All Comments on 'Beauty and the Beast'

Well done, this may be your best story. Thank you for sharing.5*

I like stories where the hero or heroine pulls a friend or lover from the abyss!

5

Dave's right definitely one of your best 5 stars

Great story. Thank you.

Wonderful story! My one comment/complaint is that it could have been longer! I've read all your stories, you're one of the best writers on this site, and this one is one of your best!

Nice, thank you for sharing. 5*

I generally liked it but found that it syrongly teminded me of the Mel Gibson movie, Man without a face. I think it needed to have been almost twice the length in order to explore all the emotive issues fully.

Just a really nice story. Thank you!

Very good. I was surprised the senator wasn't behind the kidnapping.

Good story. Well developed characters. I really enjoyed it.

Wow. Romance and a hero who saves the kids. 5* story telling.

Our beast made appropriate short work of the villains. Excellent story!

Great take on the challenge and a great, well-written tale too! 5* and thanks for participating in Randi’s event.

This was a very enjoyable romance. Nice job.

Positive story with a veteran who suffered as so many do. The damsel who tries to draw him out turns into the damsel in distress. Another flip and finally a good old fashioned Hallmark ending. Killer story.

This was a great beastly story !

Yes, the Senator was the true monster. They should have outed him as a cheater and then for trying to arrest the veteran that saved his kids.

Beautiful story! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

IMNSHO, this is your best story.

You are ~>showing<~ what's happening, and how people feel, rather than merely telling us.

five-stars for certain.

Lovely romance and a great heartjerker story,

Bh76 you sure know how to write them

Scores 5/5, great story great author

Didn't care for the Rambo twist in the plot but that doesn't detract from the quality writing so 5 stars .

Predictable but thoroughly enjoyable.

Definitely a winner..thanks!!

The one thing missing was publicly crucifying the senator.

Really liked this one. Good on ya!

I'm an old fart. In college I worked with guys who had been to whatever they called Jungle Combat School for'Nam. One of the things they ingrained in them, as a survival skill, was to wake up fighting for your life from a deep sleep. Those guys were scared to death to sleep with a partner, fearing that reaction and all the ramifications. You caught that sense bang on.

This one goes into my "favorites" file!

5🌟 🫡

Great story! Thanks for sharing it with us. Cheers. Frankie

great story

Thanks, Bh, for a fantastic story!

Very good story, your writing needs a bit of work, don't ask me why because I know nothing about writing. But the story line was good and couple places were a bit emotional. Keep it up. 5 stars.

This one’s a sweet romance story. I appreciate your calling attention to the ongoing struggles that too many of our veterans suffer. The Rambo action-adventure scene didn’t resonate with me and it seemed over the top. The characters are interesting and likable, but I think they might be better with a bit more depth and development.

As always, thank you for writing and thank you for sharing your work.

I liked it and I will give it 5 but, this is too lovely for the short vignette approach. You are quite talented BH.

"I didn't think you'd be interested, and I didn't want you to feel uncomfortable." - Why not ask him?

He tells the agent that all he has to drink is scotch? Seriously? What's the f***ing deal with every story needing to have some form of alcohol written within it? Not everyone drinks. I don't! Besides, he was drinking coffee just that morning. There's always water and I'm sure he had some milk if the kids were eating Cocoa Puffs. Lame! 3*

Beautiful story, spent large portions of it in tears. Found the character Damon to be resonant with my current life situation. Thank you for giving me hope.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's too bad the VA doesn't give a fuck about decent treatment for vets. Never has. What a disgrace.

Awesome story.

Technique says you need a really good 'book-style' editor.

Beautiful tale and on point for the song. 5.0*

A very engrossing tale, well told. Five solid stars from me. Really happy about this author challenge. Some fine stories. Only one was a three stars, so far.

JPB NOT BOB

Very good story I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you for writing so we can enjoy it.

