{"product_id":"beauty-a-retelling-with-strength-and-courage-courageous-heroine-fairy-tales-by-lisa-shea","title":"Beauty - A Retelling with Strength and Courage (Courageous Heroine Fairy Tales) by Lisa Shea","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 3 \/ 88 pages Beauty's childhood provided a life of comfort with her three brothers and two sisters. Her father's merchant business was well respected throughout the region. But then the ships were lost. Her mother succumbed to illness. And, one fateful night, her father took refuge in a shadowed castle ... A dark bargain was struck. Now Beauty was mistress of a desolate keep. The Lord of the household barely showed his face. Her only solace was the library ... until the night Ella and Snow White knocked on her door. * * * Beauty - A Retelling with Strength and Courage is Book 3 of a gently cliff-hangered short story series. The series honors the original intention of the Grimm Fairy Tales - to present women of strength and courage tackling challenges which seem insurmountable. With each new book a new heroine is interwoven into the story. The series sequence leads through five books up to a happily ever after ending. The series is clean romance and is suitable for teens and up. Readers have the option to read each tale one by one or to get the complete set which contains all five tales. As fairy tales are so integral to so many young lives, it was critical for me to do my very best to present each heroine in a way which honored her strength and showcased her ability to stand on her own. It took me over five years to craft this series. I feel strongly that no woman should ever sit around waiting for a man to \"rescue\" them. Women should not endure abusive behavior in the hopes that a man will change or magically become a prince. Be the change you wish to see in the world. I have a library of over 450 books running the gamut from medieval romance to cozy mystery, from mythology to fairy tale to Biblical retellings. I support battered women's shelters. Feel free to contact me with any questions! Read more\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48160586531001,"sku":"8531271136","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/7871\/0713\/files\/71z_pGujeKS._AC_SL1500.jpg?v=1784282088","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbuybook.com\/products\/beauty-a-retelling-with-strength-and-courage-courageous-heroine-fairy-tales-by-lisa-shea","provider":"BestBuyBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}