Beast A Tale of Love and Revenge Author:Lisa Jensen Author Lisa Jensen turns a classic tale on its head and makes you question all you think you know about beauty, beastliness, and happily ever after. — They say that Château Beaumont is cursed, but servant girl Lucie doesn?t believe in such foolishness. How could anyone as handsome as Jean-Loup Christian Henri LeNoir, Chevalier de Beaumont and mas... more »ter of the estate, be cursed? But when the chevalier behaves with brutal cruelty, Lucie vows to see him suffer. A wisewoman grants her wish with a spell that transforms handsome Jean-Loup into monstrous-looking Beast. At last the chevalier?s appearance reflects the monster he is inside. But Beast proves to be nothing like Jean-Loup. Jean-Loup would never tend his roses so patiently; Jean-Loup would never pick up a pen and attempt poetry; Jean-Loup would never express remorse for the wrong done to Lucie. Gradually, Lucie realizes that Beast is an entirely different creature from the handsome chevalier, with a heart more human than Jean-Loup?s ever was. Lucie dares to hope that noble Beast has permanently replaced the cruel Jean-Loup ? until an innocent beauty arrives at Beast?s château with the power to break the spell.« less