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Briar Boleyn
Bound to the Beasts: Royalverse, Book 2
by Ari Wright
About this book
One beast is bad enough... but three?
Briar Rose always knew she would be married to the highest bidder. So it comes as no surprise when she finds herself at the altar with Cillian Blackwood, a notoriously beastly billionaire.
No one mentioned anything about the other monsters, though.
With his scarred face and hulking brawn, Dane is enough to scare most people out of their skin—literally. And when he isn't around? The clever, callous Rhys is all too happy to prove there are worse things than fear.
Briar might think she has a plan to escape the beasts without giving anything away...
But what happens when your monsters turn out to be your mates? And all their twisted torments become your wildest fantasies?
Tropes for this modern-day fairytale retelling include: RH/why-choose, arranged marriage, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, morally grey Dom MMC, masked cinnamon roll MMC, charming alphahole MMC, black-cat ballerina FMC, touch her and d, only soft for her, brat/Dom, dark and sweet, rejection/groveling, and no third-act breakup. Intended for mature listeners. HEA guaranteed!
Narrated in duet style.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B0G1P513B6
Reader Reviews
October 11, 2025
I’ve read a lot of books this year from authors I’d never heard of—and I’ve found another gem to love: Ari Wright. This dive into the omegaverse hit every note I crave. It’s emotionally rich, laced with just the right amount of comic relief, and absolutely unforgettable. Briar and her omega? Hilarious. Their inner dialogue had me snorting and smiling through the chaos. Each character carries their own flavor of trauma, and while I won’t spoil a thing, just know: it’s layered, it’s raw, and it’s...
October 9, 2025
This book was delicious – an omegaverse fairytale retelling that hooked me from the start. Briar and her three alphas, Cillian, Rhys, and Dane, had such a charged dynamic. They denied their feelings for as long as possible, which only made every slip, every moment of weakness, feel that much more intense. The tension and frustration between them gave the story an addictive edge that had me flipping pages fast. There’s an underlying heaviness to the story, but it never tips into full dark...
November 15, 2025
THIS BOOK WAS INCREDIBLE!!! Out of all of Ari Wright’s omegaverse stories, this one easily takes the top spot for me. It’s definitely darker than her usual OV books, but that edge fits the Beauty & the Beast–style reimagining perfectly. The atmosphere was moody in the best way, and the lingering question of why Cillian chose Briar for the arranged marriage added such a compelling layer of mystery. Briar was an amazing FMC. She refuses to roll over and accept the arrangement, she immediately...
October 13, 2025
4.5 stars Briar was sold to the highest bidder. This landed her with three beasts, a gothic home, and of course the library. There were several subtle references that directly nod to Beauty and the Beast and I loved to see them. These three Alphas were all very different. From scars, to migraines, and above all they were just as touch starved as she was. I absolutely loved what Briar brought to the dynamic. She is smart, strong, Innocent and a brat with a heart of gold. This book had snarky...
October 16, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75 🥀Omegaverse (MFMM/AOAA) 🖤 RH/why-choose 🥀arranged marriage 🖤enemies-to-lovers 🥀forced proximity 🖤only soft for her 🥀morally grey Dom MMC 🖤masked cinnamon roll MMC 🥀charming alphahole MMC 🖤touch-starved alphas 🥀black-cat ballerina FMC 🖤protective & possesive t🥀touch her & ☠️ 🖤dark & sweet 🥀Beauty & the Beast reimagining 🖤billionaire 🥀rut, knotting, nesting, and heat 🖤rejection/groveling 🥀HEA guaranteed Just finished my ARC and it was amazing! Further review to...
