Return the Rose

by Joachim Heijndermans

Once, she was a prisoner and slave to the beastly creature’s lust. But when lust turned to love, the monster’s curse was lifted and he became king once more, making the beauty a queen. Their lives returned to normal, they live in peace…

…but the spark is gone.

All the queen wants now is the return of her beast. To have her desires fulfilled, she must enter a bargain that could grant her wish…or doom her love forever.

From author Joachim Heijndermans comes the first instalment of Beautiful Beasts, a series of erotic fantasy, horror and science fiction novellas.

140 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2023

About the author

Joachim Heijndermans writes, draws, and paints nearly every waking hour. Originally from the Netherlands, he’s been all over the world, boring people by spouting random trivia about toys, movies and comics. His work has been featured in a number of publications, websites and podcasts. His short story 'All Through the House' was adapted as an episode of the Netflix animated series Love, Death & Robots.

Reviews

[ikwi · Rating 5 out of 5]

You know how everyone who's seen Disney's Beauty and the Beast wishes the Beast hadn't turned into a human? Yeah, you do. It turns out, Belle (now Queen and married to King, the human) misses the Beast, too, and pretty desperately so. And desperate times call for desperate magical measures. This novella is a very sexy "What happens after the happily ever after?" for Beauty and the Beast. Some interesting side characters come to play in the bedchambers as Queen works through her frustration on the way to a raunchier happily ever after with her beastly spouse.

[DeJReads · Rating 4 out of 5]

An erotic telling of what comes after the happily ever after. Beauty is married to her king, the curse is broken, and she should be happy. Right? Except she misses her Beast and wants to find a way to bring him back. Not forever, just long enough to sate the desires she can't fulfill anymore. I loved the flashbacks to their relationship before the curse was broken and why she misses the Beast so much. The smut is titillating from beginning to end. I hope we get to see the witch again.

[Hex · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐

WOW!

Wicked good monster erotica. This brings all the zest. 🥵

Simply wonderful Monsterfucking, as well as some delightful surprise sapphic encounters.

It's not a fairytale retelling, more like a smoking hot sequel and I AM HERE FOR IT!

Looking forward to reading more of this Beautiful Beasts series.