Beauty Magic

One of the world's great storytellers conjures a captivating new book. In this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; and a man whose luck changes when a horse speaks to him. Witty and wise, with subtle connections between the stories, Normal Rules Don't Apply is a startling , and funny feast for the imagination. In Kate Atkinson's world nothing is over until 'the talking dog speaks'.

This story is a fictional story that is said to have taken place long before the earth. This story will be sweet and enjoyable for both boys and adults to read And through this story about how kings ruled at that time and how they were charitable. The story is also about how disciplined they are. This story also answers many questions about who is the real guru for us in this world, who is the richest man in the world and what is the real beauty. The story tells of Pratap's heroism and intellect, their honesty and the uniqueness of women. The story is told about the magic horse and the ...

Lana loves stories, especially the ones she and her brother, Harrison, share in their make-believe games. But when Harrison decides he’s too grown-up to play with Lana anymore, she’s too lonely to find the wonder in storytelling…until something magical happens.

This sleeping beauty is more than she seems. And just because everybody in the kingdom has their own magic mirror on their wall shouldn’t replace the importance of everybody still thinking for themselves. A fun fairy tale mash-up with 25 colorful illustrations (also by the author). Includes the bonus story, Snow White and the Frankenstein Monster.

The English language debut of Indonesia's rising star. Compulsively listenable, Beauty Is a Wound combines history, satire, family tragedy, legend, humour, and romance in an astonishing epic novel, in which the beautiful Indo prostitute Dewi Ayu and her four daughters are beset by every monstrosity.

"Facelifting without Surgery" offers a magic recipe for an ageless face. A. S. Karin Wettig found the secret of long lasting youth on her journey to Egypt and Israel, when she took a bath in the Dead Sea. This mineral mud is better than make up and works wonders on the face. A combination of gel, mud and the cream you like best, is all you need to keep your face protected and beautiful for the entire day. Even men will enjoy this "muddy" beauty cocktail as it takes only 5 minutes per day to apply. More expert tips - how to find the best colors for your type and how to underline your best ...

In an age when the glow of magic has begun to dim, when memory fades into lore, from the mists will rise a legend. Every land has its legendary hero. Khryterdon has Gwynnan, the Champion of High King Khrytrec. Gwynnan earned his acclaim battling trolls and beasts; he won his princess by battling a dragon. But dark powers and weakness of heart will ever challenge the hero who journeys along the path to the Flame’s new age.

Prophecy demands she marry a Dark Elf prince - but will she agree to her fate? Mara Geary faces a bleak future in the village of Little Hazel until, on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, strange glowing lights entice her into the mysterious shadows under the trees. She follows, hoping for adventure. What she finds is her destiny. Prince of the Dark Elves, Brannon Luthinor has spent his life becoming a powerful warrior in order to save his people. Now on the eve of war, his fate is rapidly approaching. Brought together by prophecy, Bran and Mara forge an unlikely alliance. But in the face ...

"A great tale of adventure and romance, beautifully imagined and deeply engaging from beginning to end!" Diana Gabaldon, bestselling author of Outlander LOVE AND FEAR DO BATTLE The folk of Nuvinland fear the mountain forests. They are the abode of Elves and not to be trespassed upon. Katrynna doesn’t always follow that rule—and her visits to the woods have not gone unnoticed. When a mysterious stranger asks for Katrynna’s hand on behalf of his lord, she has her doubts. She’s never heard of the man, and why would a wealthy lord ask for her, a farmer’s daughter? But he offers a ...

Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale in which an ugly beast must earn the true love of a beautiful girl to free him from the spell of an evil fairy. The first published version was written by French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in the middle 18th century. It was a novel-length story intended for adult readers and addressing the issues of the marriage system of the day in which women had no right to choose their husband or to refuse to marry.

Maud may be made of gingerbread—plus a spark of magic—but she’s a real witch! Even if she’s still learning, and has a habit of making messes…and might have accidentally unleashed the hundred-year-old Class IV sleeping curse that envelops a princess’s bramble-covered castle. Oops. Maud has her friends Gretel, Ludo, and Nuss the hazelnut mousse squirrel to help her fix this. But it won’t be easy to find the sleeping princess’s true love, and the curse might end up being the least of their problems…

Fame, fortune, and beautiful models - Howard Chandler Christy had them all. Christy was the most famous American painter of the Jazz Age, a time when an elite brotherhood of New York artists dominated the publishing world. Christy had eclipsed all of them with his ''Christy Girl'', an idealized woman who redefined beauty, influenced fashion, and inspired generations of women.

