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I simply can‘t resist a beauty & the beast inspired tale. This beast is a little bit Rochester and a little bit Dr. Gregory House and it works.

1. Love Beauty & the Beast retellings. Tagged is a great one.
2. Once upon a time I will finish the book.
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#twofortuesday

July #BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks book 2 in Eloisa's Fairy Tale series. Inspired by Beauty & Beast but with Dr. House personality☺️Funny, sexy, with clichés, predicted ending but cute. Good book during reading slump if you like historical romances. I had COVID-19 flashbacks, there is an illness outbreak (not spoilers), tx is by constant hands washing, cleaning areas, plenty of fluids. Spreads through coughing and Quarantine was ordered what??3.3⭐️

I needed a straightforward romance to get out of a book slump, and this delivered. It had some really great banter, often filled with Shakespeare references.

I am using the tagged book for June's prompt for my #readwithmrbook challenge

This character that is disabled is the doctor who was inspired by Hugh Laurie in House.

Is anyone else still doing this challenge or is it just me?

@MrBook

Very good. A retelling of Beauty and The Beast. Easy to read and get swept up in this romantic story.

#Piatkus
#Avon
#HarperCollinsPublishers

This is a delightfully witty read! Perfect escape from all the current worries.

#ReadWithMrBook #authoronlitsy

Based on beauty and the beast, this is a wonderful remake. With a different remedy and feel good factor, definitely a fast and easy read! Kept me on my toes with awesome plots.

A Beauty and Beast type of story given to me from @mabell - a fun read for easy, steamy, funny, HEA. Perfect for high stress need an hour of escape romance. (Kind of silly at times). I think I‘ve met my #bfcr2 reading goal.

HOUR 18 of #24in48, and you know what that means? Another challenge! This time around, we're talking about romance, and entrants will be entered to win one of the prize books provided by @avonbooks or @williammorrowbooks. [Don't forget to check the post at 24in48.com to see if you won one of the prizes from the #audiobook challenge!]

Reminder: When entering a challenge, please link directly to your challenge entry, not your overall profile.

Not my favorite

#literarylove #admirer

I admire these amazing romance authors. I‘m also so excited to get to meet them at #kisscon where there will be 32 excellent romance authors. Anyone else going? Maybe we can plan a #litsymeetup
I know @EloisaJames will be there, looking forward to meeting you! #romantsy ❤️📖🥰
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

Moving continues! Unpacking progress shot. Taking a break for now with some #romantsy - just what I need during a busy time.

💕 Beauty & the Beast, I love all the retellings too!
💕 Shrek
💕 8:31
💕 roasted red peppers... slimy
💕 consider yourself tagged

#coolbooks #fairytale
A different kind of #beast . @EloisaJames ‘ second book in the Fairy Tales series.

A very charming story based on the classic but not riding its coattails, which is nice.

Another romance novelist with lots of parties. @EloisaJames I'm sure if I read all her books, I will find at least #10lordsaleaping out on the dance floor. Another great historical romance writer. #12daysofchristmas.

I loved it. It was steamy and sweet and sassy. I recommend to any romance fans out there. #romantsy

OMG I‘m loving this book. It took me a minute to get into, but now it‘s going and I can‘t stop giggling and blushing - which means it‘s a good romance! This is my first @EloisaJames but I doubt it will be my last!!

My first bona fide historical romance, and you know what? It was super fun! Kinda ridiculous but a great way to get my mind off my worries. The beginning of this was hilarious and I loved the main characters initial interactions. Once they got together I lost a bit of interest because the funny went away and was replaced by the sex but still all in all the book was a good time.

Read for my 2 person book club. I could definitely see what was coming up.

Decided to give Eloisa James a try because I hear so much about her. Doesn't hurt that I'm a sucker for beauty and the beast retellings.

