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When Beauty Tamed the Beast
When Beauty Tamed the Beast | Eloisa James
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Eloisa Jamess writing is absolutely exquisite. New York Times bestselling author Teresa Medeiros Nothing gets me to a bookstore faster than a new novel by Eloisa James. New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn A wonderful spin on a much-beloved fairy tale, Eloisa Jamess When Beauty Tamed the Beast is heart-soaring and fun historical romance at its finest. No wonder People magazine raves about her books, saying, Romance writing does not get much better than this. Eloisas delightful take on Beauty and the Beast unfolds in Regency England, where a beastly, bad-tempered Earl matches wits with a brazen beauty who has vowed to make the handsome grump fall in love with her in two short weeks.
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Annmcoop
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I simply can‘t resist a beauty & the beast inspired tale. This beast is a little bit Rochester and a little bit Dr. Gregory House and it works.

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Nessavamusic
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1. Love Beauty & the Beast retellings. Tagged is a great one.
2. Once upon a time I will finish the book.
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#twofortuesday

TheSpineView You will finish that book! Thanks for playing! 🤩 3y
5feet.of.fury The most fitting predictive text 3y
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Gissy
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July #BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks book 2 in Eloisa's Fairy Tale series. Inspired by Beauty & Beast but with Dr. House personality☺️Funny, sexy, with clichés, predicted ending but cute. Good book during reading slump if you like historical romances. I had COVID-19 flashbacks, there is an illness outbreak (not spoilers), tx is by constant hands washing, cleaning areas, plenty of fluids. Spreads through coughing and Quarantine was ordered what??3.3⭐️

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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Haley_Noel
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I needed a straightforward romance to get out of a book slump, and this delivered. It had some really great banter, often filled with Shakespeare references.

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Birdsong28
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I am using the tagged book for June's prompt for my #readwithmrbook challenge

This character that is disabled is the doctor who was inspired by Hugh Laurie in House.

Is anyone else still doing this challenge or is it just me?

@MrBook

Scochrane26 I‘m still doing it. 4y
Birdsong28 @Scochrane26 👌😊📚📖 4y
Andrew65 I lost contact with this one and need to get back onto it. 4y
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BarbaraBB I am but it is pretty quiet indeed, even @MrBook himself! I don‘t know about next month though (told by animal 🙈) 4y
Birdsong28 @BarbaraBB I thought it was quite quiet, I looked on the hashtag and it seems there are other people still doing it but they don't use this picture in the post so I have missed it. I think I will have to look harder at people's posts 🤔. Yes I know he is writing and working hard so that might be it but I just felt that it was only me. Thank you for responding 😘 📚 📖 4y
Gissy Not I'm doing it! I read this month the book corresponding for May and now I hope I can finish June challenge. Do you have any book recommendation for July challenge? 4y
Bookwormjillk I‘m doing it too! Just forgot until now that it‘s the 29th! 4y
Birdsong28 @gissy I am reading Animal Farm by George Orwell. 😊📚📖 4y
Birdsong28 @Bookwormjillk I think that is why I haven't seen anyone else posting as I think most people post when they finish the book rather than on 29th of month so I miss the post as when this challenge started everyone posted their pick for that particular month on the 29th. Thanks for responding😊📚📖 4y
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Birdsong28
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Very good. A retelling of Beauty and The Beast. Easy to read and get swept up in this romantic story.

#Piatkus
#Avon
#HarperCollinsPublishers

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💗💗💗 4y
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Jovy
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This is a delightfully witty read! Perfect escape from all the current worries.

#ReadWithMrBook #authoronlitsy

MrBook 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻 Love me some @EloisaJames ! 5y
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SusanLee
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Based on beauty and the beast, this is a wonderful remake. With a different remedy and feel good factor, definitely a fast and easy read! Kept me on my toes with awesome plots.

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Chrissyreadit
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A Beauty and Beast type of story given to me from @mabell - a fun read for easy, steamy, funny, HEA. Perfect for high stress need an hour of escape romance. (Kind of silly at times). I think I‘ve met my #bfcr2 reading goal.

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻🎉🥳 5y
Birdsong28 You read the others in the fairytale series? 📚📖 5y
Chrissyreadit @Birdsong28 I have not. 5y
mabell Yay! I‘m glad it was a fun, silly escape 😄 5y
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24in48
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HOUR 18 of #24in48, and you know what that means? Another challenge! This time around, we're talking about romance, and entrants will be entered to win one of the prize books provided by @avonbooks or @williammorrowbooks. [Don't forget to check the post at 24in48.com to see if you won one of the prizes from the #audiobook challenge!]

Reminder: When entering a challenge, please link directly to your challenge entry, not your overall profile.

