The Beast and The Bookseller
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4.1 • 94 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
She’s about to make a beast of a bargain in this clever and deliciously engaging fairytale twist, from USA Today bestselling author Eva Devon…
All of London gossips about the Duke of Montrose. A recluse. Inflicted with a terrible disease. A gargoyle with a terrible temper. But he’s also the most important patron of the centuries-old book shop that belongs to Miss Elizabeth Sharpe’s family. Now she’s been charged with delivering books to the Gargoyle of London herself—or risk their shop falling into ruin. But surely a duke can’t be that ghastly…
Garrett Maximilian doesn’t give a tinker’s damn what society says about him. Most of them are sycophants, bowing and scraping in his presence. But not this proud, redheaded spitfire of a woman standing before him. In fact, nothing makes him feel more alive than Miss Elizabeth tartly criticizing his books. Perhaps he just needs a plan to keep her close…
The duke’s glower doesn’t terrify Elizabeth as much as it fascinates her. And worse, he looks at her with a dark hunger that should make her shake with fear—not desire. But Elizabeth’s father has sinister plans in store for his daughter…and this beastly duke might be her only salvation.
Each book in the Once Upon a Wallflower series is STANDALONE:
* The Beast and The Bookseller
* The Duke and the Dressmaker
* The Rake and the Rose
Customer Reviews
Books Bring Them Together
When her father allowed his grief to bring him to neglect the bookshop that had been in their family for 200 years, Elizabeth Sharpe took over. She loves books and the shop and runs it quite well. When Mr. Sharpe failed to deliver his weekly order of books, Garrett Maximillian, gruff, blunt and reclusive Duke of Montrose, came to the shop to set things straight. Elizabeth takes over the deliveries, and even discusses and recommends books to the stuffy duke. There is definitely an attraction between the two. Can their mutual love for books be enough to build a love and future on? This is a cute story where two very different people with one common love find love. Garrett and Elizabeth are from different stations in society, but fit together perfectly. She is intelligent and brings him peace. They both love books and champion the less fortunate. This is a bit different than most romances and has a bit of Beauty and the Beast in it. The story is interesting, the characters engaging, and the ending happy.
I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed it.
Started ok
This book has third act problems. The male character’s sudden change of attitude with no explanation made no sense and then he realizes he was wrong and suddenly flips again? Not logical. It made me hate the whole book.
Oh my Goodness… Loved It!
This is one of the best historical romances I’ve read in a looong time. Eva has outdone herself!!
The way my heart was pounding my. It was a surprising premise, but I really loved how the author wove in the elements that made class differences more realistic.
I love the slow burn romance, it was worth it. I recommend you buy this book.