The Vixen and the Vet

A Modern Fairytale #1

by Katy Regnery

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**WINNER 2015 Kindle Book Awards (Romance)**
**2015 RITA Finalist!**

In this modern-retelling of "Beauty and the Beast," Savannah Carmichael, betrayed by an unreliable source, returns to her hometown of Danvers, Virginia with her once-promising journalism career in ruins. Given the opportunity to get back in the game by writing a patriotic human interest piece, Savannah turns her attention to the town hermit, Asher Lee, a wounded veteran who returned to Danvers eight years ago, and hasn't been seen since.

After an IED explosion in Afghanistan took Asher's hand and disfigured half of his face, he's lived a quiet life on the outskirts of Danvers where the locals respect his privacy ... that is, until Savannah Carmichael comes calling in a borrowed sundress with a plate of homemade brownies. When Asher agrees to be interviewed by Savannah, he starts feeling things for the beautiful reporter that he hasn't felt in years.

Misfits in small-town Danvers, Savannah and Asher create a bond right away, touching each other's hearts in ways neither thought possible. When a terrible mistake threatens to drive them apart, they'll have to decide if the love they found in one another's arms is strong enough to fight for their hard-won happily ever after.

** Contemporary Romance. Due to profanity, realistically depicted scenes of war and very strong sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18. **

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Military Fiction, Beauty and The Beast, New Adult, Disability

295 pages, ebook

First published June 4, 2014

About the author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katy Regnery has a heart for smart romance featuring strong women and decent men. Almost exclusively self-published, Katy claims authorship of over 60 titles, including three RITA® finalists. Translated into French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Turkish, Katy has sold over 1.8 million books worldwide.

Reviews

[Katy Regnery · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote this book in 23 days. It only took me 23 days because Asher and Savannah jumped off the pages for me fully-formed and 100% ready to fall in love. I think their story is really hot, really fun and really moving. I hope you do too.

I have never written a book as a fundraiser before, so this book is very special to me. I hope that Savannah and Asher's story will inspire, delight and move readers to remember that our returning wounded deserve every possible honor for their courage, bravery and sacrifice.

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 Stars!



The Vixen and the Vet is yet another one of those books where I’m like… WTF Christy! You waited 2 years after this released to read it? I listened to the audio book of this one and for three days straight I didn’t even want to read another book. All I wanted to do was listen to this. There wasn't much I didn’t love about this book. The story line, the characters, the writing- it was all fantastic.

The thing about surviving something so truly tragic is that it changes your expectations forever. You make do with very little. You’re grateful for the crumbs.

Asher Lee is a wounded veteran who has turned into somewhat of a hermit since he’s returned to his home town (which was years ago) to a not so warm welcome. The war has somewhat disfigured him and he just isn’t comfortable around people anymore. Savannah Carmichael is back in her small town from NYC where she worked as a journalist. She’s lost her career and wants it back. She’ll do anything to make that happen. Including writing a story about a veteran for the forth of July.

Asher and Savannah’s story was one of friendship, growth, love and forgiveness. I loved these two together. I loved the way each one changed the other. Savannah doesn’t care about how Asher looks. She loves him for him. And she makes Asher not care as much- want to get out there more, if only for her. There were a few parts of this story that brought me to tears- they were just so gorgeous.

Beautiful, emotional, sweet, sexy, and one that will pull on your heartstrings, The Vixen and the Vet is a story I won’t soon forget and highly recommend to all romance readers!

[• Lisa • · Rating 5 out of 5]

FIVE CLAIM MY HEART STARS.

"Love me, Asher." And he did. And he would. Forever."



My adoration for this book was helped tremendously due to my love for a well written book that tugs on the heart strings and gives my reading heart a well placed squeeze. It also didn't harm the enjoyment that my favourite Disney animation of all time is the classic 'Beauty and the beast'. I couldn't even begin to imagine that I would fall so in love with a book that I was requested to read and review and I'm more than pleased that I gave my reading time over to a book that quite honestly has stolen my heart. This author is obviously talented with a heart to share stories that make the reader not only fall in love but think about the world around them. Timeless in it's delivery I won't ever be forgetting about the story of Savannah Carmichael and Asher Lee. Katy Regnery I have had the most beautiful time spent with your heart stopping novel and I'm left with a story to remember for a time to come.



What's it all about?
Leaving New York after being publicly humiliated and loosing her job as a successful journalist, Savannah Carmichael returns to her very southern and charming home town. Feeling desperate to gain respect in the reporting world again she sets out to deliver a story that would make her be noticed for her writing talents once again. Asher Lee is the town recluse and hermit after serving his country and injured in a tragic and near fatal accident he returns to his home town. Disfigured and equally as tormented by his experiences he has given up on a world of love and the idea of living a life of freedom. When Savannah and Asher's lives cross paths they never expected to be thrown into a friendship so powerful that it changes the way they feel and act. And as their relationship starts to bond them in a life altering way they have to take the steps to overcome the difficulties that they must face together. Beautifully poetic and tragically love struck their story is one that is worth fighting for.



What did I love?
This novel was not only beautifully romantic with a well paced unfolding plot and love story, it was also powerfully touching and heart melting. There are stories that you happily read that are enjoyable, even used as an escape but there are also those books that make you sit up and take notice and change the way you see the world. 'Vixen and the vet' had a clear message about friendship and love and how we can be the difference to those around us and for me if nothing else this author did the perfect job of showcasing how relationships can change lives. I admired and fell for this authors writing style she swept me right into the middle of the love and action of this story and I could not have loved two characters more. Savannah and Asher were beautiful to read about, both equally wonderful and easy to fall in love with and I was cheering for their friendship and romance from their first encounter. As you can imagine from the description of the book, the storyline dealt with some difficult topics but the book although thorough in it's message never felt heavy or difficult to read instead it pulled at my heart strings in the best kind of way and felt a joy to read.



Final thoughts ...
This is the first time that I have read any work by Katy Regnery and it comes as no surprise to me that she is an award winning romance novelist. She made this potentially heart breaking story come alive and I fell utterly in love with her story of the beautiful journalist and her admirable beast. Nothing could have torn me away from the pages of this novel and for once I enjoyed the differing emotions that this story line created, nothing was over dramatised or unnecessary instead it was simply a poetic journey of finding that other half that no matter what will cause you to be whole. 'The vixen and the vet' is a book that I felt proud to have read and I'm hoping that other readers will feel, experience and love this book as much as I did. Go fall in love with a hero that demands to not be forgotten, enjoy ... Kisses.




*Guest reviewer for Dirty girl romance book blog, ARC generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.*

[Baba · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF @52 %. 2 stars. Review posted June 30, 2014





"Asher," she sighed, looking up at him with wonder as her fingers traced the lines of his face. "You're beautiful in the moonlight too."

This…^^^^^^^^^^^^
My first pic doesn't come close to the facial wounds Asher sustained while serving his country. I checked out a few very authentic pics of former wounded military members and we all know it's neither romantic nor beautiful.


"Asher Lee," she said, "is downstairs."
Savannah felt her mouth tilt up into an involuntary smile and her eyes flood with tears. Her mother set the bouquet on her vanity and put her arm around Savannah.
"Whatever he did, he's awful sorry, button."
"He yelled at me and made me cry."

That comes out of the mouth of a former hard-nosed investigative journalist who worked for one of the most important newspapers. Poor Savannah. *pets*


"This wasn't about toothpicks. It was about bionic hands."
"You kids and your electronics."
"Mama."

