribbean. Zayne's fiction celebrates sex, BDSM, dominant—often older—alphas claiming curvy women, ESP, fated love, ancient lore, and magic. 

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Adventurous reader, get your copy to enjoy a werelion's love that culminates in hot defloration and making the royal heir!