4 Beauty and the Beast Fairytales by Best Selling Period Romance Authors
When I think of Beauty and the Beast tales, fantastical, magical settings come to mind. I mean, in the original yarn by Madame Barbot de Villeneuve , Beauty was attended by birds and monkeys dressed in elegant attire, Beast and Beauty cavorted in nighttime dreams and Beast's mom was a cousin of Xena the Warrior Princess (not really, but could have been). It certainly was not a proper Disney setting. Beauty and the Beast by Walter Crane While I enjoy an imaginative fantasy setting, it's fun to encounter a retelling of this favorite fairy tale as a different genre. I've been reading romances for a long time, and worked in a bookstore in high school and college. While I was mostly enamored of the sci fi / fantasy section of the store, I did enjoy a dalliance in the romance section to check out the new romance covers. Those were the days when Harlequin Romances were issued monthly on a set schedule and Fabio with his long flowing locks graced the cove...