Once Upon a Beast, Karla Doyle
Once Upon a Beast, Karla Doyle
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Once Upon a Beast
A Monster Romance

Author: Karla Doyle

Narrator: Lu Banks, Bradley Ford

Unabridged: 2 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/16/2024


Synopsis

SALVATORE

No females of my kind remain. Humans have the closest physiology to my species, but our reproductive urges are very different. For their safety, direct contact with human women has always been strictly forbidden.

When my time ends, so will countless generations of Gallo lineage. The chains in my dungeon will never have to contain another mating-frenzied beast. I will have done my part to bring a peaceful end to my species while protecting the nearby human population.

That was my resolution, my life's mission, until the day I caught her scent in the woods behind my ancestral home. She shouldn't have been there. It wasn't time in the lunar cycle for me to enter the frenzy. Her scent triggered my long-deprived beast.

For close to a century, I've lived on the outskirts of Hemlock Woods, alone in Gallo Hall, successfully avoiding the town's residents. My days of solitude are over, along with adherence to species' law.

Instinct demands I claim her—no matter the cost to her, to my species, or to my soul . . .

Contains mature themes.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elaine - Splashes Into Books on August 09, 2023

An absolutely adorable, small town romance Where Isaac Manning is hiding there by chance. He's reticent of being recognised So is hiding or trying to be disguised. He's been maligned on social media for something untrue But fighting back caused furore so hiding here is what he'll do. A storm of the weathe......more

Goodreads review by Phylis on August 12, 2023

Delaney was a take charge independent person and very much a tomboy. She has her own landscape company and she helps her family with their bookstore. Isaac has moved to Bourbon Falls and rents a house. He is known as the Hermit. Everyone stays away from him especially since the Welcome Wagon showed u......more

Goodreads review by Paula on August 11, 2023

In the town of Bourbon Falls, Indiana friends and family band together to help one another. For Isaac, it is a place to hermit himself away from a company in trouble due to a viral video of him. For Delaney, it is home. When they collide, the hearts begin to float up in the air. Bur, he is to return......more

Goodreads review by Sherri on August 11, 2023

What an amazing start to this new series. I have to say the cover and the title are what drew me to this book. From the moment I began reading the story hooked me. I fell in love with the small town of Bourbon Falls and all the people that lived there. Delaney and Isaac's story is sweet, funny and s......more

Goodreads review by Judith on September 15, 2023

I enjoyed this book SO MUCH! Delaney is smart, funny, and sassy. And Isaac is smart, sweet, and adorable. Since the story's a romance, there are obstacles. But it was so much fun the way their relationship developed. And the minor characters were unique and wonderful. When the next book in the serie......more