They say the gods will accept no small sacrifice.
To appease them you must give your all.
I’ve sacrificed everything.
Lived through loss, and learned to love.
To take the beauty with the pain.
The rose with the thorns.
This love story isn’t perfect, but it’s ours.
We’ll hold onto it forever.
And hope our forever is longer than a day.
This series has been one heck of a rollercoaster!!! Man, you put each book down and think to yourself PHEW! What a ride! Logan and Daphne get their HEA but not without some major twists and turns. This is an emotional ride not for the faint of heart. BUT it’s totally worth it. The only downside is it’s a 3 part series bc I had to wait for the next book but I was not disappointed. This book has so much depth, intrigue and detail not typical for the common romance novel. Read these and you will not be disappointed. If you’re not into HOT and sometimes dark romance novels, this is not for you.
I always find the last book in a series finishes too quickly because I never want them to stop, but as they say, all good things must come to an end. And what an ending this was. The good come out triumphant, screw everyone else. It has become evident to me that I need a Logan Wulfe in my life 🙂 We also see the introduction of a new character….I smell a story on the horizon. Fab effort from Stasia and Lee again – thank you for your talents.
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I have waited for what seems a lifetime on this trilogy to conclude and I couldn’t be happier! They have been through so much, I wasn’t sure Daphne and Logan could make it through this last mess that fate decided to throw at them. I won’t spoil it and tell you if they do or don’t, but I will say that you won’t be able to know for sure until the last chapter. Aaand, if you’re like me, prepare to have this book in your hand from start to finish!
This is the conclusion to the Beauty and the Rose series and it is one compelling read that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It is not a standalone and the books in the series must be read in order. The book picks up where book two left off with Daphne and Logan realizing the awful truth that Daphne may be out of time as she has the disease that took her mother. Logan is beside himself and reacts more like a beast but is more determined then ever to find a cure. As Daphne is physically weakened, she and Logan are struggling with the change in the dynamic that was such an integral part of their relationship. As they begin to accept their new reality, the past rears its ugly head. Can these two have their happily ever after? If you enjoy reading dark romance, then this is one series that must be on you tbr list. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This was so beautifully written with so much emotion and good and bad times it really proved there strengh and bond with so much truth and love along with hope as everything takes a turn that is not good when you think your whole world will explode. Logan and Daphne are such strong characters and together even stronger. I loved their journey.
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Daphne and Logan come to horrific ordeal that she is getting sicker. All along she was fighting to save her Mother, company, patients and logon is still by her side after years of pain. What a wild, emotional ride.
Sensuously dark and STEAMY, and full of astounding intrigue; A TOTAL MUST-READ!!
BEAUTY AND THE ROSE is sensuously dark, erotic, and breathtaking! It is also so full of romance and suspense that readers will not be able to put it down! When two of one’s favorite Indie authors pair to write, there nothing more exciting or anticipatory for a reader. Waiting for the third part of this trilogy, BEAUTY AND THE ROSE, to be released were full of pandemic stress and the thrill of receiving an early copy! The experience of reading this novel has been totally worth the wait. The reading of BEAUTY AND THE ROSE exceeded my expectations and now leaves me struggling to find the words worthy of expressing the sheer emotion, elation, and triumph I am feeling after reading this most remarkable conclusion to authors Black’s and Savino’s BEAUTY’S BEAST TRILOGY. The main characters of Daphne and Logan are so remarkably well-written, they seem as real as the members of my family passing through the room shaking their heads at how enthralled I am with what I am reading. While I volunteered to read BEAUTY AND THE ROSE with much anticipation, I found it to be everything and more than I expected. Although this is the voluntarily rendering of my honest 5+STAR recommendation, I have to admit to wishing with every breath that I could award more than 5 stars to BEAUTY AND THE ROSE! A word of caution must be given, BEAUTY AND THE ROSE is for mature audiences; so, only readers 18 years and over, please. Beyond that caution, BEAUTY AND THE ROSE is a sensuous romance and a seductive mystery concerning the quest to treat the rare but fictional disease called “Battleman’s,” the deceitful behavior of a man bent on Logan’s destruction, and the blooming of an epic love story between Logan and Daphne. BEAUTY AND THE ROSE is a phenomenal read and I STRONGLY suggest that you purchase your copy today! Happy pages!
