Anthology
Briars & Blood
2023·372 pages
Collection of four Beauty and the Beast-inspired fantasy novellas featuring cursed beasts and their beauties who must overcome obstacles together.
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Collection of four Beauty and the Beast-inspired fantasy novellas featuring cursed beasts and their beauties who must overcome obstacles together.
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--Book One of the Crimson Books Collection-- Briars & Blood is a collection of novellas that rediscover the beloved Beauty and the Beast themes in various fantasy settings. A wolfman makes a fatal error, leaving his heart iced with guilt, but he's afraid to accept help from the beautiful ward who could melt it. A man who is half machine is imprisoned by his father and cursed to be stigmatized as soulless-until a servant girl risks exposure to help him reclaim his humanity. A girl branded as a be...
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Sexual content
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Central romantic pairings and attraction in each retelling; closed-door tone
Violence & gore
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Curses, peril, and implied injury tied to beastly fates; not graphic
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Curses, transformations, and restoring magic drive each fantasy retelling
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content present
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Imprisonment, branding, stigma, and curse-bound suffering recur across tales
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