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The author managed to balance these two dueling perspectives perfectly which is exactly what you want in a dark romance. The author created a really interesting persona for Leo that left me wanting more! I spent the majority of the book see-sawing between knowing the hero is supposed to be villainous and a not-so-good guy with secretive plans beyond what we currently see, and knowing he is the HERO and therefore, in the process of growing into a decent person for the heroine. However, in Secret Beast, Leo Morelli is actually the hero! Of course, it is a dark romance so he’s not entirely heroic but, he certainly has that tortured alpha hero (with redeeming qualities) personality perfected! Of the MD books I’ve read so far, it seems to be the general consensus that the Morelli family are the untrustworthy villains. It’s a fairly interesting idea and one thing I really enjoy about it is each author’s take on different members of the family. If you haven’t heard of the Midnight Dynasty, it’s a collection of fairytale-inspired series by various authors focused on (so far) the Constantine family (and, of the ones I’ve read, the Morelli family). So when I heard that Amelia Wilde (whose Devil trilogy I just started reading and loving) was going to be focusing on the B&tB fairytale in the Midnight Dynasty collection, I knew it was going to be good! I adore fairytale retellings, especially when they’re based on the Beauty and the Beast fairytale. He’ll make her earn her freedom in degrading ways, but in the end he needs her to set him free. The college student must spend thirty days with the ruthless billionaire. Haley Constantine will do anything to protect her father. The beauty will sacrifice everything for her family… Even it means using an old man who dreams up wild inventions. He’ll get revenge on the Constantine family and make millions of dollars in the process. Leo Morelli is known as the Beast of Bishop’s Landing for his cruelty. The beast hides a dark secret in his past…


SECRET BEAST is a new full-length novel from USA Today bestselling author Amelia Wilde about revenge, family secrets, and the redeeming power of love.