Very funny. Not.


"Quit fishing. I haven't been with anyone since…"
"No one? In XXXXX? Jesus, Asher. How's that been working out for you?"
"As you noted, I still have my hand."
"Gross," she said, trying unsuccessfully not to giggle.

That's just a stupid remark--naturally crowned with the obligatory giggle. Why is it gross to use the hand?


She numbly accepted the cup of coffee from Miss Potts, determined not to be distracted by Asher Lee's amazing chest, amazing voice, amazing sense of humor, amazing, amazing, amazing…anymore. No, she'd be the hard-hitting journalist she was trained to be.

I won't even bother commenting this. It's worthy of inserting a major eye-roll, though.


"You were out awful late last night, Savannah. You getting serious about this boy?"

Yep, mama needs to keep tabs on her little daughter and her boy.


"I'm no angel," she said softly.
"You are," he said, bringing her hand to his lips, surrendering to cheesy. He was falling in love with her. Cheesy was inevitable.

Wrong. Truly great love stories don't need any cheese at all.

***************************************

I'm sorry for being a party pooper but I believe that honesty is the best policy. While the premise of The Vixen & the Vet did sound promising, the execution failed big time, at least for me. I'll give you a quick summary of my issues, why this book did not resonate well with me.

First off I'd like to say that even though I'm not a huge fan of sweet and fluffy, I can read and enjoy it nonetheless, yet it's safe to say that The Vixen & the Vet was not my kind of sweet. Also, with the hero being so severely disfigured I would have expected depth and grit mixed with the sweetness. I'm sure I could have related better to the story and the characters because it would have made it more authentic. Right from the start I had to deal with plenty of sheepish smiles, blushing, flushing and widening eyes. Honestly, what twenty-six-year-old former hard-nosed investigative journalist working for one of the most important newspapers would act and speak the way Savannah did? Excuse me but she was insecure and immature. Come to think of it, even the thirty-four-year-old hero came off as young and somewhat immature. Plus, I found the interaction between heroine and mother sickeningly sweet and it annoyed me that Asher had been called boy. The nosy and meddlesome Miss Potts as well as the silly Savannah irritated me. Add in the fact that the pillow talk and all the lovey-dovey talk in general were OTT sweet and I was done. I was actually waiting for unicorns and rainbows to sprout.



It bothered me that one half of Asher's face was gorgeous and the other half totally disfigured. And let's not forget his ripped body. Of course the heroine assessed these facts rather fast. I think it facilitated Savannah's affection and feelings for Asher and I was wondering if it was done intentionally, just to garner more attention and sympathy for Asher. Whatever the case may be, I never felt emotionally invested, mainly because the storyline and characters came off as too superficial considering the grave subject matter.

Anyway, looking at the extremely high average rating, this is probably another case of it's me and not the book and therefore I'd recommend potential readers to check out the five-star reviews. As an added bonus, if you're buying the book in June and July, 50 % of the the author's profits will go directly to a charity at UCLA that helps rebuild the faces of injured war veterans. I just hope this is more than an effective advertising strategy and I suggest you consider donating here:

http://operationmend.ucla.edu/body.cf...

In case you were wondering…yes, I donated on June 29, 2014.



**Review request of author, Katy Regnery**

[A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Stars

A bit cheesy...



It's very sweet and heartwarming but hardly believable. A man who suffered so much, didn’t leave his house for 8 long years and didn’t lay eyes on a woman or any other human being (except for his maid) for 8 years wouldn’t have behaved in that way.

I expected the hero to be a broken, moody jerk and not such a sweet, romantic soul. But this is a fairy tale so… *shrugs*

All in all, an enjoyable read although it lacks grittiness in my opinion.

[Wendy'sThoughts · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Being Open To The Possibility Stars
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As I read, I have noticed a huge focus on returning Veterans. Some of the stories use this as a way to categorize and make the understanding of the man easy on the reader. Some use the specific experiences of war, trauma, and darkness, to give us, the readers, an insight of sorts into what these warriors have gone through. These ways of conveying these men are important, as there are so many which gave for us... and they have the mental scars to show for it. And there are those who not only have born the brunt of war... but have brought back other souvenirs; the physical changes. They are marked by explosions, sniper bullets, and bombs...and their bodies will never be what they were.

This story addresses so much of all the things that happen to a man who experienced the loss of his physical self. Asher was fortunate in his injuries compared to many... but he also was not...as he had to handle all of it alone without the comfort of a family... save his mother's friend. He left this small town as the football star soon to be a doctor... and returned to a place which could not rise above his injuries... who could not look beyond the tragic scarring of his face and limbs... and just appreciate and accept. Instead, the town turned its back on him. With this type of hurt, Asher did what he thought was best for the both of them... he retreated to his family's estate; created a life of solitude, save the presence of Miss Potts, and reconciled to the realization of no woman... no love...no touch...

The flip side of this story is the little town girl who wished for bigger and bolder. Savannah was not her little sis, Scarlet; she was not the typical Southern girl who had found her guy in kindergarten... watched and plotted and then made it all come together in the end with a wedding and HEA. Savannah had always wanted different... to see the world and hunt down the stories with her questions needing to be answered. She got her degree in Journalism, worked hard, and landed her spot on one of the top newspapers in the industry and New York. She was open to love and thought she had found it with a source on financial fraud. She, thinking she was doing the right thing, used all of the information fed to her by this source... only to have her trust and possible love thrown back in her face once the article was printed. The source used her to manipulate the outcome of his father's fraud; destroyed her career, her belief in herself, and in love. Savannah had encountered her own war and came back home scarred, broken, and mistrustful.

The upcoming wedding of Scarlet is the backdrop to this tale. We have it opened with Scarlet going over an article of how you know you love someone... all of the steps. As Savannah half listens, she wonders what is to come of her life. Here her younger sister is marrying the man of her dreams... it looks like no offers for papers are in sight... Savannah is at a loss. Yet, with a call from another reporter in Phoenix, an opportunity presents itself. Write a human interest story about a war vet and the open position in Phoenix is hers. This is at least something... though not her usual hard-hitting investigating reporting... she could work with it...she accepts the assignment and knows who exactly to approach... the town's own war vet, Asher... forget he is considered a hermit... and has burns and disfigurement... he is going to be her ticket back to writing, reporting and getting her reputation back.

This story was wonderful. Each character had enough of a back story to understand a lot of why they felt the way they did and their reasoning behind it. Both were damaged. Both were lost and need help handling what they had experienced... and the small town pluses and minuses were at work.

The internal dialogs of both characters were so well thought out. You could feel each of them growing closer to each other. Asher was a man who had so much taken away... yet he also was trapped by his own mind... due to the hurt inflicted by others' reactions to him; others prejudices and fears. He learned to be open to the possibilities of actual happiness and caring. He allowed himself to be a man... and with that, he took the necessary steps to become more comfortable in his body and freer.

Savannah allowed herself to love again... but she also had the love of her career. I cannot say I applauded or approved of how she went about everything. I knew things were going to happen and understood the reasons as to why they were needed... I just didn't like it... I was able to rise above it though and cheer for how things were resolved.

The major facilitator was Miss Potts and I loved her with all of my heart. I appreciated her care, understanding, and relationship with Asher. She did not make one false move.

