t painted, she discovers the current occupant, Leland Crompton, has agreed to the job under duress. Severely disfigured by acromegaly, Leland lives as a recluse, with a housekeeper as his only companion. When Alexandra's feeling evolve from friendship into love, Leland refuses to believe that such a thing is possible. It is the Beast, not the Beauty, who must find the lovable man beneath his hideous exterior. National ads/media | Beauty by Susan Wilson, Paperback | Indigo Chapters