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A Curse of Beasts and Magic

by Jeaniene Frost

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Beautiful and Beastly #1

Why Read This?

You'll get a morally gray romance with explosive chemistry and a supernatural twist on Beauty and the Beast that keeps you hooked.

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author of The Night Huntress series Jeaniene Frost returns with a brand-new series! It’s Beauty and the Beast meets The Witcher in this dark fantastical retelling, except Beauty IS the Beast, and he’s the Warden keeping mythical beings in check in our world and beyond. Raine Stone was the sole survivor of a horrific creature while camping. Her account of the attack was attributed to shock, but Raine knows all too well that her story is true because now she carries that same Beast inside her! She’s been restraining its violent urges by letting it 'feed' on the pain and chaos she’s exposed to as an ER nurse, and by playing vigilante against would-be muggers at night. But when Raine uses the Beast’s energy to heal a frail elderly gentleman from a seemingly random attack, she opens herself to a new world of danger—literally. Remington “Remy” Byrne knows that the wall between a realm of deadly mythic creatures and our own world is very thin; he’s the Warden who guards the gateways between them. He also rules the supernatural creatures living in secret among us. Raine’s Beast makes her an intruder on Remy’s territory, but the elderly gentleman she saved is Remy’s grandfather, and her Beast contains power that could tip the scales in a sinister plot against Remy’s rule—if Raine allies with him. Will they be friends or foes…or will the dangerous attraction between them turn into something else? And can our world be saved by their explosive alliance?

At a Glance

4.35 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn
Energymedium

Top Tropes

beauty and the beastforced proximityhidden identitymonster romanceblood feud romance

Mood

mysteriousdarkthrillingseductivesecretive

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.35 ★

Page Count

368 pages

Published

2026

Primary Genre

Urban Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Unknown Narrator

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

edgyimmersivecinematicpunchy

Story Pacing

fast

Emotional Weight

heavy

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

Dark urban fantasy where Beauty is the Beast and the Warden keeps mythical creatures in check, with simmering tension that feels like walking a knife's edge between chaos and control.

Characters

FMC Archetype

morally gray fmcsurvivorprotector

MMC Archetype

morally gray mmcprotectordark/tortured soul

Relationship Dynamics

mutual piningtensionfated matesforbidden love

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 3

Spice Style

intense / passionaterough / aggressive styleanimalistic / primal

Getting Steamy

None

Bringing the Heat

rough/aggressive intimacypossessivemarkingclaimingdominancebonding/claiming/markingmagic-infused intimacy
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World & Setting

World Type

urban fantasy

Primary Setting

big city / metropolis

Fantasy Creatures

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

autumn

When & Where to Read

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