Stunning Conclusion!!
This trilogy keeps you on the edge of your seat!! It is dark, and it is wonderful.
Daphne is dying. She was conceived as a lab rat so her father could use her blood to help find the cure for the disease killing her mother. Her mother is long since gone, and now she is dying. Logan headed up most of the early research, and now that he is involved with Daphne, the stakes are higher than ever.
So many struggles, and so many beautiful moments. This story will leave you wrung out, in the best way possible.
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What a roller coaster ride of an ending that was! Having followed Logan and Daphnes story its truly been a twisting tale of love, trust and romance but with love it is never easy with trust it can be lost and romance it isn’t always the key. Their story has been thrilling from page one, you can’t put this series down without aching for more! Well written and nicely paced through out. Just wish it didn’t have to end!
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What a beautiful ending to wonderful story. Logan and Daphne are such great characters. You can’t help Falling in love with them. I love the fact that they got justice in the end. I see a new character Mr St. James can’t wait to hear about him.
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I received my ARC book 3 days ago, totally enjoy Logan and Daphne story, so many ups and downs twist and turns…I had to walk away from it at times it was twisting my insides, I love how all the loose ends were takes care of, in the end what a beautiful ending to this story!
Awesome reading!!!
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The conclusion to this series was beautiful.
I loved how Logan took charge in the relationship. He was so gorgeously Alpha when he needed to be.
I recommend this series!
This book and this ending!!! I couldn’t see a more fitting end to the story of Logan and Daphne. I think the struggles they’ve experienced in this story, and all that they’ve achieved as a couple show how amazing story-tellers Lee Savino and Stasia Black are. I loved seeing old characters from other books appear throughout this series.
This is NOT a standalone, so I would highly encourage to start with the first book in this dark romance series to fully understand their story.
Love this exciting conclusion of Daphne and Logans amazing beautiful heartstopping dark broken love story
grabbed my heart
Ready for Rachel
Can Daphne and Logan overcome the ravages of her disease and those out to get them?
This is the third book in the trilogy, BEAUTY AND THE ROSE. Beautifully written, fast-paced and an edge-of-your-seat story. At the end of book 2, everything appeared to be going their way, until Logan sees Daphne’s nose bleeding. They both know the awful truth. This could be her end. After years of working tirelessly to find a cure for Battleman’s disease, first for her mother and now for herself, Daphne may be out of time. This only makes our “beast” of a man, Logan go crazy!
Dr. Logan Wulfe was treated badly (read the first book in the trilogy) and scarred for life. For so long he has sought revenge on the one who caused his disfigurement but now he has to help the love of his life, Daphne. Together they appear to be missing one little thing to keep them from the cure. Will they get that cure? Will Logan get his revenge? Will Logan and Daphne get the HEA they both deserve?
This was a steamy (not as much as the first one;-), poignant, fist-pump-worthy ending to this trilogy. This was better than book #2 and on par with book #1. I loved it. I read straight through…I just needed to know! I volunteered to review an ARC of this book through Booksprout and it comes highly recommended.
Logan And Daphne’s Story Takes A Tragic Turn When Battleman’s Disease Returns. As They Struggle For A Cure, Familiar Characters Enter The Mix.
This is book three of the Beauty and the Rose series, which is a steamy modern spin on Beauty and the Beast. It follows book one (Beauty’s Beast) and book two (Beauty and the Thorns), and is best read in sequence.
For fans, characters in other books by the authors make brief cameos in the story. Marcus and Cora from the Innocence trilogy make an appearance.
To review, the story takes place in New Olympus. It revolves around Belladonna, a research company that was once headed by Dr. Piers Laurel. The company’s mission was to find a cure for Battleman’s disease, the illness that Dr. Laurel’s wife fought. When she died seven years ago, the doctor was overcome by his failure to save his wife and was lost to his depression. The board fell under the influence of conniving Adam Archer, heir to Archer Industries, a billion dollar empire. Adam, along with Logan Wulfe, had conducted research at Belladonna under Dr. Laurel. Adam wanted to shift the company’s focus from diseases to cosmetics.
