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Beast, Part Two

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Continue the dark, erotic journey of Annabelle, the warden's daughter, and the man she's pined for since her girlhood. No longer Cal Hammond, actor, Beast is a brutal man who runs the prison's gangs from behind a shroud of secrecy and lies. Can Annabelle's love save him from his tainted past, or will his deceit ruin both of them?

*Beast 2 is a serial novella. If you don't like novellas, or reading stories in installments, this probably isn't for you. It deals with intense subjects and features absolutely panty-melting sex. If you're on a bus, in the subway, in your office, or babysitting innocent children, I'd advise you to read this story later. If you just can't wait, be warned. Beast will make you wet.
*Part 3 will be out September 8.
*This story will be either three parts or four parts.

57 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 24, 2014

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Ella James

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Ella James is the USA Today + Amazon Top 10 bestselling author of more than twenty books. Ella lives in Colorado with her husband and three kids. When she's not writing, you can find her in the foothills.

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Profile Image for Christy.
4,554 reviews35.9k followers
September 19, 2017
4.5 Stars!

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Part 2 of Beast was just as good as part 1 for me… maybe even better! I’m loving this dark and sexy fairytale type story.

3 hours a day in La Rosa Prison. Thats what Annabelle has signed up for. 3 hours will keep her stepdad safe, bring much needed money in for her family, and of course… is it that bad to spend 3 hours with this man who can turn her on like no other? She might deny it at times, but Belle wants Beast. It’s no hardship to be with this sexy alpha male, even if he is dangerous and rough around the edges. Still, she has mixed feelings about him.
I think I could hate him. 

I think I could save him.

Beast is a dangerously delicious character. Ella is a master at writing HOT scenes. Her warning is correct- there is some panty-melting sex.

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Other things I loved- I loved that the library was thrown in there! Way to add it into the fairy tale aspect of the story. There were a few things we found out, but now I have even more questions than I did before. There was a wicked cliffhanger, but thankfully we don’t have to wait long for the next installment. I’m really loving this series and I can’t wait to see what happens next!

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478 reviews405 followers
January 26, 2015


First of all, covers are absolutely stunning. Beautiful picture, perfectly matched colours and very very sensual pose. I love both of them so far.

Now, to the point. I must say, I liked the first part much better. This one wasn't bad and I liked it, but somehow the story went down for me. I have a feeling that the plot hasn't moved much in this instalment. Annabelle agreed to Beast's offer and that was mainly it until the end. That was the main focus here. Not that I'm complaining because sex was hot, hot, hot!
They were simply...




The same as in the first part, there was this scene that didn't sit well with me. It may be because of the fact that I never really liked prison themed movies or books. I get that prisons are run by their own rules and the strongest one survive, but still....



And finally, yes, he finally admitted it, the thing I was waiting for!

Overall, good reading but didn't woo me this time. And the cliffhanger? Arghhhh.... I want answers!
Profile Image for *J* Too Many Books Too Little Time.
1,921 reviews3,718 followers
August 26, 2014
3.5--All Over the Place--Stars!!

Me waiting for this book....



Yes, finally. I want to know...

”How is it possible that a former celebrity – rich boy, sent to prison for a fatal car wreck – was able to turn into … well, Beast?”

Me when I finished this book....



I still have no answers. Maybe some crumbs here and there. But everything was all over the place. And nothing made sense. And nothing added up.

Did Beast remember Annabelle or not?

Are you a naughty Beast?

“I’m going to kiss you now, Angel. My tongue against yours. My mouth over your mouth. My lips bruising your lips.” I flick my eyes at the door. “I’ll give you one last chance to go. If you stay, I’ll fuck you hard.”

Or a nice Beast?

"The only time these hands are kind is when they’re on your skin.”

I just can't wrap my head around this one. Too much going on maybe? I mean we have a dying mom, a small child, a former actor turned Beast, a corrupt step-dad warden, the list goes on.

Maybe everything can come together in the last book, but I have a feeling that it's just not going to be developed enough to my liking.

And once again we have a lovely cliffhanger ending so here I am...



PS--



Not Brittney Spears! Just saying!
Profile Image for Jennifer Kyle.
2,613 reviews5,404 followers
August 26, 2014

4.5 Stars

”How is it possible that a former celebrity – rich boy, sent to prison for a fatal car wreck – was able to turn into … well , Beast?”

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Part two of this series was very good!! Beast lays out the terms of their arrangement and then he summons Annabelle back to La Rosa Prison with a job in the new library.

