Ananda is a bigger-than-life pop star, but the paparazzi won't leave her alone and she's tired of being smeared on the Enquirer every month for her drug addiction. After a mental breakdown, she goes home to her old friend Mag, and asks for her help. Knowing how many pop stars die young, Mag will do anything to help Ananda, including losing her dignity, facing her greatest fears, and uncovering the truth about what happened at the House of Transformation. A dual storyline portrays the women at their coming of age, when they lived together at a place called the House of Transformation -- a place of art, love, and a terrible tragedy that still haunts them. No one escaped the House of Transformation without scars, some of them worse than others. Mag does her best to help Ananda get clean, but twists and turns keep wellness outside of arm's reach. With the clock ticking until a contractually obligated Grammy performance, will Ananda have another break down or a breakthrough? "Debut author Taylor writes with a punchy flair... An entertaining and thoughtful account of loss and artistic ambition." -- Kirkus Reviews

House of Transformation

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Taylor, Astrea

Thrillers & Suspense

Astrea Taylor

In this twist on Beauty and the Beast, Belle's hobbies include reading, traveling, and killing evil people in order to get enough karma to go to Heaven. She's a temp in Hell, which is a maze of cubicles far below the earth's surface, where gargoyles, jackals, and golums work. There's also a gaggle of witches who fly on broomsticks, a magnificent bastard demon named Mephistopheles who works more for himself than Lucifer, betrayals, magic, sacrifices, and of course, the Beast himself, Lucifer. When Belle learns the Beast wants to meet with her, her hopes are raised. Could today be the day she's released to Heaven? Or is she in trouble? This book was inspired by the poem 'Belle Dame Sans Merci' by Keats and the painting by the same name by J.W. Waterhouse. This is a twist on concepts in Beauty and the Beast, but the rebellion is strong with this Belle, inanimate objects don't dance and sing, and there's more horror, adventure, twists, and turns than the original fairy tales could ever dream of. Think of it as a more urban, dark fantasy take on Beauty and the Beast.

Belle Dame Sans Merci

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

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