The Beast: 4 (The Twisted Kingdoms)

Making deals with a dragon is never wise.Living on the outskirts of society taught Thorn three vital lessons. Money and beauty bought everything people were obsessed with treasure and no one returned from the beasts territory.No one but Thorn.When shes commissioned to retrieve a special flower from deep within the mountains she knows its a bad idea to tempt fate again but is left with little choice when shes blackmailed into accepting the job.It was supposed to be a simple extraction.Ambushed and captured by the cursed dragon she hoped to avoid the cloaked shifter gives her two choices. Play his wicked game or pay for her transgressions in blood. Despite the way his deep voice sends shivers down her spine or the way he seems to soften toward her she knows theres only one way their games will end.In regret heartache and betrayal.The Beast is a complete *stand-alone novel* inspired by the classic fairytales Beauty and The Beasty and Jack and the Beanstalk with a happily ever after ending. Its a must have for romantic fantasy readers who loved A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova and Of Goblins and Gold by Emma Hamm. If you love books that feature enemies to lovers rags to riches mates dragons and pulse pounding adventure you need to start this fantasy retelling with epic twists.