Heart of Stone (The Stone Series Book 1)

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Sure, as her secrets are revealed I understood her anger and armored heart, but the revelation came too late for me to connect with her. But the shadows of my past haunted me, making me afraid to explore the possibilities I could never before have imagined. We meet Alex’s sister, who gives us some insight into an a possible unpleasant childhood and this secret may be what stops Krys and Alex truly being together. However, both Krystina and Alexander are clinging to the secrets of their past, and neither of them are willing to compromise. These two contrasting character's will test unknown waters in accommodating their very disparate lifestyles.

Alexander is full of riddles and mystery and I loved the author did not rush into the heroes past and give things away. This is the first book that I have read from Dakota Willink and I am very impressed with her writing, the way she hooks the reader. There's was just a quality to her voice and something about the cadence and her spacing between words that sort of drove me nuts.

I say somewhat because like I said before there were times when I was thinking, "originality please! At 430 pages and a cliffhanger ending, Heart of Stone takes too long to tell what could have been a compelling, heart stopping romance. Krys is understandably concerned and surprised by Alex’s declaration but her fears of entering into a D/s relationship stem from deeper emotions than even Alex could ever have anticipated. These two characters take you through an emotional roller coaster ride of emotions as they figure out their relationships and emotions. The only thing I can do is go back to being the man I once was—to the only place where I once knew control.

Despite this being a long book, it maintained its momentum throughout and the story built to its conclusion which sets the scene for the next instalment.The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. I thought at first it was another BDSM book, about an overbearing alpha male and an innocent young virginal girl clinging to him.