How Beauty Met the Beast

Book One of Tales of the Underlight

By: Jax Garren

Narrated by: Therese Plummer

The Beast

Scarred. Damaged. Living with a terrible secret. Agent of the Underlight Wesley "Hauk" Haukon has nothing left but the fight for liberty against the oppressive Order of Ananke. He's starting to lose hope... and then he sees her.

The Beauty

Despite her night job as a burlesque dancer, grad student Jolie Benoit has always played the mostly good girl. That all changes following a scorching sexual encounter with a stranger whose face she doesn't see. After she's kidnapped by thugs and rescued by a man with a very familiar voice, Jolie becomes a pawn in a struggle she never knew existed.

Hauk knows he cannot have her, and resolves to protect his heart and his secrets. But as they work together and grow closer, he finds new reason to keep fighting. Dare he risk hope in a new life, one where Jolie can see past his ravaged face and where their friendship can grow into something more?

The trilogy continues in How Beauty Saved the Beast.

©2012 Jax Garren (P)2012 Audible, Inc

Sexy and Surprising

I am in awe of what Jax Garren has created in this new series. Especially her great idea for a sexy male hero. Both main characters are fascinating and I have already purchased the next book.

I especially enjoyed the combination of this story and the reader. Therese Plummer has the ability to do great male voices, and makes them sound sexy and sweet. I fell in love with Hauk.

Bravo!

hold on for the ride!

What did you love best about How Beauty Met the Beast?

Fresh ideas and take on a classic. I love that stereotypes are not stereotypical or not predictably so.

What did you like best about this story?

The characters are likeable and engaging. I could find myself hoping for friends like these. I want to live in the underlight!

What does Therese Plummer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Ms Plummer gives life to the book. Listening to the book allows me to sink into the story and live it.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I listened in one sitting and was online looking for the second book immediately.

Any additional comments?

The book starts with a very "adult" bang. Don't abandon hope it quickly moves into a true storyline.

love it but so short!

I need more than what I was given. the ending just cuts everything off. just dose not feel right. I know there is more in the series but I would rather have more than less in this case. they meet, things happen but no peak to the plot feeling. I don't care about other characters besides the mains and the 2 friends. the rest are hardly developed. I'm not surprised by people in the different societies from her life cuz you don't know anything about them until they pop up. almost like movie extras with names- you know the main character said their name but you forgot as soon as they are gone. lol

amazing

I really enjoyed this story. Strong MC , story line and perfect amount of humor. I love the way the author has the ability to drag you in to the story. Great Narration.

The whole serie is 6✨ for me

It's well written with engaging narration and the story gets more and more engaging as you progress in the serie. The Beauty & the Beast fairy tale wasn't at all a favourite but this really shifted my view of it among other shifts I've experienced.

I plan to listen to this again and again.