{"num_reviews":22,"sku":"978-0-3695-1425-7","add_this":[{"service":"facebook","annotation":""},{"service":"email","annotation":""},{"service":"print","annotation":""},{"service":"twitter","annotation":""}],"gtin":null,"id":3597,"can_purchase":true,"meta_description":"","category":["Contemporary","BBW\u002fRubenesque","Erotic ","Lawless","May\u002fDecember"],"AddThisServiceButtonMeta":"","main_image":{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-21532\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3597\u002f3883\u002fhisbeautyherbeast1l__48788.1776568894.jpg?c=2","alt":"Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance\n\nHeat Level: 3\n\nWord Count: 30, 000\n\nISBN: 978-0-3695-1425-7\n\nEditor: Lisa Petrocelli\n\nCover Artist: Jay Aheer"},"add_to_wishlist_url":"https:\u002f\u002fwww.evernightpublishing.com\u002fwishlist.php?action=add&product_id=3597","backorder_availability_prompt":"","url":"https:\u002f\u002fwww.evernightpublishing.com\u002fhis-beauty-her-beast-by-sam-crescent\u002f","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMaeve\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fem\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003eAt sixteen, I learned my fate.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eOn my twenty-first birthday, I wouldn't be celebrating—I'd be handed over as payment for my parents' sins.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eI fought. I rebelled. I tried to escape.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eNone of it mattered.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eNow I belong to him.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eAnd my life is no longer my own.\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDraven\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fem\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003e\u003cbr \u002f\u003eI never wanted the deal.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eBut the moment I saw her, I knew one thing—she was mine.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eI won't break her. I won't hurt her.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eI'll protect her.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eEarn her trust.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eMake her choose me ... even if she has no choice at all.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eBut someone wants her dead.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eAnd if her own family would rather see her buried than delivered to me…\u003cbr \u002f\u003eWhat aren't they telling me?\u003cbr \u002f\u003eBecause I'm already too far gone.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eMaeve is mine.\u003cbr \u002f\u003eAnd I'm not letting her go.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"\u003eExcerpt:\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fstrong\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“I’m about to call for lunch,” he said, stopping when he caught sight of me. “Care to join me?”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“Sure.”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eI’m trying to act casual. I’m wearing a simple white summer dress, with straps wide enough to cover my bra straps, but it only falls to my knees.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eDraven walked into his office, holding the door open for me, and I walked past him and to one of the sofas. He has two, on either side of a coffee table. Near the main window sits his desk.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“How are you?” Draven asked.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eIt’s nice to know his name. “I’m good.”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eDraven sits down opposite me, and I can’t help but watch him. His gaze is on me as well.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“How old are you?” I asked.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“Thirty-five.”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“Wow,” I said.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“Does my age bother you?”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“No.” I happened to like the fact he was older. Not that I had been around a lot of men my own age, but I had seen a lot of movies to know they were not exactly mature. Draven looked mature.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“How is your neck?” he asked.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“Fine.”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eHis sleeves are rolled up, showing off his thick, heavily inked arms.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“Did you like getting tattoos?” I asked.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eHe sat back and looked at me. “Did you?”