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"Beauty and the Beast" meets Russian folklore in this tale of hunter Yeva/Beauty; she swears vengeance on the Beast, who drove her hunter father mad. The plot follows the well-known fairy tale, and a romance builds slowly and believably. Complex characters add emotional depth to this novel about making choices in life and living with what you thought you wanted.