Whispers as Old as Time
- Vanessa Bettencourt
- Oct 21
- 4 min read
From the authors: Megan Van Dyke, Abbey Fox, Emily Schneider comes...
The Musician and the Monster, Unraveled, Beneath the Flames
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Genre: Fantasy Romance
Steam Level: The Musician and the Monster: Single on-page sex scene with tame descriptions
Unraveled: Multiple on-page sex scenes with tame descriptions
Beneath the Flames: Romance but no sex
Trigger Warnings: The Musician and the Monster: Blood and violence, death, mature language, consensual sex, drinking, blood for magical purposes, self-harm for magical purposes, grief, guilt, loss of a parent (off-page/remembered), miscarriage (not the FMC)
Unraveled: It contains strong language; explicit, consensual sex scenes; and violence typical for the genre. There is also a bit of a horror element, manipulation and kidnapping.
Beneath the Flames: Mentions of abuse between parent and child
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Get the books here:
The Musician and the Monster: https://www.amazon.com/Musician-Monster-retelling-Castamar-Duology-ebook/dp/B0CSRVNZFG/
Beneath the Flames: https://emilyschneiderwrites.com/bookstore/p/beneath-the-flames
What are the books about?
The Musician and the Monster
A slow burn gothic fantasy romance where Beauty and the Beast meets The Phantom of the Opera in a Regency setting like Bridgerton but with magic.
"Music says things words never can. I love you. I miss you. I’m sorry I killed you."
Every night, Ceridwen Kinsley plays music on her rooftop for the spirit of her dead mother. Until one night, she's attacked by something not quite human, bringing her to the attention of Lord Protector Drystan Winterbourne.
Charged with protecting the backwater city of Teneboure by the king, Drystan is failing at his task, and he can’t afford another slip up. But when fate and the very monster he means to conquer bring Ceridwen to his notice, he seizes the opportunity and presents her with an offer: play music for him at his manor in exchange for the money her impoverished family desperately needs. Music eases the strain of his magic, and who better to hire than the woman whose tunes he secretly listens to at night?
At first, Ceridwen is put off by Drystan’s unkempt appearance and harsh demeanor, not to mention the odd ailment that plagues him. But as he embraces her passion for music and she draws the recluse out of his lonely tower, the two develop an unlikely attachment. Class lines begin to blur as fearful indifference shifts to unexpected desire.
However, the monster prowling the night isn’t their only enemy, and as terrible secrets come to light, even true love may not be enough to save them.
Unraveled
Everyone knows to never look a fae in the eyes, yet no one warned me he would hide behind the mask of a beast.
Death awaits those who get caught in the Wild Hunt, and only a magical veil protects the people of Penumbra from the monsters coming for them. So when a beast threatens to destroy the veil, Mia Clementine must break her vows of sorcery and use her magic to fight him, or risk losing everyone she loves.
But the beast isn’t what he seems, and now the fae king owns her soul. Dragged into his mythical land, she must unravel the curse that turned him into a monster in order to regain her freedom—or die trying.
The longer she stays in his world, the more irresistible her feelings for him become. Hate turns into passion, and newly discovered truths test her loyalties, forcing her to choose to save her people or the fae world she’s grown to love.
If you like Howl's Moving Castle and ACOTAR, then you will love this gothic Beauty and the Beast retelling in a fantasy setting.
Beneath the Flames
Stolen. Cursed. Bound together.
Maren’s sole goal in life is to protect her family from their abusive father at all costs.
When she’s kidnapped and ripped away from her life in rural Minnesota, her world shatters.
Thrust into a world of nightmares, Fae, and magic she hadn’t known existed, Maren finds herself desperate to get back to her family.
But the last heir of Eroth claims she can’t leave.
Prince Rhydian Malathar is cursed—and his time is running out.
Maren is the last chance to break the curse entrapping himself and his kingdom.
As the line between friend and foe becomes blurred, an unexpected flame ignites between the two.
Yet nothing about the curse is as it seems, and Rhydian’s secrets have put Maren’s life in grave danger.
Will Maren be able to break the Prince’s curse before the last petal falls? Or will the darkness that consumes Rhydian keep them both bound forever?
For fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and A Curse So Dark and Lonely comes a new Beauty & the Beast retelling set in a dark and deadly atmosphere, with a slow-burn enemies to lovers romance, and a twisted curse that’ll have you frantically flipping pages to find out what happens next.
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