Naia is an outcast. She keeps to herself, avoiding the villagers' stares. The way they point. Even though she wants nothing more than to belong.

But when her village is cursed with endless summer, Naia must confront the formidable beast who holds the key to restoring the seasons.

That's challenging enough, but the beast isn't what she expected. Those soulful dark eyes seem more man than monster. And the way he looks at her, with a clarity she's only dreamed of...

Soon, Naia is torn between her duty to the village that's never loved her...and the monster she set out to destroy.

A short, standalone fantasy romance inspired by Beauty and the Beast.