A gargoyle imprisoned.Captured, starved and blinded, Tas hates humans. For eighty agonizing years, he’s plotted all the gruesome ways to exact his vengeance. Then one day his captors make a fatal mistake. When the door to his cage opens, he’s ready to destroy the human on the other side. But a different instinct takes over when he scents the female. His mouth waters and his fangs ache, demanding … female. His mouth waters and his fangs ache, demanding he make the fearless female his.
A single mom, desperate to save her kid.
Juniper owes a lot of money to a very bad man and unless she does what he wants, he’ll hurt her kid.
To clear her debt, all she has to do is drive a van and not ask questions. But when she hears a voice in the back, she realizes she may not only be a thief but also a kidnapper, and that’s where she draws the line.
What she finds in the back isn’t the loot she expected, but it also isn’t a person.
It’s a gargoyle… who intends to claim her as his mate.
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Taken for Granite is a standalone novel in the collaborative series the Khargals of Duras, featuring a grumpy gargoyle and an HEA.
A thousand years ago, a Khargal scouting party left Duras, only to crash on a planet called Earth.
Injured and outnumbered, the stranded Khargals hid among stone effigies and observed the slow evolution of the planet’s primitive inhabitants. With no means of returning to Duras, they watched from their shadowy perches and faded into legend, becoming the mythical gargoyles.
Until today. Long after any hope for rescue had died, the distress signal has finally been answered.
It’s time to go home.more
My first gargoyle book and I thoroughly enjoyed this with action, a sassy heroine, and a hunky gargoyle. What else could you want?
This was a different take on gargoyles. Liked how the sweetness of the heroine ended up melting an ice heart.
I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH. I cannot even begin to describe how thoroughly and wholeheartedly I truly enjoyed this book. It encompasses one of my favorite combination tropes: an enemies-to-lovers story with a dash of protective-hero where our surly gargoyle does not want to fall for the foul-mouthed, blue-haired human but can’t help it. Although the writing was not grammatically correct or spell-check worthy 100% of the time, I loved this book enough to overlook that and not let it detract from this amazing story. One of the best freebies I ever bought!!!
Not bad. Not great. Will lead you to more of the same story line. Four letter words turned me off.
The story was a bit unbelievable. The timeline had huge holes in it and so it did not flow well. The epilogue seemed tacked on rather than a wrap of the story itself.
I enjoyed this book. It was unique and had great characters. The book was missing something that would make me want to follow the series; possibly the choppy ending. Ending just didn’t follow the flow of the book.
Interesting concept – made me wonder how can he stay a man and live in the USA without any paperwork, birth certificate etc. Sigh.
I am just finishing the last book of this series and I have enjoyed them immensely. They are pure entertainment and somewhat hard to put down once you start. They’re written by different authors and some of them are little better than the others, but they’re all good. The plot lines are all similar but if you should read the series, you’ll understand why. I read this type of book to be entertained only; life is a serious enough business and stories such as this are great escapism. Fun stuff!
Novel concept truly enjoyed the story.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked the set up and the characters. The storyline was fresh for me and I quickly bought the following books because I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to the characters.
Such a great fantastical take on an out of this world story.
An original take on gargoyles. I always love stories that put new twists on mythology and this one does it well with nicely rounded characters and a beautiful romance.
Part of a wonderful set, but definitely a stand alone. You can’t help but feel sympathy for Tas, the Khargal (gargoyle) who was imprisoned for decades, tortured and alone. But then Juniper comes along and sets him free to live & love.
It’s romance in a hard world. I love this book, along with all of the others in the series. Who would have thought that gargoyles could be so sexy & funny!
fun read
Foreword: this is book six in the series, but it can be read in any order. I highly suggest pretty much all of them. Though they’re different authors each, they all add to the world and the overarching story. Great teamwork!
Taken for Granite is an alien romance featuring the source of the human myths of gargoyles. The series follows the survivors of a 1000 year old crash on the journey to their long awaited rescue from our world. Tas is by far the most abused of the Khargals in this series, having been kept prisoner and tortured for the past 80 years by the villains of the story, the Rose Syndicate. His story has been one of my favorites because it’s action packed and has a wonderful afterword three years in the future (I absolutely adore those). Tas is understandably a very angry, very untrusting character for most of the book.
Juniper is very down to earth and someone who is very easy to instantly like. She’s a single mom to her baby sister though they are barely surviving in a rough world all their own. She shows temerity and lots of warmth of heart that make her lovable. I can’t blame Tas for falling for her in the long run. Baby sister Chloe is a typical snarky teenager but her interactions with Tas are just amusing as all get out.
Tas is never the sappy, overly emotional or sweet lead male, but he does grow on you and I thoroughly enjoyed their love story. If you enjoy a good adventure with some mouthy teenager and a surprising ally, this book is for you!
This is the sixth book of the series but the first one I have read and I loved it. The book blurb gives an accurate description of the story. The writing is great and the story is emotional, interesting, and well-written. I got really caught up in it and couldn’t put the book down. Tas and Juniper’s story has a wonderful ending as well. I can’t wait to read the rest of the books of the series.
I am voluntarily reviewing an advance reader copy of this book.
I have come late to this series but I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. Love stories about gargoyles and this author had done a great job.
The sixth book in the Khargals of Duras this is Tas’ story this is the one that I have wanted to read the most, he has gone through so much. Tas has been held by the Rose syndicate for the last 80 years, but now someone has gotten sloppy with his shipping from England to the States. Juniper has to do things she would rather not do but she borrowed money from a really bad man so that Chloe can have a better education. All she has to do is drive a van and not ask questions to clear her debt, but she hears noise coming from the back of the van and she will not be a party to human trafficking. Juniper opens the van and Tas jumps out. Things happen really fast after that. There is suspense, drama, danger, shootings, murder, kidnapping, romance, and one mouthy teenager. The book kept me turning pages I had to know what was going to happen. I received a copy through KU and I am voluntarily reviewing it.
*WARNING* contains explicit adult situations and violence
Juniper lost her parents in a house fire. When her parents were killed she became the guardian of her 8 year old sister, so Juniper dropped out of college and became a waitress. When her little sister, Chloe was accepted to an elite prep school, Juniper had borrow money from a shady source, but she does what she has to.
Tas is a Khargal from Duras. Tas’ space ship crashed on earth a VERY long time ago. Tas got to comfortable and was captured but the Rose Syndicate. The Rose Syndicate had Tas for MANY years until one day they made a mistake.
I enjoyed this story very much. I think it’s easy to sympathize with Tas and understand why he is so suspicious of any sort of kindness. Rhoda is a bit of an enigma, I have to wonder just how much of a villain she really is and why. Great characters, I’ll be watching for more of this series.
Be prepared to lose yourself in this story! I was immersed in this story right from the beginning. The characters bring the story to life. Juniper and Chloe have a special relationship, sisters yes, but also partners in survival. Tax supplied the catalyst to bring action, violence and strong connections into her quiet life. Taz and Juniper are perfect for each other but he fights it while she had a thing for the gargoyle cartoon as a kid. Lol, she wasn’t wrong, he was hot too! I loved everything about this story and I’m making my way through all of them, out of order, but still, the stories rock!