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A Ruin of Roses

A Ruin of Roses

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  • Create Date：2021-11-02 08:51:24
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：K.F. Breene
  • ISBN：1955757100
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Summary

A new spicy fantasy series from worldwide bestselling author K。F。 Breene！ Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas and Jennifer L Armentrout， and those who like a deliciously dark fairytale reimagining。

I could save him， but he would ruin me。

The beast。
The creature that stalks the forbidden wood。
The dragon prince。

He has suffered a fate worse than death。 We all have。 A curse put upon us by the mad king。

We are a kingdom locked in time。 Shifters unable to feel our animals。 Stuck here by a deal between the late king and a demon who seeks our destruction。

The only one keeping this kingdom alive is Nyfain， the golden prince to a stolen throne。 The last dragon shifter。

He’s our hope。
He’s my nightmare。

When he catches me trespassing in the forbidden wood， he doesn’t punish me with death， as he’s entitled。

He takes me， instead。 Forces me back to the castle as his prisoner。 Seeks to use me。

Apparently， I can save him。 I can save the whole forgotten kingdom， locked away by the demon king’s power。

But it would mean taming the monster beneath his skin。 It would mean giving myself to him。

It would mean my ruin。

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This is a dark and sexy Beauty and the Beast retelling， featuring a strong heroine， a dangerous anti-hero， and a humorous supporting cast。 It is a full-length novel at 80k words and suitable for 18+。 This is the beginning of a trilogy and ends on a cliffhanger。 Buckle up。 The author was let off her leash。

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Reviews

Kirsty ，

Did I enjoy this？ Maybe？？？ Not really。 At first I did。 I thought it was funny， the main character was quick witted， it was a super easy quick read。 I didn't mind the language as I thought that gave the book a charm to it。 And the tension/spice was ok。 I'm only giving it an extra half a star cause it made me laugh at some points。 Other wise it's a 2。5/5。There was just something I couldn't vibe with。 I don't even know when this is set; is it modern day because of the mention of electricity and run Did I enjoy this？ Maybe？？？ Not really。 At first I did。 I thought it was funny， the main character was quick witted， it was a super easy quick read。 I didn't mind the language as I thought that gave the book a charm to it。 And the tension/spice was ok。 I'm only giving it an extra half a star cause it made me laugh at some points。 Other wise it's a 2。5/5。There was just something I couldn't vibe with。 I don't even know when this is set; is it modern day because of the mention of electricity and running water？？？ I couldn't place it at all。 Where was the world building？ And the beast wears jeans。 And not just any jeans， ripped jeans。 Ew。 All I could picture is like， frat boy ripped jeans。。。There was a plot at the start， then the plot was lost like 30% of the way through？ Idk man。 Also， the reveal about the male main character （legit can't remember any of their names lmao） was the prince which was like， a massive plot twist in the book？ It was shocking to what's-her-face。 But it literally says he's in the prince in the description？ It would have been much more impactful to us as readers to find out without actually knowing that part of it lmao。And the "inner monologue coping mechanism" thing？ I never want to read that again。 That was so cringy。 。。。more

Sheila Dean ，

Rebirth of growing a roseA rose is a rose is a rose。 We think of roses as beauty。 A rose given is a symbol of love 。 Two people of different economics， truthful， honest， guarded learn to trust， to laugh， to seek pleasure uninhibited。

The Dragon Den ，

A very sexy twist with dragons， orgies， sassy ladies and a doomed kingdom。 Book 2？ Waiting and ready。

Chelsey Miller ，

Okay before you go all “Great， another Beauty and the beast rendition”， let me just say， this one is a good one。 Like， an actual clever， funny， albeit it slightly silly one。 It held to the idea of the original fairy tale， but had its on spin on the story to make it fresh and engrossing。 Im also reminded of Big Mouth while reading this， which earned the book a whole star in itself。 this was just a dose of giddy pleasure… speaking of pleasure it’s definitely 18+ 👀

