Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly

Just a little change
Small, to say the least
Both a little scared
Neither one prepared
Beauty and the Beast


Now firstly let me say that I received this audio book free in exchange for an honest review.

When you read this book you must throw your instalove radar out of the windows, it is a remaking of a fairy story after all :•)

I loved this story so much, it was very well written and the narrator did a great job with all of the characters.

Savannah Carmichael has moved back home to her parents house after a major cock up causing her to be fired from her journalism job in the city, she is feeling very sorry for herself and very angry with the person that stabbed her in the back, considering she was in love with them.

After hiding herself away for a while she gets a call from an old friend, an opportunity to work for another newspaper in Phoenix gives her the chance to "get back in the saddle", the only thing is that she used to be an investigative reporter, and her new boss wants a "Human Interest" piece, but hey she can do this and then move up the ladder right?

Not really knowing what to write about, her sister mentions the local hermit that lives in the big house in town, he is a war veteran who suffered severe injuries and hasn't been seen in years, and so her sights are set.

After getting the balls to knock on his door (with a plate of brownies) she manages to convince Asher Lee to let her write a piece about him.

Asher Lee has severe injuries from his time serving in Afghanistan, and is very nervous about having any other human interaction than what he has with his housekeeper, he is embarrassed to show his face as one half of it is very scarred and he has only one arm, he finds himself very drawn to Savannah and surprisingly comfortable with her.

After agreeing to interview him a few days a week Savannah begins to see Asher in a different light and they start to become friends.

This friendship begins to turn into something else that they both feel and become something more, much to the dismay of everyone else around her.

But what will happen to the piece she is writing?

This was a heart warming story that I thoroughly enjoyed and will definitely read again.