RELEASE BLITZ: Beast: A Hate Story by Mary Catherine Gebhard

Title: Beast: A Hate Story, The Beginning
Author: Mary Catherine Gebhard
Release Date: March 14, 2017
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So this book was slightly difficult to read at times. If you have any triggers at all, I'd recommend not reading this due to the content. However, I still really enjoyed MCG's writing style and look forward to book 2! This seemed to be a very twisted take on Beauty + the Beast in  mafia setting. I'm still not quite sure how I feel about Beast. At times, he seems beyond redemption, but then a different side of him shows and it made me wonder....when is someone truly past the point of no return? Does it depend on the point of view of whoever is deciding or is there a black and white answer? I don't think there is a black and white answer, to be honest. I think it depends on the situation and who is involved because everyone has a different answer. I really loved Frankie. I pitied her at times, but still loved her. I know it's a work of fiction, but it's not so far fetched. People don't believe that in modern America people could be enslaved or trapped, but it's more than possible...                                                I actually feel sorry for Beast, as well throughout the story. If you read it, you'll know why. He's just so.....tortured! Cannot wait to see what happens with Frankie and the crew in the next book....

Once upon a time, I thought love was a fairytale.

I thought selling myself to a mafia boss was noble. So what if they called him the Beast? I grew up in rags, and he would lift me to riches. All I had to do was give him my soul.

He was punishing. Insatiable. Captivating. Nothing like I expected him to be. Each day my reality blurred, leaving me wondering if I was slave or princess.

The longer I stayed, the more I lost myself to him. Even after every cruelty the Beast visited upon me, I longed for his touch. Even after every savage word he spoke, I begged for his lips. I thought the worst thing he could take was my body. I was too naïve to guard my heart.

Once upon a time, I thought love was a fairytale.

Now I know better than to speak of happily-ever-afters.

Beast is the first book in the Hate Story duet. About what it means to fall in love with the person who has absolutely destroyed you, it contains disturbing and graphic situations that may be a trigger for some.

Mary Catherine Gebhard bites off more than she can chew. She’s lived in Salt Lake City, Utah her entire life but occasionally goes on vacation from reality. Don’t worry, she sends postcards.