Roses and Thorns

Beauty and the Beast Retold

By: Chris Anne Wolfe

Narrated by: Amber Rainey

A greedy father. A beautiful daughter. A faceless noble. With a word, Aloysius bargains away Angelique's future for a hefty bride-price, and no one, not even Angelique's beloved mother, can save her.

©2000, 2007, 2013, 2014 Chris Anne Wolfe (P)2015 Jennifer DiMarco

Critic reviews

"No author could have retold Beauty and the Beast as beautifully as Chris Anne Wolfe. She entices you throughout the story, making your heart pound with each second. At the end, you believe magic is afoot and love is as near to you as your dreams." (Heather Cassell, Bay Area Reporter)

"Wolfe tells the story with a great deal of magic. Amidst fog and darkness and springing white steeds is just about everything a fantasy fan could want: shifting realities of time and space, protective spells, eternal curses, and more." (Lee Lynch, LN)

Great twist to a classic tale.

Compelling twist on a classic tale. Storyteller pulls you in and immerses you into this fantastical world.

Feminist Classic Comes Back to Life

Would you listen to Roses and Thorns again? Why?

Amber Rainey does a masterful job of narrating Chris Anne Wolfe's feminist classic, Roses and Thorns. This retelling spins a new tale, focused on Angelique who is bartered by her father to the mysterious "Beast." Beautiful fairy tale, wonderfully told.

What did you like best about this story?

Roses and Thorns is one of my all time favorite books. I'm delighted that it's made its way to audiobook.

What about Amber Rainey’s performance did you like?

Amber Rainey's performance has real warmth and depth. A pleasure to listen to.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

This is a wonderful story, one I could hear over and over again.

Narrator was terrible

The narration was terrible but if you stick out her monotonous lack of inflection and emotion garbage voice the story is actually pretty sweet. A little rudimentary, but the lesbian twist of the beauty and the beast story was nice.

Drones thru a very good book.

I wish I had bought this on my Kindle instead of the audible. the story was great. the writing compelling and emotionally explosive, but the narrator was emotionless and monotonous. it almost ruined it for me. but the story was great in spite of this weakness.

Enter the fantasy

Delightful story! Well read! A fairytale for modern minds. Keep up the good work! Cheers!