{"id":3254,"date":"2019-02-08T12:51:04","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T17:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beydeckard.com\/blog\/?p=3254"},"modified":"2019-02-08T12:51:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T17:51:15","slug":"february-sucks-sale-beauty-and-his-beast-us-uk-for-99-feb-8-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/february-sucks-sale-beauty-and-his-beast-us-uk-for-99-feb-8-10\/","title":{"rendered":"February Sucks Sale &#8211; Beauty and His Beast (US\/UK) for .99 Feb 8-10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">What? Another sale? Why not! And, I'll do another one next weekend. This time, it's <em>Beauty and His Beast<\/em> that's on sale at Amazon US &amp; UK* this weekend starting today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"2792\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/beauty-and-his-beast-out-now\/bahb-400x600\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BaHB-400x600.png?fit=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BaHB-400&amp;#215;600\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BaHB-400x600.png?fit=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BaHB-400x600-200x300.png?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BaHB-400x600.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BaHB-400x600.png?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">It's a take on <em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em>, but set in space. You know... spaceship instead of castle, comms crystal instead of magic mirror, DNA mutation instead of curse, etc. That sort of thing. There are a few reviews floating around that say it's a mashup of <em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em> and <em>Cinderella<\/em>... but it's not\u2014the plot follows pretty closely to the <em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em> of my childhood, not the later Disney version... however, unlike that version, this one is light and silly and I had a lot of fun writing it (and filling it full of classic sci-fi references for the geeks out there \ud83e\udd13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/BaHB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Buy now at Amazon (opens in a new tab)\">Buy now at Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"2\" data-attachment-id=\"565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/jamie-lake-mm-author\/divider\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/divider.jpg?fit=263%2C2&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"263,2\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"divider\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/divider.jpg?fit=263%2C2&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/divider.jpg?resize=263%2C2&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/divider.jpg?w=263&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/divider.jpg?resize=150%2C2&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From Deborah Apy's <em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-3-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"2806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/on-reworking-an-old-fairy-tale\/img_1513\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1513-e1513100292601.jpg?fit=485%2C647&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"485,647\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1513075323&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1513\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 1980 and 1983&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1513-e1513100292601.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1513-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2806\"\/><figcaption>\u00a9 1980 and 1983 - Michael Hague\/Deborah Apy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"2805\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/on-reworking-an-old-fairy-tale\/img_1512\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1512-e1513100204852.jpg?fit=485%2C647&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"485,647\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1513075291&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1512\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1512-e1513100204852.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1512-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2805\"\/><figcaption>\u00a9 1980 and 1983 - Michael Hague\/Deborah Apy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"2807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/on-reworking-an-old-fairy-tale\/img_1325\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1325-e1513100357953.jpg?fit=485%2C647&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"485,647\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510135782&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.041666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1325\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1325-e1513100357953.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.beydeckard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1325-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2807\"\/><figcaption>\u00a9 1980 and 1983 - Michael Hague\/Deborah Apy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>*KDP only does sales for US and UK for some reason. Sorry about that, it's out of my hands. I could change the listing price manually, but it's dodgy as hell and sometimes you can't undo the price change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What? Another sale? Why not! And, I&#8217;ll do another one next weekend. This time, it&#8217;s Beauty and His Beast that&#8217;s on sale at Amazon US &amp; UK* this weekend starting today. It&#8217;s a take on Beauty and the Beast, but set in space. You know&#8230; spaceship instead of castle, comms crystal instead of magic mirror, DNA mutation instead of curse, etc. That sort of thing. There are a few reviews floating around that say it&#8217;s a mashup of Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella&#8230; but it&#8217;s not\u2014the plot follows pretty closely to the Beauty and the Beast of my childhood, &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"February Sucks Sale &#8211; Beauty and His Beast (US\/UK) for .99 Feb 8-10\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/february-sucks-sale-beauty-and-his-beast-us-uk-for-99-feb-8-10\/#more-3254\" aria-label=\"Read more about February Sucks Sale &#8211; Beauty and His Beast (US\/UK) for .99 Feb 8-10\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"February Sucks Sale - Beauty and His Beast (US\/UK) for .99 Feb 8-10 - the classic fairy tale in space.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[775,200],"tags":[723,782,296,201,156,778],"class_list":["post-3254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beauty-and-his-beast","category-promo-2","tag-99-cents","tag-beauty-and-the-beast","tag-gay","tag-kindle","tag-sale","tag-xenophilia"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4sexs-Qu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2827,"url":"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/crappy-winter-weather-sale-beauty-and-his-beast\/","url_meta":{"origin":3254,"position":0},"title":"Crappy Winter Weather Sale &#8211; Beauty and His Beast","author":"Bey","date":"January 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Cold weather got you down? 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