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Beauty & the Beast #1
Vendetta
During a mysterious blackout, Angelo DeMarco, the son of New York City’s most powerful family, is kidnapped. NYPD detectives Catherine Chandler and Tess Vargas are on the case when they learn of a second missing person: Cat’s father has disappeared from his prison cell on Rikers Island. Vincent is desperate to help Cat, but as tensions rise, the couple becomes caught in a trap where the only way out is to confront their pasts and prove their epic love.
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 30, 2014
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Nancy Holder
353 books2,407 followersNancy Holder, New York Times Bestselling author of the WICKED Series, has just published CRUSADE - the first book in a new vampire series cowritten with Debbie Viguie. The last book her her Possession series is set to release in March 2011.
Nancy was born in Los Altos, California, and her family settled for a time in Walnut Creek. Her father, who taught at Stanford, joined the navy and the family traveled throughout California and lived in Japan for three years. When she was sixteen, she dropped out of high school to become a ballet dancer in Cologne, Germany, and later relocated to Frankfurt Am Main.
Eventually she returned to California and graduated summa cum laude from the University of California at San Diego with a degree in Communications. Soon after, she began to write; her first sale was a young adult romance novel titled Teach Me to Love.
Nancy’s work has appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, LA Times, amazon.com, LOCUS, and other bestseller lists. A four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association, she has also received accolades from the American Library Association, the American Reading Association, the New York Public Library, and Romantic Times.
She and Debbie Viguié co-authored the New York Times bestselling series Wicked for Simon and Schuster. They have continued their collaboration with the Crusade series, also for Simon and Schuster, and the Wolf Springs Chronicles for Delacorte (2011.) She is also the author of the young adult horror series Possessions for Razorbill. She has sold many novels and book projects set in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Saving Grace, Hellboy, and Smallville universes.
She has sold approximately two hundred short stories and essays on writing and popular culture. Her anthology, Outsiders, co-edited with Nancy Kilpatrick, was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award in 2005.
She teaches in the Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing Program, offered through the University of Southern Maine. She has previously taught at UCSD and has served on the Clarion Board of Directors.
She lives in San Diego, California, with her daughter Belle, their two Corgis, Panda and Tater; and their cats, David and Kittnen Snow. She and Belle are active in Girl Scouts and dog obedience training.
Nancy was born in Los Altos, California, and her family settled for a time in Walnut Creek. Her father, who taught at Stanford, joined the navy and the family traveled throughout California and lived in Japan for three years. When she was sixteen, she dropped out of high school to become a ballet dancer in Cologne, Germany, and later relocated to Frankfurt Am Main.
Eventually she returned to California and graduated summa cum laude from the University of California at San Diego with a degree in Communications. Soon after, she began to write; her first sale was a young adult romance novel titled Teach Me to Love.
Nancy’s work has appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, LA Times, amazon.com, LOCUS, and other bestseller lists. A four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association, she has also received accolades from the American Library Association, the American Reading Association, the New York Public Library, and Romantic Times.
She and Debbie Viguié co-authored the New York Times bestselling series Wicked for Simon and Schuster. They have continued their collaboration with the Crusade series, also for Simon and Schuster, and the Wolf Springs Chronicles for Delacorte (2011.) She is also the author of the young adult horror series Possessions for Razorbill. She has sold many novels and book projects set in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Saving Grace, Hellboy, and Smallville universes.
She has sold approximately two hundred short stories and essays on writing and popular culture. Her anthology, Outsiders, co-edited with Nancy Kilpatrick, was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award in 2005.
She teaches in the Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing Program, offered through the University of Southern Maine. She has previously taught at UCSD and has served on the Clarion Board of Directors.
She lives in San Diego, California, with her daughter Belle, their two Corgis, Panda and Tater; and their cats, David and Kittnen Snow. She and Belle are active in Girl Scouts and dog obedience training.
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January 29, 2015
Great Story
A very good story. This story is before Gabe turns back into a beast. You should enjoy this story alot
A very good story. This story is before Gabe turns back into a beast. You should enjoy this story alot
August 21, 2017
As expected: Nothing to write home about but I do think the characters felt natural and it was nice hearing their voices again. I got my Vincat fix, which is what I needed but honestly not that great. I'll probably rewatch a few episodes soon. I have the other two books as well, hopefully they are a bit better.
January 11, 2015
I'm huge fan of the show and I'm anxiously waiting for Season 3, yet I felt somewhat disappointed with the book which is based on the show.
1. There wasn't enough Catherine and Vincent in my opinion, more Tess and Catherine.
2. A character that was dead at the end of season 2 was alive in the book, so left me a bit confused and the timeline didn't match up from the TV Show, so things that had happened already in the show hadn't happened in the book.
3. A couple of spellings errors!
4. The plot was average and not as EPIC as I expected, considering the show. So yeah, I was pretty disappointed. Hope the next book will be better.
1. There wasn't enough Catherine and Vincent in my opinion, more Tess and Catherine.
2. A character that was dead at the end of season 2 was alive in the book, so left me a bit confused and the timeline didn't match up from the TV Show, so things that had happened already in the show hadn't happened in the book.
