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Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold (Romance a Medieval Fairytale) Kindle Edition

by Demelza Carlton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 2,835
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A beastly prince. An enchanting beauty. Only love can break the spell.
Once upon a time…
The wicked King Thorn forced the enchantress Zuleika to cast a terrible curse. She fled his court to travel the world, helping those who need her magic most. Until a search for her merchant father's lost ships leads her to an enchanted island, where Prince Vardan, the island's ruler, is afflicted by the most powerful curse Zuleika has ever encountered. She's not sure she can reverse the spell, but she's determined to try. After all, a prince who fights pirates can't be all bad…no matter how beastly his appearance.
Together, can the enchanting beauty and the beastly prince break the spell?
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    248 pages
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  5. Publication date
    January 5, 2017
  6. File size
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Editorial Reviews

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"I absolutely LOVED this retelling of Beauty and the Beast, this far more mature version, with the addition of intrigue and spells, love and loyalty, and a little passion in the mix, made for a great read!" - Opinionated

"Oh my Gosh! can I possibly give this MORE stars? This book was FANTASTIC!!!" - Julie McCreary

"Completely captivated and enchanted me from the beginning to end" - Mary Lou PagePrincess

"A great HEA - sure to leave you with a warm heart and happy mood!" - Patti Hays

"Delightfully portrayed in a truly inventive creation" - Lin Cran

"A classic story retold in a new and unique way" - Susan Wagner

"Absolutely enchanting (in every sense of the word)" - KMM 88

"Wonderfully portrayed" - Betty Malchek

"Spell binding series" - Janet Ross

"A rich, well developed tale which had the depth to "enchant" adult readers" - Mama B

"Characters you'll love" - Kindle Customer

"Demelza doesn't disappoint, unless you're just a flat out prude!" - Tamara Ingram

"Magical and enchanting" - De M

"Moving, engaging and memorable" - Kimmy Schemy

"I LOVED this book! It pulled me in from page one and held my interest until the end!" - Stephanie V

"Wonderfully written take on Beauty and the Beast. The characters were well developed and the story line flowed beautifully. I could not put it down" - Amazon Customer

About the Author

USA Today bestselling author Demelza Carlton has always loved the ocean, but on her first snorkelling trip she found she was afraid of fish.
She has since swum with sea lions, sharks and sea cucumbers and stood on spray-drenched cliffs over a seething sea as a seven-metre cyclonic swell surged in, shattering a shipwreck below.
Sensationalist spin? No - Demelza tends to take a camera with her so she can capture and share the moment later; shipwrecks, sharks and all.
Demelza now lives in Perth, Western Australia, the shark attack capital of the world.
To get an email whenever Demelza releases a new title AND get NINE free books, sign up for her VIP Readers Group at demelzacarlton.com (just copy and paste into your browser).
The Ocean's Gift series was her first foray into fiction, followed by the Nightmares trilogy. She swears the Mel Goes to Hell series ambushed her on a crowded train and wouldn't leave her alone.
The suggested reading order for each series is as follows:

Turbulence and Triumph series:
Ocean's Justice
Ocean's Trial
(How To Catch Crabs)
Ocean's Triumph
Ocean's Ride
Ocean's Cage
Ocean's Birth

Ocean's Gift series:
Ocean's Gift
Ocean's Infiltrator
Water and Fire

Nightmares Trilogy:
Nightmares of Caitlin Lockyer
Necessary Evil of Nathan Miller
Afterlife of Alanna Miller

Romance Island Resort series:
Maid for the Rock Star
The Rock Star's Email Order Bride
The Rock Star's Virginity
The Rock Star and the Billionaire
The Rock Star Wants A Wife
The Rock Star's Wedding
Maid for the South Pole

Mel Goes to Hell series:
Welcome to Hell
See You in Hell
Mel Goes to Hell
To Hell and Back
The Holiday From Hell

The Complex series:
Halcyon
Fishtail

Romance a Medieval Fairytale series:
Enchant
Dance
Fly
Revel
Silence
Awaken
Embellish
Appease
Blow

If you'd like to get free books, visit her website at: demelzacarlton.com

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N9K31HK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lost Plot Press (January 5, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 5, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1946 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 2,835

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USA Today bestselling author Demelza Carlton has always loved the ocean, but on her first snorkelling trip she found she was afraid of fish.

She has since swum with sea lions, sharks and sea cucumbers and stood on spray-drenched cliffs over a seething sea as a seven-metre cyclonic swell surged in, shattering a shipwreck below.

Sensationalist spin? No - Demelza tends to take a camera with her so she can capture and share the moment later; shipwrecks, sharks and all.

