King of Beasts — Amberlyn Holland

At the moment tyrannical King Aegron the Cruel was assassinated, each of his children was struck by a different dark curse. Five years later, the Dark Kingdom is struggling to survive. For five years, Leandra has tirelessly used her magic to fix the catastrophe put in motion by the impulsive mistakes of her family. Finally, she has only a single task left to complete the mission she set for herself. Unfortunately, it requires her greatest sacrifice yet. Becoming a prisoner in the Beast King's isolated fortress. Prince Kyllean is convinced the only way to break the curse trapping him in the body of a beast is to force the witch responsible to undo her dark magic. But nothing is ever as simple as it seems when it comes to the intrigue surrounding Darkhar's royal family. And the violet-eyed witch brought to him in chains harbors more secrets than most. Will Leandra prove to be his salvation? Or will she be the instrument of Kyllean's ultimate destruction?  This Beauty and the Beast inspired fantasy romance novel features a stubborn, arrogant prince cursed into beastly form, a witch trying to set things right with or without his help, enemies falling in love, and a pack of terrifyingly adorable monsters.