3. A couple of spellings errors!
4. The plot was average and not as EPIC as I expected, considering the show. So yeah, I was pretty disappointed. Hope the next book will be better.
January 20, 2019
This book had everything I expected it to! Cat and Vincent are determined to be together no matter what anyone else thinks. Their time together is cut a little short when they receive word that Cat's biological father escapes from prison, along with Cat and her partner Tess, getting caught up in a high profile kidnapping case where the kidnapped victim is the son of a notorious crime lord.
There are plenty of twists and turns as Cat, Vincent, Tess, and JT work together to find both the missing kid and Cat's escaped father, bringing them up against dirty FBI agents, the mobster's own employees, etc.
There are plenty of twists and turns as Cat, Vincent, Tess, and JT work together to find both the missing kid and Cat's escaped father, bringing them up against dirty FBI agents, the mobster's own employees, etc.
January 7, 2024
Exactly the mood you are hoping for if you pick up this book looking for a little more Cat and Vincent! The characters and the story fit the dynamic of the show well and it really felt like an extension of the TV show. As with many of the episodes I did find myself wishing there was some more details in the conclusion of the book, as it wrapped up so fast, but a great read overall! Looking forward to the next one!
August 20, 2018
Needed a bit more editing. Dropped words, extra words and formatting.
Good story overall.
Good story overall.
May 16, 2022
🌟 3 Stars 🌟
Review to come
Review to come
December 26, 2014
The book in general was good and a nice way to take the sting off this long hiatus the CW is putting the show through (6 months and counting). But felt like something you would see in a "fluff episode" of the show (reason for my 4/5 stars. I was hope for a little more juicy bits from the show such a back stories of the characters, like for example what happened to Vincent when Reynolds kidnapped him at the end of season 1 or more information about how big this "secret society" is .)
The novel takes place in the middle of the manhunt for Vincent (So I want to say after the events that happen in "Cat and Mouse" and before the episode "Cold Case." ) while he tries to assist Cat in helping to find the kidnapped son of one of New York's powerful mob bosses.
The one thing I wasn't a fan of is wedging into the novel of Gabe trying to hunt down Reynolds/Catherine's father (who was taken from his cell in Rikers during the blackout) and the it was quickly cleaned up in the last paged of the book by Cat and Vincent. I'm hoping these spotlights were to show the secret society (mentioned in the tv series) will be brought to light in the upcoming season.)
The books in itself in a great puzzle as you try to figure out who is behind New York's blackout and the kidnapping of Angelo DeMarco, while also closing up some loose ends the show never got to and even opening some more up (which I'm hoping get incorporated into the 3rd season of the show). But I wouldn't recommend the books to anyone who hasn't watching the TV series. The author will suddenly mention certain scenes from the show, which avid watching will understand but leaving those who don't watch the show clueless.
The novel takes place in the middle of the manhunt for Vincent (So I want to say after the events that happen in "Cat and Mouse" and before the episode "Cold Case." ) while he tries to assist Cat in helping to find the kidnapped son of one of New York's powerful mob bosses.
The one thing I wasn't a fan of is wedging into the novel of Gabe trying to hunt down Reynolds/Catherine's father (who was taken from his cell in Rikers during the blackout) and the it was quickly cleaned up in the last paged of the book by Cat and Vincent. I'm hoping these spotlights were to show the secret society (mentioned in the tv series) will be brought to light in the upcoming season.)
The books in itself in a great puzzle as you try to figure out who is behind New York's blackout and the kidnapping of Angelo DeMarco, while also closing up some loose ends the show never got to and even opening some more up (which I'm hoping get incorporated into the 3rd season of the show). But I wouldn't recommend the books to anyone who hasn't watching the TV series. The author will suddenly mention certain scenes from the show, which avid watching will understand but leaving those who don't watch the show clueless.
May 16, 2020
Super knizka
October 4, 2021
wow, where do I start? honestly, the story felt a little bland not as interesting as I would have hoped but not awful. One thing that I was upset about was that the author wrote Vincent as being in love with his deceased ex-girlfriend Tori. Which if the author had actually watched the show she would have known that Vincent never loved her. He felt sorry for her, found her attractive, and felt responsible for her but he never loved her. Heck the only reason that he dated her was to get back at Catherine and the fact that Tori had this pheromone effect on him that was hard for him to resist. The chemistry between Catherine and Vincent is non-existent, while I was reading it felt very sterile
There is some good cop drama and action but then again two of the main characters are cops so something to expect. I do like how the author mixes two mysteries in one. If you haven't watched the TV show and know nothing about the characters then the book series isn't bad. The plot, in general, does keep you interested but it's the only thing that's holding the book together.
There is some good cop drama and action but then again two of the main characters are cops so something to expect. I do like how the author mixes two mysteries in one. If you haven't watched the TV show and know nothing about the characters then the book series isn't bad. The plot, in general, does keep you interested but it's the only thing that's holding the book together.
April 12, 2015
I mostly read this because I really miss BatB, and it was pretty much what I expected.
