True love’s kiss is a powerful thing. It can break a curse, or heal a broken heart.

Framed for the murder of the princess he loved, the wizard Lucien is imprisoned in his own tower and cursed to take a repulsive, snake-like appearance. His only hope of clearing his name is to break his curse by earning the love of another maiden - and to love her in return. But he wastes away, knowing that this could never happen.

Anelise has sworn off love since the betrayal of her lover, and focuses instead on running the household after her father's ruin. When he returns from a last attempt to recover his merchant fortune with nothing but tales of a wizard in a tower who demands his daughter, she insists on complying with the wizard's orders and returning with her father to save his life. Arriving at the tower, she finds that the wizard is not at all what she expected. When her father is suddenly taken away by a mysterious and violent man - one who threatens both Anelise and Lucien - the pair must work together to save her father.

Lucien must battle with hope as his growing affection for Anelise rivals his notions of true love, and Anelise must reconcile with the idea that perhaps hearts can heal, love is not for swearing off, and that hope can be found in the most unlikely of circumstances.

To Heal a Broken Heart is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It is one of twelve novellas in The Shattered Tales, a collection of twelve fractured retellings of your favorite fairy tales. They can be enjoyed in any order, so fall in love with the swoony sweet romance, magical adventures, and tale-shattering twists one happily-ever-after at a time!

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