Author: cianastone

*** Note: This book was originally published as The Seven Bridges Killer – the cover has been changed. The story is the same.“This is a book that will stay with you long after the final word. Ciana Stone writes about a victim in a way that makes you wonder if she understands this level of fear.  And the monster who haunts the lives of the characters is shockingly real.  A brilliant tale you … brilliant tale you won’t want to put down,  but definitely not for the faint of heard.” – Candid Book Reviews She was seven when the monster…

“I began life as an adult, created to be the mate of the ruler of a planet and for thousands of years I knew his love and devotion. Then I volunteered to lead an expedition to a distant world, one in its infancy.“During the journey memories of my former life faded and I found new love with not one but two men. It would be these two men I would be forever connected to.“Over countless centuries, I … countless centuries, I spent many lifetimes on planet Earth, shedding my physical mantel at will, always emerging again in a relationship with…

“Addictive” – Candid Book Reviews Fear. That’s what comes to mind when Sophie thinks of her childhood. Fear. And pain.She ran away from home to protect her unborn child. Now, twenty years later, she’s a woman who learned to put the past and its dark secrets behind her. To stand on her own and to build a good life for herself and her son.But the past is not yet done with her and those dark … not yet done with her and those dark secrets rise from the grave. Her courage, and the strength of her love will be put…

Wyatt Wolf is a warrior, a man without fear. At least that’s the picture he presents to the members of his Navy SEAL team. He’s a stone-cold killer with a reputation as a woman magnet who needs no one.But appearances can be deceiving. Inside Wyatt is a man torn by love and betrayal. His only need, his one weakness—Chance—a woman from his past he can never have, can never trust. Wyatt will be … will be forced to see her and face the old feelings that have haunted him for years,.He will also be forced to face something inside him,…

“My name is Adonia. I am Empress of Zaras and I’m lost. I was in the palace, dreaming of a man I do not know, but who comes to me in dreams and inspires passion unlike anything I’ve ever imagined.Or perhaps that’s not true. My memory only extends back two years. I don’t know why and no one will tell me. Nevertheless, I was safely in the palace when two men appeared. Strangers. I knew they meant … Strangers. I knew they meant me harm. I’ve been studying Earth history and have been particularly drawn to a city on the…

She walked into my life when I was 17. Actually, I walked into hers. I applied for an after-school job at her photography studio. I fell for her at first glance. She was my first love. Actually, she was my first at a lot of things, and when she walked out on me, she broke my heart.I thought it had healed. Then I saw her again and as corny as it sounds, looking into her eyes was like coming home. … coming home. The question is, can old hurts be forgotten, and can old love be rekindled? I don’t know,…

“Some secrets are bad enough you want to hide them even from yourself…”… so you armor yourself however you can–some people drink or take drugs or self destruct. I have to ask, what method of self-destruction will I settle on? Or will I share the horrors I survived and make those memory burdens to people I love?“Sometimes there are no easy answers. I sure don’t have any. The source of my … any. The source of my terrors now threatens everyone I love and all I hold dear. Can I face him again, spit in the face of fear and…

“What endures? Love. Yes, I’ve always believed that and still do. Ironically, I’m discovering that madness also has quite the capacity for endurance.“Those I love have endured a lot, have been awakened to truths they found, at first, to be unbelievable and have faced challenges they never dreamed. Now someone perceived as a foe may be all we can depend upon to face an enemy of unimaginable power … unimaginable power and a need for revenge.“Against me.Being men of honor and enduring love, Victor and Cord have sworn to protect me with their lives. What they don’t realize is our…

There are choices to be made in life and often it means choosing between what you want and what you feel is the right thing to do. The Walker family understands that. So does the love of Russell Walker’s life, Naomie Taylor. Maybe she understands it better than any of them.She’d do anything she can to help someone she loves, even if she disagrees with with them. Like Senator Walker’s daughter, … daughter, Amber. As far as Naomie is concerned, she owes Amber and she always repays a debt. The problem is, this one might get them in a mess…

“If I’m guilty of anything, it’s arrogance. I received my most fervent wish and Victor returned to me. In an odd way, I actually got all I wished for. My family is all with me. Cord is involved with my half-sister, my daughter Cable is in love with a fine man, my and Cord’s son, Trevor is happy with the girl in his life, and Victor now gets to know our son, Arthur. It would be almost perfect if … almost perfect if it were not for the threat that looms over us. Sazare. He’s the ruler of our world,…