A Dark Beauty
Clarissa Kae's Victorian Beauty and the Beast retelling earns its clean romance label honestly — the heat stays at glimpses and kisses throughout, making it fully appropriate for faith-conscious readers who still want a satisfying romance. The Victorian setting adds genuine freshness to the familiar fairy-tale frame, and Georgiana's gift for repairing machines gives her agency and a distinctive identity beyond the typical heroine. The thoughtful treatment of disability and ableism through Lord Pichon adds real thematic texture. The honest caveats are a catalog note — the author publishes as Clarissa Kae, not Clarissa Wilstead — and the fact that the political intrigue subplot feels somewhat underdeveloped alongside the romance. For readers seeking clean historical romance with a fairy-tale heart, this delivers what it promises.