Beguile a beast pdf

Unfortunately, the light was receding as well. The horrid man stopped at the landing. She refused to believe anyone, even this beast of a man, actually enjoyed dirt. He entered the room and lit a candle. Helen stopped and watched him from the hall. When he came back out, she met his gaze determinedly. The children ran in ahead. She looked up at him as she passed. Helen stared at the closed door a moment, then glanced about her.

The room Sir Alistair had led them to was large and cluttered. Hideous long drapes covered one wall, and a huge bed with thick carved posts dominated the room. A single, small fireplace sat in a corner. Shadows masked the other end of the room, but the outlines of furniture crowded together made her suspect that it was being used as storage space. Abigail and Jamie had collapsed on the huge bed. Chapter Two Truth Teller stopped and stood before the black castle. Four towers loomed, one at each corner, rising high and ominous to the night sky.

He was about to turn away when the great wooden doors creaked open. A beautiful young man stood there, clad in robes of gold and white and wearing a ring with a milky-white stone upon his forefinger. He nodded and entered the black castle…. Very, very dark. Abigail lay in the big bed and listened to the darkness in the castle. Beside her, Jamie was snoring in his sleep. He was right up against her, squishing himself as close as possible, his head shoved into her shoulder, his hot breath blowing on her neck.

She was nearly at the edge of the bed. Running from past mistakes has taken legendary beauty Helen Fitzwilliam from the luxury of the ton to a crumbling Scottish castle. Yet Helen is determined to start a new life and she won't let dust-or a beast of a man-scare her away. A woman who doesn't back away from his surliness-or his scars.

But just as he begins to believe in true love, Helen's secret past threatens to tear them apart. Now both Beast and Beauty must fight for the one thing neither believed they could ever find-a happy ever after. To Beguile a Beast. You shouldn't live only for aesthetic beauty. There is so much more to a person than their looks. And Alistair learns that just because Helen is beautiful doesn't mean that she cares th The Beauty and the Beast theme always captivates me. And Alistair learns that just because Helen is beautiful doesn't mean that she cares that he is scarred They both deal with prejudices in the end.

And this book really pushes the scars into the background until they are just a part of how the reader sees him, not a part of who he is.

In a twist of irony, he is also the man that the Native Americans were the most violent with, cutting off fingers, burning his face, and gouging out an eye. He was rescued, of course, but upon his return to England, he locked himself away in his castle, continuing a solitary mission of cataloging plants and animals for the King. A few trips into town in which his face casued children to scream and ladies to faint was enough to convince him that his dog was the only being in the world that he wanted around.

Helen has been the mistress of the Duke of Lister. We met her To Seduce a Sinner , while Melisande was walking in the park. Helen is a quiet, gentle woman, shunned by society for her status as a mistress. She was a tenderhearted seventeen year old daughter of a country doctor when the Duke swept her off her feet.

Now, she is somewhat jaded, approaching her third decade, and has not one, but two children to love, cherish, and keep safe. That's why Helen has decided to get away from the Duke, and when this book opens, she is on her way to the reclusive Alistair Monroe's house on the advice of Melisande, a short acquaintance but true friend.

When the trio of bedraggled and homeless arrive on a dark and stormy night on Alistair's doorstep, he tries to turn them away, but Helen is steadfast and desperate, and somehow wheedles her way into his house as his new housekeeper. The attraction between these two is more animalistic than romantic, and builds fairly slowly. But there is much more going on than simple attraction, for the Duke of Lister sees his woman and children as property In the wild, open spaces of Scotland, this tiny family wheedles their way in to Alistair's heart I assumed that after all of my adventures in Historical Romance, the Mistresses of the powerful men of London were beneath my notice, and always the nuisance and point of jealousy for my heroines.

But I actually felt for Helen. She is a woman who made a mistake as a young girl She runs away from her family who promptly disown her and begins to live a life that is no longer her own. But in this day and age, after she made that choice, there was little that she could do about her situation. She was forever an object of lust for men and of scorn for women.

When Sir Alistair stared at her, well, he was looking at her. This particular book was so well done in regard to the little boy and girl.

Abigail, in particular, played a large part in the story with Alistair. She simply stole his heart. She also has a few scenes in which we get her POV, so that was great.

There is one part of the story that kept this from being a five star read for me, and that involves some disrespect that Alistair showed Helen regarding her previous life as Lister's mistress. The word whore shouldn't be something that the hero gets to call his love interest, but especially not without some repercussion I wanted some groveling!!! NO star for you! Despite that grump, the rest of the story was wonderful.

