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- Content warnings: Murder, Violence, Death, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Sexual content
A Beauty Dark and Deadly
by Heather C. Myers
Book 1 in Dark & Deadly
A contemporary Beauty and the Beast riff that swaps curses for local gossip, murder suspicion, and the kind of cabin setup where every kindness feels a little dangerous. Go in for romantic suspense, age-gap tension, and an ending that refuses to behave.
goodreads 3.58/5 552 ratings
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Length240 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 4 books
Spice3/5 · Slow seduction
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- Medium
- Slow seduction
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Power imbalance
- Tension / anticipation
- Vicarious thrill
- Mysterious stranger
- Age gap romance
- First time / discovery
- Push and pull
- Passionate / intense
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Touch starvation
- Longing glances
Fantasy promise
- Romantic suspense
- Beauty and the beast
- Cottage / cabin / homestead
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Fairytale retelling
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- Boss/employee
- Workplace romance
- Forced proximity
- Dark romance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Dark
- Suspenseful
- Moderate
- Caretaker
- Older love interest (LI) (40+)
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- Mysterious
- Brooding
- Working class
- Tense
- Dramatic
- Romantic
- Beauty and the Beast retelling
- Page turner
- Plot twist heavy
- Gut punch ending
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Book details
- Length
- 240 pages
- Publisher
- Heather C. Myers
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book