Loved, loved, loved this one! Laugh-out-loud funny, great characters, of course some 🔥 moments, and lots of tenderness. A great mood-lifter I was happy to have on my Kindle when running into flight delays. #romantsy

Just spent the last couple days enjoying this #romantsy read. A grumpy nobleman nicknamed the Beast meets a beautiful young "fallen " woman for purposes of matrimony. Plenty of laughs and heat! Two thumbs up!!!!

my 2-for-1 purchase today at the Audible sale. because sometimes you just need something fun to listen to! thanks to whoever for the heads up 👍#romantsy

Revisiting today. Sometimes you need a little laugh especially when it feels like #mondayonathursday
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The banter was magnificent! The story was delicious! Then it broke my heart a little, before delivering a very satisfying HEA. #romantsy

“Beautiful girls in fairy stories are as common as pebbles on the beach. Magnolia-skinned milkmaids rub shoulders with starry-eyed princesses and, in fact, counting two eyes in each bright-eyed damsel would result in a whole galaxy of twinkling stars.”

Ok - I just blew through book two! I may have to read the rest out of order as my holds come in from the library.

Fun, but I liked the first book I read by her (Potent Pleasures) better. This is my third, and the plots have too much similarity. P.P. was better because I found it more interesting to read so much detail about the lives of the aristocracy and the familial relationships. This one was more generic and predictable. A pick because it was still enjoyable for a vacation read.

This book is was a lot of fun! I really enjoyed the characters and the plot!

This Tuesday 7 pm, Strand Bookstore in NYC! It's a particular challenge to be feminist in writing historical romances. Easy to kick the misogynist to the curb in 2017---not so easy in 1817! Plus readers really love arranged marriage and other tropes that can be bad for women...how to negotiate? We'd love to see you, and hoping for a lively conversation! @JuliaQuinn @sarahmaclean

I loved this #romance novel.
Yes, partly because of the hero being a lot like House, MD (#fangirl), but mostly because the heroine stood up to him. She's no mousy little debutant/wallflower. Eloisa James writes strong women, beautiful and intelligent. @EloisaJames that's why I love your books.
There is a reasonable conflict between the MCs leading to a nail-biting climax.

#romantsy

I just snorted into my tea!

This cane was what I had to get my fangirl self last year, when I realised I needed a cane to walk longer distances.

I'm only a few chapters into the tagged book and all of a sudden I realised the male MC reminded me of grumpy House MD, sans the vicodine.

I love an author who can put "pop culture" into a book without rubbing your nose in it. @EloisaJames

Before I say #ReadThisNotThat, a word to the wise: read whatever makes you happy.

If you want Fairy Tale retellings with lots of #romance and well-written scenes, go read Eloisa James.

#MayBookFlowers
@RealLifeReading

Now that I have all Fairy Tale books by Eloisa James, I can read them in order.

Yes, I need to read them in the correct order. You wouldn't want to read "The Half-Blood Prince" before "The Philosopher's Stone" either. ?

Got a new haul of books today! First up! #osrbc #romantsy

My daughter and I went to see "The Beauty and the Beast", a matinee, we were the only two people. It was great. My daughter loved the story, she wanted to stay for next show.

I read a *lot* of romances, so it takes something special for one to stand out; and this has a lot of something special: @EloisaJames ' joie-de-vivre; a smart, funny heroine who is a true match for the hero; a great hero a la Dr. House; a plot about being human, forgiveness, acceptance, and of course, love. Definitely a personal favorite #romantsy ❤

My favorite James novel.to date. It has steamy hot sexual tension. The heroine is more than a match for the bad tempered beast.

These are my #bestofMarch! I looooved them!😍😊😘 #marchintoreading #romantsy

I can see why this one is a classic.

Perfectly wonderful! Quick witted and funny, and altogether too romantic. Total winner!

Scroll this link for my re-read rec of @EloisaJames When Beauty Tamed the Beast: http://www.scandaliciousbookreviews.com/subscription-recommendations-march-17-20... 🥀

Hi m'dears! It's rare for one of my books to go for .99, so I thought it was worth a post. It's a fairy tale...with House MC as inspiration for the hero...and do you remember 'The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock? Watch for it through the book! #romantsy. #historicalromance. #romancenovel #sale

When Beauty Tamed the Beast is only $0.99 today, and A Discovery of Witches is only $1.99! I bought them both!😍

I'm so ready for the live action remake of Beauty and the Beast this week and then this popped up on sale too!!