Cursed: Broken

A M/M Modern Retelling of Beauty & the Beast

De: X. Aratare

Narrado por: Michael Pauley

Nick Fairfax vows to do whatever Lord Bane Dunsaney desires for one year. In exchange, Nick's family gets a chance to regain their fortune. Is this the worst mistake of Nick's life, or will it lead to a love only found in fairy tales? Book 1 of our modern, M/M retelling of Beauty & The Beast.*

*Cursed: Broken is the first book of a 3-book series, which will all be published in 2016.*

Sensitive, aspiring photographer Nick Fairfax wants nothing to do with his family's corporate business, or their vicious, cold-blooded lifestyle. Intending to give up his inheritance and pursue his art, he arrives at his father's office, only to find that Fairfax Industries has fallen to a scarred man in a hooded cloak.

The man is the reclusive billionaire Lord Bane Dunsaney, and he is bent on destroying the Fairfaxes. But when he sees Nick, *everything* changes. Bane offers the Fairfaxes the chance to regain their fortune if Nick will reside at Moon Shadow, his secluded mansion, and do whatever the billionaire wants for a whole year. Nick has no real choice other than to agree to Bane's terms.

At Moon Shadow, Bane lords his power over Nick, going even so far as to take Nick's phone, computer and beloved camera away. The billionaire claims such measures are to protect his *privacy*, but Nick is convinced they are so Bane can control *him.*

Each is determined to see the worst in each other. But as time passes, Nick glimpses a Bane that is much more than the cold-hearted figure that he met in his father's office. He discovers that Bane is a man betrayed by love and no longer believes in it.

But what Nick comes to know about Bane is nothing compared to the man's true secret. Bane is *cursed.* He is a tiger-shifter who has *no control* over his beast. And that beast wants Nick.

*Cursed: Bound,* Book 2 of the series, is in progress and scheduled for late summer 2016! To find out more, check our blog here because we post often: http://welcome.raythereign.com/category/raythe-reign-team-blog/

*Raythe Reign produces escapist, romantic M/M shifter, fantasy, scifi, adventure, and urban fantasy books and graphic novels.*

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AMAZING

I love this book, and can't wait to hear the next one. Going to download it now.

wow what a surprising stories

I love the whole thing so far I can't wait to get booked too and see what happens but damn these Swiss and turns I thought it would be one whole thing but then it's surprised me beyond I expected

wow

quite simply, I had to marathon the whole thing in a day because it was JUST that good

Great story and performance

I really enjoyed Book 1 of a 3 book story. This is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, but very loosely based on that fairy tale. Although it definitely is a fairy tale, it is contemporary enough to keep me engaged. This first book is how Bane and Nick meet, not under the best circumstances. Bane mistakenly believes Nick is a spoilt rich brat, not the kind, sweet artistic man who has been rejected from his despicable family. And Nick mistakenly believes that Bane is a cruel bully intent on humiliating him because of his family name. Their understanding of each other evolves as they are forced to endure one another. I really liked that we get both MCs POV and the telling of this story swept me away. It was a combination of both the story and the excellent performance by the narrator. He does a wonderful job with the various characters. There is a lot more to this story, so on to Book 2. According to the author Book 3 will be released in 2017, hopefully soon as the story encompasses all 3 books.

It's what inside that counts

The story continues as Nick struggles with the arrangement and his loyalties to his family, and Bane fights to keep a hold of the beast within.
Again between the writing and narration this is amazing!