Our author also sneaked in other important issues; how sexual force can be slipped under the carpet; how families do not want to confront difficult and hard situations.... but on the flip side of small-town life, there were the cherished friendships between women with respect and love.

Overall it was a heartwarming, very sweet, and sensual read. The feelings of Asher were so strong, they bounced off the page with his energy. The writing worked; it took me along with the story and even though I had the map laid out before me... I was more than happy to travel that road.


Side note... loved the Buddy Read with Alex and all :DDDD

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[Lady Vigilante (Feifei) · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars!



This was such a sweet book! Maybe a little too sweet for me, but overall I did enjoy it. I liked the premise – a desperate journalist interviewing the town hermit, a reclusive and disfigured war veteran, as a last resort to save her career…and they fall in love with each other in the process. The few flashback scenes where the hero recounts his experiences in war brought tears to my eyes, and the romance itself was truly beautiful. I had originally planned on giving this book at least a 4 star rating, but I couldn’t forgive some of the heroine’s actions in the last part of the book so I took off half a star for that. Other than that, I’d recommend this modern ‘Beauty and the Beast’ fairytale if you’re in the mood for a sweet, heartmelting romance guaranteed to bring out stomach butterflies while you read, along with a wonderful, 5-star worthy hero.

Just getting out of a nasty breakup, Savannah Carmichael has returned to her southern hometown to regroup and consider her career choices as a journalist. When she gets a lucky break and is told to do a human interest piece, she sets her sights on Asher Lee, the town hermit and war veteran no one’s really seen in years.

The past few years have not been kind to Asher. After suffering severe injuries obtained in Afghanistan, his return home is cold and unwelcoming. On top of that, his disfigured face repulses others and so he’s resigned himself to living in his lonely mansion with only his maternal housekeeper as company.



When Savannah comes knocking on his door with a bright smile and plate of brownies, Asher gives into his desire for more human interaction and agrees to be interviewed over the course of a few weeks. What starts out as a tentative friendship starts to develop into something much deeper as the weeks go by. In a town where most are content living simple lives, Asher and Savannah recognize they are the odd ones out, both wanting a life that’s more than what their small town offers. An unlikely bond is forged between them, and for the first time in a long time, both of them are happy despite the circumstances that brought them together.



For the most part I enjoyed this story. It’s a slow burn kind of read with sugary sweet sprinkled in, and at times I couldn’t help but be moved like in this flashback scene from Asher…

“You only have one hand, and your whole body’s a world of pain. And you look in the mirror and you know –” His voice hitched and halted, and he cleared his throat. “You know you’re going to be alone…and that no one is ever going to…no one…”

Scenes like those hit me right in the chest. I liked that even though there was this somber tone underlying the story because of Asher’s experiences, the book wasn’t centered on just that and focused more on the positive. The main issues I had (besides thinking the story was overly sappy) were with Savannah’s actions in the last quarter of the book. Simply put, I couldn’t forgive her even though she was able to redeem herself in Asher’s eyes. There was also some side character drama that I felt was totally unnecessary, and it actually made me dislike Savannah’s sister for being so simple-minded and spoiled. However, I did like the writing, the story flowed nicely – especially with the use of the special head titles in each chapter – and I loved the thoughtful, endearing hero. It’s a book that will charm any romantic!



The Vixen & the Vet is the first book in the Modern Fairytale series and is a standalone.

[Eda** · Rating 5 out of 5]

** 5++ “You’re an alien.” STARS **

“This isn’t the sort of love that ends… IT’S FOREVER.”
~ ASHER

Asher Lee: Disfigured. Tormented. Lonely.

Savannah Carmichael: Betrayed. Broken. Humiliated.

When two odd ducks find each other and an unusual friendship sprouts from a borrowed sundress, a plate of homemade brownies and the comfortable silence that sweetly engulfs them, life suddenly starts to look different. Beautiful. Bright. Hopeful?

Faced with the difficulties of one's past and the choices that need to be made for one's future, will Asher and Savannah be able to hold on to their precious bond and fight through everything?

“Don’t wonder for a minute if I feel shortchanged by choosing to be with you. Just know this: YOU WALKED OUT OF MY DREAMS FULLY FORMED. I wasn’t about to let you walk away…”
~ SAVANNAH

I can't possibly explain how incredibly tender and sore this story left me. I wish I was better with words and could pour my heart out here. “Beauty and the Beast” is and will always be my favorite Disney movie, so it was no surprise that I loved it all...but it's not just that.

I don't know whether any of you have ever been through tremendously painful events in your lives... I'm sure everyone can think of at least one big heartbreak along the way. Well, I have a ghost from my past that still haunts me till the day, that still has strings on me it pulls on from time to time, that is the reason for the small empty chamber in my heart. Maybe that's why some parts of this story shifted something in me in a way that I didn't see coming. I bawled like a baby, yes, but something bigger than a few tears broke off me after the few hours this book stole from me. Something ugly and forlorn. Something I'm happy to be one step closer to finally let go.

“The thing about surviving something truly tragic is that it changes your expectations forever. You make do with very little. You’re grateful for crumbs. You make the best of small mercies. You endure large trials. You understand that life owes you nothing. You expect nothing, and when something wonderful happens, you don’t trust it. You know it can’t possibly last.”

OVERALL: The author stole my heart with the epic romanticism that you could smell all over the story, the carefully chosen words and sentences for love, pain, regret and her beautiful touch on sensitive issues. Yes, I would recommend it. Absolutely. In fact, I insist that everyone that likes a little heartbreak and a little sweetness in their romances should definitely read “The Vixen and the Vet”.

“What are we doing?”

“I’m ruining you…for anyone else.”

[Jennifer Kyle · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 ~ 4 Stars



This story has the whole Beauty and the Beast vibe while being about a journalist who comes home after losing her big NYC newspaper job to lick her wounds. She is offered a trial article writing a human interest piece for the fourth of July edition of the Phoenix Times.

Wearing one of her sister’s pretty sundresses and armed with a plate of brownies, Savannah approaches the door of the town’s hermit, Asher Lee. Asher is a wounded war hero’s who lives on a huge estate. Asher and Savannah get to know one another and soon they develop a true fondness for one another.

”It feels terrible to want,” he said softly, “when your chances of getting what you want are so slim.”

Asher dares to hope for a life outside his home with the help of surgeries while Savannah’s article takes a new form and her sister’s wedding approaches. The author does bring the hot and sexy and Asher was in fact a dreamy hero.



The story was a bit predictable but just right if you’re in the mood for hot, sweet and a heartfelt read.

”I stayed alive for you. For the dream of you. “ “And now I’m here.” “And I’m never letting go.”

Gifted by my wonderful friend Mysza <3

[Carol [Goodreads Addict] · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Vixen and the Vet by Katy Regnery is the first book in the series, A Modern Fairytale. This is a Beauty and the Beast retelling.



Savannah Carmichael is twenty six years old and was a successful investigative reporter for a newspaper in New York until she trusted the one person that was supposed to love her, and her career was ruined. With no where else to go, she returned home to Danvers, Virginia. Her younger sister was getting married that summer so she’d take the time to figure out what she could do.

Savannah is offered the opportunity to do a lifestyles piece for a magazine’s July 4th publication. They want something patriotic. She’s never written a human interest article but her focus goes right to a man who lives in a big house up on a hill, a man who served his country and was severely injured. The town turned their backs on him and he lives as a recluse.