Logan Wulfe, at twenty-seven, had always been rough around the edges. His parents were into drugs more than parenting and he was orphaned at age twelve. He grew up never having felt the love of a family. He did eventually find a mentor, and Dr. Laurel became a surrogate father figure once he began research at Belladonna. He worked diligently towards finding the cure Dr. Laurel sought.
Daphne Laurel, at nineteen, didn’t have much of a childhood. Her mother was often sick and her father’s sole focus was on finding a cure for his wife. To please her father and help her mother, Daphne devoted herself to her studies. At eighteen, she was nearly finished with her PhD. She spent long hours studying at the lab. It was then that she quietly tried to get noticed by Logan, her first crush.
Logan became aware that Daphne was no longer a child, and as tempted as he was by her, he knew she was yet too young for him. But they spent long hours together in the lab, so they developed a close friendship over the course of a year. But Logan’s life took a devastating turn when he discovered Adam’s scheme to take over the company shortly after Daphne’s mother passed. Logan ended up hospitalized and disfigured, eventually disappearing from the hospital and New Olympus.
Seven years later, Dr. Laurel’s daughter Daphne was CEO and her father was in the hospital. Belladonna was struggling. Daphne had just left Logan’s castle to check on her father after promising Logan to return to him afterward. She had been held by him for two weeks as part of a mad plot for revenge, but by the time she left they had developed real feelings for one another. Daphne was intercepted by Adam while en route to her father and proposed to amidst a crowd of reporters. Though she never actually accepted, she was incapable of forcefully speaking for herself. She knew immediately how deeply the news would hurt Logan and accepted that he would take it out on her when she returned. Logan owned Belladonna’s patents, so she had to face him to try to get them back and save Belladonna.
Logan was devastated by Daphne’s betrayal. That she accepted Adam’s proposal, his enemy, made it worse. He wasn’t sure how many times he could break and still go on. So when Daphne showed up at the castle asking for him to return the Belladonna patents, he planned to make her burn for them. He was the Master, the Beast, and she was his slave. Daphne planned to take the punishment. She hoped the anger would burn out and they could return to being Logan and Daphne.
The couple came to terms again and finally got rid of Adam, but not without tremendous public embarrassment and personal pain. But just as they were finally free, Battleman’s disease hit Daphne, an effective death sentence.
Here, Logan learns about Daphne’s diagnosis and history with the disease that took her mother’s life. History stands to repeat itself as Logan is determined to save Daphne by finding a cure, much like Dr. Laurel before him. Daphne grapples with the relapse of the a disease that crippled her twice before in her childhood. With Daphne diminished physically, she and Logan both struggle with the physical desires that once played such an important part of their relationship. When the couple finally comes to terms with their reality, figures from their past reappear and trouble returns. In the end, the couple earns their happy ending. Hints of a spin-off book about Sebastian St. James, a dark and secretive figure from New Rome, end the story.
Logan and Daphne’s story takes a tragic turn when Battleman’s disease returns. As they struggle for a cure, familiar characters enter the mix. Logan and Daphne’s journey is a steamy story with complex storylines. It is nicely written. The plot is complex (hence the review of books one and two above). The characters are well-defined. The story is written in first person. The POV alternates between Logan and Daphne. I rate this book four stars.
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Another amazing story from Lee Savino & Stasia Black. I look forward to the stories that come from these 2. Dark, dirty, emotional and just plain fun to read.
I think Adam Archer got off easy when he met his end but the Gods will deal with him.
This was the perfect ending to this story!!! I loved that there were still elements from the original Beauty and the Beast story but in their own way. Daphne and Logan deserved to have a storybook happy ending and I’m so glad that it ends that way.
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I’ve been looking forward to this ending in the series since the authors left us with such a big cliffhanger in the last one. They did not disappoint.
I think this book was probably difficult to write because of the situation the main female character is in. But I think they did a great job while still showing the characters as humans with human needs and wants. I really hope to see more books with these two collaborating together. The stories are always so good!
I loved the book. It is a great ending to a great series. It is not nearly as dark as the first two books and has a wonderful happy ever after.
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