When a young woman is offered as tribute to a feared beast king, she expects death. Not a bond that could break the kingdom's curse.

Isabella prefers books over people and keeps to herself, especially in a pride that sees her and her eccentric inventor father as little more than burdens. When the time comes for the annual sacrifice to the terrifying Beast King, whispers start that her father will be next.

Desperate to protect him, Isabella agrees to marry the pride heir in exchange for her father’s safety, despite him not being her fated mate. But promises are broken, and her father is chosen, anyway.

There’s only one thing left for her to do. Offer herself to the Beast King in her father’s place, in hopes of saving her last remaining family member.

But nothing inside the cursed castle is what it seems. Not the curse, not the King, and certainly not the truth behind the sacrifices. Secrets prowl the shadows, and the so-called monster might just have a soul worth saving.

Can Isabella survive the castle’s mysteries long enough to break the curse and maybe even win the Beast King's heart?

A Closed Door Beauty and the Beast retelling featuring a cursed lion shifter king, a quiet bookish heroine, and a slow-burn fantasy romance with fated mates. Book one in the Of Lions and Roses series.