True Beauty

By: Ethan Howatt

Narrated by: Ryan Haugen

Chuck has spent his entire life being judged by the one thing he can’t change—his appearance. Oversized, disfigured, and dismissed by society, he’s learned to survive by keeping his head down and losing himself in the one place he feels in control: the kitchen.

But when an unexplained twist of fate hurls him into a primitive, technology-free world, everything he thought he knew about beauty flips upside down.

Here, his once-mocked features are considered breathtaking. Suddenly, the man who was invisible becomes the most desired bachelor in town—pursued relentlessly by towering, formidable women who see him as the ideal prize.

As Chuck struggles with his lifelong insecurities, he must navigate a society built on the opposite values of the world he came from. His journey forces him to confront his shame, reevaluate what beauty really means, and discover a strength—and a self-worth—he never knew he had.

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