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eI couldn’t help but smile. “I asked you first.”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“And seeing as I am the oldest, you will answer me.”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“Yes, I did. They hurt, but then a needle digging into your flesh is going to hurt.”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eHe chuckled. “I rather like the pain. After a while, I didn’t feel it.”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“That was the same for me.”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eI don’t want to talk about ink, or pain.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“Maeve, come here,” he said.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eIn that moment, I was like a moth to a flame. I walk around the coffee table and stand right in front of him.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eAt first, Draven doesn’t move or make a sound, but then he takes hold of my hand. He strokes his finger across my inner wrist, and it felt so good, I didn’t want it to stop.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“Tell me what is going on in that mind of yours,” he said.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“Nothing.”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“You think I don’t see the interest in your eyes, Maeve?” he asked. “Do you think I didn’t notice you were looking at me from your bedroom window, or that last night you wriggled against my dick because you felt how hard I was getting?”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eI thought I had been subtle, but I felt him pressing against me, and I had enjoyed it.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eThe moment he tugged on my wrist, I didn’t fight and instead fell against him. Draven is a man in charge and knows what he wants. He moves my knees into position so that I straddle him.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“Is this what you want?” he asked, both his hands at my hips as he held me in place.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eI feel the hard ridge of his cock, even through his pants.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“Yes.”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eI don’t fight him, and I’m not afraid. Draven has already proven he doesn’t want to hurt me, so I place my hands on his shoulders and stare into his eyes, refusing to look away. He has intense brown eyes. I had a feeling they were probably scary to look at, especially if he was staring at an enemy. I was not his enemy.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eI’d never been this bold with a man. I had learned to fight, and I had gone dancing. I rebelled in the hope of changing my fate, but nothing was going to help me. My fate had been sealed long before I was even born.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eI was going to belong to Draven Adams. From the age of sixteen, I’d been so pissed about that. I hadn’t even known his name, nor who he was, just that I was going to be owned by a man. I would mean nothing. I would be nothing, and there was no way I would be able to change that.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eNow, I am so happy to be owned by him. I know it is crazy and fucking stupid. All this time, I should have been looking for a way to escape, but why? I am happy. I know there were probably many people that had been in my position who were dead now. I was lucky. Draven had no intention of killing me. I didn’t know exactly what he was going to do to me, but I also didn’t care.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eCupping his face, I feel bold, like I am tired of holding back. For a long time, I have wanted to scream and keep it in place, and now I close that small distance between us and kiss him. I kiss my captor, and I don’t let go.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eI love the feel of his lips against mine, and one of the hands on my hips slides up and grips the back of my neck. I hesitate, expecting the fear to come flooding back, but he’s holding the back of my neck, and the other hand is gripping my hip tightly. There is no mistaking what is going on right now. Draven is touching me. I want his hands all over me, touching me, exploring me.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eThere is a knock at the door, and I pull away.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“Fuck off,” Draven said, growling the words.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“That’s not very nice,” I said.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“I’m not a very nice man.”