Until the Storm Passes by Elizabeth Doherty

A contemporary retelling of “Beauty and the Beast”… Isabelle Leclair only wanted to take care of her father. Unfortunately, taking care of her father means following him out into what the weather reporters were calling ‘The Storm of the Century.’ When Isabelle’s car slides off the road and wedges itself into a snow bank, she has no choice but to seek help from the illusive Fitzroy mansion, tucked away in the woods on the edge of town. Inside, she encounters Leo, a tortured man with a dark past and a scarred face, who begrudgingly lets her stay after the roads close. As they are stranded together, she grows increasingly frustrated by his secrets, including the forbidden door that she is not allowed to look behind. At least he has his own personal library for her to browse. Leo Fitzroy was once the popular son of one of Grimford’s wealthiest men. After tragedy struck, he locked his broken body away in his mansion, staying away from the outside world that pitied him. He was used to his solitude, and he does not appreciate Isabelle’s special brand of annoyance. He wants nothing more to get her out of the house as soon as the roads are cleared. But when he learns that she likes books and 80s cult classics, he begins to realize that maybe she’s not so bad. Maybe she’ll even be the one to heal him. Except the longer that she is in his house, the closer she gets to his secret. If she finds out, it will ruin everything. Now includes a BONUS EPILOGUE.