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EmilieGR
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Not my favorite

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Nessavamusic
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#literarylove #admirer

I admire these amazing romance authors. I‘m also so excited to get to meet them at #kisscon where there will be 32 excellent romance authors. Anyone else going? Maybe we can plan a #litsymeetup
I know @EloisaJames will be there, looking forward to meeting you! #romantsy ❤️📖🥰
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

BlameJennyJane I didn‘t know #KissCon was a thing? Chicago in April? 6y
Nessavamusic @BlameJennyJane yes kisscon.org has info 6y
BlameJennyJane @Nessavamusic thanks! It‘s about a 5 hour drive for me but could be fun! 6y
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Nessavamusic I‘ll be there Saturday 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💞💞💞 6y
CoffeeK8 One year I‘d love to do this! Have fun! 6y
vkois88 That's so cool! I don't typically read a ton of romance, but I'd still love to go some day, just because it sounds fun and a great way to support the authors 6y
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llwheeler
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Moving continues! Unpacking progress shot. Taking a break for now with some #romantsy - just what I need during a busy time.

EloisaJames I hope it‘s a good escape! 6y
llwheeler @EloisaJames Thanks! I'm really enjoying it ☺ 6y
EloisaJames @llwheeler fabulous!! 6y
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CoffeeK8
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💕 Beauty & the Beast, I love all the retellings too!
💕 Shrek
💕 8:31
💕 roasted red peppers... slimy
💕 consider yourself tagged

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erzascarletbookgasm
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#coolbooks #fairytale
A different kind of #beast . @EloisaJames ‘ second book in the Fairy Tales series.

Linsy Beautiful cover! 💐 (edited) 6y
CoverToCoverGirl Such a beautiful cover @EloisaJames 💕 6y
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The_Literary_Jedi
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A very charming story based on the classic but not riding its coattails, which is nice.

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LibrarianRyan
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Another romance novelist with lots of parties. @EloisaJames I'm sure if I read all her books, I will find at least #10lordsaleaping out on the dance floor. Another great historical romance writer. #12daysofchristmas.

EloisaJames I do like to dance!! 🎉🎉🎉😘💕 7y
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Owlizabeth
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I loved it. It was steamy and sweet and sassy. I recommend to any romance fans out there. #romantsy

EloisaJames Yay!! 😘😘🎉🎉 7y
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Owlizabeth
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OMG I‘m loving this book. It took me a minute to get into, but now it‘s going and I can‘t stop giggling and blushing - which means it‘s a good romance! This is my first @EloisaJames but I doubt it will be my last!!

LibrarianJen Ooooh I‘m going to have to try this one! 7y
LibrarianJen And after I made my first comment I realized I already stacked it 😂 (don‘t mind me). 7y
dylanisreading I love her books (that I‘ve read so far)! 7y
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everlocalwest
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My first bona fide historical romance, and you know what? It was super fun! Kinda ridiculous but a great way to get my mind off my worries. The beginning of this was hilarious and I loved the main characters initial interactions. Once they got together I lost a bit of interest because the funny went away and was replaced by the sex but still all in all the book was a good time.

thevictoriousone Definitely not as much fun when they get together. The best books basically end there. 7y
thevictoriousone Or there‘s some other complication that makes it more fun. I also like one like Victoria Holt because she‘s clean! No sexy bits to distract from the story! 7y
everlocalwest @thevictoriousone But it's a Beauty and the Beast retelling so they have to have the dramatic separation and heroic reconciliation. You might like this one, the Beast character is modeled after Dr. House. Which Victoria Holt do you recommend I start with? 7y
thevictoriousone Ooh that does sound interesting. I‘d recommend my 3 favorites: On the Night of the Seventh Moon, The Pride of the Peacock, or The Silk Vendetta. 7y
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MeJeMiller
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Read for my 2 person book club. I could definitely see what was coming up.

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lennearb
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Decided to give Eloisa James a try because I hear so much about her. Doesn't hurt that I'm a sucker for beauty and the beast retellings.

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ScientistSam
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Loved, loved, loved this one! Laugh-out-loud funny, great characters, of course some 🔥 moments, and lots of tenderness. A great mood-lifter I was happy to have on my Kindle when running into flight delays. #romantsy

tpixie And she is a fellow Litten!! 💕@EloisaJames 7y
ScientistSam @tpixie yes! And a lovely, gracious person. 7y
tpixie 🎉🎈❤️ happy travels! That wind looks tasty too!! 7y
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ScientistSam @tpixie thanks! It certainly didn't hurt my level of enjoyment😁 7y
tpixie 😝 7y
robinb I ❤️ her too! I am so far behind....got to get to this! 7y
Dragon Such a fun story 👍🐉 (edited) 7y
EloisaJames Awww thank you!!! It's one of my favorites (tho I shouldn't have any, I suppose) 7y
ScientistSam @robinb I really highly recommend this one! 7y
ScientistSam @EloisaJames of course you can have favorites! You love them all, just differently 😜 7y
robinb @ScientistSam I have it, but it's become buried under the rest of my TBR pile. I HAVE to get organized! 😜 7y
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Dragon
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Just spent the last couple days enjoying this #romantsy read. A grumpy nobleman nicknamed the Beast meets a beautiful young "fallen " woman for purposes of matrimony. Plenty of laughs and heat! Two thumbs up!!!!