Demelza now lives in Perth, Western Australia, the shark attack capital of the world.

To get an email whenever Demelza releases a new title AND get NINE free books, sign up for her VIP Readers Group at demelzacarlton.com (just copy and paste into your browser).

The Ocean's Gift series was her first foray into fiction, followed by the Nightmares trilogy. She swears the Mel Goes to Hell series ambushed her on a crowded train and wouldn't leave her alone.

The suggested reading order for each series is as follows:

Turbulence and Triumph series:

Ocean's Justice

Ocean's Trial

(How To Catch Crabs)

Ocean's Triumph

Ocean's Ride

Ocean's Cage

Ocean's Birth

Ocean's Gift series:

Ocean's Gift

Ocean's Infiltrator

Water and Fire

Nightmares Trilogy:

Nightmares of Caitlin Lockyer

Necessary Evil of Nathan Miller

Afterlife of Alanna Miller

Romance Island Resort series:

Maid for the Rock Star

The Rock Star's Email Order Bride

The Rock Star's Virginity

The Rock Star and the Billionaire

The Rock Star Wants A Wife

The Rock Star's Wedding

Maid for the South Pole

Mel Goes to Hell series:

Welcome to Hell

See You in Hell

Mel Goes to Hell

To Hell and Back

The Holiday From Hell

The Complex series:

Halcyon

Fishtail

Romance a Medieval Fairytale series:

Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold

Dance: Cinderella Retold

Fly: Goose Girl Retold

Revel: Twelve Dancing Princesses Retold

Silence: Little Mermaid Retold

Awaken: Sleeping Beauty Retold

Embellish: Brave Little Tailor Retold

Appease: Princess and the Pea Retold

Blow: Three Little Pigs Retold

Return: Hansel and Gretel Retold

Wish: Aladdin Retold

Melt: Snow Queen Retold

Spin: Rumpelstiltskin Retold

Kiss: Frog Prince Retold

Hunt: Red Riding Hood Retold

If you'd like more information about the background behind her books, you can visit her website at: demelzacarlton.com

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Leigh Anne Jensen
5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly entrancing - a first rate read!
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2018
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Typically I start my reviews with a breakdown of what I saw in the book and how the plot and characters felt to me, and then end with my overall opinion of the story. In this case, I feel the need to start this review with my overall opinion first, because it is just that good. I was so entranced - and yes, I use that word deliberately - with this story, I literally walked around my home, blindly doing household chores while still reading. I absolutely could not put this down.

I have reviewed Beauty and the Beast retellings before. I actually just wrote a review on another such retell a couple of days ago. Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite stories of all time, and as such, my regard for retells of it has a very, very high threshold. I get so frustrated with retells that simply take a physically marred person and a aesthetically pleasing person and throw them together with some outside problem to solve and - bam - instant romance novel. That kind of nonsense is drivel and makes me wish I could turn back time and read something worthwhile instead. And, frankly, thanks to that glorious live action remake of the timeless tale that came out in 2017, the sheer volume of Beauty and the Beast retells seems to be in the thousands. So I will be honest, I approached Enchanted with no small amount of trepidation. I actually put off starting it for weeks, because I just was not up for the disappointment I was sure I would feel.

If you can't tell, this was my first experience with Demelza Carlton's work. Otherwise, I would not have felt any such trepidation.

Enchant is such a profound story. There are untold layers, minute details that add so much to the story. There was one scene that stands out vividly in my mind - and that is where Zuleika visits the village on Vardan's island and casts a small spell to see what is invisible to the naked eye. What she sees is a village full of people who show every sign of not having been able to see themselves or each other for a long time. Their clothes are stained and askew, hair is in disarray, and so forth. It's so easy to picture such a scene in my mind, it made me chuckle out loud.

Towards the end, there is a poignant scene with Zuleika where she goes behind Vardan's back and does something both heroic and foolhardy (no spoilers), and oh my gosh, that scene was very nearly my undoing. The prowess of Carlton as a writer had me so enthralled with the story at that point, I felt literally breathless as I raced through the pages to find out what would happen next. The moment was real, and right before me in my mind's eye. Only the very best writers can bring a scene to life like this.

Enchant was such a treat to read. Even my husband, observing my reading, got enjoyment from the book for the simple fact that I had my nose stuck in it for an entire day. While cooking, vacuuming, doing laundry - one hand on my task and one hand on my book. It was that good. It is that good. I will read and reread again and again. I'm not even prepared to move on to the next book in the series yet, because I'm still savoring this one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars twisted take on this classic fairy tale
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2020
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True to form. Fairytale with no full ending. Questions lay here that I wanted answers to. Decisions made with no resulting effects. The prince gets the girl. The story here was in the way things happened. The unique telling of this timeless story. The beauty of one child spoiled by the greed of another. Innocences stolen. Trust blurred. Loyalty tested. Love formed.

