Inner Beauty

By Stephie Marie

I don't recognize the girl in the mirror anymore.

The accident stole her. In her place is someone scarred, shattered, and unworthy of love. At least, that's what I tell myself every time I see the whispers, the pity, the stares. If I can't love what I've become, how could anyone else? How could even God?

So I build walls. I push everyone away. Better to live numb than to feel the ache of rejection all over again.

But he won't let me go. My boyfriend looks at me like I'm still the girl he fell for-like my scars are proof of survival, not ruin. And when a little girl dares to call me beautiful, something I thought was dead inside me stirs. A spark. A possibility.

Maybe love hasn't abandoned me.
Maybe God hasn't either.
Maybe beauty isn't lost-it's waiting to be seen in every broken piece of me.

A tender, faith-filled retelling of Beauty & the Beast, Inner Beauty is a sweet romance about healing, hope, and a love that sees us exactly as we are... and calls us worthy anyway.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQ2X477V
• ISBN13: 9798262897353
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"