Stone Cursed

The Calder Gargoyle Clan has relocated to the Highlands of Scotland, their ancestral home. They used to live on the Isle of Stone, located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Scotland. Humans had discovered the Island and the Alpha decided to relocate the clan with the exception of five brothers.
Alec is maybe regretting the relocated. He misses the smell of the Ocean and the sounds of the waves crashing against the rocky cliffs. On his night off from patrol duties, he flies north over mountains to reach the coastline. He sees a strange green light flickering in the distance, Could it be Northern Lights? His gargoyle instincts tell him to check it out as those lights seem unusual.
He observes a tall thin man wearing a robe and carrying a staff accompanied by a small dark haired woman in front of a huge cauldron. Witches! Witches and gargoyles do not mix, ever.
What evil magic are they brewing this far from civilization? He over hears that they have left their coven to practice on their own and to increase power.
Alec is discovered by the male witch, Kai and is cursed and frozen in place. How can he warn his clan?
The female witch, Veda. helps Alec and they run from Kai. Will they make it to safety, together?
This is a good book that keeps you turning the pages. I liked Alec and Veda’s attraction to each other despite the cultural taboo of gargoyle and witches being enemies. This book nicely dovetails with the Isle of Stone series. Good characters, compelling story.

Stone Cursed is the sixth book in the Highland Gargoyles series, although it can be read as a standalone being as it is part of the Zodiac Shifters set too. Some references are made to the other gargoyles – where they live, why they left, the war, etc, but nothing you need to read for this to make sense.

Alec is one of the shifters who left the Isle of Stone to move to the Highlands of Scotland. He misses the sea though, so takes every opportunity to fly near to it. On one such flight, he hears voices and goes to investigate, where he finds more than he bargained for. With one wizard rapidly going dark, and a witch who believes in the light, Alec is confused given his history with witches. However, when the witch, Veda, saves him, he will do all he can to save her in return.

This is a fast-paced and smooth story that nevertheless gives you all you could want. There were no editing or spelling mistakes that disrupted my reading flow, and I was able to read this book in one go as it kept my attention. This is part of two great series, and I can highly recommend either one. A wonderful read, and recommended by me.

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and my comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian – I Dig Good Books!

Stone Cursed is another great Highland Gargoyles story. It has strong, compelling characters that draw readers in and refuses to let go. Veda and Kai have sizzling chemistry and are easy to connect to which it makes readers want to know everything about them and how their happily ever after will work out. The story is fast paced with plenty of thrills and excitement as the couple escape from a bad witch with a greedy power hungry mindset and lots of emotional turmoil as they try to maneuver their way through their attraction and their issues that get in the way of their romantic journey that has some blazing hot passion to heat up the pages and their libidos which of course makes all that emotional angst lose its importance – which is how it should be right?.

Lisa always brings her sexy gargoyles to vivid life and her Highland Gargoyle world always keeps me glued to the pages, so the fact that I really enjoyed Stone Cursed, doesn’t surprise me at all, if fact it just makes me want more.

I just love Gargoyle shifter stories and this one is really good.
Alec doesn’t feel at ease after leaving
But he will follow where his clan goes. However he heads out one evening to just destress and runs into more than he can handle.

Enter one who should be a enemy to him after all his clan faced at the hands of her kind but Alec and his beast think differently.
First he must save her, then he must help her see what he sees.

Sexy short read.. We get some action too at the hands of a evil Wizard in training I’d say….

I love gargoyle stories and the author has created a world where they are protectors and have clan loyalty. Alec is restless since his family has left their home. Their new home, a crumbling castle, doesn’t give him the same comfort. Yet, his family loyalty forces him to remain. During a long flight to pass the time, he finds himself drawn into a strange light and ends up cursed by a dark warlock. When the warlock’s companion sees his unnecessary evil act she plans to try to undo the evil spell–at her own peril.

Now they both need to escape the evil man. Their journey is an awakening into a special relationship. Can they form a friendship as witch and gargoyles have a long-standing feud? Their journey to escape leads them closer and closer.

I enjoyed the story and the reference to the previous series of a gargoyle rockband. Great world building and a couple with strength who fight the odds.
I voluntarily reviewed this advanced reader copy and I have not been compensated in any way.

I was not ablt to finish this e book. It was stuck on a page and would not advance.