\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eIt was on the tip of my tongue to argue with him, but all too soon, Draven has his hands on my waist, and he’s spun me around so that my back is to him.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e“What are you doing?” I asked.\u003c\u002fspan\u003e\u003c\u002fp\u003e","show_backorder_message":false,"tags":[],"warranty":"","price":{"without_tax":{"formatted":"$3.99","value":3.99,"currency":"USD"},"tax_label":"Tax"},"default_shipping_expectation_prompt":"","detail_messages":"","availability":"","page_title":"His Beauty, Her Beast by Sam Crescent","cart_url":"https:\u002f\u002fwww.evernightpublishing.com\u002fcart.php","show_backorder_availability_prompt":false,"max_purchase_quantity":0,"show_quantity_on_hand":false,"show_default_shipping_expectation_prompt":false,"show_quantity_on_backorder":false,"brand":{"name":"Heat Level 3","url":"https:\u002f\u002fwww.evernightpublishing.com\u002fbrands\u002fHeat-Level-3.html"},"attributes":[],"mpn":null,"upc":null,"options":[],"related_products":[{"id":2236,"sku":"978-1-77339-516-6","name":"Her Beast by Sam Crescent","url":"https:\u002f\u002fwww.evernightpublishing.com\u002fher-beast-by-sam-crescent\u002f","availability":"","rating":5,"brand":{"name":"Heat Level 3"},"category":["BBW\u002fRubenesque","Contemporary","Erotic ","Lawless","May\u002fDecember"],"summary":"He's never been a good man...Hope Miller has been through a lot. 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She is to be sold when she turns 21. Draven has known about Maeve for a long time and has looked into everything about her. He is the one collecting the debt, but without anyone knowing he has slowly become obsessed with this woman who has done everything she can to rebel against her family to try and stop the possibility of her being sold. This was so well-written. I loved the development of the relationship between these two. The surprise that Sam writes into the story makes it even better. The chemistry was spicy. This was such a good book. This is a must read!!","date":"6th May 2026"},{"name":"DBG69","rating":"5","title":"Another great book","text":"I have read multiple books by Sam Crescent. I have enjoyed every single one and this one is no different. Once I started reading it, I didn't want to put it down. In fact, I didn't put it down until I reached the end. A definite page turner. I recommend grabbing something to drink and sitting down to enjoy this book.","date":"6th May 2026"},{"name":"JeniT","rating":"5","title":"Captivating","text":"Sam Crescent has a talent for turning a morally grey villain into the most wonderful man for the woman he loves. This story is the perfect example of that. Draven was forced to honor a deal his late father made and accept Maeve as payment for her family’s betrayal. Maeve is nothing like her family and fearful for her future. This is a beauty and the beast inspired retelling with more murder and spice but the HEA is way better. ","date":"6th May 2026"},{"name":"Bookbunny","rating":"5","title":"Not a beast","text":"Maeve found out that her parents were using her to pay a debt. Draven has been watching Maeve for a while. There was no way any man was going to touch her. She was his. But there are men trying to encroach on his area. That wasn’t going to happen. And the Taylor family is an evil that needs to be wiped from the earth. I loved that Draven didn’t push Maeve into anything. He let their relationship develop slowly. Maeve had to want to be with him. Maeve was a tough cookie. She rebelled when she found out about her fate and never cowered. The Taylors were no good from the start. They deserved their fate. Draven made Maeve feel like a queen. He gave her the two things she never had, safety and love. But there was more going on and a nice twist. Draven defiantly saved Maeve. ","date":"6th May 2026"},{"name":"Ali80","rating":"5","title":"Dark","text":"His Beauty, Her Beast by Sam Crescent is a dark, emotionally charged romance that pulls you in from the start. The story leans into that beauty-and-the-beast dynamic with intensity, giving you a hero who’s rough, guarded, and deeply complex beneath the surface. The heroine brings strength and compassion, slowly breaking through his walls in a way that feels genuine and earned. Their chemistry is powerful—full of tension, passion, and raw emotion. It’s gritty, steamy, and layered with heart, making it a compelling read for anyone who loves darker romance with a strong emotional core.","date":"6th May 2026"},{"name":"Brooke T","rating":"5","title":"Loved this retelling!!!","text":"OMG!!! This book was amazing!!! I couldn’t put it down. I love a good dark mafia romance, and this one added the Beaty and the Beast retelling!! It was perfect the dark, broody and gruff MMC and the feisty and stubborn FMC. I thought the storyline was original, page-turning and was