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Beast is all sorts of dark and intense and oh so sexy and Annabelle just can’t resist. Their scenes were hot and Elle James gifts both characters povs which gives the feel of the pull they have over one other as well as the resistance on both their parts.

”I think I could hate him. I think I could save him.”

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Things in the prison and Beast’s power and chain of command is revealed in bits and pieces and a lot more is going on behind these prison walls which will have you counting down the days till the next installment.

Still wondering if Elle James will introduce a Gaston character to the story?

”Maybe just one time, I want to pick my own poison.”
Profile Image for Catarina.
896 reviews2,249 followers
October 13, 2014
4 Sexy Stars.

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In this second installment Bell and “Beast” story continues. They are both still messed up and La Rosa isn’t still a happy place, but we finally get some “evolution.”
Despite the messed-upness of the situation, I’m completely rooting for those two. I loved the library and how it connected the readers to the fairytale.
Can’t wait to read the next installment.

Rating: 4 Stars.
Steam: I strongly advise you not to read this in public transportation or before going to your gynecologist or something similar, ‘cause this is HOOOT!
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Profile Image for Mariℓina.
624 reviews203 followers
April 3, 2015
Everytime i read one of Ella James's fairy tales i lose myself in a dark, greedy and completely insane world.
I love every bit of it of course, that's why i'm coming back for more..


Beast is an intense, thrilling story ready to consume you, ravage you and leave you wanting more. The second installment is even better than the first, Ricardo is absolutely sinful and Belle is so enthralled with him.


Both obsessed with each other, without knowing it, they will fall in lust and maybe something more.. Ricardo is finally showing his human side and that makes him more dangerous than ever.


Belle wants to forget how much she's been in love with him almost her whole life, but it's not easy at all. He holds so much power in his hands, he can manipulate anyone and any situation for his benefit, or is it all just a mirage?


For 3 hours every day Belle is his to have however he wants, they stay together they talk and have crazy sex, but everything will change one night after some heart stopping revelations, when Beast will be taken away from Belle. Now they are both in danger.. With noone to help them..



THOUGHTS ABOUT THE BOOK

- Can this get any better?
- Explosive ending.
- Some plotholes, but who cares? It's a fairy tale after all.
- He gave up and told her everything, quite easily.
- The wtiting is so gripping.
- Ricardo is such a big man. In a totally evolved and feministic way i love a big hero to protecting and cherishing the heroine.
- I can't for what will come next..
- The thing in the shower, yeah thank God it didn't happen.. But it was notable.. It made me go ooohhh!
- The library!! AWWW!
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721 reviews435 followers
October 9, 2014

** 5 "Angel... My Angel." STARS **

Maybe just one time, I want to pick my own poison.


Beauty and the Beast is my favourite Disney fairytale. Always has been, always will be. So how could I not love a sexier and darker version of it?

Belle and Beast have an arrangement: Belle is to let him do whatever he wants to do with her, everyday, for 3 hours and she gets to have a job, organizing a prison library in La Rosa.



See I was curious to how Ella James was planning to integrate the original Belle's love for books and reading... Nicely done, Ella, nicely done.



Belle is torn between the part of her that wants to yield to the inescapable pull Beast has on her and her common sense, telling her to stay away from him. She wants to believe that Ricardo isn't dead yet, that he is still lingering behind the mask that is "Beast".

I think I could hate him. I think I could save him.


Despite better judgement, Belle goes to La Rosa again, for him, but deep down, she feels like she is doing something wrong, something dirty. But Beast, being the charmer that he is...*SARCASM*..., erases all thought out of her mind and relaxes her into submission.

”It’s not you. I’m just…not a whore.”

“You’re not a whore. You’re my whore. If I want to pay you for your time, it’s because I take care of what is mine.”


Oh man, Beast is simply DELICIOUS... I loved that we got to read a bit from his POV. It let us see the "Ricardo" in Beast.

Why did you come back for this? Why did you come back for me?


Does it make me a freak, that I kept having disturbing images like THIS in my head in all the steamy sex scenes:





Believe me, I know.

In between those scenes (you know, the ones that resulted in some really horrible and twisted images flashing in my head...*shudders*...) Bella tries to help Beast to really see himself, under all the hardness and cruelty. She wants to bring Ricardo back...

”…let me call you Ricardo. You’re a man— not a beast.”




...and that makes Beast angry. Angry at himself for bringing her there. For letting her near the animal inside him. And angry at her for not being afraid of that animal...



