Beast hates his nickname, and when a young maiden discovers his castle in a nasty storm, he keeps her prisoner in his castle of magic. Beauty is beloved by all who know her, and warns all who know her not to follow her as she enters a bewitched forest. But when something takes her prisoner in a dark castle full of magic, she wishes she hadn't said to all. Beast soon falls in love with Beauty and attempts to make her fall in love with him. But she doesn't feel the same about Beast. Will the Beast be able to make her love him? Can Beauty resist loving him? Set in a time before the first car, this retelling of The Beauty and the Beast will capture you from the first page, to the last page.