Kristine ，

4。5 Stars 🌟This is KF Breene at her best。 Taking a certain fairy tale that we have all heard or read before， and completely making it her own。 A bit of warning - if you are not comfortable with extremely explicit descriptions of sex， and a heroine who is pretty vocal with her thoughts。。。whatever they may be - then this is not for you。 If， on the other hand， you LOVE a feisty heroine who excels at doing the exact opposite of what society dictates， who spends a lot of time talking to herself and i 4。5 Stars 🌟This is KF Breene at her best。 Taking a certain fairy tale that we have all heard or read before， and completely making it her own。 A bit of warning - if you are not comfortable with extremely explicit descriptions of sex， and a heroine who is pretty vocal with her thoughts。。。whatever they may be - then this is not for you。 If， on the other hand， you LOVE a feisty heroine who excels at doing the exact opposite of what society dictates， who spends a lot of time talking to herself and is not shy 。。。。about anything - then what are you waiting for？I think I laughed the hardest whenever Hadriel was talking， he seriously needs his own book。 Talk about letting your "freak flag" fly！ I fell in love with him immediately。This is going to be a great love story between Finley and Nyfain， if that silly， stubborn dragon ever gets his act together。So， as usual， this feisty and ALSO stubborn heroine has her work cut out for her。 。。。more

Georgia Cameron ，

Not your average heroine Great start to a series that can't wait for a sequel。 A bit of a cliff hanger for an ending， but the female lead is all take charge attitude and won't be left in the dust for long。 Fun， fast paced read！ Not your average heroine Great start to a series that can't wait for a sequel。 A bit of a cliff hanger for an ending， but the female lead is all take charge attitude and won't be left in the dust for long。 Fun， fast paced read！ 。。。more

ChristinaReads5 ，

love， love， love！！I love the commentary， so funny！！！ It is definitely a different take on Beauty and the Beast and I love it！Our girl Finley is a badass！ And I absolutely love Hadriel and all he has to say！The cliffhanger is killer！！ I am a little mad about it， like wtf？？ I NEED to know what happens next！！

Gigi （imaginingbetweenthepages） ，

What an abrupt ending！ Really good writing and premise though。 I'm looking forward to reading where the story goes next。 What an abrupt ending！ Really good writing and premise though。 I'm looking forward to reading where the story goes next。 。。。more

Harriet ，

Second half of the book was more like 4 stars， but the first half was just too slow。 Lovely bit of smutt， but I thought the second one was out but not for two weeks which is annoying ://

Cheri Heinzelman ，

A new sort of fairytaleI've read fairytales all my life， Grimms tales， etc。 。。 but this was a wonderful new sort of fairytale that I simply couldn't put down。 I am an avid Lexi fan， and she has hit it out of the ballpark with this new series！ I loved the mix of old and new， and definitely LOVED the sexual encounters！ A friend recommended this book and it deserves the 5 stars I gave it！ Thank you Lexi for bringing me along for the ride！ Can't wait to read the next one！！ A new sort of fairytaleI've read fairytales all my life， Grimms tales， etc。 。。 but this was a wonderful new sort of fairytale that I simply couldn't put down。 I am an avid Lexi fan， and she has hit it out of the ballpark with this new series！ I loved the mix of old and new， and definitely LOVED the sexual encounters！ A friend recommended this book and it deserves the 5 stars I gave it！ Thank you Lexi for bringing me along for the ride！ Can't wait to read the next one！！ 。。。more

Nour Kanj ，

I need the second book right now……like right now

Christy ，

Amazing！！！ So addicting！！ YOU HAVE TO READ THIS！！ Whoever’s reading this， stop what you’re doing & read this immediately！ You will not regret it！ I love this world & cannot wait until the next！

Aqua ，

Holy smokes this book was something different and I loved it。 It has a lot of 'different/unconventional' sexy talk so it you are a prude I would advise to steer clear。 The plot is interesting and when you get through the sexy talk the story draws you in wanting to know how it ends。 Although the first book is a cliffhanger which I hate but you can easily predict that's what suggested in book 1 is not going to happen （I shall say no more as I don't want to give away spoilers）。 K。F。 Breene is so fa Holy smokes this book was something different and I loved it。 It has a lot of 'different/unconventional' sexy talk so it you are a prude I would advise to steer clear。 The plot is interesting and when you get through the sexy talk the story draws you in wanting to know how it ends。 Although the first book is a cliffhanger which I hate but you can easily predict that's what suggested in book 1 is not going to happen （I shall say no more as I don't want to give away spoilers）。 K。F。 Breene is so far one of my favorite authors who I like the style and that she doesn't make her female MC stupid。 This books is really something different。 I would 100% recommend！！ 。。。more

