The Beast of Beswick, Paperback

Beauty and the Beast meets Taming of the Shrew in this laugh-out-loud and heartfelt Regency romance.

Lord Nathaniel Harte, the disagreeable Duke of Beswick, spends his days smashing porcelain, antagonizing his servants, and snarling at anyone who gets too close. With a ruined face like his, it's hard to like much about the world. Especially smart-mouthed harpies--with lips better suited to kissing than speaking--who brave his castle with indecent proposals.

But Lady Astrid Everleigh will stop at nothing to see her younger sister safe from a notorious scoundrel, even if it means offering herself up on a silver platter to the forbidding Beast of Beswick himself. And by offer, she means what no highborn lady of sound and sensible mind would ever dream of--a tender of marriage with her as his bride.

Amalie Howard is the award-winning author of several young adult novels critically acclaimed by Kirkus, PW, VOYA, SLJ, and Booklist, including Waterfell, The Almost Girl, and Alpha Goddess, a Kids' Indie Next selection highlighting East Indian mythology. She is a national IPPY silver medalist and Moonbeam Award winner. She is also the coauthor of the #1 bestsellers in regency romance and historical fiction My Rogue, My Ruin and My Hellion, My Heart. Of Indo-Caribbean descent, she has written articles on multicultural fiction for The Portland Book Review, Ravishly magazine, and Diversity in YA. She currently resides in Colorado with her husband and three children. Visit her at www.amaliehoward.com.