by Kaylin Lee
Estevan pulled the paper gently from her grasp, then held up the note so we could both read it.
The message was scrawled with a shaky, hurried hand on a scrap of yellowed newspaper, and the letters were oddly rough, as though scratched with a blunt tip instead of a regular pencil.
Three, barely-legible words.
Yet I had a feeling our city would never be the same again.
It’s a curse.
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AFTERWORD
I hope you enjoyed my fresh take on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. There may not be any dancing candlesticks, but Belle and Estevan stole my heart and I hope you love them just as much as I do.
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acknowledgments
If you had told me, a few years ago, that I would write and publish a novel during the last three months of pregnancy and the first few months of newborn life, I would have laughed hysterically. Or maybe cried. But you know what? I did it, and I love the story that came out of this crazy, challenging, beautiful season of life. But I definitely didn’t do it alone.
Thank you to JP, my sweet baby boy, who is the best little sidekick a writerly mama could ask for. Thank you to my husband, for believing in me and for doing whatever it took to ensure I could always find time to write. Thank you to my own mama—the best cheerleader and supporter in the world. Thank you to my editor, Kathrese, who always takes it to the next level. And thank you, Jesus, for letting me create with You. What a privilege!
Most of all, thank you to every reader who wrote a review or reached out to let me know you are enjoying this series. I can’t tell you how much it meant to hear from you. You kept me going in the many late nights and early mornings that went into this book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kaylin Lee is an Army wife, mama, and white cheddar popcorn devotee. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her real-life hero husband and sweet children. After a lifetime of staying up too late reading stories, she now wakes up too early writing them. It was probably inevitable.
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The Destined Series
Book 1 – Fated: Cinderella’s Story
Book 2 – Hidden: Rapunzel’s Story
Book 3 – Twisted: Belle’s Story
Book 4 – Betrayed: Ruby’s Story
Book 5 – Hunted: Alba's Story
Book 6 – Cursed: Briar Rose’s Story