Eight years ago, Asher Lee was injured by an IED in Afghanistan. He lost his right hand, his right leg was injured, and the right side of his face was severely disfigured. When Asher returned home to Danvers, the town gasped in horror when they saw his face, making him ashamed and he lost something else, hope. He withdrew to his home, living a solitary existence. Until Savannah showed up at his door with her plate of brownies, asking for an interview. One peek at her and he couldn’t say no. He felt drawn to her in ways he didn’t understand.



“Savannah Carmichael was special to him. More than special, she was like a miracle. The beautiful maiden who showed up at the beast’s castle, only to find there was more man to the monster than she ever could have guessed.”

Savannah thought the most important thing in her life was getting her career back. But as she and Asher spent time together, they fell for each other. She didn’t see the scars on the outside. She saw the beautiful man he was on the inside. They fell hard and fast for each other, but still, Savannah wants it all. A career, and this man she is falling in love with.



In Savannah’s quest to succeed, a grave error is made and she and Asher’s love is put to it’s greatest test.

I’ve wanted to read this for so long. I’ve read several of Katy’s books in the past and always enjoy her writing. I have to admit, though, that I struggled a bit in the first half of this. The second half had a few surprises which helped. All in all, it was an enjoyable book with endearing characters.

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[Maria✦❋Steamy Reads Blog❋✦ · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's a very lovely review on our blog written by Arianna :>
I read this in preparation for

[*J* Too Many Books Too Little Time · Rating 4 out of 5]

4--Beauty and the Beast--Stars!!

Savannah has returned home to Danvers, Virginia after being betrayed by her boyfriend and losing her job in the process. Savannah is a writer. She's home for the summer helping her sister prepare for her wedding.

Asher Lee is a war veteran. He was badly injured eight years ago and as a result Asher's face was damaged and he lost one of his hands. Asher leads a very solitary life. Shunned from the town who once adored him.



When Savannah gets an offer to write a Human Interest piece for a Phoenix newspaper, she jumps at the chance. Wanting nothing more than to get her career back on track. This lands her at the door of Asher. Who better to write about then the injured war vet.



Savannah never imagined how much she'd come to feel for Asher. They agree to meet three days a week for an hour. For Asher to give Savannah his story. In the process they fall in love. Something Asher never dreamed of.

"...she was his second-chance and his happily ever after when all hope seemed gone."

Asher and Savannah fall hard and fast. But can they ever have a life together? Savannah doesn't want to live her life in seclusion but can Asher ever return to the world that once shunned him? Can he give life a second chance, if it means having Savannah in his life?



This really was a beautiful love story. It was a very sweet romance. Very well written. Very little angst and drama. Not smutty, but definitely had some steam. It had an old-fashioned feel to it for me, not as modern as what I typically read.

Asher was a true hero. A man who'd all but given up hope. Resigned to the fact that he'd never live or love again. Saved by a girl in a borrowed sundress with a plate of brownies.

"So deeply bound to my heart, so fiercely bound to my soul, I realized that me without you is impossible.”

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Darlin' stars!


What a beautiful story.... after the first few chapters I had a feeling about this book.. it felt good. it felt special.. I could just tell. The story of a wounded vet living a lonely secluded life and a beautiful journalist trying to get the life she knew back...


Savannah.. sweet Savannah grew up in Danvers, VA .. a small country town where everyone knew everyone's business .. she was pretty and smart and had dreams of leaving the small town life and making it big somewhere. She's always kind of been in her younger sister Scarlett's shadow a bit.. her sister has always been the popular flirt, the one with tons of friends and the perfect boyfriend. Savannah just wants to break loose and catch her dream.. so she moves away and makes the big time.. but a bad source and trusting someone she thought cared for her has ruined the career she fought so hard to get... so she's back home in Danvers licking her wounds. An opportunity comes.. the opportunity to put herself back out there and rebuild her career. But she'll have to get up close and personal with the local war hero turned hermit to make it happen. She just needs to get him to agree to an interview ...



Asher.. my heart just swelled with love for this remarkable man... Asher was older than Savannah and grew up in Danvers also.. he was popular in school.. sports.. the ladies. He lost his parents as a teen but didn't let that stop his goal.... he wanted to go to medical school and did just that. Had an opportunity to work in a prestigious hospital.. but 911 happened and he decided to use his medic knowledge to serve his country. An IED halted his service ....and life as he knew it. Losing his hand and part of his arm and badly disfiguring half of his face. He's welcomed back home with stares of pity and fear. He knows he looks like a monster and the town he grew up in doesn't do anything to make him feel different. So he secludes himself in his house.. just him and the woman that helped raise him after his parents death. He doesn't leave for anything and doesn't see anyone besides Mrs. Potts. Ever. Until a beautiful woman shows up on his doorstep with brownies and determination. There's something about her that just makes him want to be close to her. And he's not felt that way in years.....


And so begins their story... Savannah needs a story and Asher needs to be close to her. So he makes an agreement. She can interview him and get the story of the hero that no one welcomed home... but she has to agree to come 3 days a week for several weeks. Savannah thought it was crazy but she agreed. Although on their first meeting it was hard for Savannah to look directly at Asher because he was so disfigured..it didn't take her long at all to realize how beautiful he truly was.

As the week passed, they grew closer... Asher never dreamed in a million years that he would ever feel anything close to love or that anyone could love him.... and Savannah had thought that all that mattered was getting her career back and never planned on finding love... but love finds a way of showing up when least expected and that's what happened here. And wow! Where they hot !!! The chemistry was sizzling and the sexy times were drool worthy... There were of course obstacles... and one error in judgment that really tested their love for one another and for a while there my heart was just breaking... but still.... **dreamy sigh....**


Such a beautiful spin on a beauty and the beast tale... Asher and Savannah were just so special together and I honestly loved every single page of their story. I grinned so much my mouth would cramp and I sniffled enough that my hubby was giving me worried eyes.
For those of you that really love a feel good Romance.. the real kind.. the kind that makes you feel all good and sad and dreamy and giddy.. this one's for you. Although this is my first Katy Regnery book, it certainly won't be my last.


I would like to add that aside from the beautiful story this was.. perhaps one of the most remarkable things was the attention it brings to our war hero's... so many lose their lives and so many come back home to a life they don't know. Whether it losing a part of themselves physically or emotionally or both.. we owe it to them to help them get their lives back and to show gratitude and compassion.... and love. God Bless Our Troops.




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In this modern-retelling of "Beauty and the Beast," Savannah Carmichael, betrayed by an unreliable source, returns to her hometown of Danvers, Virginia with her once-promising journalism career in ruins. Given the opportunity to get back in the game by writing a patriotic human interest piece, Savannah turns her attention to the town hermit, Asher Lee, a wounded veteran who returned to Danvers eight years ago, and hasn't been seen since.

After an IED explosion in Afghanistan took Asher's hand and disfigured half of his face, he's lived a quiet life on the outskirts of Danvers where the locals respect his privacy...that is, until Savannah Carmichael comes calling in a borrowed sundress with a plate of homemade brownies. When Asher agrees to be interviewed by Savannah, he starts feeling things for the beautiful reporter that he hasn't felt in years.

Misfits in small-town Danvers, Savannah and Asher create a bond right away, touching each other's hearts in ways neither thought possible. When a terrible mistake threatens to drive them apart, they'll have to decide if the love they found in one another's arms is strong enough to fight for their hard-won happily ever after.