M'JAY ，

This was good。 I would've finished it earlier but with my job and working out， I'm too tired by the end of the day。 This was good。 I would've finished it earlier but with my job and working out， I'm too tired by the end of the day。 。。。more

Anita ，

Surprise！ This crosses the line into erotica。 I know this author as more likely to write paranormal romance， but this book witnesses several orgies， and the heroine totally owns her own sexuality。 So I say， erotica。This is a retelling of the Beauty and the Beast story， where the beast is a cursed dragon shifter and the beauty a cursed shifter of unknown type。 She doesn't know the type because she's a peasant living in the cursed kingdom since she was a little kid， and the curse keeps all but the Surprise！ This crosses the line into erotica。 I know this author as more likely to write paranormal romance， but this book witnesses several orgies， and the heroine totally owns her own sexuality。 So I say， erotica。This is a retelling of the Beauty and the Beast story， where the beast is a cursed dragon shifter and the beauty a cursed shifter of unknown type。 She doesn't know the type because she's a peasant living in the cursed kingdom since she was a little kid， and the curse keeps all but the crown prince from shifting （he's the beast）。 The curse is slowly choking the life out of the kingdom， and both beauty and beast are doing all they can to help people。 The curse was created by the demon king， who has set all sorts of demons loose in the kingdom。 The orgies are curtesy of the incubi and succubae。 The characters are extremely entertaining， and the dialogue from the butler had me smiling。 Can't wait for volume 2 next month！ 。。。more

MKK ，

<3<3<3I have to admit that fairytale retelling is not my usual cup of tea， but I love this new world and new characters - great work KFB！！ No pearls needed for me - I’m here for ALL of the books you want to write in this series- give me more！

Gail Wilson ，

I tried， I really did but I stopped about 50% of the way through。 It was a struggle for me to get to that point。 Normally I’m a fan of the author but this was just a bit too much for me。 Now I love a good smutty and spicy book and I don’t mind language but the constant talk of shame fucking and running trains and all the other stuff was a little over the top。 If it wasn’t so back to back I think it would have been fine。 I also didn’t quite like the world setup。 It’s somewhat dystopian yet certai I tried， I really did but I stopped about 50% of the way through。 It was a struggle for me to get to that point。 Normally I’m a fan of the author but this was just a bit too much for me。 Now I love a good smutty and spicy book and I don’t mind language but the constant talk of shame fucking and running trains and all the other stuff was a little over the top。 If it wasn’t so back to back I think it would have been fine。 I also didn’t quite like the world setup。 It’s somewhat dystopian yet certain things remain。 Going in I thought this would be a simpler world setup。 Anyway， most people seem to like the book so I’m an unpopular opinion。 。。。more

Dawn Cavenee ，

Holy cow！ Great characters， hot scenes！ Really looking forward to the next book！

Briannah86 ，

While I like the author and especially appreciate the humor in the dialogue I just couldn’t love this。 I love a good enemy turned lover and build up but it was so much crude language and sexual scenes and it did nothing for the characters。

Monikat ，

My first book from this author and wow， I absolutely loved it。 A fresh take on a beloved storyline。 I cannot wait for the next book！！！

ash。 ，

4。5！ Okay， I need the next book to this series like TODAY！

Kay ，

Yeah it's a beauty and the beast retelling， I didn't have high hopes， but it's Not That Bad。 This ends on a cliffhanger and I'm a little mad about that though。The main issue is there's extra elements that aren't needed and only muddle up the story。 The Gaston character and some of the other villagers felt superfluous。 Maybe because I've always felt like Gaston was unnecessary in every rendition except the 90s cartoon version。 Even then I'm biased because that's the only good song in the movie （d Yeah it's a beauty and the beast retelling， I didn't have high hopes， but it's Not That Bad。 This ends on a cliffhanger and I'm a little mad about that though。The main issue is there's extra elements that aren't needed and only muddle up the story。 The Gaston character and some of the other villagers felt superfluous。 Maybe because I've always felt like Gaston was unnecessary in every rendition except the 90s cartoon version。 Even then I'm biased because that's the only good song in the movie （don't @ me）。 I know this is supposed to be "the sexy version"， but something about the succubus and incubus writing really bugged me。 I'm here for the smut， but some of that smut was either too much or not enough。 The smut between the main characters though？🤌🔥The butler is cool， I want to like the lady's maid but she feels more like a gimmick。 I'd like to know more about her and the other servants， they definitely would be unique and crazy characters because of the curse。The shapeshifter aspect is alright， it uses the dual-personality trope common in shapeshifter writing。 Sometimes it gets annoying but I can look past it。I normally avoid beauty and the beast， but the curse makes sense and the main characters are pretty great。 So glad the heroine isn't simpering or demure。 🙌✨ 。。。more

