If you love Beauty and the Beast you need to read this. I fell hard for Snowfall and the Duke. It felt like reading a fairytale.

Jonas, the Duke, is our beast. He's horribly scarred from the Napoleonic War and has become a grumpy recluse. Ailis is our beauty. These two are forced together when Ailis falls off her horse in front on his home and dislocates her shoulder. Jonas reluctantly helps her but not without getting something in return. Thus a kissing bargain is struck.

I thought the plot was great! I liked the bargain and the stakes it had. Plus she's injured and they're snowed in so they have to interact. I thought their relationship was well developed and perfectly paced. It was so beautiful to see Jonas realize he's worthy of love. There's a lot of emotional healing here that I think was well written and believable. The story does a great job of capturing the reader and keeping them wanting more.

The romance is swoon worthy and very much Beauty & the Beast. The chemistry simmers and the kisses are lovely. I really liked Ailis and Jonas a lot.

If you like historical romances inspired by fairytales, snowed-in and a scarred, grumpy duke, this is the book for you! Cannot recommend this one enough. Can be read as a standalone.

Hiding out on his country estate, Jonas thinks never to marry after the scars he received from the war. He enjoys verbally sparring with the vicar's spinster niece Ailis who is always hitting him up for money for the less fortunate. When his mother shows up with several ton "diamonds" to choose from to marry Jonas realizes that the true diamond is Ailis. I received an ARC from NetGalley and Dragonblade Publishing for my honest review.