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[Shurrn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Brilliantly written, beautiful love story...

...they were the two unlikely pieces of one whole— two damaged people who’d both run home to hide from the world and somehow found each other.

Sometimes a book breaks through and reminds you why you love Romance…

The Vixen & the Vet is one of those books.

I laughed and I cried. My heart melted and soared as I read this amazing love story between two misfits. Truly, this is the kind of book which sticks with you. The quality of writing, character development, dialogue, and especially the pacing and rhythm... All of it. Outstanding.

SAVANNAH CARMICHAEL

For so long she’d felt alone—an ambitious girl in a small southern town, a Virginia country girl in New York, a hardheaded Northerner in Virginia. Here, with Asher, she was just Savannah, a girl who loved a boy, a woman who loved a man, a person who was loved completely. And that’s exactly how she felt with him: complete. Finally whole.

Savanna managed to escape her hometown and make a name for herself in New York City as a journalist. Her rising star as plummeted unceremoniously to the hard earth after a source deliberately fed her misinformation. She has one more chance to prove herself - she must write a compelling human interest story about a home town hero.

She never expected to be deceived by her source...
She never meant to return home...
She never planed to write puff-pieces about war heroes...
She never thought she'd fall in love with Asher Lee...

After all, he's just supposed to be a story.
Nothing more...

ASHER LEE

...Confident and uncertain, fierce and tender, protective, wistful, loyal, vulnerable, attractive, and complicated— made whole again by the love of Savannah Carmichael.

Asher Lee was not welcomed home when he returned to war. The rural community he grew up in seemed unwilling to accept the grievously wounded veteran back into their small town society. Unwilling to rub salt in his wounds, he shut himself into the giant home he grew up in, with no plans to leave. He was completely alone, accept for his housekeeper and his books.

He barely returned from the war in Afghanistan...
He never planned to leave his self-imposed isolation...
He never expected to find a beautiful young reporter at his door...
He never thought he'd get close enough to anyone to fall in love...

I should also mention that Asher Lee is a certified book worm who enjoys reading romance novels. Prepare to meet your new Book Boyfriend.

This is a stand-alone work, no cliffhangers or anything like that. The book is absolutely amazing on it’s own, but if you need more encouragement to go out and buy it, Katy Regnery, is donating 50% of the profits of this book to Operation Mend, an organization mentioned in the book which exists in real life.

Some of My Favorite Moments:

Books were his refuge, his only real pleasure.

“I don’t want to tire you,” she said gently, turning her neck to look at him.
“You won’t.”
“I must admit, you don’t look like you’d tire easily.”
And damn it, he didn’t mean to take her comment sexually, but there it was: the image of her beneath him as he continued not-to-be-tired all night long.

She was tricking him, in her floral sundresses and bright smiles, into believing that he was a man and she was a woman, and it had been far too long since he’d felt like a man.
Because he wasn’t. Well, he was, but he wasn’t. He had all of the desires of a man, his body hardening and twitching at the very sight of her, living for her husky laugh and brilliant smiles, wanting the softness of her body beneath his while he touched her and stroked her and buried himself so deep inside her that Afghanistan and IEDs and dead parents and years of solitude never even existed.
[...]
his life wasn’t living, and she was a person of the world. She lived in the sunshine, not shrouded in shadows.

You were just supposed to be a story.

But it wasn’t just about the physical connection to a beautiful woman, it was about Savannah herself, ambitious and driven, brave and jealous and faulted , who seemed to look beyond his injuries—with terrifying precision— and see his heart.

The thing about surviving something truly tragic is that it changes your expectations forever. You make do with very little. You’re grateful for crumbs. You make the best of small mercies. You endure large trials. You understand that life owes you nothing. You expect nothing, and when something wonderful happens, you don’t trust it. You know it can’t possibly last.

It’s Beauty and the Beast with ‘The Star- Spangled Banner’ playing in the background.

“You terrify me.”
She smiled, wiggling beneath him before pushing her pelvis up against his. “I’m harmless.”
“You’re lethal.”
“I’m waiting.”
And then his mouth claimed hers, and she didn’t have to wait anymore.

He had some showering to do… then some flower buying… and then, some very apologetic, very sincere groveling.

Discovering new feelings was one thing. Actually changing your Facebook status? That was real.

...his feelings were scary-stupid, quickly changing from admiration and infatuation to love. He could feel it happening . He was driven by them to say ridiculous things.
[...]
He was falling in love with her. Cheesy was inevitable.

“It’s part of you. And I’m part of you. So it’s time for us to meet.”

“You listen to me, Lance Hamilton, and you listen good. If you ever go near Savannah Carmichael again with anything but the utmost respect, I will come back here with my Army-issued sidearm and I will shoot your balls off your body. That is a bona fide goddamned promise. Nod if you understand me.”

“Seems he had business in town.”
“What business?”
“The kind of business that gets Lance Hamilton’s face beat in,” she said sweetly.
“W-what?”

“Asher Lee,” said Savannah breathlessly , standing up at the table , her knees wobbly from the force of her feelings. “What did you just do for me?”
“Savannah Carmichael,” he said, his face softening with the most tender, loving smile she’d ever seen. “I love you. Don’t you know I’d do anything for you?”

“I don’t deserve you ,” he said against the warm skin of her neck.
After what you’ve been through? You deserve whatever you want. And if that’s me … lucky me.”

She’d reassured him in the most amazing, genuine, believable way possible, and as he kissed her, he felt it: the shift from wondering why such a beautiful girl wanted him, to being the man such a beautiful girl wanted. He felt it in the way his heart beat stronger, in the way his fingers cupped the soft skin of her nape, in the way he demanded more from their kiss, and in the way he took from her with confidence, because he knew she wanted him to. Because he trusted that they belonged to each other wholly and equally.

Asher Lee—confident and uncertain, fierce and tender, protective, wistful, loyal, vulnerable, attractive, and complicated— made whole again by the love of Savannah Carmichael.

For so long she’d felt alone—an ambitious girl in a small southern town, a Virginia country girl in New York, a hardheaded Northerner in Virginia. Here, with Asher, she was just Savannah, a girl who loved a boy, a woman who loved a man, a person who was loved completely. And that’s exactly how she felt with him: complete. Finally whole.

“You stayed alive, Asher. I think maybe you stayed alive for me.”
The impact of her words made him quake in her arms, and he exhaled like the wind had been knocked out of him.

“This isn’t the sort of love that ends,” he said softly. “It’s forever. It doesn’t matter if you go to Phoenix and I stay here for a while. We’ll find each other again. Do you know that, Savannah Carmichael?”
[...]
“And I’ll tell you something else. I’m not worried that you’ll find someone else, because there isn’t anyone else on the face of the earth who could ever love you as much as I do. It’s impossible because no man has ever loved a woman as much as I love you.
[...]
You’re my miracle, Savannah, and I will always belong to you.”

"...follow your heart. If your career owns your heart, you go to Phoenix. And if Asher Lee owns your heart, you go to Maryland.”
“What if they both own half?”
“Can’t ride two horses with one ass, honey. Try it and you’ll get hurt.”

"...She helped you move forward. And we only let certain people change us. We only want to change for certain people . If she was worth changing for, she’s probably worth talking to.”

"...I’ll survive without you … but I can’t really live unless I’m with you.”


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***I was graciously gifted a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review***

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish · Rating 4 out of 5]

"……………...why me?"

