The Beast’s Heart by Liefe Shallcross
THE BEAST’S HEART
Ace Trade Paperback Original
ISBN: 9780440001775
$15.00 / 416 pages
February 12, 2019
Praise for The Beast’s Heart:
“What a delight! This is a beautifully crafted, deeply romantic reworking of the fairy tale.”
— Juliet Marillier, author of the Blackthorn & Grim series
“A lush retelling of my favorite fairytale classic. Beautiful, poignant, and enchanting…Leife Shallcross’s Beast shines.”— C. L. Wilson, New York Times bestselling author ofThe Sea King
“Glorious…. retells Beauty and the Beast in a compelling and surprising novel filled with peril, darkness, romance and beauty.”— Kate Forsyth, author of Bitter Greens andThe Wild Girl
“Utterly beautiful. . . . Gorgeous writing, magical romance at its best.”— Sam Hawke, author of City of Lies
ABOUT THE BOOK
I am neither monster nor man—yet I am both. I am the Beast. He is a broken, wild thing, his heart’s nature exposed by his beastly form. Long ago cursed with a wretched existence, theBeast prowls the dusty hallways of his ruined château with only magical, unseen servants to keep him company—until a weary traveler disturbs his isolation. Bewitched by the man’s dreams of his beautiful daughter, the Beast devises a plan to lure her to the château. There, Isabeau courageously exchanges her father’s life for her own and agrees to remain with theBeast for a year. But even as their time together weaves its own spell, the Beast finds winning Isabeau’s love is only the first impossible step in breaking free from the curse…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Leife Shallcross lives at the foot of a mountain in Canberra, Australia, with her family and a small, scruffy creature that snores. She is the author of several short stories, including “Pretty Jennie Greenteeth,” which won the 2016 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Short Story. The Beast’s Heart is her first novel.
