Beauty and the Beast

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On the eve of her wedding to the heir of Saiturn Manor, the stunningly beautiful Gytha is shocked to learn that her bethrothed, a man she barely knew, is dead. Now she must marry the new heir, Thayer Saiturn, a battle-hardened knight known as the Red Devil...

With a face scarred in battle and a heart broken in love, Thayer has no interest in marriage. But not even the Red Devil can break the promise his foster-father made years ago and soons finds himself married to a woman whose exquisite beauty and sweet innocence intrigue him. But can his new bride look beyond his scars to find a hidden passion and undying love locked deep inside him?

My Thoughts

Beauty and the Beast is a story of a beautiful woman and a man who only she considers handsome. What I enjoyed about this book was the depth of the characters. The heroine is a beautiful woman who isn’t conceited and who feels that her beauty isn’t an important part of who she is. Our hero is a man who isn’t very attractive and although a warrior, is very insecure about his physical appearance and who is untrustworthy of beautiful woman due to an incident in his past.

Thayer attends his cousin’s wedding only to discover that William has been killed and as a result, he must wed the intended bride. Of course, Thayer is not happy with this arrangement and is especially upset when he finds Gytha to be a great beauty. It seems our hero carries the baggage of a broken heart – a heart broken by a beautiful woman and as a result, he does not trust anyone of great beauty. Both Thayer and Gytha do their duty and marry and to the surprise of them both, marriage isn’t has horrible as they both thought it would be.

There is a greedy uncle, illegitimate children & the old girlfriend to deal with which adds a few twists and turns to the story but overall, this is a book about Gytha & Thayer, about their love for each other. It was very funny in parts, while still being emotionally intense and the chemistry between Gytha and Thayer was smoldering. This book has been panned a lot on various reviews and I don’t understand why. It’s a lovely read, definitely one not to be missed.