It's not a /bad/ plot, and the characterization, of Cat and Tess mostly, is pretty good. The romance and fade to black sex scenes were cheesy, the part with Celest and Gabe seemed just kind of shoved in there and well actually the whole thing was pretty cheesy, not in the best way.
I was excited that Gabe is in it, but oh my god he is not some supervillian. "Planning his plans, and scheming his schemes," like really? Maybe I'm biased, and I mean on the show for the last four episodes of the second season they changed him so badly, but like damn.
Not to mention there was one plot point from Gabe's POV that I feel like i must have missed but I'm 99% sure just was never explained...
It's fun to complain about, and I'm most likely going to read the second one, but it's only worth it if you're like me, and really really love and miss BatB.
It's not a /bad/ plot, and the characterization, of Cat and Tess mostly, is pretty good. The romance and fade to black sex scenes were cheesy, the part with Celest and Gabe seemed just kind of shoved in there and well actually the whole thing was pretty cheesy, not in the best way.
I was excited that Gabe is in it, but oh my god he is not some supervillian. "Planning his plans, and scheming his schemes," like really? Maybe I'm biased, and I mean on the show for the last four episodes of the second season they changed him so badly, but like damn.
Not to mention there was one plot point from Gabe's POV that I feel like i must have missed but I'm 99% sure just was never explained...
It's fun to complain about, and I'm most likely going to read the second one, but it's only worth it if you're like me, and really really love and miss BatB.
April 22, 2015
This book is clearly intended for fans of the show. And the storyline was entertaining. It shifted often to focus on different characters, just like the television show does. My main issue with this book was the sheer number of errors. Normally, I can overlook a few mistakes here or there. It happens in all books (traditionally published and indie alike). But the amount of mistakes was ridiculous and enough to be distracting. There were typos, dialogue between Cat and Vincent was shared on the same line instead of being a new paragraph each time a different character was speaking, and the list goes on and on. It seems Titan Books decided the fans would overlook it and didn't bother to waste money on copyediting before publishing. I hope they correct this when the second book in the series is released.
April 16, 2020
Na knihu Kráska a zvíře: Pomsta jsem byla zvědavá již od jejího vydání. Jsem velkou fanynkou seriálové adaptace a když se ke mě doneslo, že někdo na její motivy napsal knihu, byla jsem naprosto nadšená! Měla jsem od knihy velká očekávání než jsem se do ní pustila, ale bohužel se nenaplnila. Sice jsem měla hrdiny ráda, opravdu mi byli sympatičtí, ale příběh se táhl a působit na mě celkem nudně, což je velká škoda. Určitě by se z prostředí Catiny a Tessiny práce na případu únosu Angela DeMarca dalo vytěžit více. Ke konci jsem se tedy rozhodla dát knize tři hvězdičky. Tři hvězdičky značí průměr a to pro mě tato kniha byla. Seriálová adaptace nasadila vysokou laťku, kterou se bohužel autorce nepodařilo překonat. Podle mě tři hvězdičky nejsou špatné, spíše naopak. Na závěr dodám, že se budu řídit pro jistotu seriálové předlohy, ta mě ještě nezklamala.
January 26, 2023
Really enjoyed this adventure of Cat, Vincent, Tess and JT.
One night there is a blackout in New York, the son of a mob boss is kidnapped and Cat's father escapes from prison. Are these incidents related? Can they solve them before danger finds them?
I have read quite a few books that are based on television shows and have to say this was one of the best that I read. The length of the story and the book fit well. Sometimes it feels the story is stretched too much to make the book longer but not with this story. We has just the right mixed of Cat/Vincent relationship, Vincent beast issues/those after him and crime mystery with a good dose of Tess and JT.
One night there is a blackout in New York, the son of a mob boss is kidnapped and Cat's father escapes from prison. Are these incidents related? Can they solve them before danger finds them?
I have read quite a few books that are based on television shows and have to say this was one of the best that I read. The length of the story and the book fit well. Sometimes it feels the story is stretched too much to make the book longer but not with this story. We has just the right mixed of Cat/Vincent relationship, Vincent beast issues/those after him and crime mystery with a good dose of Tess and JT.
May 10, 2015
I loved this book. Mostly, it was because I'm just obsessed with this show, and I loved that this provided me with another storyline with Cat and Vincent especially as I impatiently want for season 3. This was not very well written; I found so many typos and some of the wording didn't make sense to me, but I was able to over look that. It was just like reading a fanfiction. So this is not great as a piece of literature or great writing, but it gives die-hard fans something else to dive into. Just don't go into this book thinking it's going to be well written.
August 28, 2015
This book was really boring. This is one of my favorite shows, but the book just has nothing going on. It's very anticlimactic and uninteresting. Not recommended, no matter how much you like the show.
August 27, 2015
Bylo to fakt super :) Detektivka s kapkou romantiky prostě přesně něco pro mě. Navíc Vincent je strašně sexy :D Ale to už mluvím spíš k seriálu do kterého jsem se naprosto zamilovala :) Takže určitě doporučuji :)
March 7, 2016
Good read
I watch the tv series and I thought I should the book and it was a very good read
I watch the tv series and I thought I should the book and it was a very good read
March 10, 2015
Awesome! True to the series! Waiting for the 2. Book
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