The Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast — Laura OliveiraThirty days to lose everything. Ninety to change it all.When Beatriz “Bela” Lima gets an eviction notice and watches her family’s small bookstore crumble, she does the unthinkable, she confronts the billionaire behind the demolition. Dante Vilar is order, routine, and mirrored glass, a man who buys results. In exchange for clearing the bookstore’s debts and covering her father’s treatment, he offers an audacious deal: ninety days as curator of the secret library in his penthouse.Between catalogs, strict rules, and doors that never open, Bela learns that some monsters wear impeccable suits—and that the beast might not live only in him. Forced into proximity and a slow-burn tension she can’t ignore, she must decide what’s worth protecting: memory, independence…or a heart that won’t obey contracts.For readers who love: contemporary romance, forced proximity, taciturn billionaire, fierce heroine, bookstores, family secrets, and sparks in every look.Content notes/themes: power dynamics in the workplace, illness of a family member, anxiety, boundaries and consent.