![]() The children overcome their initial apprehension at the disfigurement Alistair has suffered, and they spend more and more time with him, learning from his scientific mind. Helen is no housekeeper or cook, but she applies herself to setting things to right. At first, he insists that Helen and the children cannot stay, but he soon comes to enjoy the life and light they bring to his home. Alistair has been living in increasing despair and disorder. Forced to assume the identify of a housekeeper, Helen surprises Alistair at his run down castle with a recommendation from a mutual acquaintance. ![]() While the Duke feels no real love for Helen, or the two children she has borne him, he refuses to let Helen leave him of her own free will. In order to find safe harbor for herself and her two children, she must flee the powerful man, the Duke of Lister, to whom she has been a mistress for more than ten years. ![]() The heroine, Helen Fitzwilliam, while classically beautiful, has taken some wrong turns in life. The hero, Sir Alistair Munroe, is physically flawed, but principled and intelligent. ![]() To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt is not a typical historical romance. ![]()
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