"though she be but little she is fierce" Mariah Hunter has long since given up on love. Ever since her mother left her, she has lived a secluded yet satisfying life, content and happy on the edge of the forest in France with her father. She has renounced love, and convinced herself that no one could ever love her. She loves her father more than anything, and wants to spend the rest of her days making him happy. Her father, Samuel, wants so much more for her daughter and makes her promise that on his 50th birthday, she will move to the village nearby. Here she meets Ben Larson, who is intrigued by the small yet feisty girl, and vows to find out more about her. By the end of the story, you will wonder: who is the beauty and who is the beast? This gripping novel encompasses surprising plot twists, quaint Frenchtowns, and jaw -dropping romance.