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by Elizabeth Hoyt
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Addicted To Romance
Addicted To Romance rated it 13 years ago
Helen, running from past mistakes with her two children, she heads up to Scotland, to be the housekeeper for a beast of a man. Although Helen has no idea what she is really doing, she wants to have a new start for both herself and her children. Alistair, is a recluse because of the scars on his face...
trewen
trewen rated it 13 years ago
4 1/2 stars
trewen
trewen rated it 13 years ago
4 1/2 stars
Mitabird
Mitabird rated it 14 years ago
2.5 starsThis story was just too slow moving. I was never convinced that Alistar and Helen made a good couple. They seemed too flat and I was unable to care about them. I didn't care for the side story involving the Duke of Lister either. I guess it was used to create tension, but I felt it was unne...
Books are like Air ...
Books are like Air ... rated it 14 years ago
A Beauty and the Beast [one of my favorite stories] remake, but not really well done. You don't really hate the Beast long enough to have him overcome his true nature and come around to beguiling the Beauty. The Beauty didn't capture me -- thought she was rather stupid and just couldn't get past th...
bookjunkie57
bookjunkie57 rated it 14 years ago
I love Helen and the children, Abby and Jamie. Alister so needed them in his life.
Ilze
Ilze rated it 14 years ago
Beautiful variation on the old "Beauty and the Beast" story, although this time Beauty is no innocent young girl and Alistair (the Beastly hero) has to save his Beauty and her 2 children from a rather nasty villain. Loved the 2 main characters, with all their flaws and their baggage, and how they re...
Tell Me a Story
Tell Me a Story rated it 14 years ago
Here is the third installment of the legend of the four soldiers series where we have Sir Alistair Munroe who was one of the remaining survivors of the Spinner Falls Massacre. He has hidden himself in his lonely neglected caste ever since his return from the Colonies, scarred inside and out. But onc...
Punya Reviews...
Punya Reviews... rated it 14 years ago
My review contains spoilers and they're mostly my thoughts as I went with the book. This one's got 2 parts.Well, I'm really really loving this book! I was pretty sure with the heroine and all, I may not like it much but I'm so glad it didn't happen. From Helen's journey to Alistair's castle, to her ...
Annie (Under the Covers Book Blog)
Annie (Under the Covers Book Blog) rated it 14 years ago
I liked To Beguile a Beast. First off, I thought Hoyt’s writing is great! It flows seamlessly and I finished this book pretty quickly. I’m looking forward to reading more books by her!Now on to this book...I liked Helen but there were also times where I didn’t care for her character at all. I didn’...
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