Beauty and the Werewolf

Today, I wanted to talk about a book by an author that I really enjoy, Mercedes Lackey. This book specifically is Beauty and the werewolf, a story about a girl who visits an old woman in the woods. This woman teaches her about magic, and all manner of useful things. During her walk back home, she is attacked by a large wolf, and escapes but for a bite to the leg. Once it is discovered that she was bitten, she is carted off to a fort away from anyone she might hurt, as she was bitten by a werewolf. This werewolf, however, was not a typical one, but a nobleman who doesn't know how he became a werewolf. To find out if she becomes one, they must keep her secluded but for the company of the man who bit her. She learns many things in her time there, and finding out how the nobleman became a werewolf is the most dangerous discovery of all...
It's a fun spin on the typical tales of both beauty and the beast, and red riding hood. If, like me, you thoroughly enjoyed anything 'fairy tale' like as a child, you'll love this! It is part of a set of books about the 'five hundred kingdoms', so if you enjoy this book, you can read many more like it by Mercedes Lackey. Her bibliography says there are seven books in this series, but it hasn't been updated in a few years, and I know for a fact there are more. Beyond the five hundred kingdoms, she also writes about another couple of worlds, Elemental Masters (very similar to this one, in fact it seems to overlap quite a bit), and the Valdemar universe. She has written quite a few other books/worlds, but those are my other favorites. One thing that is nice about Mercedes Lackey, if you haven't read her yet, is that there are so many books that she's written. It's hard to read them all right away, so unlike some authors that only write a couple, if you find yourself craving another book like the one you just read, she's got many! I've personally got probably about 30 books written by her at home, and I've probably read them all at least three times. She's written about 140 books, so clearly I've got a ways to go in my collection!! This book is quite a bit easier to read than 'Through Wolf's Eyes', so I can usually read it in about an hour to an hour and a half, but I'm a fast reader as well. It's 408 pages long, but like I said, it's easy reading, so it just breezes by! :) Have fun!