In a world where magic reigns, Wilf Gilvary finds himself trapped by the very power he despises. Yet, when the fate of the Magical Realm and the girl he loves, Katryna, hangs in the balance, Wilf realizes his abilities may hold the key to their salvation. But there's a catch - he must first unlock the full extent of his magical potential.

In the age of the Faerie Queene, Elizabeth I, Lord Francis Rodermere starts to lay waste to a forest. Furious, the sorceress who dwells there scrawls a curse into the bark of the first oak he fells: A faerie boy will be born to you whose beauty will be your death. Ten years later, Lord Rodermere’s son, Beau is born - and all who encounter him are struck by his great beauty. Meanwhile, many miles away in a London alchemist’s cellar lives Randa - a beast deemed too monstrous to see the light of day. And so begins a timeless tale of love, tragedy and revenge.

The mystery of Rosamund Hodge’s Crimson Bound meets the romance of the best Beauty and the Beast retellings. An old tale tells the story of how a little man named Rumpelstiltskin spun straw into gold and tricked a desperate girl into trading away her baby. But that’s not exactly how it happened. The real story began with a drunken father who kept throwing money away on alcohol and women, while his daughter, Aoife, ran the family farm on her own. When he gambled away everything they owned to the Duke, it was up to her to spin straw into gold to win it all back. With her wits and the help...

I’ve been kidnapped and there’s no going back... I’m just a simple florist. I never expected a routine delivery to turn into such a nightmare. Lost in a remote, overgrown part of the city, I stumbled upon a grand, isolated mansion that seemed straight out of a fairytale. My father always used to say my curiosity would get me in trouble one day. Well, papa was right. Because now I’ve been kidnapped by a fearsome—albeit darkly handsome—man, and I have no idea how I’m going to escape. Because things aren’t what they seem here at Thornfield Manor. And I keep having odd dreams of...

What did Ruby Rush expect when her world went up in flames and her face decided to take a vacation? Certainly not a wild adventure tangled up with demigods and the nosy Goddess of Death herself—Hella, that is! Ruby, hiding from the world with her half-burned face, thought she’d seen it all—until her BFF gifts her a magical mirror. Suddenly, a Viking warrior tumbles through the looking glass and introduces himself as Roger Rok, the dreamy demigod son of the Norse God of Love. Roger’s on a quest to find a berserker sword to prevent the whole world from going kaput. And guess what? He ...

Bodies are washing ashore and everyone knows who's to blame. Legends of the Heartless King shroud the continent in fear; they call him a pirate, a monster, a god. When his mercenaries raid her father's merchant ship, Ria's family is faced with a horrifying demand. They will spare his life, in exchange for one of his daughters. Determined to save her sisters Ria launches herself into the world of pirates. Face-to-face with the Heartless King, she finds he is far more than the stories told. He is a man, with a human name and blood-stained hands, bound to the seas by a centuries-old curse.

Type: novella and the word count is about 45,100 words. A new approach to the classic fairy tale. The story of Beauty and the Beast with a twist. What if the woman was the one turned into the creature? A realm of adventure and peril mingled with romance, friendship, and sword and sorcery. Join Pluck in this novella series as she travels through a strange land of danger and intrigue as she finds allies and foes alike in her search to lift her monstrous curse. Begin this action-adventure epic dark fantasy series for free by reading the first book, Beauty of the Beast #1 The Mystic Rose: Part ...

Horace Manifold, a mild-mannered professor of English at a college in the Midwest, discovers a strange phenomenon in the course of writing a novel. It seems that whenever he describes an event that occurs in the life of his protagonist, Mortimer Fandangle, that event subsequently happens to him as well. When he publishes an excerpt of the novel in an upscale literary journal, one that demonstrates this Fellini-esque device, he is awarded a "Pre-Pulitzer Prize," and is later hailed as “having forever altered the face of American literature.” He then embarks on a series of exotic ...