I ran like hell from my past. I didn't slow down, and I didn't look back. But I couldn't outrun the memories... or escape the nightmares. I came to North Carolina to be alone. Hayden attracts problems like a magnet. She's looking for a hero to rescue her. But I'm no knight in shining armor. I'm a wounded animal – a Beast. She tastes like Heaven. She only adds to my Hell. She makes me want things that I can't have, things I'll never deserve. Love isn't always pretty. Sometimes it's hard. Sometimes it's rough. And sometimes it's f***ing dirty Book 1 of the Beauty & Beast Duet