Behind every good man…is the love of an even better woman. Those were just pretty words before I met Claire Montgomery. Before my fairy queen burst into my life, I didn’t recognize the bastard in my morning mirror—but her love has given me the strength to face the imposter, even embrace him. With Claire at my side, I’m the king I always wanted to be, the Killian Stone I always dreamed of … becoming.
Which means for once, I want the mask guarding my secret to stay right where it is.
If you want the grown-up fairy tale… learn to love the dark side.
Profound sentiment. Wish I could get on board with it but the prince in pinstripes has other ideas. Life has been a dream since Killian burst into the ball offering the perfect fit—his heart and mine.
But the treasures he bestows have become his armor, hiding the man I yearn to know.
I refuse to open his little velvet box until he opens himself, letting me see even the dark hallways of his soul…
Fate has always bowed to my bidding.
I should have known it was just picking it’s time to exact the best revenge, to reveal the secrets that will destroy everything. Without my disguise, am I still the man Claire fell in love with…or another penniless prince vying for an unattainable dream?
Mistress of his ruin?
He always told me to be careful what I wish for. By demanding his truth, have I not only demolished the dream we had…but the man I’ve loved more than any other?
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I love the collaboration of Angel Payne and Victoria Blue. This series really flows well from one book to the next elaborating on specific characters and their challenges, their budding relationships, and the intertwining of the full cast.
No More Masquerade is the story of the deepening relationship between Claire and Killian as they ride the wave of his past, present, and their future. Fantastic. I didn’t see all the twists coming.
There are a couple of details that I feel weren’t explored as much as they could have been so I’m excited to see if they play out in later books of the series!
I love when a series draws me in and entices me to buy the next before this one’s finished. I’m there. I’ll keep going until the end at this rate! I just hope I don’t get to the last published book only to find I have to wait several months for another release.
Wow, what an emotional read! Book 2 in the Secrets of Stone series was beautifully crafted and had an interesting plot. I loved the book and can’t wait to dig into the rest of the series. On a side note, who loves mushrooms but not bacon? 😉
This is book 2 in the series and it does need to be read in order to understand what is going on. The beginning of this one and the ending were great but the middle seemed like a bunch of back and forth between the two main characters to just fill pages. I almost put the book down a couple of time but made myself keep reading to get to the end.
Loved this book! The bond between Claire and Killian is unbreakable but put to the test!! The story is full of ups and downs and twists and turns of emotions!! This book was very well written!! I highly recommend it!!
This book is amazing! A love story that grabs you by the heart. The twist and turns you dont see coming. Killian is struck by Claire from the start. There bond is tested after his father passes away. He disappears and she keeps looking for him. His family turned there backs on him. But she his fairy never leaves him.
Wow. I literally have no words. All the trials & tribulations that Killian and Claire went through, and after all the tears, confusion and anger, they came out cleaner and stronger on the other side. And Margaux! Who would have seen that coming! Sometimes we have to lose ourselves, to find ourselves.
Happily ever after is not always so Happy…. This was quite different than the first book. It was intriguing, frustrating, and heart felt. Killian was hurting, self deprecating, and plain mean. Claire loves him so much she puts up with everything. It was hard to see her go through all that she did. Claire and Killian show some growth, understanding, and letting go of all the pain. After saying all that, I liked this story.
Read this series…hoping there’s more!
Going into this 2nd book in the seires I was expecting and hoping for lots of “happily ever after” for Claire and Killian now that they have finally made it! NOT at all what I got but I can’t say I’m disappointed at all! There were many twists and heartbreak in this book it was a little overwhelming at times! Angel and Victoria sure know how to turn their readers hearts inside out for their characters! Killian, the powerful Alpha sex god, gets hit with some serious life changing events and unfortunately we see him fall. You can literally feel his pain and confusion while reading. Claire however, continues to blow me away. Nothing will stop her from finding the love of her life and bringing him home once and for all. Her determination and love for Killian MAKE this book! The woman is literally unstoppable! At times I wanted to slap some sense into Killian but then I’d remeber he has Claire and with her they cannot fail!
The writing and detail of this book and series is amazing. Nothing is better than feeling like you are in the story with the characters fighting for their love with them! I can’t get enough of the main characters but I also love the supporting character and what they add to the story! I can’t wait to continue with this amazing series writ ten by these amazing authors!!!
This follow-up to No Prince Charming hits it out of the park! In No More Masquerade, we learn the secret that Killian has been harboring, when his brother very publicly rips away the mask he has worn most of his life. Killian has lost it all, his family, his company, and the life he knows. This propels him on a journey of self-loathing, and ultimately self discovery. Claire steadfastly clings to her love for Kil, even as he throws away everything he has with her as he goes off to reinvent himself. You will be routing for Claire and Killian to find their fairytale ending, even though you want to clock Kil on the back of the head to wake him up!
Angel and Victoria tell a heart-wrenching story. They pull you into their world, make you feel the characters angst, and leave your heart soaring with a fairytale ending. This one definitely should be on your to be read list!
Wow, just wow! If you like roller coasters and emotions that swing from one extreme to the other, you will love this book. I sure did and can’t wait to see what happens next. The book reads like your favorite television series where each book is a season with the ending leaving you hanging on until the next season begins. Romance, heat, angst, and revelations to make your jaw drop. These authors make a great team and write seamlessly. Bravo – must have more.