filled with suspense, drama, angst and spice. My heart broke and swooned throughout this book and I might have ghost-pumped a few times for both characters. The characters were written perfectly for each other. I loved their chemistry, it was intense and undeniable. I thought this book was well paced and had the perfect amount of plot and spice. I can’t wait to see what comes next from my favorite author Sam Crescent!!!","date":"6th May 2026"},{"name":"Diana A","rating":"5","title":"Love it!","text":"This book was great. We have that mafia romance plus suspense, and of course spice. Love the nature of the relationship and how they fall for each other.","date":"6th May 2026"},{"name":"JRush","rating":"4","title":"Loved this","text":"What a great short read this was. \r\n\r\nWith the premise of a daughter raised to be given away, and the twists and turns that follow. All leading to a beautiful ending for the couple. \r\n\r\nI read this on one sitting. ","date":"6th May 2026"},{"name":"MellaM","rating":"4","title":"Maeve + Draven","text":"Maeve learns her fate is to be a bride in an arranged marriage to Draven. I loved her quiet (and not so quiet) rebellions. They allowed her to experience life, to the extent possible, on her own terms. Draven is also bound, but it was never a secret. Draven has the ability to opt out it seems, but he doesn't want to. It's possession\u002flove on sight for him. Draven encourages Maeve's independence and handles her awful family. Maeve learns what love can mean for her life. A great read with lessons beyond your mafia story.","date":"6th May 2026"},{"name":"Ssirren","rating":"5","title":" So good","text":"Draven you’re the man! Maeve was to be sold off in an arranged marriage because of her families debts. Maeve didn’t want this at all. She tried to get out of it. Draven was to be her husband. But he wasn’t happy about the arrangement. He didn’t want to own her. He wanted to care and love her. These two had my heart. She was fierce and he was amazing. This was so hot, so good. I devoured this one. ","date":"27th Apr 2026"},{"name":"DariaB","rating":"5","title":"Perfect Chaos","text":"Perfect Chaos\r\nSituational darkness. Awesome characters. She naive yet full of sass. He's a baddie that's soft on animals. \r\nHe isn't mafia and she is a paid debt. Omg! Her family though.\r\nThere's lessons out that some just cant\u002fdont learn. A second chance and still dont know how to get some act right. \r\nWith eyes and ears every where, the Beast gets to know things and plans are set in motion.\r\nJust the right amount of everything, danger, a lil bit of angst, chemistry and heat. ","date":"27th Apr 2026"},{"name":"Kimberly R","rating":"5","title":"Loved it!!","text":"This book was amazing. I really loved it. I loved Maeve and Draven. They were incredible characters. I absolutely recommend this book.","date":"27th Apr 2026"},{"name":"laura.lovesreading","rating":"5","title":"perfect","text":""His Beauty, Her Beast" will take you into a world full of betrayal, desire, danger, passion, twists and turns, drama, action, love, chemistry, heat and suspense. \r\n\r\nI was in love with this story since page one. Draven is morally grey, loves dogs and is so easy to fall in love with. Maeve is so lovable, her actions were totally reliable, her resilience and strength admirable and I was soo happy that she found a happy, loving home. ","date":"27th Apr 2026"},{"name":"Mary S","rating":"5","title":"Incredible read.","text":"Draven and Maven story was an incredible read. The things Maven went through and still being this sweet woman was a strength that not so many women could have. Draven was one tough guy that he had to do to survive in his dark world. I love the protective he was with Maven. Their story was great to read and seeing how they got their happy ever after. ","date":"27th Apr 2026"},{"name":"LBing","rating":"5","title":"Maeve and Draven","text":"This was another wonderful read set in a dark world by this author. Draven has to collect a debt his father made 21 years ago and that debt is Maeve. She's been slated by her family as the payment for an old debt and no matter the rebellion, there's no out for her. Imagine her shock when Draven sets her up in his beautiful home with no restrictions other than to not leave his property. Everything has been provided for her. She's quite thrilled to not be ended, or hurt, and finds herself quite curious about her 'owner'. I absolutely love how Draven gave her time to acclimate to his home and self, left some mystery to keep her curious and gave her all truths and choices she needed to be happy. Expect to get caught up in the action, drama, danger, betrayal, twists and hot romance as these two work their way to a fab and steamy HEA. Good fun! \r\n ","date":"27th Apr 2026"},{"name":"Gkp2460","rating":"4","title":"DRAVEN