Taming the Beast: A Novella

Written by Beau Lake

Narrated by Chase Johnson

Can they find a way to move past their dark secrets and find solace in each other?

Returning to his hometown in Tennessee, Samuel Campbell is searching for absolution. He made a promise in Wharton to never hurt another human ever again. Coming home is the ultimate test. There are dark memories here, a trail of bodies left behind by a once-rabid wolf. In Sevierville, he discovers the hardest part of confronting his past is facing his own conscience.

Kindergarten teacher Nadia Montanari is accustomed to whispers and stares. After all, she is recently divorced, which is the absolute worst thing a 1940’s American woman can be. Then, she discovers she is pregnant. If her secret comes to light, her livelihood will be taken from her. Her family will disown her. She’ll be a pariah.

When Samuel and Nadia meet, sparks fly. But both are harboring relationship-ending secrets. And there’s something far darker too: Nadia has met Samuel before. She was nearly one of Samuel’s victims back in 1937, though neither one can remember.

• Language: English
• Publisher: 4 Horsemen Publications
• Release date: Sep 27, 2021
• ISBN: 9781644503317

Beau Lake

Beau Lake is a tattooed, blue-haired, horror and romance writer skulking around the mountains of Virginia. She is very happily married and lives with a menagerie of children (3), dogs (3), and plants.Her current hobbies include digital art, social/animal activism, and screaming into the void. Mostly the latter. Other favorite activities include listening to true crime podcasts, staring at empty Word documents while having existential crises, and asking herself "What Would Stephen King Do?"Some of her published work includes: the DC Pride series, co-written with Tatum West; the paranormal romance series The Wolves of Wharton; and the upcoming horror series Allgood.She can be found online via Facebook, Twitter, or at beaulakebooks.com. She loves talking with readers and can be reached at [e-mail].