It ends with a terrible cliffhanger, that will probably be the death of me, so...there's that. But I don't regret starting yet another unfinished novella series, not even a liiiiiiiittle bit, because simply, this is:



”The only time these hands are kind is when they’re on your skin.”

“Then they should be on my skin more.”

Profile Image for Michelle.
2,082 reviews895 followers
August 27, 2014
Beast has made it clear exactly what he wants. Belle. But as Beast begins to take what he wants, an image of something beneath his rough exterior begins to show. A little hope that the man Belle met all those years ago at that party might just remember her and might not be lost to himself.

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Beast. Who can resist this man?

I love to tuck the thong into my bra, and he stops me, snatching it away before I even pull the neckline of my blouse down.
“Mine.” he says flatly.


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Ella James is quickly mastering the serial series world with these incredible stories. Venturing into the world of erotica might have at first seemed like a challenge, but she is conquering it one book at a time. Having read her prior YA/CR books I knew she had the talent to capture the reader’s attention. When she began the erotica journey with Red & Wolfe, I knew I’d get that stellar writing but watching the evolution of the smoldering sexiness with new book; I am blown away.

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The second installment of Beast brings the heat and tosses in just a bit of mystery that leaves you wondering who is pulling the strings, who Beast really is... I can’t wait for the next installment and to see what will come of Belle & Beast!
Profile Image for Karés.
267 reviews95 followers
September 21, 2014
4..Stars

As you noticed, I enjoyed Part 2 of the Beast more than Beast part 1. It was more intense, and sexier.

Start right where we took of..
Beast lays out the terms that he want from Annabelle, "Whatever I say they are, Every day, for three hours.". To have her whenever he wants. and ofcaurse, Annabelle have no say in it. to safe her stepdad.
Although Beast made amends that Annabelle to be hired to organize a prison library.Regardless of the situation, Annabelle actually looks forward for her meetings with beast!, Even though she tries to convince herself that it's wrong.


"Because you want to , You want this. Why can't you just admit it, Angel?"
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I enjoyed knowing Beast more in This book, his POVS. were really good. i felt close to both characters much more.

"How is it possible that a former celebrity-a rich boy, sent to prison for a fatal car wreck-was able to turn into ..well, Beast?

Annabelle hopes she could bring back, what she always saw in Cal(Beast)

I think i could hate him.
I think i could save him.





The Steamy, Hot, Action. was beyond good, Loved Ella's writing.
even though the book was under 60 pages. it sure did left me bothered!.

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Beast want me.
I want him.



Although it answered many questions we were left with in part 1, But we end up having a pile of new questions. There is really Something Fishy happening at the La Rosa Prison. And guess what ..

We left with a Massive Cliffy.Again!
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PS: i was really happy, that Beast confessed something to Annabelle!. if you guessed? means you wanted that too!!! :P

Profile Image for Jen.
1,655 reviews1,166 followers
August 30, 2014
I am rating 3.5 stars for the second part of the short story; Beast. This installment was definitely better than the first, and again it was a very fast read. The sex in this one for sure had some sizzle, and there is some mystery that is surrounding "Beast.

Part three is due out in mid-September and I pre-ordered right away. Once the series is finished, I will do a full review!
Profile Image for S.M. West.
Author 38 books1,242 followers
September 2, 2014
4-4.5 STARS

Ms. James sure knows how to do a serial story!! She keeps it fast paced and scorching hot yet, you don't feel like it's being rushed or something is missing. I'm really enjoying this dark, erotic tale and part 2 was just as intriguing, hot and beastly as the first.

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Like the fairy tale, Beast has many personas and we get to see a sneak peek into the other sides of Cal/Ricardo/Beast as his visits with Belle continue and his role or purpose appear to be more than it seems.

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Again, this ended on a cliffy and I need to know what's going to happen! I'll just wait here patiently for the final installment.

Profile Image for Jen.
823 reviews136 followers
September 6, 2014


I'm loving this serial novella by Ella James. I'm even happier that I don't have to wait very long for the next book.

Beast tells Annabelle that she will spend 3 hours a day with him. Then he throws in a job for her at the prison working in the library he's building. Now who could turn down a job like that with Beast around. Things are hot and steamy between these two, but instead of answering questions I was left with more. I'm formulating a couple of scenarios about what's going on, but will have to wait for the next book to see if I'm right.
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1,291 reviews251 followers
February 7, 2016
4.5 stars.

There were a few little things that niggled me but aside from that I loved it.

