Beauty and the Clockwork Beast (Steampunk Proper Romance)

by Nancy Campbell Allen

A retelling of the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. When Lucy, a botanist famous for her research on ways to counter vampires, arrives at Blackwell Manor to tend to her sick cousin, she finds that mysteries abound. A restless ghost roams the hallways, and Lord Miles is clearly hiding a secret. Working together, Miles and Lucy attempt to restore peace to Blackwell Manor.

• ISBN10: 1629721751
• ISBN13: 9781629721750
• Publish Date: 2 August 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Shadow Mountain
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 352
• Language: English

Reviews

[limabean74]

I don't even know where to start! I love, love, love, Lucy and Miles. I thought this book was just a great twist of the Beauty and the beast story. I loved the mystery that was involved. I loved the paranormal elements. I even loved the idea of Steampunk all rolled in. This book was fantastic. It took me a while to read it and it does have a slight slow spot that is easily overcome when you really start getting halfway through. I thought the story was different and the characters so full of life. This book even has GHOSTS! It was just filled with all the awesome stuff a great story should have. :)

Lucy was a strong, independent Heroine that knew exactly what she wanted. Miles was guarded but had a good heart, because of his face scar and other issues he felt that no one could ever love a beast (see what I did there). The chemistry between the two was a little slow build and I actually liked that. I really enjoyed experiencing their time together. There are a few other characters in this book that I enjoyed, they added so much to the story. I loved the drama in the story it had really exciting parts that had my heart racing hoping everything would work out. This is a clean read so nothing explicit and it had minor violence.

Overall, This book was everything I had hoped for. When I first saw it come out I knew I needed to get my hands on it and thankfully, BEA provided. I couldn't be happier and have heard they are planning to retell other fairly tales, I can't wait. I highly recommend if you are looking for a nice, clean and intense story that has some pretty amazing characters!

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Have a great day and Happy Reading!

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[sstaley]

I knew from the very beginning of this book I was going to love it! It has a mixture of mystery, steampunk, Gothic romance and paranormal elements like ghosts,vampires and werewolves and shape shifters. You might wonder, how do all of these things mix together? I would say, they blend together very well!

I loved main character Lucy Pickett because she was confident and no damsel in distress. Within the first 100 pages Lucy has met the male main character,the good looking, but beastly acting Miles. I laughed when she described the only kind of woman who could handle Miles...

" That man would require a woman who could hold her own with him, someone who wouldn't back down from the bulk of his physically intimidating stature and the even more intimidating personality housed within it. Heaven help any woman not equal to the task."

Lucy basically describes herself, and readers soon see she is exactly the kind of woman that Miles needs. They of course don't see this at first, but when the attraction starts happening you will be totally hooked. The first dance they have together radiates great tension and the sparks start flying. These are such wonderful characters and I know that you're going to love them too! They are witty, smart and strong, each respectively.

There are many things that are happening at Blackwell Manor and Lucy tries to figure out why her cousin Kate has become ill after only a few months of marriage to Miles younger brother Jonathan. Without giving away all of the plot, which I truly detest when reviewers do that, just know that there are no dull moments in this book. Lucy and Miles work together to figure out the many mysteries that are plaguing Blackwell Manor. Some may figure out quickly who is behind the mayhem and mysterious deaths, but others it may take awhile.

I thoroughly enjoyed Beauty and The Clockwork Beast with it's blend of genre's that wound up being my perfect cup of tea..I mean the perfect book to read. I give this book 5 stars and applaud it's author on writing such a well written and blended story with memorable characters. I hope she writes more books within this series.