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Christmas Captive
A Beauty & The Beast Christmas Retelling Novella
I never meant to keep her.
When Hailey stumbled onto my property that snowy night, something in her eyes called to the man I used to be. Now she’s here, bringing light to my darkness and making me want impossible things.
But my enemies are closing in. To protect her, I might have to break both our hearts.
She could be my downfall… or my Christmas miracle.
I never meant to keep her.
When Hailey stumbled onto my property that snowy night, something in her eyes called to the man I used to be. Now she’s here, bringing light to my darkness and making me want impossible things.
But my enemies are closing in. To protect her, I might have to break both our hearts.
She could be my downfall… or my Christmas miracle.
86 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 28, 2024
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December 16, 2024
It’s Christmas novella with captivity if you can call it that 🤷🏻♀️ There is a loose connection to beauty and the beast, a brief mention of mafia but doesn’t play a big role. There is a small amount of spice.
The spelling/grammatical errors nearly made me DNF it, and if you know me that takes a lot of doing. A simple re-read through would have had these picked out in no time and it pains me that something so simple could have made a bit of difference to this story.
The spelling/grammatical errors nearly made me DNF it, and if you know me that takes a lot of doing. A simple re-read through would have had these picked out in no time and it pains me that something so simple could have made a bit of difference to this story.
December 10, 2024
🎅Dual POV
🎅Beauty and the beast retelling
🎅Mafia
Hailey is on her way to her dad’s three days before Christmas and her car breaks down. Seeing a mansion with the lights on she goes to the door to ask if she could use their phone to call a tow truck. The door opens and our hott MMC Dean grabs her and locks her in his study. Jumping at every shadow and having to lock Hailey up isn’t who he wanted to be but his enemies are waiting and plotting and he isn’t going to let his guard down for a pretty face on a cold night. I wish there was more, more character development, more smut even, more moments of them falling for one another. I know it’s a novella but it was like a light switch when they kissed, they seemed to hate each other then their kissing- didn’t seem real and fell flat for me. I feel like the story had potential.
🎅Beauty and the beast retelling
🎅Mafia
Hailey is on her way to her dad’s three days before Christmas and her car breaks down. Seeing a mansion with the lights on she goes to the door to ask if she could use their phone to call a tow truck. The door opens and our hott MMC Dean grabs her and locks her in his study. Jumping at every shadow and having to lock Hailey up isn’t who he wanted to be but his enemies are waiting and plotting and he isn’t going to let his guard down for a pretty face on a cold night. I wish there was more, more character development, more smut even, more moments of them falling for one another. I know it’s a novella but it was like a light switch when they kissed, they seemed to hate each other then their kissing- didn’t seem real and fell flat for me. I feel like the story had potential.
December 9, 2024
3⭐️ 2🌶️
This is a short novella that takes place around Christmas and has several references/similarities to The Beauty and the Beast but an adult version.
It was a good story that peaked my interest. I nearly finished this book in one sitting. However the editor did the author dirty. There are multiple errors in this book. I am definitely not a person who is looking for a masterpiece in literature, however I need the words to flow. Due to the errors/typos I found myself having to reread lines several times. I would be interested in reading other books by this author because overall I did enjoy the story!
This is a short novella that takes place around Christmas and has several references/similarities to The Beauty and the Beast but an adult version.
It was a good story that peaked my interest. I nearly finished this book in one sitting. However the editor did the author dirty. There are multiple errors in this book. I am definitely not a person who is looking for a masterpiece in literature, however I need the words to flow. Due to the errors/typos I found myself having to reread lines several times. I would be interested in reading other books by this author because overall I did enjoy the story!
December 6, 2024
This is a beauty and the beast retelling and it’s not bad for a novella but there were a lot of grammar errors, not even small ones that can just be looked over. Also, the way the smut scenes were described, like the vocabulary use was way off! Honestly, if this is a new author, they have a bright future, just please invest in a good editor!
Plot was 3/5
Spice was like 2/5 bc it’s so awkward
3 stars altogether!
Plot was 3/5
Spice was like 2/5 bc it’s so awkward
3 stars altogether!
December 27, 2024
This book had so much potential. The story line is great, but this story needed more development. There wasn’t enough relationship development, seemed very stiff. There were 2 duplicate chapters I think it was chapter 3 and 4, but I could be wrong. Hopefully the writer grows characters and story lines more in future writings.
December 23, 2024
i love how this novella takes around christmas time . It has several references/similarities to The Beauty and The Beast but an adult version.
i finished this in one setting but ireally enjoy the book and i'll be reading more of Ashley's books .
i finished this in one setting but ireally enjoy the book and i'll be reading more of Ashley's books .
November 22, 2024
I would’ve given it 4 stars but there were some misspelled words in the story that just threw me off
November 30, 2024
Amazing idea, but nothing more
I loved the idea before diving into this novella, but was so disappointed. It was not well written and rushed. There were typos as well.
I loved the idea before diving into this novella, but was so disappointed. It was not well written and rushed. There were typos as well.
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December 26, 2024i wish i could go back an hour and tell myself that this novella isn’t worth it.
December 28, 2024
While I enjoy the idea of the story line, my biggest ICK is poor grammar and bad word choice. I'm 50% through the book and can typically look over a few here and there because no editor is perfect. This has been one of the bottom 5 books I've read when it comes to grammar, spelling, sentence structure and word choice.
"A feeling of sensation comes over me". By definition 'Sensation' is a physical feeling. So the sentence itself is improper.
There are dozens of instances like this throughout the book. Might be a DNF for me!!
"A feeling of sensation comes over me". By definition 'Sensation' is a physical feeling. So the sentence itself is improper.
There are dozens of instances like this throughout the book. Might be a DNF for me!!
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