Beautiful Monster

A Standalone Age-Gap Romance

By: Sara Cate

Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Virginia Rose

Playboy. Socialite. Frivolous and wicked.

Alexander Caldwell needs to settle down.

Hence the giant white house he just bought in the suburbs.

The one that backs up to the house filled with three single women living in it.

They all have their sights set on him...but it’s her he can’t get out of his head.

Alexander has absolutely no place getting involved with a teenage girl with the world in her eyes.

But he does.

Tortured. Lonely. Desperate to run.

Sunny Thorn needs to get out of her mother’s house.

To do that, she needs money.

Hence taking the job painting a mural in Alexander Caldwell’s pool house.

The man whose eyes follow her. The man with the sculpted jaw and commanding presence. The man who is way too old for her.

When Sunny has the chance to get out of Pineridge and start a future of her own, he should let her go.

But he doesn’t.

Beautiful Monster is a standalone age-gap forbidden romance from the author of the Wicked Hearts series.

©2020 Sara Cate (P)2020 Sara Cate

Slow burn

I loved this book. I really connected to the characters especially Sunny. I could really relate to her relationships to her family. This is a slow spicy burn. The narrators did a great job.

Greattttt romance w/an age gap thrown in.

This was one of my very favorite SC books. It had a great story,and a great age gap romance that was very sweet.

Beautiful monster indeed!!

This is my first story by Sara Cate and I loved it❣️Alexander and Sunny’s age gap romance made me feel all the angst, insecurities, and labile emotions they encountered while pursuing a relationship that friends and family thought was doomed for failure!! Although Sunny was younger by many years than Alex, she was more mature in some ways when it counted the most! Her forgiving nature, loyalty, and openness to discuss things and allow herself to be guided through the unfamiliar aided in the success of the their relationship! Alex’s midlife crisis and toxic associations could have resulted in him remaining stagnant but thankfully he had the drive and inner monologues to do what he knew was the right thing to help him when making hard decisions. Everyone makes mistakes but it’s how you learn from them and live afterwards that make you who you are!! Aaron Shedlock and Virginia Rose did a fantastic job with narrating! Their performances highlighted the joys, disappointments, and everything in between which made my listening experience a great one!

Well done on a challenging subject

Okay, I admit it: I cried.

Sara Cate pushed some buttons on a challenging subject but as the story evolved, the voice actors hit their stride.

No one believes 40-year-old Alexander will do right by 19-year-old Sunny -- least of all, Alex.

Aaron Shedlock brings a stellar performance as Alex fights his demons for the love of emotionally scarred Virginia Rose.

Good Age Gap Romance

If there’s one thing I love it’s a good age gap romance! Love when the older man tries to stay away but just CAN’T. A beautiful love story that felt so realistic with issues that you understand and relate to. I was so rooting for them. The author had me worried tho a little and made me tear up towards the end. I simply adored Alexander and his battles with himself. He truly wanted what’s best for Sunny. And Sunny who was wise and mature for her age was the perfect person for Alex.

The narration with Aaron Shedlock and Virginia Rose were perfect as Alex and Sunny! Looking forward to listening to more books from Sara cate!