I am so
excited that BEAUTIFUL
by Leigh Hatchmann is available now and that I get to share the news with Rockstar Book Tours!
If you
haven’t yet heard about this book by author Leigh Hatchmann, no worries! We're about to introduce you and from what I read about it, it sounds REALLY GOOD! This blitz
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Title: BEAUTIFUL
Author: Leigh Hatchmann
Pub. Date: August 27, 2020
Publisher: Leigh Hatchmann
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 366
Bella-Rosa
Amato
My life is the envy of women everywhere. I live in a gorgeous mansion,
wear expensive clothes, go to A-list parties, and attend a prestigious college.
It is a life of beauty and glamor . . . and all of it is a lie.
Behind closed doors, I am bullied by my cold and powerful father. With no
money of my own, I have no choice but to obey him . . .
Until I am attacked, and a half man-half beast intervenes. Kit takes me
to his home to heal, where I am immersed in his secret world. As we bond over
unexpected experiences and shared interests, my gratitude changes into
something that feels as old as time.
Kit/King
I was created for the darkness and, for a while, it controlled me. But I
escaped that life and made a new home for myself.
Before Bella crossed my path, I didn’t think happiness was possible. But
she not only accepts my differences, she offers friendship.
Her gentle and compassionate heart opens me up to those parts within me.
With her, I don’t feel like the beast I have always been labeled.
But the closer we get, the more I wonder if I am truly as human as she
believes, and whether the mistakes of the beast can ever be forgiven . . .
When an old enemy resurfaces, Bella and Kit will need to stand firm in
their love, face the brutalities of the past, and trust in the beauty that
comes from within to make it out alive.
BEAUTIFUL
is a sweet and dark, modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast. The themes of
beauty, strength, redemption, and love shine through in an unforgettable tale
that will make you question everything you think you know about beauty . . .
and the beast.
Excerpt:
My senses picked up new stimuli: leaves being trampled, three sets of
racing feet . . . and traces of spilled human blood. Not enough to cause death,
but enough to tease my nose.
I heard a rough male voice yell, “Stop her. She’s getting away again.”
She? Again?
A second male, younger sounding, added, “How the hell? She should be dead
by now.”
That pricked my ears up. Literally. I paused, waiting for what else I
could hear. One set of the footsteps were closing in on me. The woman. Her
musky perfume was light, but feminine. If I stepped behind a tree and took
advantage of the growing night-time shadows, I could hide. Yet, when I tried, I
found I could not move from my spot. Frowning, I crouched into the darkness
instead.
Satisfied I would be safe from easy observation, I narrowed my attention
onto my hearing. Panicked breaths, a raised heartbeat, blood pounding in fear
reached my ears. It was definitely the woman. The men were chasing her. She was
terrified . . . and heading straight for me.
The next second, a woman stumbled to the ground a few feet away. My
natural night vision allowed
me to see her as clearly as if it were midday.
Fresh blood dripped from cuts above her top lip, both eyebrows, left
cheek, and the bridge of her nose. Her palms held fresh, jagged cuts and her
left leg had an uneven slice from the top of her ankle to the mid-shin. The
latter injuries told me one thing. She scaled the eight-foot, barbed wire fence
that keeps us closed off from the outside world. Whatever she was running from
must have been serious for her to do that. In the process of either running
from the men or scaling the fence, she’d lost her shoes. Her feet would be
scraped and sore from the loose sticks and underbrush.
I continued to scan her body for visible damage. Blackening bruises
marked her right eye, chin, and arms. Probably other places I couldn’t see. Her
red dress had been torn in multiple places––from barbed wire, gripping twigs in
the thick forest, or grabbing hands? I wouldn’t know for sure until I got a
closer look.
She panted, desperate for both breath and relief. How had she run from
her obvious attackers in this weakened state? She looked and sounded ready to
collapse from exhaustion.
The way I must have looked to Josephine when she found me.
The woman tried to scramble to her feet but fell onto her back. The
action made her cry out in pain.
My heart squeezed. Compassion propelled me
toward her. I stepped on a fallen branch. The ensuing cracking noise echoed
through the surrounding trees.
The woman lifted her hands to cover her face and whimpered, “Please.
Don’t,” before passing out.
A strange ache passed through me, like I had lost something important. I
heard the beast in me roar for the first time in years.
The first male voice cut through the air, “Did you hear that?”
“Maybe a coyote has her?”
“Serves her right, but we’d better check. Mr. Chisholm will want to know.
This way.”
Mr. Chisholm?
Recognition flickered in the back of my mind. Where did I know that name?
Two flashlight beams bobbed in the distance, closing in on us. For the
second time that night, I relied on the insistent urges within me. I scooped
the woman into my arms and ran.
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About the author...
Leigh
Hatchmann is a best-selling non-fiction author, international-selling romance
author, identical triplet, writing coach, editor, and hot chocolate addict. She
uses her postgraduate degree in counseling to create believable,
three-dimensional characters. Her certificates in forensic science and forensic
anthropology help her to create realistic crime elements in her stories. She is
currently completing her master's degree in writing and has also finished
postgraduate study in editing. When not writing, reading, coaching, studying,
or enjoying nature, she can be found having fun in nature with her three
gorgeous children (plus one laid back dog and one grumpy cat). She is active on
social media and encourages readers to interact with her there. She also writes
fiction under the pseudonym A.K. Leigh and non-fiction as Alicia Leigh.
*Fall in
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Giveaway Details...
3 winners will receive a $10 Amazon GC, International.
Ends September 3rd. Midnight EST.
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