EloisaJames Yay! I'm glad you had fun reading it. That was a book written in a dreamy apartment in Paris, during a very happy year. I think all that joy got into the page. 7y
Dragon Thanks @EloisaJames for writing such a great book. It was definitely full of joy ! 👍😀🐉 7y
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wonga
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my 2-for-1 purchase today at the Audible sale. because sometimes you just need something fun to listen to! thanks to whoever for the heads up 👍#romantsy

Sydsavvy Oh God are they having a sale again!?!? Help me! 7y
EloisaJames I hope you have many happy listening hours!! 😘😘 7y
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Bookish2
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Revisiting today. Sometimes you need a little laugh especially when it feels like #mondayonathursday
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AmandaL
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The banter was magnificent! The story was delicious! Then it broke my heart a little, before delivering a very satisfying HEA. #romantsy

EloisaJames Thanks, Amanda! I remember writing that scene toward the end--very Romancing the Stone, with tears pouring down my face! 7y
AmandaL @EloisaJames 😊I love knowing that! 7y
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Christinak
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“Beautiful girls in fairy stories are as common as pebbles on the beach. Magnolia-skinned milkmaids rub shoulders with starry-eyed princesses and, in fact, counting two eyes in each bright-eyed damsel would result in a whole galaxy of twinkling stars.”

Ok - I just blew through book two! I may have to read the rest out of order as my holds come in from the library.

booksandsympathy I've wanted to read this book for a while. Glad to learn it's good. 7y
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Meglet
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Fun, but I liked the first book I read by her (Potent Pleasures) better. This is my third, and the plots have too much similarity. P.P. was better because I found it more interesting to read so much detail about the lives of the aristocracy and the familial relationships. This one was more generic and predictable. A pick because it was still enjoyable for a vacation read.

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Poetryfreak38
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This book is was a lot of fun! I really enjoyed the characters and the plot!

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EloisaJames
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This Tuesday 7 pm, Strand Bookstore in NYC! It's a particular challenge to be feminist in writing historical romances. Easy to kick the misogynist to the curb in 2017---not so easy in 1817! Plus readers really love arranged marriage and other tropes that can be bad for women...how to negotiate? We'd love to see you, and hoping for a lively conversation! @JuliaQuinn @sarahmaclean

BookNAround This makes me wish I lived in NY! 7y
julesG Shame I can't be there. What I hate about a lot of contemporary romance is that the heroines still behave like debutantes/wallflowers. Coming from a line of strong women, who have dared to oppose the conventions of their times, I want to see strong heroines. 7y
JoRead It is one of my favorite tropes! How I wish I could go! 😔 7y
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AliBG Wow! What a cool topic. 7y
EloisaJames @julesG @BookNAround @JoRead @AliBG I agree, Jules--except I love the trope at the same time (I think 26 year old virgins are hard to pull off in contemps but readers clamor for them). I wish you all could be there! 7y
minkyb Sounds fantastic! 7y
BookNAround I agree @julesG but I suspect women could only step out so far from convention without being in danger of being committed or completely ostracized by the world and it'd be pretty hard to write a successful romance with the heroine in an asylum! Kathy Hepinstall's Blue Asylum (not technically a romance) is a good one to read to give you an idea of the difficulties. 7y
CocoReads I wish I lived closer! I'd totally be there for this! 7y
julesG @BookNAround Well, that sounds harsh. Let's not put them in an asylum. Although I can think that this would make an interesting story. 😜 7y
CrowCAH Have fun; this looks like a great book/author event!!! Too bad I'm no where close to NY. 7y
Dragon That sounds like such fun! Enjoy! 7y
Jess_Read_This How neat!! This sounds like a terrific and interesting event! 7y
MommaBeja @EloisaJames see you Tuesday. The event post says 31st on FB 7y
EloisaJames @MommaBeja would you mind telling me where? I can only find the 30th. And thank you for coming--see you there! 😘 7y
MommaBeja @EloisaJames the date on the event upper left is 31 not 30 on Strand page (edited) 7y
ScientistSam I'll be going! 7y
EloisaJames @ScientistSam that's great!! 7y
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julesG
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I loved this #romance novel.
Yes, partly because of the hero being a lot like House, MD (#fangirl), but mostly because the heroine stood up to him. She's no mousy little debutant/wallflower. Eloisa James writes strong women, beautiful and intelligent. @EloisaJames that's why I love your books.
There is a reasonable conflict between the MCs leading to a nail-biting climax.

