Beauty and the Baron

Forever After Retellings, Book 1

De: Joanna Barker

Narrado por: Janna Fox

A penniless maid determined to save her father, a broken baron bent on isolation, and the undeniable draw between them that could lead to happiness—or disaster.

Rose Sinclair has run out of options. With her father in prison and their bookshop sold to pay his debts, she has no choice but to turn to Henry Covington, the Baron Norcliffe. But the baron has more than earned his harsh reputation, and Rose must face his wrath in order to save her father—and herself.

Since the deaths of his parents, Henry Covington has isolated himself from society, ensuring the solitude of his estate with his deliberate callousness. However, when the beautiful Miss Sinclair appears on his doorstep, begging for a chance to repay her father's debt to him, a moment of weakness finds him offering her a position—as a maid in his own house.

They both soon learn that first impressions are not to be believed. Henry is surprised—and intrigued—by Rose's optimistic charm, while Rose slowly uncovers Henry's true self, his compassion concealed behind the pain of loss and betrayal. But when a shadow from Henry's past returns, their newfound hope is tested. They must decide for themselves who to trust and what they will risk for their happily ever after.

©2019 Joanna Barker (P)2025 Love Letter Press

Nicely done

Compact and fun novella that is worth the listen. The retelling is cleverly done as a node to the story.

Easy, clean Regency romance listen

I enjoyed listening to this audiobook that was gifted to me by the author. The narrator does an excellent job. It is a fairly quick listen, coming in around 3 hours.

This is a book in a series of fairytale retellings. Each novella length story, is a standalone book. This one is based on Beauty and the Beast. Spoiler alert : There are no singing dinnerware scenes. 😉

It is hard to have a complicated plot develop in the length of novella, but I felt that Joanna Barker did a good job of giving a well rounded story without making it feel rushed.

Loved it!

Great regency era retelling of beauty and the beast! I loved it. Super fun characters. I enjoyed how the author made this story her own-she added a fabulous mix of fairytale with wit and adventure.
The narration of this story was excellent!

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Fun retelling of Beauty and the Beast

Rose Sinclair is looking for work and reaches out to the one man who is least likely to help her, Henry Covington. To her surprise, Henry hires her on as a maid and soon a friendship starts to blossom. When someone from Henry’s past returns home, their friendship is put to the rest and they are left to see who and what really matters to them in the end.

I love Joanna Barker’s books and jumped at the chance to review the audiobook for her novella, Beauty and the Baron. It did not disappoint. In true Joanna fashion, I was drawn into the story and was cheering for our leading characters from the start.

I’ve already listened to this one twice. It is a quick listen and a great retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Definitely listen to this one if you love happily ever after and fun retellings!

Great characters

I Loved it. It was a clean, thoughtful romance. It has a full storyline even though it was a short story.