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Stealing Beauty (Fairy Tales After Dark) Paperback – March 31, 2017

4.2 out of 5 stars 79 ratings

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A stubborn beauty….Anabelle Lehala just wants to spend time with her best friend, finish law school, and provide a good life for her and her father. Her world is knocked upside down when she meets a mysterious, captivating stranger who tempts her like no one before. Refusing to be just another notch in his belt, Belle forces herself to stay away from him at all costs.An egotistical beast….Rich, powerful, and handsome, Aleksandr Wolfe has been accustomed to getting whatever he desires. That is, until he meets Belle. Immediately captivated by her, Aleks can’t understand why she won’t give in to the obvious mutual desire between them. Helpless to stay away from her, Aleks wonders if she’ll be the one thing he can never have.The fight for her life….When Anabelle finds herself in danger after refusing the advances of Gabriel Avenant, a man who believes she is his and his alone, Aleksandr vows to protect her. As their attraction grows, they each must decide if they are willing to give the ultimate sacrifice—their hearts.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 31, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 258 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1544902700
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1544902708
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.59 x 9 inches
  • Book 1 of 2 ‏ : ‎ Fairy Tales After Dark
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 79 ratings

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Since her debut novel, Stealing Beauty, in March 2017, Jessica has proven herself to be the newest up-and-coming (pun fully intended) romance author. Her accolades to date include the 2017 Golden Leaf Award (1st place, Erotic Romance, Stealing Beauty), 2017 Reality Bites Magazine Award (1st place, Best Fairy Tale, Stealing Beauty), 2017 Reality Bites Magazine Award (Finalist, Best Fairy Tale Author), 2018 International Digital Award (1st place, Erotic Novel, Finders Keepers), 2018 Enchanted Anthologies Award (1st Place, Best Fairy Tale, Finders Keepers), 2018 Passionate Plume Award (Finalist, Contemporary Novel, Stealing Beauty) and the 2019 Passionate Plume Award (Best BDSM Novel, Finders Keepers, Finalist – Winners announced July 2019).

She currently lives in New Jersey with her incredibly supportive husband (let’s be honest, he enjoys the *ahem* research *ahem* he gets to assist with) and the love of their life – their pitbull. In her free time, she enjoys watching horror movies, taking baths, playing old-school Nintendo on her computer, and appreciating life.

Jessica draws inspiration from her eclectic background: a licensed mental health therapist, a “sex and romance” consultant, an animal-rights advocate, and an avid lover of books have allowed her to create the realistic world for her characters.

In her Fairy Tales After Dark series, Jessica has combined classic characters with sizzling situations to create a world the reader wishes they were a part of. Alpha males, confident heroines, amazing friendships, and fan-worthy sex combine with enough tension to keep you on the edge of your panty-soaked seat all night long. Discover how each tale is rewritten into today’s world as the characters search for their happy ending – in more ways than one.

Desire… danger… and a whole lotta heat. These aren’t your childhood fairy tales!

Jessica’s other works include a number of other titles ranging from sweet to dark to paranormal romances and more!

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Customers enjoy this retelling of Beauty and the Beast, with one noting it's one of their favorite versions of the classic tale.

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Customers enjoy this retelling of Beauty and the Beast, with several mentioning their love for modern fairy tale adaptations, and one customer noting it maintains respect for the original tale.

"...enjoyed and couldn't put this Book down, it was as such a beautiful story with suspension, heart ache, anger, pure happiness, laughs If you want..." Read more

"...In addition, the book was deliciously sexy and I enjoyed the way the author portrayed Belle's friendships which made her more relatable...." Read more

"Think contemporary beauty and the beast. Belle (Annabelle) is beauty...." Read more

"...If you enjoy a twist on a fairytale that respects the old tale, while breathing new light into it, you HAVE to read this book!" Read more

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Customers find the book enjoyable, with one mentioning it was their best Sunday afternoon read.

