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Beastly Chains
In just one night, everything changes for Eleanor when a terrifying shape-shifter lays waste to the once great Everhall, killing anyone who stands in the way of his Eleanor. Dragged back to his castle, she is given a translate the lost work that holds the secret to breaking his curse—and earn her freedom—or refuse, and remain forever within the shadowed halls of Ashenwick, a prisoner to its cursed master.
Readers who love dark fantasy romance, morally complex heroes, and Beauty and the Beast retellings will devour this redemptive tale.
Eleanor's peaceful life as a translator in the Everhall of Aurvale ends the night a monstrous beast tears through her home, slaughtering everyone in its path to reach her. Dragged to Ashenwick Castle, Eleanor discovers her captor is also a Gabriel Durnham, Lord of Nytheria, the last Virellian nobleman in a land now ruled by Lysarrian overlords. Man and beast are one, bound by a family curse that will condemn him to wander the earth as a monstrous vagabond unless the curse is broken—or someone else breaks it for him.
Eleanor faces an impossible translate the lost work that holds the secret to Gabriel's curse and earn her freedom, or refuse and remain forever a prisoner within the shadowed halls of Ashenwick, bound to its cursed master.
Gabriel believes knowledge alone will free him—that understanding the curse's origins will shatter his chains. But he is wrong. The truth demands far he must change himself, reject his darkest desires, and forsake every advantage the beast's rage and power offer him. Only then can the curse be broken.
But breaking a curse requires more than magic—it demands strength neither of them may possess. Can they destroy the beast, or will it destroy them first?
Beastly Chains is a sweeping epic fantasy that blends the darkness of Jane Eyre, the timeless enchantment of Beauty and the Beast, and the grand battle between good and evil found in The Lord of the Rings. Perfect for readers who crave strong heroines, brooding heroes, cursed magic, and love born from fire.
Readers who love dark fantasy romance, morally complex heroes, and Beauty and the Beast retellings will devour this redemptive tale.
Eleanor's peaceful life as a translator in the Everhall of Aurvale ends the night a monstrous beast tears through her home, slaughtering everyone in its path to reach her. Dragged to Ashenwick Castle, Eleanor discovers her captor is also a Gabriel Durnham, Lord of Nytheria, the last Virellian nobleman in a land now ruled by Lysarrian overlords. Man and beast are one, bound by a family curse that will condemn him to wander the earth as a monstrous vagabond unless the curse is broken—or someone else breaks it for him.
Eleanor faces an impossible translate the lost work that holds the secret to Gabriel's curse and earn her freedom, or refuse and remain forever a prisoner within the shadowed halls of Ashenwick, bound to its cursed master.
Gabriel believes knowledge alone will free him—that understanding the curse's origins will shatter his chains. But he is wrong. The truth demands far he must change himself, reject his darkest desires, and forsake every advantage the beast's rage and power offer him. Only then can the curse be broken.
But breaking a curse requires more than magic—it demands strength neither of them may possess. Can they destroy the beast, or will it destroy them first?
Beastly Chains is a sweeping epic fantasy that blends the darkness of Jane Eyre, the timeless enchantment of Beauty and the Beast, and the grand battle between good and evil found in The Lord of the Rings. Perfect for readers who crave strong heroines, brooding heroes, cursed magic, and love born from fire.
462 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 3, 2026
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August 30, 2026
Drags a bit, but not a terrible version. It has great potential.
The worst part? The grammar.
I'm not talking spelling, as the author pushes in her beginning message, but the punctuation mishaps, the tense changes, and the inconsistencies. For example, a servant by the name Bellan becomes Ballan at one point. He and she get mixed up frequently. Sentences have missing words and added words("The weight of my that truth threatened..."). Also, there is a common misuse of semicolons. And there are many extra spaces, or missing spaces between periods and the next sentence. Sometimes, there are no periods at all. Dialogue is often missing punctuation marks, or they are in the wrong spot. It's a jarring halt that disturbs the flow of the book.
With a bit of an edit, this could easily be a four star book.
For my clean readers: language-some, but no f-bombs. Violence-fighting, kidnapping, attempted murder, murder, graphic details of violence, rape attempts, though nothing actually happens, and physical abuse. Romance-kissing, some sexual content that can be skipped over that isn't graphic.
Still, it's not something I would recommend for teens.
The worst part? The grammar.
I'm not talking spelling, as the author pushes in her beginning message, but the punctuation mishaps, the tense changes, and the inconsistencies. For example, a servant by the name Bellan becomes Ballan at one point. He and she get mixed up frequently. Sentences have missing words and added words("The weight of my that truth threatened..."). Also, there is a common misuse of semicolons. And there are many extra spaces, or missing spaces between periods and the next sentence. Sometimes, there are no periods at all. Dialogue is often missing punctuation marks, or they are in the wrong spot. It's a jarring halt that disturbs the flow of the book.
With a bit of an edit, this could easily be a four star book.
For my clean readers: language-some, but no f-bombs. Violence-fighting, kidnapping, attempted murder, murder, graphic details of violence, rape attempts, though nothing actually happens, and physical abuse. Romance-kissing, some sexual content that can be skipped over that isn't graphic.
Still, it's not something I would recommend for teens.
February 8, 2026
“Something, or surely someone, was in the room with me for monsters do not drink tea.”
Beasts, translating scripts and generation-old curses are only some of the aspects in this book that not only made it stand out to me but also had me completely hooked! I absolutely loved reading this book and I am so excited for you guys to finally have it- I am waiting for the next one. The quote above is one of my favourite lines from this book, coupled with the yearning and tension, I highly recommend this book if you love romantic suspense like I do.
I am so grateful to have received this book from the Author and I cannot wait to follow her journey!
Beasts, translating scripts and generation-old curses are only some of the aspects in this book that not only made it stand out to me but also had me completely hooked! I absolutely loved reading this book and I am so excited for you guys to finally have it- I am waiting for the next one. The quote above is one of my favourite lines from this book, coupled with the yearning and tension, I highly recommend this book if you love romantic suspense like I do.
I am so grateful to have received this book from the Author and I cannot wait to follow her journey!
March 18, 2026
I love a good fairy tale retelling and I enjoyed the additional fantasy twist here. I do have a LOT of unanswered questions though so I definitely need a second book.
July 26, 2026
Nice take on a Beauty & the Beast retelling, was hoping for a better ending. Maybe was looking for too much of the original with the happy ending at the end (this was happy) but was looking for more
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