Taming the Beast, Beau Lake
Taming the Beast, Beau Lake
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Taming the Beast
A Novella

Author: Beau Lake

Narrator: Chase Johnson

Unabridged: 3 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/27/2021


Synopsis

Can they find a way to move past their dark secrets and find solace in each other?
Returning to his hometown in Tennessee, Samuel Campbell is searching for absolution. He made a promise in Wharton to never hurt another human ever again. Coming home is the ultimate test. There are dark memories here, a trail of bodies left behind by a once-rabid wolf. In Sevierville, he discovers the hardest part of confronting his past is facing his own conscience.Kindergarten teacher Nadia Montanari is accustomed to whispers and stares. After all, she is recently divorced, which is the absolute worst thing a 1940’s American woman can be. Then, she discovers she is pregnant. If her secret comes to light, her livelihood will be taken from her. Her family will disown her. She’ll be a pariah.When Samuel and Nadia meet, sparks fly. But both are harboring relationship-ending secrets. And there’s something far darker too: Nadia has met Samuel before. She was nearly one of Samuel’s victims back in 1937, though neither one can remember.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lizzy on September 30, 2021

Nadia needed to be on her own or be sent away, good thing is her colleague is helping her to figure things out. Sam is back after a decade away, scared to face the boy he was. Their paths was destined to cross and they tried to make the best of it, besides, they met a long time ago, they just didn't......more

Goodreads review by Emily on October 01, 2021

Samuel and Nadia's Story . . . This story adds a little something different to make this a more complex and unusual story line. Samuel Campbell is trying to find self-forgiveness for the harm he had done in the past. He returns to Tennessee to face his dark memories of all the bodies he left behind w......more

Goodreads review by Mary on October 01, 2021

I enjoyed this new "Wolves of Warton" story. It is a fairly short and quick read set in the 1940's in Tennessee. This is a paranormal story with a different take on being a sick wolf. The story is about Samuel and Nadia. Sparks definitely fly between the characters. Their story develops nicely. When......more

Goodreads review by Lisa Sanders on October 29, 2022

Highly recommend this book for anyone needing a great escape. So well-written and really felt like the story transported me there in person. Beau Lake is a gifted storyteller. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.......more