Beauty and the Gargoyle

A Beauty and the Beast inspired novella with a shifter twist.

Picture-perfect pessimist, Corazón Stone, is invited to a Greek Revival deep in the woods of the San Gabriel Mountains. It’s run by Aphrodite, an Insta lifestyle influencer. So cliché. The self-professed Goddess of Love runs Cypris Destiny Speed Dating. She boasts an exclusive clientele and guarantees she'll find your soulmate.

All you have to do: Choose a door, walk through, and meet your true love.

Simple enough. Cora never considers doing it herself, she’s soured to the idea of true love, but she’s willing to invest if it fits her brand. Little does she know, she won’t have a choice when she’s pushed through a stained-glass door, coming face-to-face with a dreamy prince charming.

He’s stacked, sweet, and super delusional—insisting Cora is his Lasted, his only one. One what? He’s every girl’s dream. But there’s something missing, something fake about his flawless facade, until Cora insists she has to leave. The more upset he gets, the more he changes. Are those wings sprouting from his back? Horns? Dios, he’s not a prince at all—he’s a beast! She should be terrorized, but…

He’s suddenly a hundred times hotter than before.