I have self-published The Beauty of Being a Beast, a fairy-tale-themed short story, today, Feb. 9. Woot!

Here is a look at the gorgeous cover art, which was done by Jenny Zemanek. I’m a big believer that fantasy books should have cool, fun, whimsical fonts/typography, and I absolutely adore how Jenny hand-lettered the title and all the fun little touches, like the claw marks and blood dripping off BEAST.

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Some curses aren’t meant to be broken . . . 

Lady Griselle Mottern is cursed. On her sixteenth birthday, an evil wizard transformed Griselle into a wolflike beast because of a past misdeed by one of her ancestors. Now, with her twenty-first birthday approaching, Griselle has only a few days left to make a boy fall in love with her, or the curse will become permanent, and she will forever be a beast.

But breaking the curse isn’t Griselle’s only problem. An evil is lurking in the forest, one that is creeping closer and closer to her castle. Griselle will have to summon all her beastly strength to defeat this evil, even if it means dooming herself forever . . . 

Note: This 7,000-word short story originally appeared in the Von Flusshexen und Meerjungfrauen German-language anthology in 2020.

SOME MORE INFORMATION:

The Beauty of Being a Beast was originally published in the German-language anthology Von Flusshexen und Meerjungfrauen (aka “River Witches and Mermaids”) in December 2020 (left).

So if you prefer to read in German, then you can get the Von Flusshexen und Meerjungfrauen anthology. But for those of you who read in English, you can buy the standalone story The Beauty of Being a Beast.

I hope everyone enjoys reading my take on the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. Happy reading! 😎 

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