Fine story…4.5. Did feel a little rushed though. I’ve read prettymuch all of your stories and have love many. Was happy to see your screen name pop up. I believe this one needed a bit more damon and mandy character development, though.

I liked the story up until the point where Damon decides that he can get the kids back not by involving the police, but by murdering the kidnappers, two of whom were asleep when they were gunned down. Americans probably can't understand how repugnant this behavior appears to those who live in countries that don't have a gun culture.

Excellent story, thank you! 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'s

Fantastic!

Brilliant, maybe the kidnapping was a little naive but overall a beautiful story.

I loved the romance aspect until you introduced Stewey Griffin into my head.....no no no Cool Whwhwhip please.

Thank you. This was very good.

Excellent story. A fairytale that involved a fairytale that became a fairytale. Very well written and seemed to fulfill the “Wicked Games” criteria but became a very enjoyable “feel good” story. A well deserved five stars.

Some 'fairytale can become real...

...this one is real within the world of Loving Wives on Literotica.

I loved the tale of his self-redemption from his own fears and insecurities, and hers from a false accusation of infidelity.

I would have liked a bit more 'punishment' of some sort for her ex, especially since he didn't get the money to save his own kids, nor did he want to spend any time with them after just being rescued... typical, over-entitled Senator. LOL.

Again, loved it... that's 5 stars from here.

Nicely done.

Wonderful story.

A true rendition of the story in modern times great work.

A very good story

5 stars1

Thanks for sharing this story!! I loved it. 5 stars.

Wow Love the Veteran ! Great story.

Wish the relationship before the birthday meal had more detail .

I had tears while reading.

5 stars

Loved the story, thanks for sharing

Felt rushed, like you set the scene and then ended it quickly, I suppose it’s a good short story…

Just a question how come you only ever hear about American soldiers having wartime ptsd?

Quick but soooo good !

dang good stuff

Good, but not amazing. Parts did feel rushed. The senator felt like an unnecessary inclusion. He didn't add anything, and he didn't suffer for his arrogance. It would've been a better story if, for example, Damon had started to have flashbacks/panic attacks when he went to rescue the kids, but pushed through it for them, and that helped lay his PTSD at rest.

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The reconciliation felt too much like things told to us. I didn't want to keep them apart, because they were great together, but at the same time, it just felt like too much was summarized in the story. 4*

Great story; but why do I get the feeling that the senator, who had to pay out big time in a settlement, was somehow responsible for the kidnapping?

It seems that my limited vocabulary cannot do justice to your "Work of Art" !

If there are words that would give you a higher praise than EXCELLENT you'd have them !

THANK YOU ! * * * * *

Good tale, thank you Bh76

somewhere east of Omaha

Simply EXCEPTIONAL!!

5 stars

The comment from a month ago must be from someone who lives a charmed life. Arrogant people rarely suffer! Kind folks help balance life.

Great story and well written. Love all your stories.

He obviously lost his brains in Afghanistan.Why no in formation on who the kidnappers were?Plenty it wasn't some publicity stunt by her ex-husband and he came a cropper.

Excellent PTSD story. Although Damon’s problem had a lot to do with his self-image, it still portrayed him as being a recluse with anxiety issues. Your title is appropriate and is one of the reasons I read it. The concept of a divorced mother of two next door with an also divorced male, pretty much says what is going to happen.

Did well and worth the 5 stars.

Take care

His ex-wife sounded like she was only with him for his looks more than anything. I mean just abandoning him like that because he got some facial scarring? Damn that's cold as deep space. Let's hope Karma pays her a visit. Would have been comforting to read that she had an accident that left her badly scarred, or cancer took her tits or something, and then her husband leaves her immediately for her sister or secretary or whatever; see how she likes it.

Nice that our hero found true love in the end. And yeah, the kidnapping thing did seem like a ploy by her asshole ex-husband. That was my first thought anyway.

I quite enjoyed this tale!