"…………because you said yes."

After finishing Never Let You Go, which is a gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, joyously hopefilled thing of beauty, I was left desperately wanting more by Ms. Regnery. And because I’m a fan of fairytales that have been given a modern twist, I decided to read The Vixen and the Vet - a Beauty and the Beast tale, retold.

From the start I fell in love with the physically ruined and emotionally scarred Asher Lee. Beast. Head over heels, I have it bad for this war hero who has secluded himself away, unable to bear the fear in children’s eyes or the way grown men and women cringe and turn away from what’s left of his face after an IED explodes while he’s making his way to save a wounded soldier. Bogeyman. He’s grown accustomed to his life of solitude, finding his escape through reading anything and everything he can get his hands on. Day in, day out, he’s on his own except for Miss Potts, his housekeeper, and his visits to his doctors. He’s accepted his fate and is making the best of his miserable existence. Recluse.

Enter Savannah Carmichael, formerly one of the top investigative reporters in the country. She had it all – the job of her dreams, money, status…everything she’d ever wanted. Until a “reliable” source fed her a bunch of false information and she found herself not only jobless, but persona-non-grata in the world of journalism. Pariah. She had pretty much given up on ever finding work as a reporter again, when a phone call from someone she had helped years earlier gives her a chance at redemption; all she has to do is convince Asher Lee to let her tell his story, and she’ll be back in the game. Ambitious. But what starts out as merely a chance to rebuild her reputation becomes something far more when she finds herself helplessly drawn to the subject of her article, finding Asher Lee not at all the nightmare the people of Danvers make him out to be. He’s lonely, damaged, and the most beautiful man she’s ever met. Changed

The Vixen and the Vet doesn't have the level of angst Never Let You Go has, but this is a story I will enjoy reading again and again. I can't even begin to tell you how romantic, how charming, how passionate, and how touching this story is. Asher and Savannah are perfect for each other, and their happily ever after is a thing of beauty!

I highly recommend this to anyone who loves a sighworthy hero in need of healing.

Important Note: When this story was released, 50% of June and July 2014's profits were donated to Operation Mend, "a real-life organization that has made a difference in the lives of over one hundred wounded veterans." I'm sure number of veterans helped has grown, and it's thanks to Ms. Regnery, and the readers who purchased this story.

Once again Ms. Regnery is going above and beyond by reaching out to those in need, this time with Never Let You Go (My review) which releases June 12th. 25% of June and July 2015's gross royalties will be given to the Elizabeth Smart Foundation "which aims, among other things, to support the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and to educate children about violent and sexual crimes."

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A HUGE thank you to Lisa who answered my shout-out for a Kindle Lend! I adore this story and appreciate your kindness in lending it to me!!!!!!

[Mirjana **DTR - Down to Read** · Rating 5 out of 5]

***4.5 Blue Ribbon Stars***

Savannah Carmichael has returned home to Danvers, Virginia to lick her wounds. An investigative reporter who was burned by a source and in turn, lost her dream job with one of the best newspapers in the country. An opportunity lands in her lap to save her career....write a human interest piece about the reclusive town hermit, Asher Lee.

Asher Lee is a war veteran shunned by his hometown after being severely injured by an IED explosion in Afghanistan. The injury resulted in the loss of his hand, an ear and severe burns and disfigurement to one side of his face. Since his return, Asher doesn't leave the security and sanctuary of his home.

Two people who don't fit the mold of their idyllic small town, find hope and love with each other.



There's such a fine line to walk when anyone attempts to write a Beauty and the Beast-esque book. The story of Belle and her Beast is iconic and timeless, and trying to replicate or emulate that can backfire quicker than opening up Microsoft Word. Katy Regnery did such a great job of setting this story up and developing the characters, that I easily forgot the basis and was entranced by Savannah and Asher's story.

Asher is the type of leading man you just love to read about. He's smart, witty, sweet, sexy and just a true Southern gentleman. As quickly as Savannah forgot and didn't notice his injuries, so does the reader. You fall in love with the man...his mind, his heart, his body....his soul. Listening to Savannah describe him through her eyes was simply breathtaking.

"Not only are you confident and uncertain, fierce and tender, protective, wistful, loyal, vulnerable...attractive...but you're mine. You belong to me, and your warm body presses up against mine at night, and what you do with that body makes me...makes me wonder how I ever lived without you."

And even though in the beginning Savannah had to keep reassuring Asher, it didn't feel redundant or annoying, because she wasn't dismissing his concerns....she was simply showing that he shouldn't even have any.

"So don't ask me again about your face. Don't wonder for a minute if I feel like I'm being shortchanged by choosing to be with you. Just know this: you walked out of my dreams fully formed. I wasn't about to let you walk away."

Once Asher began believing that Savannah truly saw him, the man, and not a story to revitalize her career, it tugged at every heartstring.

"It touched him deeply that she didn't seem to see his imperfections and disfigurement - she either saw beyond them or simply accepted them - and it made him want to kneel at her feet in gratitude and devotion after so many lonely years."

Watching Asher transform and begin to accept and believe in Savannah's love, and himself, is what makes this more than just a romance novel. It's a true testament to the healing power of love.

"The man inside, who'd hidden from the world in hurt and anger, was almost completely gone now, and in his place sat Asher Lee - confident and uncertain, fierce and tender, protective, wistful, loyal, vulnerable, attractive, and complicated - made whole again by the love of Savannah Carmichael."

I loved every page of this journey. The book had such an old-time feel, with a touch of southern charm. Every character served a purpose and had a place in this book. I didn't touch too much on Savannah's tug of war between ambition and love, but what's the fun in reading if I told you everything?

On a final note, though I was riveted by Asher and Savannah's love story, one of my favorite moments isn't even about them. I will forever remember Savannah's mother telling her the story of her blue-ribbon winning desserts, why she skipped a year of competition, and how she memorialized a good-hearted woman.

This is definitely a book that will stay with me for years to come.

**ARC courtesy of author in exchange for an honest review**

[Deanna❤Pink Lady❤️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 "Hope Should Never Be Lost" Stars



I would like to start out by saying what a wonderful story The Vixen and the Vet is. It's is truly a fantastic feel good story. The best take on Beauty and the Beast except with a side of SEXINESS added.

This story touched my heart in so many ways. 2 people come together, both defying the odds of finding happiness. One that is emotionally and physically cut off from the world because of an IED explosion that happened while he was defending our country. A real hero who has isolated himself because he has lost all hope that he can have a normal life. The other down on her luck, a beautiful journalist fired from her job and kicked to the curb by her so-called boyfriend.. She has come home from New York to lick her wounds and try to reestablish herself as a respectable journalist once more. She doesn't know what she is going to do.

This is a plain and simple beautiful love story. One of really opening one’s eyes to the inside of others and looking past what is on the outside. Showing that just because there are physical imperfections, love can triumph no matter the obstacles.

Asher Lee is the war veteran who came home to no one- physically and mentally scarred, he should have died in Afghanistan. He is content to never leave his home, content to just live, to just be alone for the rest of his life. But when Savannah Carmichael comes knocking on his door, maybe fate, maybe kismet, maybe preordained love plays a role in that knocking on the door. She wants to tell his story but he doesn't see or talk to anyone. But that fateful knock at the door would bring a fire back to Asher's life. He wants to live again but how will she react to his wounds, his scars? He would agree and so their relationship begins. Savannah see beyond the scars and Asher is able have hope that Savannah sees the real him, beyond the scars. Their courtship is sweet and southern (it is set in the South and being southern myself I appreciated the southern charm that the story brought). Their story is emotional and gripping and one that has you rooting for them the entire time you are reading. Asher and Savannah, two souls coming together in the most beautiful of ways.



