The Beastly Crown

A Beauty and the Beast Romantasy (The Lunaterra Chronicles)

De: Ines Johnson

Narrado por: Sean Crisden, Keylor Leigh

She was only meant to make the royal wedding gown, not wear it.

Belle never dreamed of ballrooms or crowns—she dreamed of seams and silks, of becoming the most sought-after dressmaker in all of Solmane. But when the fae princess flees her arranged marriage, Belle is left holding the wedding gown. As the fearsome Beast Prince prowls towards her looking to collect his bride, it's either pretend to be the fairy princess so her dress gets a chance to be seen by potential new clients or get sent back home poor and empty handed. She only has to hold the lie while the guards hunt down the runaway. But standing before the Beast Prince with his powerful form and disarming mix of gruffness and vulnerability, Belle discovers something she didn’t bargain for: a heart that might finally understand hers.

Born cursed in a partial shift between man and beast, Prince Adom of Pridehaven has resigned himself to a marriage he never wanted. Marrying the fae princess chosen by the moon god is the only way to break his family's curse and rid the land of the trolls that plague them. Love has no place in his life. But the woman standing before him is nothing like he imagined—spirited, sincere, and entirely captivating. Against all odds, Adom’s frozen heart begins to thaw.

Too bad secrets have a way of unraveling even the most carefully stitched plans. Belle isn't the real princess, and marrying Adom won’t break his curse leaving the fate of his kingdom and both their futures at stake.

On Lunaterra, fate is a cruel matchmaker—binding enemies, forging impossible alliances, and turning betrayal into desire. When kingdoms fall, curses rise, and war looms, love is the most dangerous game of all.

©2025 Ines Johnson (P)2025 Ines Johnson

Twist on Beauty and the Beast

Beastly crown is an interesting twist on Beauty and the Beast with the only real connection between the 2 stories was a beast with a curse. Great character voices made the story come alive and left this listener wanting the next installment with two characters who were minors in this story. Spicy, charming and well told overall. Enjoy!

Amazing beauty and the best retelling

I absolutlly loved this story. I couldn't stop hearing it. the story os very good and the voice actores are great. The prince's growls are really some thing else! Now I want to know wat happens to George and Charlote.

Liked it

The Beastly Crown is a part of the brand-new The Lunaterra Chronicles series written by many wonderful authors that happen to share the same universe. I really enjoyed this Beauty and the Beast fairytale retelling. The story was really well done and it’s just so much was packed into a short time span. Some of the story did get confusing at times. I believe if there had been a little more world building that this issue would have immediately been solved. Also the male and female narrators didn’t match up very well. The male’s voice was so deep to encapsulate the beast at times that it was very hard to understand. I believe cutting back some of the growl would have made it perfect and completely understandable for the entire duration. Other than those few things I would highly recommend this book to anyone. It was just thoroughly entertaining and I’m super curious to see how this world expands.

Great

It's a great retelling of beauty and the beast with a fairy twist on it. Belle goes along with the princess who is destined to marry the beast prince to stop a war. Belle just wants to become a famous designer, but fate has other ideas. The princess runs away and belle must take her place till they bring the princess back. Will belle and the beast find love or will she reject him for his beastly ways. This was definitely a good listen. I loved the voices I can't wait for the next installment

Addicting story!

I loved this take on a classic tale! It was very Beauty and Beast like, but also with a Princess and the Pauper twist! Belle is the royal seamstress and just wants her work (the royal wedding gown) seen, but gets way more than she asks for when the princess runs. Adom is every bit of the growly, grumpy beast we expect and then so much more. He's accepted that no one could ever love him, but then is shocked by Belle. He was expecting a timid and reserved princess, because of all the formal training, but instead meets a tenacious bride who's unafraid to speak her mind. I loved him falling in love, and realizing that he is. It was torture on Belle's side because you are anticipating the truth being revealed. But trust the process, it's so good!

Adam and Belle

I loved this amazing retelling of beauty and the beast! The world building was insane and so beautifully written. The characters were flawless. Adam lord have mercy man or beast , the way he was described was absolutely delicious. Belle who was thrown into a situation she couldn’t have even dreamt about , thanks to charlotte who ran off . I loved watching these two fall for one another it was so sweet. The steamy scenes were nice but what really had me going were the narrators. They did such an amazing job the male narrator was so perfect. He was so growly it gave me the chills and then so smooth when doing other parts . The female narrators voice was very melodic . I definitely recommend anyone to listen !

The Beastly Crown

Ines Johnson writes an enjoyable take of Beauty and the Beast, when fae seamstress Belle finds herself having to impersonate the princess who is to marry Adam, the prince beast.

Narration from Keylor Leigh and Sean Crisden make this story come to life.

I wanted to see Belle and Adam find a way to explore their newly found love, even as they each had the hardest path to come to that love.

A quick listen, and read, this is a great way to spend your time!