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Bend Her

By: Cassie Alexander
Narrated by: Victoria Mei, Matthew Holland
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Bend Her: A Dark Beauty and the Beast Fantasy Romance is the story of Rhaim the All-Beast, a cruel beast mage doomed to die at the hands of the woman he must protect at all costs, and Lisane, the sheltered Princess of Tears, who has been given into his care and who needs him to teach her magic so she can be free—no matter how much it might hurt her.

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Lisane:

My whole life, I had been a creature used to candlelight.

But I wasn’t accustomed to my own breath hot against my face, or the rough feeling of fabric against my cheek—or knowing that my wrists were tied behind my back, painfully tight.

The last thing I could recall was being in a carriage…. We’d been running away from the Deathless...

And now I was here.

Wherever here was.

Tied up, in the dark, on the ground, with a bag around my head.

The very thing my father had been afraid of for me for my whole life—and the reason I lived in a gilded cage, only getting to leave the palace when I had throne-sworn mages by my side—had apparently happened.

I had been kidnapped.

Rhaim the All-Beast:

Every mage gets one clear vision on the eve of their Ascension into their full powers, right before they get the brand of their mage-mark: you see the thing that will cause your absolute demise.

Some men see snowy peaks or waterfalls, others bucking horses, and some lucky few see themselves with old and wrinkled hands, passing peacefully in their sleep.

In all instances, we’re told, the reasoning behind the visions is the same: if you’re strong enough to be trusted with powers, then you must learn to accept the hand of fate, as surely as you’d earned it as your mage-mark.

You need to know, deep in your bones and now scarred on your skin, that while there are things in the world you can change with your powers, death comes for us all.

There is no amount of magic that can escape it.

And so, when a group of soldiers brought a bound and drugged woman to my doorstep, to bribe me to fight in their war, and pulled the bag off of her head and I saw her there—the woman from the vision at my Ascension, and who has haunted my dreams ever since—I knew it was the beginning of my end.

She had no idea who I was, or what we were to each other. She knew nothing about my fate or future with her, or how she was destined to kill me.

Which meant in the present...she was mine, to do with as I pleased.

And I wanted to see her crawling.

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©2022 Cassie Alexander (P)2022 Cassie Alexander

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Beauty and the Beast with Dom/Sub vibes

Loved it. It was everything I hoped it could be
Cannot wait for the sequel. Cassie you're my new favourite author!

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NEED MORE!!!!!!

Gah…..why do I have to wait so long to know what happens next…please tell me the whole series will come out on audible…the whole book was amazing and I loved the world building along the way…so well put together

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Really awesome and imaginative retelling!

I was utterly absorbed by this world and plot straight up. Such a fantastic and imaginative storyline and deep characters.
Loved the alternate chapters in dual POV, gave great character insight as the story unfolded.
Great story with epic beasts and beautiful world building. Slow burn but that tension! Phew!

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Enjoyed this

The ending left me wanting more. I hope the next book comes out soon as I enjoyed the world building and magic

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Delicious Dark Beauty & The Beast Retelling

I’m obsessed and can not wait to start the next one. Just go in blind unless you have triggers look into them. This dark beauty and the beast retelling was delicious. I love mysterious plots that keep me guessing and wanting more. This morally grey character Rhaim can take me any day and anyway. Lisane has been sheltered for most her life but she’s a fighter for sure. As someone who doesn’t always read Fantasy this was easy to follow. The world and magic system I enjoyed. Now before you look at my spice rating the reason it is a one is because they don’t do the full deed. But let me tell you the intimate, dark thoughts, desires and punishments… JUST READ IT. I’m all hot and bothered… Very excited for the next book!

Also shout out to the Narrators on this book Victoria Mei & Matthew Holland fantastic and one of my favourites so far.

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🔹Mysterious Plot
🔹Dark Desires & Thoughts
🔹Magic Systems
🔹Beauty & The Beast
🔹Monsters & Beasts
🔹Steamy Tension

Genre/Type: Dark Romance 18+
APK: Kindle / Audiobook
Audio Length: 7hrs 8mins
Pages: 384
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 🌶️
Series or Stand Alone: Book 1 In The Transformation Trilogy
Tropes or Themes: Dark, Fantasy, Beauty & The Beast Retelling, Age Gap, Magic, Mage, Princess, Primal, Kidnapping, Monster, Violence, Injuries & Blood
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Dark Paranormal Romance

I loved this series so much that I binged all 3 audiobooks in a few days.

Dark
Romantic
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Paranormal
Howl's Moving Castle vibes
Shifter Monster Romance
Protective MMC
Whitty & Quirky

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