Listen to the haunting first three minutes of the audiobook.
The Vampire DiariesandThe OriginalsstarJoseph Morganhas added another title to his resume: author.
“The story itself,The Boy and the Beast,I actually wrote a while ago.

Joseph Morgan and Persia White’s ‘The Boy and the Beast’.Storm Santos; Andromeda Creative Inc.
“Then, Persia was the one who encouraged me to record it as an audiobook.
She had the idea of producing it in this form that it is now.”
White knew right away that this book needed to be recorded as an audiobook.
So it felt like a no brainer,” says White.
I really wanted it to be punchy and for the story to move," explains Morgan.
you should probably sound like you.
You don’t understand.'
And he was like ‘Ok.
“She encouraged me to find my true voice in the studio.
White explains that she told him to shout “Maria!”
as though he wereKlaus Mikaelson shouting “Rebekah!
““Rather than hold back, give us some ‘Rebekah!’
in it,” was the note that White made sure to give Morgan.
“We love that!
We don’t want you to hold back like other people do,” says White.
White wasn’t the only family member who had a hand in making this project come to life.
Morgan’s brother,Jack Martin, was also called in to do the cover art for the audiobook.
You have to put you singing.’
But I just wanted to hear him,” says White.
Let Morgan transport you to a whole new world in the EW exclusive first listen of the audiobook above.
The audiobook ofThe Boy and the Beastisavailable for preorder now.