{"product_id":"cruel-beauty-hardcover","title":"Cruel Beauty - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRosamund Hodge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're excited about the upcoming Disney film Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson, don't miss Cruel Beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe romance of Beauty and the Beast meets the adventure of Graceling in this dazzling fantasy novel about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of bestselling An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses, this gorgeously written debut infuses the classic fairy tale with glittering magic, a feisty heroine, and a romance sure to take your breath away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom, Nyx has always known that her fate was to marry him, kill him, and free her people from his tyranny. But on her seventeenth birthday when she moves into his castle high on the kingdom's mountaintop, nothing is what she expected--particularly her charming and beguiling new husband. Nyx knows she must save her homeland at all costs, yet she can't resist the pull of her sworn enemy--who's gotten in her way by stealing her heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBeauty and the Beast Retelling: \u003c\/b\u003e She was sent to kill the monster, but in the shadows of his castle, Nyx discovers the man within--and a love that could be her ultimate undoing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eForced Proximity: \u003c\/b\u003e Trapped within the castle walls with her kingdom's greatest enemy, every shared glance becomes a dangerous test of her resolve.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMorally Grey Hero: \u003c\/b\u003e Is her new husband a beguiling prince or a vicious demon? Nyx must unravel the secrets of the man she's supposed to hate before she loses her heart completely.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGothic Romance: \u003c\/b\u003e With a cursed, magical castle and a world trapped under a parchment sky, this dark fairy tale is steeped in atmosphere and suspense.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom--all because of a reckless bargain her father struck. And since birth, she has been training to kill him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetrayed by her family yet bound to obey, Nyx rails against her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, she abandons everything she's ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, disarm him, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Ignifex is not what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle--a shifting maze of magical rooms--enthralls her. As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex's secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. But even if she can bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the classic fairy tale \u003cem\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCruel Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e--Sarah J. Maas, New York Times bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom--all because of a reckless bargain her father struck. And since birth, she has been training to kill him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetrayed by her family yet bound to obey, Nyx rails against her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, she abandons everything she's ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, disarm him, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Ignifex is not what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle--a shifting maze of magical rooms--enthralls her. As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex's secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. 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