"...All in all, it was an enjoyable read that I would characterize as a contemporary romance with some mild dark elements...." Read more

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"...And this story is definitely NOT for children. Best Sunday afternoon I've had in a long time. You know what I'm talking about. *wink*" Read more

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“There sat his beauty, trying not to cry as tears pooled in her lower lids, still looking radiant.” Jessica Collins recreates Beauty and the Beast in this thrilling and sensual twisted tale, ‘Stealing Beauty.’ ‘Stealing Beauty’ centres around ANABELLE LEHALA, a beautiful law student who wants to spend time with her best friend, and provide a good life for her and her father. ANABELLE is constantly sought after by GABRIEL AVENANT, a man who believes she is his and his alone. That is until ANABELLE finds that her life has been turned upside down. She meets a mysterious, captivating stranger who tempts her like no one has before; ALEKSANDR WOLFE, the beast. As the novel progresses, ANABELLE finds herself in danger as GABRIEL’S advancements become more possessive and violent. ANABELLE finds a protector in ALEKSANDR and finds that there is more to him than meets the eye. Collins provides a refreshing twist to an old tale, coupled with fierce romance with instantaneous chemistry. The story stays somewhat true to the underlying foundation of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ with little nods or Easter eggs to the original story. ANABELLE came across as a strong, driven character, however, was sometimes driven too much by her emotions rather than her head which made for an interesting character arc. ALEKSANDR had all the elements of a mysterious and passionate love interest, whilst GABRIEL provided the story with a true, evil villain. Personally, I believe the ‘Stealing Beauty’ was an interesting read. I won’t lie when I say that it took me a little while to get into the story, however, was captivated by the underlying foundation that stayed true to the original ‘Beauty and the Beast’ storyline. One issue I found somewhat frustrating was the fact that, in my opinion, ANABELLE’S and ALEKSANDR’S relationship came across as somewhat abusive at times, and lowered ANABELLE’S character to make ALEKSANDR’S rise from the pages. This issue, however, I chose to overlook as there is much debate surrounding the abuse in the original ‘Beauty and the Beast’ story. This theme throughout the novel is not distasteful, rather contributes to the overall storyline and the relationships that build throughout the novel. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Do I recommend this novel: Yes (but not for children)
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2017
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    Stealing Beauty is a emotional roller coaster of feeling's, a beautiful spin off of Beauty and the beast vs Alpha bad boy romance that is HOT. There is some serious intense scenes, spots that make you cringe, as well as swoon. The beauty is Belle AKA Annabelle by real name her father Pierre and her own a bar, they offer weekend burlesque show's which are what's keeping the bar afloat and from paying for it self.she's a smart hard working woman who doesn't need a man, she's almost finished with school to be a real estate lawyer she wants to own her own real Burlesque Club someday, her father and her would like to carry on for her mother, she's disgusted by Gabriel and his constant come on's which are never ending. Gabriel is Gaston oh is he a Gaston Ewe from moment one, I just had a gut YICK feeling from his introduction, he's Alpha alright however not how we want it, he's most definitely the town villian and no matter how hard you try to forget him you just can't. Aleks is the Beast ,but handsome and just right in all the areas that count, he's hot and loves woman, he was a professional MMA undefeated fighter before taking over the family business after the loss of his father he inherited a real estate Business, earned a degree, dubbed himself the "love em and leave em" ,King but even a beast can't resist his Beauty.
    Sirena is both Aleksandr and Belle's friend shes the rationale middle gal if you know what I'm saying. Cynthia is supermodel beautiful best friend and burlesque dancing friend of Belle's , they do every thing together and have each other's back's.
    I really enjoyed and couldn't put this Book down, it was as such a beautiful story with suspension, heart ache, anger, pure happiness, laughs If you want something that makes you feel, this book is exactly what your looking for.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2018
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    This book is a difficult one for me to rate and review. I love modern retellings of fairytales and Beauty and the Beast is a favorite of mine. I am also a big fan of darker books. Stealing Beauty by Jessica Collins had me very intrigued from the start. I loved Belle and the author followed through on a lot of the themes from the original fairytale. I felt that the author was playing with the idea of a darker romance but would never quite cross over into that territory. That's fine, the book doesn't need to be dark for me to enjoy it and I did enjoy this book in the end. However, it felt as though it was having an identity crisis, especially once it got to the middle part. I would get really excited with the build up and the darkness that the author flirted with throughout only to be disappointed with the follow through.
    What saved the book was Ms. Collins' beautiful writing and engaging story telling. In addition, the book was deliciously sexy and I enjoyed the way the author portrayed Belle's friendships which made her more relatable. I would have liked to get more insight into the Beast as he seemed a bit one dimensional to me.
    All in all, it was an enjoyable read that I would characterize as a contemporary romance with some mild dark elements. I would definitely read Ms. Collins' future work.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2017
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    Think contemporary beauty and the beast. Belle (Annabelle) is beauty. While struggling with saving her family's bar and trying to get a law degree, she is pursued by an arrogant high school acquaintance. Enter the beast, Aleks, a real estate developer who is also Belle's landlord. The chemistry between the two is instantaneous and tangible.
    Belle is backed into a corner and ends up working as an intern for the wildly successful beast. After a couple run ins with the angry young man from her past, Aleks has Belle stay with him at his 'castle'. Sparks fly and there is enough twists and turns to keep you reading long into the night.
    4 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2017
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    I normally do not read a lot of erotic romance and I also don't read adaptations of fairytales. Many in these genres leave me disappointed because they either don't have enough plot, or the similarities to the fairytale leave me pining for the memories of the original story. But this book is different! I honestly could not put it down during our car ride from northern Texas to the northeast!

