The Borrowed Rose: Beauty and the Beast Book Recommendations and Retellings

Heads up:  As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. It’s no cost to you and I appreciate your support! I'll be honest with you - I don't love western romances.     At first, I thought I didn't relate to the core themes of a typical western:   responsibility and protection, close-knit community, self-reliance and independence, strong connection to family and place and cowboy hats aplenty.   But the more I think about it, I realize that's not true - I appreciate many of these themes across other genres.   I think it's a simple preference.   It's the setting.   I don't relate to the rural, ranching, farming, rodeo settings.    I grew up in Texas, so you'd think I'd be all in - but I'm just not.   Give me an enchanted castle over a ranch any day.   My quest to explore Beauty and the Beast influences across genres stretches me to reach for books I wouldn't normally pick up.   In this case, I'm lo...