#romantsy

EloisaJames Blowing you many kisses!!!! 7y
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julesG
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I just snorted into my tea!

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julesG
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This cane was what I had to get my fangirl self last year, when I realised I needed a cane to walk longer distances.

I'm only a few chapters into the tagged book and all of a sudden I realised the male MC reminded me of grumpy House MD, sans the vicodine.

I love an author who can put "pop culture" into a book without rubbing your nose in it. @EloisaJames

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julesG
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Before I say #ReadThisNotThat, a word to the wise: read whatever makes you happy.

If you want Fairy Tale retellings with lots of #romance and well-written scenes, go read Eloisa James.

#MayBookFlowers
@RealLifeReading

AliBG Agree! Her version of the Princess and the Pea is one of my all time fave romances. 7y
julesG @AliBG I'll probably be reading this next week. Started When Beauty tamed the Beast today. 7y
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julesG
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Now that I have all Fairy Tale books by Eloisa James, I can read them in order.

Yes, I need to read them in the correct order. You wouldn't want to read "The Half-Blood Prince" before "The Philosopher's Stone" either. ?

cathysaid I have to read a series in order. Bookish OCD 😁 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk Yeah, people who can read out of order baffle me. 7y
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AmandaMarie
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Got a new haul of books today! First up! #osrbc #romantsy

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julesG
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My daughter and I went to see "The Beauty and the Beast", a matinee, we were the only two people. It was great. My daughter loved the story, she wanted to stay for next show.

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Dogearedcopy
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I read a *lot* of romances, so it takes something special for one to stand out; and this has a lot of something special: @EloisaJames ' joie-de-vivre; a smart, funny heroine who is a true match for the hero; a great hero a la Dr. House; a plot about being human, forgiveness, acceptance, and of course, love. Definitely a personal favorite #romantsy

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flip58
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My favorite James novel.to date. It has steamy hot sexual tension. The heroine is more than a match for the bad tempered beast.

Leelee08 I ❤ this one!! 8y
flip58 Leelee08 I know! So good. 8y
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Leelee08
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These are my #bestofMarch! I looooved them!😍😊😘 #marchintoreading #romantsy

CrinolineDream ❤these authors! 8y
AnnieReads You had a good reading month! Great authors! 8y
Leelee08 @CrinolineDream @AnnieReads They're awesome!!😍😍😍 8y
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Lindsy
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I can see why this one is a classic.

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Rebekaaah
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Perfectly wonderful! Quick witted and funny, and altogether too romantic. Total winner!

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FranniesRomance
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Scroll this link for my re-read rec of @EloisaJames When Beauty Tamed the Beast: http://www.scandaliciousbookreviews.com/subscription-recommendations-march-17-20... 🥀

EloisaJames Thanks, Frannie! 8y
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EloisaJames
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Hi m'dears! It's rare for one of my books to go for .99, so I thought it was worth a post. It's a fairy tale...with House MC as inspiration for the hero...and do you remember 'The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock? Watch for it through the book! #romantsy. #historicalromance. #romancenovel #sale

Ruri_kaichou I just read the first chapter and it had me giggling! 😆 8y
rubyslippersreads I had to return this to the library-now I can get my own copy! 😀 8y
Bookish.Heart This is sitting on my bookshelf waiting to be read! 8y
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Mc_cart_ny Purchased! 8y
EloisaJames @Mc_cart_ny thanks -- I hope you love it! 8y
SaraFlynn Loved this one! ❤ 8y
Dragon Going to see Beauty and the Beast today 😀could not resist picking up this iBook to read afterwards 👍 8y
EloisaJames @Dragon I hope you love both Beauties!! 8y
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Leelee08
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When Beauty Tamed the Beast is only $0.99 today, and A Discovery of Witches is only $1.99! I bought them both!😍

Leelee08 @EloisaJames, I forgot to tell you when I posted this, but I absolutely loved this. I've read a ton of historical romance at this point, and I have never cried before until book. The epilogue was a thing of true beauty. I can't describe how much I fell in love with Piers and Linnet. Made my heart so happy and full.😍❤😘 8y
EloisaJames @Leelee08 awww--I love to hear that! Thanks!! 8y
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Sara_Planz
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I'm so ready for the live action remake of Beauty and the Beast this week and then this popped up on sale too!!

EloisaJames And it was a coincidence! I can't wait for the movie!! 8y
Sara_Planz @EloisaJames I'd been meaning to pick this up too! Your books are wonderful. 8y
Ruri_kaichou Thanks for the head up! Just bought it 8y
Sara_Planz @Ruri_kaichou the perfect Monday surprise 8y
mcipher Going to see it this weekend and I'm so excited! Definitely need to read this now too. 8y
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