“An amazingly addictive page turner!” ~Book Readers ClubOnce upon a time, there was a girl who dressed up and went to a big party at the palace. When she was there, she met a prince. They danced and fell in love…Damn good line. Too bad I don’t believe a word of it anymore. My name is Claire Montgomery, and I’m not a princess. I’m a fighter. I worked hard to earn my place on the emergency image … to earn my place on the emergency image repair team for one of the biggest public relations companies in the country. We’ve been called to the renowned Chicago headquarters of Stone Global Corporation, where it’s our job to clean up a heap of the Stone family’s filthiest laundry. Our success will be the biggest victory of my career. I’m on my game. I’m ready.
Why doesn’t ready include a contingency plan for Killian Stone?
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Amazing
Great book, I recommend this book to everyone. I couldn’t put this book down once I started reading it. Five stars.
Absolutely love this series!!!
Fantastic. These two authors know how to write!
Holy smokes!!!
Killian Stone is a smoking hot business tycoon who has to clean up his brother Trey’s mess of a publicity nightmare. He brings in the big dogs to help with the latest catastrophe. Enter Claire Montgomery who works for the PR firm and the attraction between Killian and Claire is instantaneous.
Both hold secrets that could destroy them but they just can’t deny the attraction that has them wrapped up together.
Angel Payne and Victoria Blue wrote a beautiful story with twists, turn and unbridled passion. I couldn’t put this book down!!
Dont miss this1st book in the series! You will be hooked!!!!
OMG I absolutely loved this book, I can’t believe I waited so long to start this series. Killian and Claire are amazing, they made me love, hate, scream, I wanted to get into the book and knock some sense into them and also rip Margaux’s head off.
Seriously if you haven’t read this book, what are you waiting for?
Wow totally fell in love with tough,domineering and sexy Killian Stone. Claire and Killian’s story is so full of everything I look for in a story,angst, romance and plenty of steam. A great storyline with off the charts chemistry. Angel Payne and Victoria Blue are a fabulous writing duo!!!
This book has been on my TBR list for a while and I have no idea why I waited so long to get into the Secrets of Stone Stone Series by Angel Payne because I really enjoyed this quirky take on the old Cinderella fairy tale. Killian (our prince) hires a reputation management firm to clean up the mess his brother Trey has gotten into and that’s where we meet Claire (our Cinders) and her soon to be stepmother and stepsister Margaux (I’m guessing you are getting the picture). Margaux calls dibs on Killian but he has no desire to be with her he only has eyes for Claire but secrets are being kept and that could mean jail for the innocent insecure Claire so she runs will her prince follow and save her.
Charming characters with lots of sizzling chemistry and a modern day twist on a timeless classic makes this a great read, looking forward to the rest of this series.
This modern day Cinderella story drove me a bit crazy and not in a good way. The story starts slow and for much of the first half, a bit boring. In all honesty, the only character I actually liked in this one was Killian. He’s all alpha male and when he sees something he wants, he goes after it, which is exactly what he did here with Claire. Yes, he wanted her, but that only implies lust, not love. He’s rich enough to dazzle her with various ways of getting her attention, and they do generate plenty of steam. I realize that this is supposed to be and erotic twist on the fairytale, but when that takes over the book, it starts to become repetitive and a lot of steam doesn’t show love – lust, yes, but nor love. The push and pull between our main characters happened so much that it quickly became expected. He would chase, she’d get caught, they’d get all hot and steamy, then she’d pull away again, and again, and again. These two do have some secrets, and there’s a lot of angsty buildup to what I felt like was a letdown. The secrets just weren’t big enough for all that angst. Finally, we have Claire, who I kept hoping would show some backbone. Instead, she’s more doormat than anything else, and I really just wanted Killian to move on and find someone with some sass to compliment his all alpha self. On that note, the authors did a brilliant job with his character. Too bad the rest were such a disappointment. The conclusion here is open-ended, but considering my experience with this one, I won’t be continuing this series.
Love this whole series
First, let me say that this was a great read. No Prince Charming is an adult romance story that does not depend on the sex scenes as a plot. This book has characters that come alive on the pages and a story that keeps you reading way past bedtime!
Claire and Killian meet when his company hires a firm to negate the damage done by bad publicity. Claire is one of the team members for the firm brought on board to change public opinion. When they meet sparks fly but each has a secret that could be devastating if revealed. This novel shares the ups and downs of a forbidden romance and shows the damage done by jealousy, selfishness and secrets. The author weaves a story of joy, heartbreak and despair and, just when you think it is out of reach, the HEA ending. This book is a gem and worthy of 5 stars!
I got pulled into this book right from the start. Clair and Killian both have secrets in their past that prevent them from trusting anyone with their heart or secrets. The roller coaster ride that this book takes you on keeps you guessing all the way to the end. Clair is fighting her attraction to the super sexy Killian while trying to stay off the radar of her soon to be evil step sister.
I have read a couple of other books by Angel Payne and really like her style. Victoria Blue is new to me but I will be looking for more work by this author. Highly recommend this book and will be looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
4 Star Review of No Prince Charming (Secrets Of Stone #1) by Angel Payne & Victoria Blue
The first book in the Secrets of Stone series and it is off to a good start. If this series is not on your TBR list then I suggest that you add it. This was a fast paced book, full of secrets; a fun and quirky take on Cinderella.
From the start I was entranced by Killian Stone and I was excited to see who the woman who would capture and hold his attention would be; Claire Montgomery did not disappoint.
Claire is a member of a PR team that has been called in to clean up the image of Stone Global Corporation. She has her own secrets, ones that she is determined will not be exposed.
Claire finds herself attracted to Killian and when you throw in the fact that Killian is enthralled with Claire, complications are sure to arise. Killian too has his secrets which he is bound and determined to keep, but all is not as it seems, despite the confident persona that Killian shows the world.
No Prince Charming is smoking hot and certainly delivers on the sizzle.Told in dual POV’s it will spark your interest and keep you entertained. Both Ms.Payne and Ms. Blue obviously work well together as it was impossible to determine who wrote what.
This book is just sorry but I’m speechless . No Prince Charming is mind blowing addicting and so full of tension you can feel it running off the pages. Killian and Claire are just perfect for each other favorite quote “His stare was hypnotizing, drenched in countless layers of dark intensity.” The last word describe the book correctly Intense I Really can hardly wait to read book 2 No More Masquerade
Amazing book! Everyone needs to read this Series.
We’re all familiar with the story about a girl, a prince, and her evil step family. Now, take that story and add steamy sex scenes, real life drama and battles within the workplace and that’s the story you’re going to read here. I read this book in 2 sittings because it literally grabbed you from the first page and was so hard to put down. Claire has some fire in her soul and certainly doesn’t make anything easy for Killian. The back and forth with these two will not let to you stop once you start. I received this book through Netgalley and in return I am to give my honest opinion. Here’s my honest opinion .,. I will 100% be continuing with this series. The book was so well written and I just love that these two ladies took an old fairy tale and gave us a sexy spin of it! I am looking forward the reading the rest of this series.
Thank you Net-Galley, publisher and authors for a copy of this story.
This story is a modern day take on a Cinderella story. My favorite thing about this story was the sarcastic banter between Claire and Killian. Its what kept me reading. The authors did a great job describing the characters and the set of the story. I felt like I was right there with them. The chemistry between them was off the charts. I loved Killian and his mouthy dirty talk, completely Alpha!
Good read!
sort of boring too drawn out kind of uninteresting.