BEAST

by Alana Albertson

Publication Date: June 14, 2016

Genres: New Adult, Contemporary Romance, Military Romance

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Synopsis:

Love doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to be true.

Isabella—Grady Williams is a national treasure, the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient, America’s scarred superhero. With tattooed arms sculpted from carrying M-16s, this bad boy has girls begging from sea to shining sea to get a piece of his action. When my father squanders away my college fund, I make a deal with this dirty-talking Devil Dog—I will pretend to be Grady’s girlfriend for the Marine Corps Ball, and my dad will write Grady’s war memoir. Grady is fearless. Hell, this badass jumped on a grenade to save his fellow Marines! As much as I crave him, I refuse to allow myself to become addicted to a dangerous man who will detonate my heart.
Grady—Isabella Cuesta is an angel who can see beyond my mangled skin, a pawn used to repay her father’s debt, a woman who makes me feel like a man instead of a monster. But I no longer believe in fairy tales. She’s mine until our contract ends. I’ll take her hard and rough, listen to all her hopes and fears, lay down my life to protect her. This beauty will never let herself love a dangerous man like me—a man who has killed, a man who runs towards gunfire, a man who never backs down from a fight. But without her love, I’m not a man—I’ll remain forever a beast.

Review
Rating: ☆☆☆☆

Beauty and the beast. Reality star and the scarred marine. A modern twist on an old classic.

Grady is a hero but being a hero came at a cost to him physically and emotionally. Women like the idea of being with a hero but the cold light of the day brings the harsh reality and they run.

Isa, former reality star, is just trying to make her way through college, until her father 'borrows' her college fund. Forced to find the funds from elsewhere, Grady and Isa come to a mutually beneficial arrangement.

The after-effects of war are at the forefront here and it is an eye opener. It is dealt with a sensitive way. Both of these characters are broken and bring some sort of peace to the other. This was an emotionally charged read and one that hooked me into their story straight away.

BEAST MUSIC PLAYLIST

Grenade by Bruno Mars

One by Metallica

I'm Not Giving You Up by Gloria Estefan

Tale as old as Time - by Beauty & the Beast Soundtrack

If You're Reading This by Tim McGraw

One Hell of an Amen by Brantley Gilbert

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ABOUT ALANA ALBERTSON

Alana Albertson is a multi-award winning author, current President of Romance Writers of America’s Contemporary Romance Chapter and the former President of both Romance Writers of America’s Young Adult and Chick Lit chapters. Alana Albertson holds a Masters of Education from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Stanford University. A recovering professional ballroom dancer, Alana currently writes contemporary romance, new adult and young adult fiction. She lives in San Diego, California, with her husband, two young sons, and four dogs. When she’s not spending her time playing with her sons, dancing, or saving dogs from high kill shelters through Pugs N Roses, the rescue she founded, she can be found watching episodes Homeland, Devious Maids, or Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team.