Teenage princess Isobel Marchand is the daughter of the richest king in the richest kingdom in all the Enchanted Lands, and she couldn't find it any duller if she tried. Turning to her books for adventure, Belle dreams of the day that her own story will begin to unfold. She gets her wish, and it's no happily ever after when the neighboring kingdom of Briar Hill grows tired of having their concerns dismissed by her father the King, and come to take their due. They make off with the young princess in tow, having been reduced to a spoil for the victors. After years of hearing and reading about the uncivilized 'bramble folk', Belle is terrified to be among them, until she realizes that they're nothing like she expected. Highest on her list of surprises? The discovery that their fiercest warrior of all, is a princess of their very own. Kiara Rose is everything that Belle has always been told a princess couldn't be. Fearlessly confident, she strikes an imposing figure, the beast to Belle's beauty. As the girl from Lyons learns to navigate the sharp twists and turns of life in the unforgiving kingdom of Briar Hill she finds out that her favorite fairy tales may not have been only yarns after all, that magic might just be real, and that the secret behind her family's wealth could be darker than she ever imagined. *Romance, Fantasy, LGBT retelling "Beauty and the Beast" *16+ Not suitable for younger teens