Well let’s start by saying, these two amazing authors cannot write a bad book and this book just proves that.
No More Masquerade is Book 2 in the Secrets Of Stone series by Angel Payne and Victoria Blue. I recommend starting with book 1 to get a better grip on what’s going on through this book/series and what’s going on with this couple. After reading book 1 in this series I knew I needed me some more Killian!
Book 2 Angel and Victoria deliver us an emotional, heart wrenching, hot as hell plot, full of passion, drama, and heart break.
Killian Stone? A man alone, lost but hiding behind a sexy as f*ck powerful alpha male CEO mask, to the world he’s one person but behind close doors he’s another. His brother Trey a nasty piece of work comes into the picture and rips apart this mask and the world he thought he knew to be true comes falling down hard around him. After losing his biological father and his adoptive father, his life is in ruins and his big brother Trey isn’t making it any easier for him. He becomes a shell of the man he once was.
Claire Montgomery? She needs to make a decision whether she’s going to stick around and not give up on Killian or move on with her life and leave the only man she’s ever truly loved behind. Will she give up on him? Or is their love strong enough? Is she strong enough to help him? Is he willing to let her?
These two together are intense and all consuming and if I’m honestly, probably one of my all time favourite book couples. Not only is this book full of heartbreak, but it’s got a fairytale feeling to it, plus add in a whole lot of twists and turns along the way and you are left with a love story so consuming that you spend days thinking about the whole plot after finishing the book.
I highly recommend this series. I was a little late when I started reading these books but boy am I glad I’ve started!
Victoria and Angel are a force to be reckoned with, they push boundaries and find ways to pull hard on your heart strings, they keep your attention focused so intensely on the story that you cannot and will not be able to think of anything else!
5 Stars from me!
This book makes you to Claire and Killian even more Angel and Victoria are brilliant. In this book they are complex and well developed there are so many things going on this book.
Killian and Claire are a world wind romance there is lust and love they are blind to the world around them. They have a long distance romance her being in San Diego and him in Chicago. There is only one thing a tragedy happens, and Killian is forced by his brother to reveal his secret. Killian’s story is heartbreaking as his world starts to crumble around him.
Claire in this story is challenged can she get through to Killian before it is the end of them? Or will things end before she can? She wants nothing but him this story is a true modern Cinderella story it is a must read.
Margaux in this story also faces some new realizations and shocking life altering events. Margaux is a not well liked character when this book starts. She slowly grows on you as the story unfolds. She is there through both Killian’s and Claire’s low points. This is a must read series can’t wait to read the next one.
I gave this Amazing book a five star rating, but i would have gladly given more.. Author’s Payne and Blue, once again blew me away with the Phenomenal and Electrifying love story that is Killian and Claire. Enraptured through and through, I simply cannot get enough. There are secrets and lots of trials along the way that will either tear them apart or make them stronger than ever. I laughed, I cried and I fanned myself alot along the way, but I devoured every last page and still I want more. No matter if they are at work or play this dynamic couple along with all the people they share their lives with made this one of the best reads ever! No real spoilers from me. Action, adventure, business, loss, hurt, lots of laughs, some tears, but a whole lot of the best and steamiest sex scenes. A must read that I One Hundred Percent Recommend to All. Cannot wait for what is next from these two Incredibly Talented Ladies!
Wow book 2 was intense. Killian and Claire seemed to be in a pretty good place. They take off for a 3 week vacation traveling around Europe. They are having an amazing time but Claire knows that Killian is still holding a secret. She refuses to open the little velvet box until she knows him completely. Then 1 horrible trauma turns their world upside down.
Through half of this book I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to cry or scream. The author’s did an amazing job of pulling me into the story and making sure I can’t put the book down. I loved the characters and we just keep getting to know more about them. This is great read and I can’t wait to grab the next one.
I just love Angel and Victoria’s Killian and Claire. They are so perfect for each other I was hooked from the very first page of the first book No Prince Charming. This book No More Masquerade is just as perfect with a tragic twist with Killian’s sibling Trey trying to destroy him. if you want to read more go get this book I highly recommend anything these women write.
This book is Wow!!! No more Masquerade (book 2 of Secret of Stone series) continues with Killian and Claire’s story. This book will take you on an emotional roller coaster of up and downs, twists and turns, despair and happy tears. There were a couple times I was literally sobbing.
Angel Payne and Victoria Blue weave an awesome tale!! A definite must read that just gets better as it goes
This is the second I. The secret of the stone series and both Angel and Victoria did an amazing job with it. There were twists and turns throughout the boom that I loved. Some moments of sadness but lots of happiness. Can’t wait to read the third one.
This books was such a roller coaster, it’s amazing, made me cry more than any book in a long time, loved this story and I can’t wait to continue this amazing saga.
Killian and Claire are fantastic, they are steamy hot and wonderful together sure made you think some cool stuff, first and most important a name doesn’t mean anything it’s the person that makes the name.
Angel and Victoria, you two ladies are a great, no a fabulous team, you two are so talented thank you for giving us this amazing couple.
This second book in the Secrets of Stone is the continuation of Killian and Claire’s story. Secrets are exposed and lives thrust into turmoil, Killian struggles with who he is and how he moves on now that the secrets are out. This story will have you feeling all the emotions,it’s romantic,heart stopping sexy, but will have you heartbroken and angry the next! Can’t wait to read the next book!