    If you enjoy a twist on a fairytale that respects the old tale, while breathing new light into it, you HAVE to read this book!
    4 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2017
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    I ordered this book and could NOT put it down. I was up to 3am on a work night because I had to know what happened between Belle and Alek next! I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good book!
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2019
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    The amount of trigger warnings that should be in this book, but aren’t, are staggering. So, I’ll do what should have been done in the blurb, the intro, or literally anywhere visible before buying this book...

    TRIGGERS:

    1.) Physical assault
    2.) Sexual assault
    3.) Emotional abuse

    ALSO, there is cheating, and major OW drama.

    Now, I love dark erotica, and dark romance, but there are certain themes I avoid. It’s usually easy to avoid books I’m not interested in because most authors include triggers.
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2017
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    Hold on to your Mouse Ears, Minnie, the Castle just got hot! Author Jessica Collins creates a modern-day adaptation of Beauty and the Beast within
    these molten pages, and the steam never clears throughout. You might want to block out memories of your favorite childhood characters from this
    classic, as it's a given that Collins has blown apart any image you may have had of them. At 260 pages, it falls into the fairy-tale-like "Just
    right" category, and reads fast, but keeps you interested. Good job, Ms. Collins.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2017
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    There's a beauty named Belle. There's a Beast. There's a library.

    And this story is definitely NOT for children.

    Best Sunday afternoon I've had in a long time. You know what I'm talking about. *wink*
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Janice
    5.0 out of 5 stars Shockingly Good!
    Reviewed in Canada on June 4, 2017
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    It's 1:00 am and I need to be up early, but I couldn't put this book down! Damn, this was a scorching novel!
  • Suzanne
    3.0 out of 5 stars A modern retelling of a classic, with a twist
    Reviewed in Australia on June 10, 2017
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    This was not an easy book to give a rating for. There was a part of me that absolutely loved this book and wanted to give it a five, and there was a part that wanted to give it a 1, so I've settled in the middle with a 3. Let me explain why.

    If you read this book as a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast (which incidentally is one of my favourite fairy tales) then it can stand at a five so easily. The sex scenes were written well, and there was no denying the passion and connection between Aleksandr and Anabelle. Gabriel was the ultimate villain and the amount I hated him was exactly as I dream the author would have wanted. And that scene in the elevator - just wow!

    But there were so many incidents and times that I couldn't read this as a fairytale - even a modern retelling of it. Anabelle was in an abusive relationship. There is no way around that fact. A man who holds her in his home and refuses to let her leave, well, that's kidnapping. Add in a 'relationship' to the factor then it's a form of domestic abuse. Anabelle was a strong woman, but again and again she blamed herself for Aleksandr's issues. She would cry, wonder what she could have done differently to make him love her, stop him from having a wandering eye, let alone the fact that she openly doesn't trust him, but she never made a move to leave believing that she couldn't, that she didn't have the freedom to do so. It just screams of a man with dominance over her and of it being an abusive relationship. And for that reason I couldn't stand Aleksandr as a character. At all. As a character he did nothing to enamour me to him as a reader.

    Until the last thirty or so pages. It was then that I began to see redeeming characteristics to Aleksandr, and I was so glad for the change! I ended up liking Aleksandr by the end of the book, and yes, I know that the Beast in Beauty and the Beast wasn't overly likeable at first, but in Beauty and the Beast there is a gradual change to the Beast because of Belle. And in the fairytale his goodness shows much earlier than it did here. It would have been so nice to see glimpses of Aleksandr's goodness before he had his epiphany with Sirena, and yes, they were there, such as looking after Anabelle, but it was written in a way it didn't feel like it was done from a place of goodness, but rather from a place of sheer possessiveness and a desire to dominate Anabelle in every way.

    It was a good read, and I did ultimately enjoy the book, but it did take me a little while to get there.
    3/5