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Beauty and the Betrayer: A historic fantasy (Red Origins Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Kendrai Meeks (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 64 ratings

Book 1 of 3: Red Origins

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SHE KNOWS BETTER THAN TO TRUST A WEREWOLF...

Gerwalta Faust may be the youngest daughter of the Red Matron, but she is no fool. A lupine is nothing more than an animal with the ability to appear as a man. Even if that man is Andreas Baron, and is discovered to be not only kind, but also handsome and brave. No matter, she will maintain her duty: escort the King Wolf beyond the reaches of the Black Forest, assure he reclaims a runaway wolf, and oversee his expedient return to the packlands.

HE WILL ENDURE A WOLFRETTER IF HE MUST...

Andreas despises the wolf-watchers, but what self-respecting werewolf wouldn’t? They lord over his kind, ruling with silver fists. The last thing he wants is to spend time with one, let alone come to see Gerwalta as something more than the blood red cloak she wears. But the longer he stays in the company of the female warrior, the more Andreas discovers not a beast but a beauty. Could she ever see him as anything more than wolf? Could he ever hope to win her heart?

Each step brings them farther from home and closer to a confession that could doom them both. There is one immutable law among their kinds: it is a crime for a wolfsretter and a lupine to love. A crime punishable by death.

Beauty and the Betrayer is the story of Die Verräterin, the infamous betrayer referenced in the contemporary paranormal urban fantasy fairytale, the Red Chronicles.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07JF4JX4W
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tulipe Noire Press (November 12, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 12, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 843 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 220 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,211,376 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,666 in Alternative History
- #5,039 in Alternate History Science Fiction (Books)
- #8,354 in Fairy Tale Fantasy (Kindle Store)

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Kendrai Meeks was deported from the American Midwest after graduating college, and held against her will since in California. She really hates sarcasm. She first published in 2011, and has since put out nine books in romance and science fiction. In 2017, she decided to return to her first love, urban fantasy. She is the founder of the Bay Area Allied Indie Authors group. She has also been a featured speaker on a number of conference and industry panels on topics ranging from Fanfiction, to Audiobooks, to Serialized Fiction. She is a world music devotee and loves to travel (just hates to fly – a conflict, for certain). She enjoys twisting the extant into the exceptional, often basing her work on historical themes or legendary folk tales and mythology.

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Ashley Young-Henderson

Absolutely love

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2019

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This book is amazing if you liked the red hood series you will definitely like this book. I would also recommend this book and the red hood series by this author if you like the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs

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This Literary Life

Wonderful back story to the Red Hood world!

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2018

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I was so happy when I found an advance reader copy of this book sitting in my email. What a great back story for the Red Hood Chronicles. So many questions are asked in the other series that can only be answered by reading this book. I originally thought this would be a single story, but it turns out that this continues into another book. At least I’m assuming so based on that ending (nothing crazy, just evident that there will be more to come) it was so neat to see the relationships develop in this book between Gerwalter and her wolf. I loved the rich setting and the authenticity of the 2 different cultures being brought together. Century old prejudices had to be overcome to see each other as the person underneath the label that has been embedded in their cultures since their beginnings. It was wonderful to see how the first Hood and wolf fell, wreaking havoc on the social norms and paving they way for the future. Even if that future is more than a hundred years in their future. Because I have read the other books I know that their story has so much more to come, and I do believe it only gets more intense from here, I can’t wait to read how Kendrai brings it all to an end!

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Books at Tiffany's

Meeks keeps getting better and better

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2019

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This was a great first book. I love a back story. We’ve heard about “Gerwalta the Betrayer” from Book 1 of the Red Hood Chronicles. Getting to know her and her story has been a treat. I can’t wait for book 2.

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2019

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I enjoyed every moment of this book. There were some very funny moments. In the beginning I thought I wouldn’t be drawn but Kendrai’s books are full of wit and humor. Can’t put it down.

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2018

We have mystery, courage, and love that can not be. Gerwalta is sent by her mother to go with Andreas to find his brother, and see what is going on at the capital. Gerwalta is a wolfsretter and Andreas is a lupine, this is a forbidden love. They hate each other, but find on qualities in each other. What will Gerwalta do to stop what's going on? What Will Andreas do to get Gerwalta? I received a free copy for my honest review.

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2019

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This fractured fairy tale is sooo much more than that. The intrigue and plot are developed masterfully. The enemies to lovers passion is delicious. Slow burn

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2018

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Kendrai Meeks exceeded my expectations!! I could not put this book down!!! She puts such a twist on an old fairy tale, and does it beautifully!!

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2018

This was an incredible story of the original Gerwalta Faust and Andreas the wolfskoning. From the Red Hood Chronicles, we all know that this story will not have a happy ending, but I cannot help but hope. I read every page hoping they will find a way. Nevertheless, at least this first part ends on a positive note, and it was amazing to read.
Gerwalta is tasked with accompanying Andreas on a difficult task of tracking his brother, to possibly eliminate him. They start off filled with prejudice and animosity towards each other, but as they get to know each other better, they realise that both carry a sufficient amount of open-mindedness to be civil to each other. And then that civility results in a lot more. There is love, so much love in this story.
Although this might seem as a spoiler, it really isn't because their tragic story is well mentioned in the Red Hood Chronicles, where contemporary Gerwalta, better known as Geri, follows in the open-minded footsteps of her namesake.
Now, the difference between the above mentioned series and this series is that the author managed to portray the era, feel, and the atmosphere of the old times through vivid descriptions and archaic language and mannerisms. Even the writing style is compatible with the times of Kind Ferdinand and the Ottoman Empire. The author did an amazing job with this story. I loved every minute of it and I can't wait for the next one. Liar and The Lamb (Red Hood Origins Book 2) has been announced.
The reading order of Red Hood Chronicles is: Requited Hood (Red Hood #0.5) available for subscribers to the author's newsletter on the author's website, Reluctant Hood (Red Hood #1), Relinquished Hood (Red Hood #2), and Ravening Hood (Red Hood #3).

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Anne Chadwick

Great read

Reviewed in Canada on November 18, 2018

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This was really enjoyable and flowed as well as all this series does. I was unsure when I picked up the first book but I’m glad I did.

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