They are secluded for the most part from the outside world, so the focus is really on just those involved in the story, and we get to see each character change is some big ways and some small ways. So far, each book in this series has been fantastic, but I've come to expect no less from Elizabeth Hoyt.

View all 24 comments. Reread Dec It didn't stand the test of time unfortunately, but it was not a disappointment either. Just didn't love it as much as the first time. I felt that Helen overcame the shock of Alistair's looks too fast and didn't enjoy the subplot with the duke and the kids which took the focus away from the budding romance.

Would rate it with 4 stars now, but I won't change my original rating for so small a difference. Original review: Lovers of Beauty and the Beast tale, will certainly love this e Reread Dec It didn't stand the test of time unfortunately, but it was not a disappointment either. Original review: Lovers of Beauty and the Beast tale, will certainly love this exceptional romance. Helen, former mistress of the Duke of Listair, has decided to leave her long-time protector taking their children away with her.

But knowing how reluctant the duke is at being deprived of 'things' he believes he owns even if he doesn't care for them, she has to hide as far away from him as she can.

Which brings her to Sir Alistair's remote castle in Scotland. Sir Alistair is a naturalist. He is also one of the survivors of the Spinner's Falls massacre. However, though he may have managed to survive, he stills has the signs on his face to remind him of it; his eye is missing, and one side of his face is badly scarred.

Living as a recluse in his old castle, the least he feels he needs is an extremely beautiful housekeeper with two young children. But Helen is determined to stay, bring back the old castle to life and tame its beastly lord.

The longer she stays in the castle however, the more she realizes that behind Alistair's gruff facade hides a sensitive, tender man; a man worth fighting for. She not only becomes accustomed to his scarred face, but starts to feel attracted to him: his strong body, his quick mind, his brave demeanor. Alistair, can't believe that a beautiful woman as Helen would want to spend her life with him.

He's not however going to throw away this rare gift and enjoy her for as much as she wants him. He's going to deal with her leaving him when the time comes Of course Listair is closer than Helen imagined and soon they have to fight for the children. Alistair also tries to find the man who betrayed them in Spinner's Falls, but this story is left much more in the background than in the previous books.

A most heartwarming story between two good, decent people who have had a most difficult past. I'm not usually fond of courtesan heroines, but in this case, I couldn't have cared less.

Helen, as it turns out, has been Listair's mistress since she became an adult; he was her one and only lover all those years. I could easily get past this and come to care for her. She was a strong woman who made some mistakes in her past, but had the determination to put it behind her and fight for a better future for her and her children.

Alistair was a good, solid man, realistically vulnerable when it came to his relations with women and it was past time he found his HEA. I rooted for both of them and both feared and anticipated the time their story would come to an end. This one goes straight to my keepers shelf. Beauty and the beast tropes are my catnip. Trust again. Love again. As such, Elizabeth Hoyt delivered a delightful tale, Helen, former mistress of a duke is running from her gilded cage with her two illegitimate children, desperate to escape the Duke of Lister nefarious hold, she all but appear at Sir Alistair Munroe's cold, remote S Beauty and the beast tropes are my catnip.

As such, Elizabeth Hoyt delivered a delightful tale, Helen, former mistress of a duke is running from her gilded cage with her two illegitimate children, desperate to escape the Duke of Lister nefarious hold, she all but appear at Sir Alistair Munroe's cold, remote Scotland castle convincingly claiming to be his new housekeeper.

Of course I loved the dichotomy of personalities opposing Sir Alistair—a grump and gruff hero, borderline on rude—to Helen, witty and charming no-nonsense kind of woman. The attraction was pretty much instant, Alistair has them animal urges his words he's trying to ignore very hard no pun and his lusty thoughts on paper are something glorious.

Of course all the lust and base attraction morph into something more, Alistair, for all his gruffness is actually a kind hero who still has it in him to care—if only he'd give himself some credit.

There was some really endearing scenes, I loved his interactions with Helen's children, the dog, the puppy Why not 5 stars though?

The whole plot involving the Duke and his unfaltering intent to get his "old" mistress back seemed both far fetched and rushed. The kids. I loved Jamie and Abigail, I loved their roles in giving some life back into Alistair. At some point in the book though, toward the end, as the Duke holds them hostage, Lauren is in great distress, unsure if she'll ever get her children back and the author chose this moment to insert a long erotic sex scene between Alistair and Lauren.

