HEART OF THE BEAST - Beast of Burden Series (Book 2)
When Ashwell Manor becomes a target, Seraphine Elowen must defend the love she chose. Evander Ashwell’s curse is shifting—leaving him dangerously half man, half monster—just as Inquisitor Garrick Vellbrand arrives with fire, iron, and a holy vow to burn the Beast alive. As desire deepens into devotion, Seraphine risks everything to keep him human… and alive. ✨ Genre: Gothic Romantasy / Dark Fairytale Retelling ✨ POV: First-Person (Seraphine) ✨ Tone: Lush • Dangerous • Emotional • Sensual ✨ Heat Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 ✨ Chapters: 12
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Seraphine Elowen
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Seraphine Elowen is a brave, sharp-minded young woman drawn to the cursed Ashwell Manor by whispers of an immortal rose and a monster who shouldn’t exist. Compassionate but unyielding, she refuses to be ruled by fear—even when desire complicates every step. As the Beast’s secrets unravel, Seraphine must decide what she’s willing to risk for truth, for freedom, and for a love that could redeem them both—or ruin everything.
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Evander Ashwell (Beast)
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Evander Ashwell—known only as the Beast—is a cursed nobleman trapped in a body shaped by thorns, rage, and regret. Feared as a monster, he rules Ashwell Manor with brutal control, keeping distance as the curse tightens its grip. Yet beneath the savagery lives a fiercely intelligent protector, starving for redemption he believes he doesn’t deserve. When Seraphine arrives, her defiance awakens the man he buried—and the love that could save him or finish the ruin
Garrick Vellbrand
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Inquisitor Garrick Vellbrand is a devilishly handsome fire-bearer commander whose calm charisma hides an iron faith. Sanctioned to “cleanse” cursed magic from the kingdom, he arrives with chains, blessed oil, and a vow to burn Ashwell Manor to the ground—Beast and all. Garrick believes he is righteous, and that conviction makes him terrifying. He fixates on Seraphine as proof of salvation or corruption, turning mercy into menace and love into evidence.