I'm so bloody glad that the next 2 parts are already out because that ending - ARGHHH
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623 reviews361 followers
November 21, 2014
I enjoyed this book as much as the first one!!
I'm a little confused right now because I'm still stuck about the ending and really

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There is beautiful and revealing scene between Annabelle and Beast and then

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So now I wait patiently for book 3 and I hope it will be a little longer because there's a LOT of questions to answer!

I'm sorry I can't give a proper review, maybe after book 3 =/
Just know that this book is sexy and hot! The sex scenes are absolutely fabulous!
Beast is delicious and I really love him more and more! He seems so broken and his relation with Annabelle will be beautiful at the ending, THAT I'm sure! ♥

~ Posted right after I finished the book ~

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Hell what a cliffhanger!!!

First book:Beast, Part I (Beast, #1) by Ella James
To come:Beast, Part III (Beast, #3) by Ella James:09/08
Profile Image for Elle aka Leftie aka Shoebelle.
707 reviews124 followers
July 25, 2015
HOLY MOLEY!!!!

Is it just me, or is the hotness meter cranked way up on this one!! Ooof...

This is a "fairy tale" after all, and a retelling to boot, so liberties have been taken, but I say, go for it! You get a little bit more backstory on Beast. And of course, new things arise, esp towards the end...

All I can say is I want pt 3 now!!!
Profile Image for (ツ) Has.
757 reviews56 followers
June 7, 2016
Hes sweet...
“It’s wrong, Angel. The only time these hands are kind is when they’re on your skin.”


Not sweet...
"I don’t need or want a lover, Angel. You’re here because I like that sweet pussy, and you want my money and my cock.”


rough...
“You’re my whore,” he says. “I call, you come. You’re here for me. Just me.” He slams back in and groans roughly.
“You’ll take all of me.” He twists his hips, wedging himself still deeper. Till I feel nothing but his huge cock; I exist only to clench and pulse around it.
“Feel that. That’s me owning you.”


Loved all of it!
Profile Image for trestitia ⵊⵊⵊ deamorski.
1,545 reviews451 followers
July 2, 2016

fucking finally spilling blood time!


i didnt know i have prison fantasies but i discover now and i got wat i dreamed.
im kidding, of course i know wat my fantasies.
ok dis is not your business, im telling this cuz if i was got wat i want (in 1 & 2 book), you'll absolutely get. its very rare 4 me u know.

ok i mean, some things happening, in prison , and these some things, murder, sex- in a very dirty way.
holy fuck he just wanted her after a vip's murder, right after injured, asked her for sit on his face.
yeah, not for fuck, or blow or others, LOL WHY? LOLOL


hey, dont forget, they're in prison. she came in prison. yeah.

i didnt watch prison break or oz, so IDK if works can work like that i think it's a little crazy (but these are nothing, you go and read part 3 & 4, its getting more absurd than dis part but i liked it anyway.)

i loved every shit about riot she may couse, and so wat he did dis for -LOL-, the library (getting hot huh), what his role in prison...
god damn.


he is pathetic. in fact, he want her to not want him but he want her. want to be hard but want to care take. ohh a very good classic. if i couldnt see any thoughtfulness, carefulness, this was nothing.

Horror strikes me. “Were you…hurt before?”
“Hurt?” she says.
“Is that why you liked it rough? What I did?”


u maybe tell me so what, but this is dark erotic be aware!

meanwhile, he did not remember her, but still called her angel. this is important for me and I KNOW it's very not-important thing.

whatever then- i said some things happening, after those, while his cock in her mouth -LOL- BOOM! and fuck, there we are, everything started right this page. at the last pages
hell yeah.

i enjoy this part. especially the lines i underlined. LOL

everybody loves innocent but beast prisoner men, cmon
xoxo
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Profile Image for Jessica.
383 reviews102 followers
May 1, 2016
"I am no one that you know. I will hurt you for my pleasure. I will make you pay."

As I've mentioned before, I am a HUGE fan of Beauty and the Beast stories.

HUGE!

And I am loving this version!

Part 2 was lots of hotness and lots of crazy. I will admit, I wanted to throttle Belle a few times throughout the story, but all is forgotten once Beast comes in the picture.

(Sidenote: we get a library in this story as well *hint, hint* ;)

But damnit! That ending! Grrr cliffhangers!

I think I could hate him.
I think I could save him.
Stupid girl. So dangerous...

