When Bodean “Bo” Toller was in high school she thought she had found the perfect boyfriend in Maxwell Kerrington. Until he disappeared without a trace for fourteen years.Bo’s life hasn’t always been easy, but family was what held everything together. When her father dies everything is suddenly in jeopardy. Then a mysterious package arrives along with a note from her lost love promising to make … to make all her problems disappear, all she must do is give up her freedom and surrender to his demands. She agrees and is swept away to a formidable estate hidden in the woods, where she comes face to face with the boy she swore she would always love.
Having spent years enduring abuse, Max has emerged on the other side, scarred and a beast of a man. He wants only one thing, the girl he had never forgotten, Bo. Max’s pain runs deep as he hides from Bo the marks of his past, and though she seems eager to gain his trust and rekindle their love, Max can’t help fearing what would happen if she knew the truth of what happened all those years ago.
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This is the first book in the Twisted Fairy Tales Series by Lisa Freed and tells the tale of Bo/Bodean and Max who were briefly together in high school until he disappeared. Years later he appears again with an offer to help her and her family in return for her freedom and surrender to him. This book is well written and has a storyline of past child abuse, revenge, obsessive love, and passionate attraction.
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*Spoilers* A dark and heartbreaking at times read. Child abuse is always emotional and brutal. This is an emotional read with all the trauma and abuse Max experiences at the hands of his father William for so many years, even as a grown up, makes him wonder if he is a beast, a monster like his father. I Like to believe that just his concern that he might be a monster is proof that he came out a survivor and stronger on the other side. Max eventually fights back when his Beauty Bo , his childhood love is threatened.
Max wants revenge on Bo, because he believes that she told his father about them, and causing the worst of his beatings ever. Poor Bo, doesn’t know how his father knew, but he knew she was the little blond girl Max liked. The author did an amazing job with the re-connection, feelings and emotions that resurface between Bo and Max. Great Read.
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This book 1 in the Twisted Fairy Tales Series was a well written revenge, second chance at love story that had great characters interactions. These very well crafted characters grow and are very realistic in their actions and reactions. You feel their emotional roller coaster and you will cry, and you will get mad, but eventually there will be a HEA. She created a great Enemies to Lovers plot that has betrayals, misunderstandings, abusethat must be overcome, trust to rebuild, and love. I Cannot wait to read more in this series of her books. This is a must read. Great characters along with some good twists and turns plus action and romance. A very enjoyable book.
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I did read he older version last May and now I read the revised copy.
Better then before.
They were 15 when they last saw each other. Now 14 years later, Bo is surviving but Max is a broken and scared man, he was severely abused as a child, starting at the age of 6 until his father almost killed him at 15 after finding his son with a girl from a trailer park.
Max still craves Bo so he watches her from afar while Bo doesn’t know if Max is even alive anymore….
He became a Beast and is ready to take the Beauty
A Beauty for the Billionaire is twist on Beauty and the Beast and when I say twist I mean a bit twisted. The Beast is Max and he is made that way by an abusive father with major anger issues. The Beauty is Bo who is a young woman whose father has just died. Fourteen years ago they knew each other in high school where he was one of the rich kids and she was a poor girl. When she was picked on a lot by the rich boys Max befriended her and become her protector of sorts. But his father did not like that and instead took Max away.
Now Max sends Bo a package with a note. In it she will receive the money needed to pay for her father’s medical and funeral costs but she must live with Max for one year. Bo is happy to do that as she believes they will be able to have a second chance at their friendship and maybe more. But Max has an ulterior motive for his offer and wanting Bo in his house. It turns out that is may not be a second chance that Max wants but something else entirely more dark and sinister. But maybe Bo will be able to help Max to heal during their time together.
This is a really different and much darker twist on the classic tale. I am not sure about some of it but I thought it was an interesting story.
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Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters were interesting. Max and Bo went to school with each other, Max came from a rich family and Bo came from a poor family, Max his parents moved away and Bo did not know where to.
Thank you for allowing me to review this book it was great.
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Is he like his father?
Kids should not read this book Ms. Freed has incorporated some serious issues in her story. She has done an excellent job but even for some adults, this book made give them trouble. It is a story about revenge and hurt, misunderstanding but also a deep true love story. This dark story has action and danger and an ending that will tear at your heart. This is simply a beautiful story written by a talented writer I highly recommend. I did receive a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.
A part of the Twisted Fairy Tales series, a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Bodean “Bo” Toller loved Maxwell Kerrington back in high school but he suddenly disappeared, she now meets him after fourteen years.This story kept me on the edge of my seat. A well written short story that I enjoyed reading. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This book made me think of Beauty and the Beast, a second chance story. Bo and Max went to high school together. Max saved Bo from being picked on one day and then Max just up and vanished. Roughly a decade has passed, Bo loses her father and finds herself challenged. She receives a strange box and it’s an option offered by none other than Max. She has never forgotten this boy and he claimed her heart long ago. She jumps at the chance to see Max again even with his strange demands. This was a really good story about how these two characters attempt to heal from the passed and move forward with a second chance at a HEA.
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I had an entertaining time reading this storyline it has a smooth flow to the storyline. The characters are engaging and had plenty of chemistry throughout the pages between them making it a worthwhile read.
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Enthralling! This book one in the Twisted Fairy Tales series will take you on an emotional roller coaster. It is drama-packed, funny, wonderfully written, sweet, interesting, and a tear-jerker. Loveable characters – they are mature, strong, have amazing chemistry between them, and you will root for them. This story of second chances comes with twists and turns, ups and downs, abuse, family drama, and crazy. The end is really beautiful and is guaranteed to leave you wanting more. Definitely recommended!
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This is my first experience reading something by this author and it definitely won’t be my last. This was such a heartbreaking and touching story so full of emotion. This story will definitely keep you reading well into the night. It is is so captivating you won’t be able to put it down. A brilliantly written story that will touch your heart. I really enjoyed it. I will be looking for more of books of this author to read!
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This is was a good read. There were parts I liked but there were parts I didn’t. I didn’t much care for Bo. There was something about her that rubbed me the wrong way.
Just the absolute best story. It had me captivated from the beginning with the hot steamy scenes. I really enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it! Everything I like to read about and more. Such a great story I will read again and again. A keeper!!