The Beast's Wife

Because of a cruel curse, the duke of Nivère’s second son was born a monstrous creature resembling some unknown beast. Yet it so happens that it is he who must provide an heir for the family. And it isn’t that hard to find a wife for a Monster, if the offered payment is high enough… The young Tiana, the daughter of a baron from a far province, agreed to such a marriage. And she didn’t regret it… A fairytale plot based on “Beauty and the Beast,” with its own twist.