MAEVE","text":"Maeve and Draven have a very different beginning. As payment for a debt, Draven had much more mind for Maeve the first time he saw her. Their story is very dramatic and angsty with lots of surprises. It's a short fast-paced story when time and limited but you need a good read.","date":"27th Apr 2026"},{"name":"POmoto","rating":"4","title":" Maeve and Draven","text":"It was a really cute story. The beginning was a little rough but the story quickly found it's rhythm. Maeve's life has been bargained away before birth and now that she was 21, it was time for Draven to collect the debt. Maeve was a pretty strong character and Draven was really sweet to her. For a relatively short story, it plot amd characters were well developed.","date":"27th Apr 2026"},{"name":"Maleficent","rating":"5","title":"Draven and Maeve","text":"Maeve learned her fate at sixteen, she was payment for a transgression her parents made. She was considered an outsider in her family, never participating with her siblings, until the day she is handed over to him. Draven never had any intention to complete the deal his father left behind. The more he came to know Maeve he wanted nothing more than to protect her, he has not intention of setting her free.\r\n\r\nThis is a steamy read, there are more secrets then they know that are about to come to light.","date":"27th Apr 2026"},{"name":"Karen99","rating":"5","title":"His Beauty, Her Beast","text":"Heart-Felt Read\r\n\r\nAn emotional sizzling read I could not put down.\r\n\r\nDraven never wanted to claim the trade but he would to keep her safe in this slow build to love romance with lots of action, twists, deception and engaging read.\r\n\r\nLoved the ending, a perfect ending to a wonderful read.","date":"27th Apr 2026"},{"name":"JustMe83","rating":"5","title":"<3","text":"Loved them so much. I loved that she stayed who she was and didn't let this change her and I loved that he loved her just the way she was. So good!!! ","date":"27th Apr 2026"},{"name":"De'Anna","rating":"5","title":"A Debt Paid","text":"Short but addictive slightly different so hang on you won’t put it down until the last page has been turned. Maeve learned at 16 her only that before she was born she was payment for a debt deal between her parents, a man she never met so she decides to live her life in the worst or best way depending on how you see it cut her beautiful hair, plenty of tattoos all over her body in hopes it will make her soon to be husband not want her and not knowing him or realizing it only makes him want her more. Draven sexy as all get out soon to be man collecting a debt one that he loves the personality, the feistiness, something that keeps him on his toes, and he can’t wait until she is his girl to show her what care really is away from parents who didn’t really show her the care she needed. The magnetic pull was there but her family put a hit out on her and that brings out the overprotective side of him to keep her safe but where are they headed, will he be able to protect her from her family, will her family leave her alone finally, and has she found happiness with her man somewhere along the way? ","date":"27th Apr 2026"},{"name":"K Ramirez","rating":"5","title":"Dark, Passionate & Completely Captivating","text":"I was completely drawn into His Beauty, Her Beast from the very beginning. This story delivers a powerful mix of intensity, emotion, and undeniable chemistry that makes it hard to put down.\r\n\r\nThe contrast between the characters is what truly makes this book shine. The “beast” is intense, dominant, and layered with complexity, while the heroine brings a quiet strength and vulnerability that balances him perfectly. Their connection is raw and emotional, creating a romance that feels both turbulent and deeply compelling.\r\n\r\nWhat stood out to me most was the darker tone—it added depth and kept the story feeling unpredictable and gripping. The author did a great job blending passion with emotional tension, making every interaction feel meaningful.\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy darker romances with strong, complex characters and an intense emotional pull, this book is definitely worth reading.","date":"27th Apr 2026"}]},"bulk_discount_rates":[],"meta_keywords":"","show_quantity_input":0,"title":"His Beauty, Her Beast by Sam Crescent","gift_wrapping_available":false,"min_purchase_quantity":0,"customizations":[],"images":[{"data":"https:\u002f\u002fcdn11.bigcommerce.com\u002fs-21532\u002fimages\u002fstencil\u002f{:size}\u002fproducts\u002f3597\u002f3883\u002fhisbeautyherbeast1l__48788.1776568894.jpg?c=2","alt":"Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance\n\nHeat Level: 3\n\nWord Count: 30, 000\n\nISBN: 978-0-3695-1425-7\n\nEditor: Lisa Petrocelli\n\nCover Artist: Jay Aheer"}]}