I loved the progression of the story. There was sweetness, there was sexiness, there was heartache, there was humor, there was anger and there was love. The author wrote a very realistic story about the lives of our war heroes, those that come back with amputations and disfigurements. While most come home to families, I'm sure there are plenty that do not. I'm sure they feel that they too will never lead a normal life again but there is always HOPE and this book was a testament to HOPE.

I will also say that one of my favorite parts of this book was "The twelve most important milestones in any relationship". How the author incorporated each milestone into each chapter was delightful and refreshing.


Katy Regnery, you are an awesome writer and you touched my heart. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to have a smile brought to their face. There will be some tears along the journey but the reward in the end is .......


♥I would like to thank you as well Katy for reaching out to me, ARC so graciously given by author in exchange for an honest review♥

[Tami Talbert · Rating 5 out of 5]

5++++ Powerful, Touching and Superlative Stars!!!

I imagine the last thing an author wants to hear from a reader who is writing a review on one of their books is that their story has left them speechless. But that is exactly what I felt after having reached the final page of The Vixen and the Vet. This is one of the most moving stories I have read in quite some time and such an extraordinary tale of two souls on a journey to the rediscovery of their lives through love and learning to trust again.

Savannah Carmichael left her small hometown in Virginia to live in New York and become a journalist. But when she is fired after writing a story which ruins her career, she returns to her home in Danvers, Virginia upset and broken. So when an opportunity arises for her to write a new human interest story about Asher Lee, a veteran who returns from Afghanistan after being seriously wounded, she decides this is the story that can ultimately put her back on top. But Savannah never anticipated the bond that would grow between them ultimately melding their lives and their hearts together forever.

After returning to his small home town after being left injured and disfigured in a horrendous explosion, Asher has chosen to live his life in seclusion away from the shocked looks and stares. But when one summer day unexpectedly brings a beautiful young woman to his door asking for him to allow her to tell his story in an article she has been commissioned to write, upon unexpectedly catching a glimpse into her eyes he agrees to talk to her. As the days pass and Asher begins to open up to Savannah, both of their hearts begin to open up as well with a discovery of a love deeper than either of them ever expected to find. But when one mistake inserts a wedge between them, will they be able to look beyond that misunderstanding and return to each other’s arms and hearts where they both believed they had always belonged?

The Vixen and the Vet is an unbelievably powerful and beautiful novel. With a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes, my heart was overflowing from the intense love I could feel that was shared between Savannah and Asher as it emanated from my Kindle. As I reached the last page and the final words of their story, I knew they would remain in my mind and in my heart for many days to come. Their story has truly and deeply touched my soul, and I know I will definitely be returning to them for a second and probably even a third read. For anyone looking for an astonishing book which will fervidly touch them as well, this is definitely a must read.

Katy Regnery is a most extraordinary and prodigious story teller, and I am extremely honored to have been able to read another one of her brilliant and superlative novels. With each tale Katy has written, I find myself falling faster and loving her characters even more than the last. And after having read The Vixen and the Vet, I realized that Katy has done it once again.

[Merve •Kitaptelvesi• · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beklentim çok daha farklı bir yöndeydi. Tabii ki konunun temeli oldukça dokunaklı ve insanın içini acıtacak cinsten. Buna bir sözüm yok. Yine de ben aşkları dahil olmak üzere birçok olayın oldukça hızlı geliştiğini düşünüyorum. 🤨Bazı olaylar ise oldukça saçma gelişti. Bunun yanı sıra Savannah öyle saçma sapan hareketlerde bulundu ki yaptıklarının bile isteye olması çok barizdi. Ortada bir hata olmasına rağmen inatla görmezden geldi ve bu benim onu Asher’ı kullandığı yönünde iğrenç bir fikre itti. 🤬
Ben böyle düşünürken Asher’ın yaptıkları oldukça normaldi. Çabuk bile affetti diyebilirim.

Tabii klişeler de çok fazlaydı. Neyin nerede olacağını az çok tahmin edebiliyordunuz. Ben kitapta sürprizler beklerdim. Olmadı.🤷🏼‍♀️ Yaniiiii sonuç olarak beklentilerimin baya altında kalan bir kitap ortaya çıktı. 🤧

[WhiskeyintheJar · Rating 3 out of 5]

She’s a beautiful, young, talented writer. She doesn’t want some hopeless, deformed man touching her.

Inspired by Beauty and the Beast (the hero's housekeeper/caretaker is named Miss Potts) this was a sweet, at times very ooey gooey, story. The hero is a war veteran who was physically scared pretty badly and when he came back home his hometown shunned him. The heroine is a gorgeous reporter who was conned by her boyfriend, ended up losing her job, and going back home to lick her wounds.

This definitely has a southern vibe and as a solid Yankee gal, I definitely had some side-eye and back up moments. These moments (not involving police in an attempted rape because that is what a Yankee girl would do, take care of it in house) weren't presented as right or wrong by the author just giving it her spin on a southern world. The southern vibe along with the sugar sweet, very sympathy inducing hero, and baked goods talk made this a nice little escape. The sweet tone does come along with some sexy little scenes, so don't take it to mean a bedroom door shut book.

If you enjoy Beauty and the Beast tropes, southern vibes, and spun sugar, this was enjoyable escapism.

[Dana Ilie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Katy Regnery has created something wonderful with “The Vixen and the Vet.” With what is a romance novel, she has brought front and center a dark side of the human psyche – the ability of the government, and the people, to ignore the real costs to the soldiers who often give not only their lives, but their bodies, minds and souls to the machines of war.

In this story inspired by the classic The Beauty and the Beast, the characters face their inner beasts and overcome them to see the beauty of being together. Beauty of being in Love with each other. I had my emotions all over the place after reading this story and at a loss of words while writing the review.

As stated before, this is a romance novel, but it is so much more than that. Katy has written a book which, though it doesn’t hit you over the head with it, it still strongly points out how badly we let down our soldiers. Especially those who return with physical, mental and emotional damage.

Katy, damn girl you make me feel so much love when I read your books, I love how you capture human emotions and you have the ability to transfer all that emotion to the readers.

[Vintage]

Apparently I am a soulless, heartless beeyotch.

[Kathy Heare Watts · Rating 5 out of 5]

First off, for the months of June and July 50% of the profits from the sale of this book will be donated to Operation Mend, which is used to help wounded veterans.

This is absolutely a beautifully told story of a wounded veteran, Asher Lee, who came home from Afghanistan after being severely injured by an IED, losing his right hand, injuring his right leg and disfiguring the right side of his face. After a year in the hospital in Texas, he comes back home to Danvers, VA to the family estate. Asher is alive, but by no means is he living. He is an empty shell of a man who has been physically and mentally devastated by his loss and disfigurement.

Savannah Carmichael, was a young journalist who had left Danvers, VA for NYC and after college worked for the Sentinel newspaper, her dream. But she accepting information from her boyfriend and called it reliable source, that was anything but. Patrick had used her and she was expendable to save his family. She has come home to lick her wounds. A journalist friend puts her in touch with the Editor for a Phoenix newspaper and she accepts an assignment with possible employment.