Narrator Mary Sarah has a very beautiful voice that transcends the fairytale realm. She has the ethereal quality of fantasy. I do warn those that choose to listen that my views of this audio my be skewed by the fact that I do not listen under normal speed, too slow. I do speed up my audio and find that the speed can match that of the story being told and lend a different light to the immersion in to the story.

Caution blood will be flowing....
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Crystal_Dark
5.0 out of 5 stars Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold (Romance a Medieval Fairytale, #1)
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024
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This is the first book in the Romance a Medieval Fairytale Series and is an intriguing retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It was not my first book in the series that I have read and each story in the series has connections to another and share a world but they don't need to be read in chronological order to be enjoyed. I look forward to reading more of this series.

Series Character and Story Connections for Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold
Zuleika’s adventures as a fairy godmother continue in the next book in the series Dance: Cinderella Retold (Book #02)
That prince she turned into a frog continues in Kiss: Frog Prince Retold (Book #14)
The tale of Margareta, Vardan’s grandmother is in Silence: Little Mermaid Retold (Book #05)
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LaffingKat
3.0 out of 5 stars OK fairytale romance, but the overall story is a bit disappointing
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2017
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I love fairy tale retellings. I've also enjoyed some of Ms. Carlton's other stories, including "Fall," the prequel to "Enchant" that was included in the
 Magic & Mistletoe: 15 Paranormal Stories for the Holidays  anthology. So, I fully expected to be enchanted by this story, but it just didn't meet my expectations.

I liked the characters well enough, and the author's idea for a fresh take on the Beauty and the Beast story. I enjoyed watching the romance develop through the alternating perspectives of hero and heroine and their flirtatious banter. However, I was incredibly frustrated at the heroine's inability to recognize a crucial spell until very late in the story; it just didn't seem believable. Also, I thought there were other characters and subplots introduced that weren't adequately developed and resolved. The story would have been more satisfying had these elements either been omitted or developed more and given a satisfying conclusion. The ending was too abrupt!

As long as you have a strong ability to suspend disbelief, the writing was generally fine. I did note a few typos, missed words, and punctuation problems, but they were not so frequent as to cause comprehension problems or serious irritation. Note that there is some violence and explicit sex, including a rape scene. I didn't find any of these scenes unnecessarily disturbing, but your mileage may vary.

If you're just looking for a fun fairytale romance and you won't be upset by the sex and violence, give this a try. Just keep your expectations modest.
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rgill
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply magical!
Reviewed in Canada on December 18, 2023
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I enjoyed the retelling of this fairy tale immensely. It had a truly wonderful beast and a kind and compassionate enchantress who put a terrible curse on a mirror at the behest of her king, who had raped her. The story is very well written and the characters very relatable. A very enjoyable read from start to finish.
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Nicole Mara Vieira Dias dos Santos
4.0 out of 5 stars Bom para um domingo preguiçoso
Reviewed in Brazil on June 3, 2018
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Leitura fácil e fluída, muito bom para ler em um domingo frio, debaixo das cobertas, em um dia bem preguiçoso.
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Qqn
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting take on an old tale
Reviewed in France on February 15, 2019
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While it times the details were not very clear fleshed out, the story had a nice flow and it made for an entertainig read.
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Nandini
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book
Reviewed in India on May 24, 2018
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Very good reading. I love books with a strong heroine and this fit the bill. Liked the other characters as well.
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Bookworm
5.0 out of 5 stars worth the time and price
Reviewed in Germany on January 14, 2017
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So this is the first story I bought and read on my new Kindle; not only is the price a good incentive but it was also an enjoyable read.
I love the modern form of speaking in Enchant as not only is it humorous but it allows you to relate to it too.
Not only is Enchant a retelling of Beauty and the Beast but it also has a few sneaky mentions of other fairy tales such as Aladdin and the Little Mermaid, which put a smile on my face. Also, I enjoyed the fact that it was more for an adult audience, which I didn't know at first, as it reminded me of Angela Carter's style of fairy tales (of whom I'm a huge fan of).
Furthermore, I loved the writing style; at first I felt that the chapters were quite short, as in it could have been more descriptive. However, after a while it fit nicely, the story seemed to just fly by until in no time, I realised I read it in one sitting.

Overall, I definitely recommend having a read. I will definitely be checking out Carlton's other works.
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