Sophia Barclay ，

Such an amazing book。 I couldn't put it down。 I quickly pre-ordered the second book。 Such an amazing book。 I couldn't put it down。 I quickly pre-ordered the second book。 。。。more

Starre ，

Things I have taken away from this book:1。 Everyone is a furry。 It’s kind of ridiculous but everyone is always getting it on in a furry costume。 2。 Everyone is always having sex， like that’s the plot。 I honestly don’t know what’s going on， but there is constant sex。 And the spice， it’s nice， but I’m literally so confused。Thank god the next book comes out in like 2 weeks because the ending was ~unsatisfactory~

Emma Graham ，

Loved itIf you love a good fairy tale with a dark twist them this is really the book for you。 Loved all the drama and the darkness can't wait for the second book Loved itIf you love a good fairy tale with a dark twist them this is really the book for you。 Loved all the drama and the darkness can't wait for the second book 。。。more

Tana Wardle ，

There should be a law…。There should be a law that K。F。 Breene- shouldn’t be able to release one book at time。 Even a day is to long to wait if there’s more coming in a series ！ The stories are too good！ I can’t function when I’m stuck in her world instead of reality waiting for the next book！ Therefore， a law。 To release all stories at same time。 Or just one thick as hell book！！ Another law- to NEVER allow K。F。 Breene a break。 She needs to write non-stop。 The curse of being a genius I guess;） T There should be a law…。There should be a law that K。F。 Breene- shouldn’t be able to release one book at time。 Even a day is to long to wait if there’s more coming in a series ！ The stories are too good！ I can’t function when I’m stuck in her world instead of reality waiting for the next book！ Therefore， a law。 To release all stories at same time。 Or just one thick as hell book！！ Another law- to NEVER allow K。F。 Breene a break。 She needs to write non-stop。 The curse of being a genius I guess;） Thank You truly Ms。 Breene for giving such a wonderful escape， for sharing your gift of stories:） 。。。more

Crystal ，

Pretty goodI enjoyed the idea， but it got so confusing and I couldn't keep track of who was who。 More background on the whole shifter curse would have helped， too。 Pretty goodI enjoyed the idea， but it got so confusing and I couldn't keep track of who was who。 More background on the whole shifter curse would have helped， too。 。。。more

Larbar ，

Keep going after the first few chapters！So， this is the first time I've read this author。 I honestly wasn't sure I was going to like the writing style or the female lead based on the first couple of chapters。。。 but after finishing the book， I can absolutely recommend this！！In the beginning， Finley was a bit standoffish， quirky， brash and difficult to connect with。 After her "beauty and the beast" moment of abduction， we start to find out how caring， intelligent， determined and brave Finley reall Keep going after the first few chapters！So， this is the first time I've read this author。 I honestly wasn't sure I was going to like the writing style or the female lead based on the first couple of chapters。。。 but after finishing the book， I can absolutely recommend this！！In the beginning， Finley was a bit standoffish， quirky， brash and difficult to connect with。 After her "beauty and the beast" moment of abduction， we start to find out how caring， intelligent， determined and brave Finley really is。 She gains depth to her character that I wasn't expecting。 The same goes for the beast- there is still a lot we don't know about him， but I definitely have my suspicions about what his connection with Finley is！ And their chemistry is delicious。 Hoping for even more heat in the next book， along with more character development and backstory。Solid 4。5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 。。。more

Mikkela ，

A very smutty and comical retelling of Beauty and The Beast with a fantasy twist。 It made me laugh and also 😳🤭。 Disappointed I have to wait for the second。

Jamie ，

This is such a twisted and naughty take on my favorite fairy tale！！ Well written and steamy in the best ways。 I thought the dirty talk was a bit much。 But otherwise it’s perfect！！ Cannot wait to see what happens next for this fantastic world！

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