As a mother I can't relate to this scene. Knowing my child is in danger the last thing on my mind would be sex. I ended skimming over the whole scene. View 2 comments. This was just what I needed. I had some Historical duds all in a row, but Elizabeth Hoyt is my slump buster.

I really enjoyed the story, the family, and the chemistry between the Lord and his house keeper. This was a heart-wrenching, sweet, and well thought out story. I can't wait to read more by this author. LOVED it. Yet another heart-wrenching tale of a tortured literally hero that had me wavering between tears and smiles. My emotions are still careening about but as long as I remember the ending I can still smile. Helen has finally made her escape from the cold and arrogant Duke of Lister.

After he seduced her as a young girl and she bore him two children, she fin Yet another heart-wrenching tale of a tortured literally hero that had me wavering between tears and smiles.

After he seduced her as a young girl and she bore him two children, she finally realized that he cared for none of them more than any other 'object' he owned. Her flight has led her to the home of Sir Alistair Munroe to be his housekeeper and never mind that he doesn't particularly WANT a housekeeper and as this deserted castle in the wilds of Scotland is a perfect place to hide, she has no intention of leaving Alistair is sure this beautiful woman has appeared at his remote home with her children just to tempt him.

He's well aware of just how frightening his countenance is But somehow, Helen just won't leave! And before long, Alistair's home is cleaner, he's come to care for the children and Helen But what will he do when he learns the truth of Helen's background? And when the Duke of Lister appears? Why do I always seem to find the 'crying' books at the same time? I swear between this one and Jennifer Ashley's latest, my eyes may never be the same.

But oh, how wonderfully romantic these stories are. The 'Four Soldiers' series by Hoyt is extra-entertaining as each book contains a story within a story. Along with the main romance, each book tells a fairy tale of a soldier returning from war who finds his love in an unusual way. In "To Beguile a Beast" the fairy tale concerns a man who can't lie and an ensorcelled princess trapped in the body of a beast. The fairy tale is told in short snippets at the beginning of each chapter and generally shadows the action in the main romance.

Hoyt does a great job of combining passion and love and the sexual tension between the hero and heroine is hot, hot, hot. Their relationship unfolds gradually through small steps of trust and caring actions. There's also a running story of soldiers betrayed by a spy and this is how the heroes in the main romances were scarred, either mentally or physically or both, in different ways.

The true romance is how the heroines come to love and trust our heroes in spite of, and perhaps because of, these scars. A truly feel-good romance with enough steam to heat your windows. View all 4 comments. Yeah, no thanks. She never called him out for what he said. Too bad, the story had some good bones. My favorite of the series so far but I've really enjoyed them all immensely. Just one more to go. This one has a beauty and the beast theme.

Alistair, the hero, is not a macho alpha type. He's a scarred recluse devoting his life to research and studies.

Then a lovely woman, Helen, barges into his life to be his housekeeper. This is no light fluffy romance which I do love but a heart-wrenching and touching romance betwe The third book in the Legend of the Four Soldiers series by Elizabeth Hoyt.

This is no light fluffy romance which I do love but a heart-wrenching and touching romance between two lost souls who deserve to be loved.

She leaned forward, her gaze so intense that Helen wanted to look away. Do you hear me? He was a good man when he went away to the Colonies. He came back an extraordinary man. So many think that bravery is a single act of valor in a field of battle—no forethought, no contemplation of the consequences.

An act over in a second or a minute or two at most. What my brother has done, is doing now, is to live with his burden for years. He knows that he will spend the rest of his life with it. And he soldiers on. I needed another long audiobook for a road trip and this fit nicely. My only gripe is the abrupt end, but otherwise I liked it! Alistair has been living in isolation because of his scarred face and works in his filthy castle on his naturalist book when Helen arrives with her two young children and turns his life upside down.

There are some butting of heads, some witty banter, some fun side characters and furry friends, some sexy times, and some drama…and they get a HEA ending.

Overall Pace of Story: Good. I thought it flowed well as I was never bored. Instalove: No, they have a kind of hate-to-friends-to-more type dynamic. H rating: 4. I really liked him. I liked her. I appreciated her strength and how she cared for both the H and her children. They have some good tension, chemistry, and scenes -- but not so much it takes away from the story.

The epilogue was ridiculous non-closure IMO! The last time I read a debut novel and thought, Holy Mother, here's a new author I am already addicted to, was the book Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughan. The main characters of this romance, historical romance story are Sir Alistair Munroe, Helen Fitzwilliam. Please note that the tricks or techniques listed in this pdf are either fictional or claimed to work by its creator.

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