I am not going to tell the story, instead I am going to say that this is such a beautiful and moving story, one that is full of love, laughter and heartache. It is a story you need to read, it is Asher and Savannah's story.

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Vixen and the Vet is a typical Katy Regnery novel. What I mean by that is that in the span of just a few chapters you'll find yourself lured into the world of small town Virginia and rooting for Asher and Savannah's relationship. You'll find yourself cursing every obstacle standing in their way and hoping that everything will work out in the end. (At one part, I had to actually take deep breaths and stop myself from crying because I was that invested in their relationship.) And while I did cry, let me assure that The Vixen and the Vet is by no means a tearjerker fest. It's a hilarious, emotional, sweet, and sexy modern fairy tale. It's also proof that no matter how alone and lost you feel in this world, there's somebody out there waiting for you.

Thanks for helping me believe, Katy.

[Shannie's ⭐️Lookin' 4 My Next BBF⭐️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 Love Hero Stars!!
These are the feeling I went through while reading this fabulous modern day Beauty and the Beast story.
Fabulous BR with a great group of gals although I wasn't able to participate like I woulda like to.....bring on the next book, hookers!!!!

[✦❋Arianna✦❋ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4-4.5 STARS

There us the great lesson of Beauty and the Beast, that a think must be loved before it is lovable. – G.K. Chesterton

Very emotional and extremely well written, The Vixen and the Vet it’s a beautiful story about love , trust, discovery and second chances. A modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast it’s a sweet, very romantic story about what real beauty truly is.



After losing her job as an investigate reporter, her home and everything else that she work for, Savannah Carmichael returns to her home town. Humiliated and heartbroken after she’d given love a chance, she grieves the loss of her dream. When an opportunity arises to write a human interest story in time for Fourth of July she decides to write about local army veteran Asher Lee.



Asher Lee is the town hermit. After he got injured serving his country he returns to his home town. Disfigured, without hope, he refuses to go into town, turning his back on the people who turned their backs on him. When he came home, he pretended he was dead, but he wants to be whole again.

Once a handsome young man, he was now a monster. A beast.

Both Savannah and Asher never expected to find in each other their other half. What begins as a friendship slowly becomes more. They must face some difficulties, but in the end love conquers all.

This isn’t the sort of love that ends. It’s forever.

With a beautiful love story, this is the best modern fairy tale I’ve read so far. A very moving story, The Vixen and the Vet it’s an amazing book with a real, powerful message. I enjoyed how the story progressed from the beginning. Entertaining and engaging, not rushed, this story was fantastic and felt real to me.

The characters were amazing and very well developed. The chemistry between MC was fantastic, present from their first meeting and their tender moments together were lovely. I really enjoyed Savannah character. She is strong and brave, ambitious and driven, a refreshing character. I loved her for being able to see beyond Asher’s injuries and how she tried to help him become the man he was before.

My heart broke for Asher, for his injuries and for his loneliness. I admired him for his strength, for his decision to live when he has no one left to live for and later for his determination to be another man. His love for Savannah was so powerful and take my breath away.

Overall, I enjoyed the story tremendously!

You stayed alive, Asher. I think maybe you stayed alive for me.
….
I did. I stayed alive for you. For the dream of you.
…
And now I’m here.

And I’m never letting you go.

[Auntee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED THIS STORY!

Oh boy, not sure what to say except this story totally captivated me. The heroine, investigative reporter Savannah Carmichael, has moved back to her small Virginia hometown after losing her job in NYC due to a humiliating betrayal by her boyfriend which could end up costing her her hard won career. Savannah comes home to sort out her life and career, and to help her younger sister Scarlet prepare for her wedding in 6 weeks. Scarlet reads her an article about how to know that you're really in love.

The twelve most important milestones in any relationship:

1. The first time you sit in comfortable silence
2. The first time you realize you enjoy his company more than anyone else's
3. The first time you look like hell and he couldn't care less
4. The first time you talk until dawn
5. The first time you bring him home to meet the family
6. The first time you're naked together and you don't feel a shred of insecurity
7. The first time you realize that you don't want anyone else but him
8. The first time you see a future with him
9. The first time you take a trip together
10. The first big blowup fight
11. The first time you realize he's your home
12. The first time you realize that he loves you as much as you love him

The author then uses this (to great effect) to set the stage for the relationship between Savannah and scarred military vet, Asher.

Savannah is commissioned by an Arizona newspaper to do a 'lifestyle' piece for their Fourth of July issue. She comes up with the idea to do an interview with town recluse Asher Lee. Asher moved back to Virginia 8 years ago after being horribly injured in Afghanistan while trying to save a fellow soldier. Asher should be treated as a hero, but for some reason, his small town has turned their back on him. And that is going to be Savannah's focus of the article. Asher is now living as a hermit in his late parents mansion, and it's doubtful that he will even speak to Savannah. But for some reason he does. And they hit it off.

I don't want to give anything away, but a beautiful friendship develops, and Savannah is able to see beyond his injuries. Love between them blossoms (and it's hot). But then Savannah, who is torn between her love for Asher and her career, makes a terrible mistake, and ends up nearly wrecking the relationship. This brought me to tears. (*sniff) Maybe Savannah got too greedy in trying to have it all?

So, I loved this story. Although I found it hard to believe that his hometown treated Asher the way that they did! This guy was a hero! And no one but Savannah could see this and feel his pain?

I loved these characters--they felt so real to me. I could feel their joy and their pain. I was fascinated by their love story. It was hot. And I cried near the end. It moved me so much that I started thinking of it as a movie...

I will definitely look for more of this author's books. This was one of my favorite reads of 2017, one that all romance fans should try. Five huge stars!!

[Kayla Melser · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finished The Vixen & The Vet a couple days ago. It is another dynamic book by Katy Regnery. Amazingly well developed characters, fantastic story line, some heat mixed with some angst, and a super sweet whirlwind romance.

This book is about a journalist named Savannah Carmichael, who after a stint in New York which ended with a broken heart and even worse a broken career moved back home to *lick her wounds*, She needs to write a human interest piece in the hopes of trying to get a job since she lost her last one.

It is also about Asher Lee, a wounded army veteran who since coming back home to Danvers has pretty much locked himself away from the general public because of the way he looks.

Savannah want's to write her piece on Asher Lee "Hometown hero" and how the town reacted when he came back wounded. What turns out as a human interest piece becomes a personal interest piece for both Savannah and Asher. Will they get their happily ever after or will the forces of the universe be against them?

Katy has done it again and hit a Grand Slam with this book. It honestly left me ugly crying but i couldn't put it down and had to power through the tears to finish this story. As a child of a veteran it makes me incredibly happy that she wrote this book. I told her that after reading this book I can finally say that I have a favorite book.

Thank you for writing this Katy. xoxo

[Linda Rimer-Como · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW!! I have always been emotionally touch by stories that involve wounded veterans but Katy Regnery has taken it to a whole new level! This book is absolutely fantastic! A wonderfully written story with in-depth characters that is told with such caring and passion, I could not put it down. I laughed and cried as two struggling lonely souls find love only to be torn apart. There is longing, hurt, regret, devastation and anger but there is also a beautiful love story as Savannah and Asher embark on an emotionally packed journey to find acceptance, trust and love. This is one book you do not want to miss out on, you will not be disappointed!

Received copy for review.