Profile Image for Raj.
1,514 reviews8 followers
September 11, 2014
2 stars

it was...okay.. I skipped most of the story, though I read all the conversation. Ain't a fan of the writing style, it was too boring for me.

The story's getting better though, I like it, especially when BEAST had a bad day and asked for her and they had their time to..talk..

I hope the story gets better, book 4 is not out yet, and I don't know if I'm going to read it..
Profile Image for Kellie Maddox-Ward.
753 reviews506 followers
September 25, 2014
3.5 stars.

An erotic version of my fav fairytale? I was alllll over that shit!
It was short, HHAAWWTTT and kept my attention just want you want in a novella.
Profile Image for Vivian Jane ✯.
167 reviews44 followers
October 14, 2014
*do not read this review if you didn't read Part I of the series*
>>Link to my review of Part I | Part III | Part IV<<
4 I-OWN-YOU-ANGEL STARS!
Action filled ending! Need the next part!!

ANNABELLE & RICARDO


“I’m not yours,” I whisper.
“You are mine.”

The book starts with Annabelle in Holt's office after getting fucked brutally by Beast. She knows he's dangerous, yet she can't stay away. Annabelle is still obsessed with Ricardo from her high school years. Unlike other people, she sees the good in Ricardo and knows the truth of that night.
Beast knows pulling her into his life will expose her to danger, yet is unable to control himself. Soon he finds himself craving for her touch. He continues to do dirty work in the prison despite having all the prisoners and wardens fearing him.
However, is Beast really in charge in La Rosa? Or is it just a hoax?
Profile Image for Tiffany Readz.
2,020 reviews52 followers
August 26, 2014
Well, do I love Beast or love him not? In this second installment of the series we learn more about Beast, his daily doings and how he gets what he wants while in prison. Annabelle is in the same boat at me, she doesn't want to want Beast as much as she does, but just can't help it. Deep down she knows Cal is still there and turning off a crush for that length of time isn't easy.

Annabelle is still bothered that Beast doesn't remember her from the night of the accident, however feels the strong connection to him. After the first encounter with Beast, she is wondering what is wrong with her to want to go back for more. As much as her head tells her to stay away, her heart won't let her.

Beast gives her another offer she can't refuse and now Annabelle is added to the payroll. Sure this started out as something to do with her father the warden, but as we turn the pages we learn Beast is up to something more. Much more.

In this second book the curtain is pulled back a little on Beast and we learn he isn't totally untouchable. I liked to see his vulnerable side this time around. We get some sexy as hell scenes and another mother of a cliffhanger. There is a link in the back of the book for a sneak peek at book 3, but that just made me want much more.
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367 reviews2 followers
August 30, 2014
The only bad thing about short instalments in a series is that the books dont last long enough (duh, obviously) but the cliffhangers seem to be so much bigger and more frustrating.....that's definitely the case with this one.

After book one i was confused about several things - did Beast remember Annabelle? Well that was cleared up in this book. Another thing i didnt get....how could someone 'own' a prison to that extent and still be incarcerated? Well that is sort-of addressed, with a very small hint that Beast isnt actually at the top of the food chain....that he is part of some bigger operation....but there's not enough info to know exactly what or who. Tease! :)

The 'relationship' between Beast and Annabelle continues where it left off, however i was surprised to see Beast does have a soft side. For her at least. He was brutally forceful with Annabelle before, but now seems to have developed something for her. The sex is still crazy and animalistic, although the scenes where too brief for me.

The ending.....not entirely sure what's going on....but that just makes me want book 3 more!

4 stars!
Profile Image for Deborah.
3,847 reviews500 followers
November 1, 2014
Definately not the Disney version.

Like I said in my review of 'Beast Part1' I'm not a fan of serial novellas or adult fairy tales so this seems like an odd choice for me and while I'm hooked on this series for me this book wasn't quite as good as the first one, don't get me wrong it's still good, we find out more about Beast, the power he holds in La Rosa and we get a glimpse of the bigger picture, it doesn't stop with Beast, who's above him, who does he work for and why?
Annabelle can't forget Cal and even though he's hardly recognisable now as the Beast she still wants him, does she even love him, is that why she agrees to his scheme, but does he even remember her, has he any idea that they've met before.
While this book is good, and it is one of the reasons I don't like these short serial books, apart from the wait that is, is that sometimes they seem padded out, there's a lot of sex in this book, yes I know it's an erotic fairy tale of course there's sex, but the ratio of sex to story seemed off somehow.
The ending is wow..I'm just glad I don't have to wait to read the next book.
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