Beastly Dreams

A Cozy Fantasy Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty Fairy Tale Retelling (Displaced Fairytales, Book 1)

A grumpy tavern owner, his sunshine barmaid, and the curse that traps them together.

Running his grandfather’s tavern is all Roan ever wanted—though the failing budget wasn’t part of the dream. But when a rogue sorcerer curses him, sending everyone into a magical sleep except Roan, his too-cheerful barmaid, and his loyal dog, his priorities shift fast: break the curse before he loses everything.

Abigail has never felt safer than she does at the Lucky Goat, despite how miserable Roan is at times, and she’ll do anything to keep her found home intact. At first, an opportunity to tackle the never ending to-do list without distraction seems almost like a blessing, but the pressure of hiding her own magic—and pretending she isn’t falling for her grumpy boss—is a whole different kind of trouble.

Trapped together in the tavern, Roan and Abigail begin to discover that opposites attract… but when the magic unravels, will breaking the curse also break the spark between them?

Torn from one fairytale and trapped in another: the Displaced Fairytales series is a multi-author fairy tale retelling series of standalones from your favorite closed door young adult romance authors. BEASTLY DREAMS is Beauty and the Beast meets Sleeping Beauty with clean and wholesome forced proximity, a grumpy sunshine boss romance, and an adorable dog companion.

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So charming!

Loved the grumpy/sunshine dynamic between Roan and Abigail! Plus it’s so nice to get to see the other side of the story and see Roan grow. Once more, Jess Moran does incredible with the voices! And Gabrielle did a great job mixing Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast vibes!