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The Second Stone
In the next installment of The Warehouse District Series, the second stone is cast and the rebellion begins to roar.
After a slap that shook the state, Oakland Pratt has become a viral symbol of resistance, whether she wants to be or not. With hate crimes surging and civil liberties disappearing, the crew at the heart of the uprising begins to mobilize.
When a government crackdown explodes into violence, an event that echoes Stonewall and sets the city on fire. they retreat to the abandoned Minneapolis skyway system. There, the Scarlet Resistance begins to rise. What starts as survival becomes something much louder, as they tap into a hidden network and launch a digital war the state never saw coming.
Governor Tate is desperate to hold power. Selene Carlisle is done pretending he ever had it. The more they scheme, the further they fracture, and their unraveling may be exactly what the resistance needs.
Meanwhile, in a quiet hospital room, Silver faces a different battle. Spencer is awake, but doesn’t remember the spark that had just begun to burn between them. Now Silver must try to help her remember, and figure out if love still has a place in a world like this.
After a slap that shook the state, Oakland Pratt has become a viral symbol of resistance, whether she wants to be or not. With hate crimes surging and civil liberties disappearing, the crew at the heart of the uprising begins to mobilize.
When a government crackdown explodes into violence, an event that echoes Stonewall and sets the city on fire. they retreat to the abandoned Minneapolis skyway system. There, the Scarlet Resistance begins to rise. What starts as survival becomes something much louder, as they tap into a hidden network and launch a digital war the state never saw coming.
Governor Tate is desperate to hold power. Selene Carlisle is done pretending he ever had it. The more they scheme, the further they fracture, and their unraveling may be exactly what the resistance needs.
Meanwhile, in a quiet hospital room, Silver faces a different battle. Spencer is awake, but doesn’t remember the spark that had just begun to burn between them. Now Silver must try to help her remember, and figure out if love still has a place in a world like this.
432 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 30, 2025
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Tegan Kane
5 books34 followersTegan Kane is an award-winning sapphic author who writes spicy stories where rebellion sparks, politics collapse, and horror winks from the edges. Her novels spotlight women who seize what they want and claim their space without hesitation. In real life, she’ll apologize to the doorframe she just walked into.
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August 16, 2025
3.5⭐️ rounded up
The Second Stone is the second book in the Warehouse District Trilogy and it follows a group of a rebellion set out to fight against the government attempting to control and take away rights.
The second one wasn’t as good as the first one, I will admit. This one felt a bit more repetitive with its sentences a bit more choppier. I had a hard time following it at times because it felt more robotic.
I did enjoy the addition of learning more about other characters and my favorites have shifted a bit. After awhile it did feel like the storyline was coming second to the relationships that were being built and I would’ve enjoyed it more if there had been more balance.
Now that I have finished this one, I’m wasting no time jumping into the last once because I HAVE to know what happens.
The Second Stone is the second book in the Warehouse District Trilogy and it follows a group of a rebellion set out to fight against the government attempting to control and take away rights.
The second one wasn’t as good as the first one, I will admit. This one felt a bit more repetitive with its sentences a bit more choppier. I had a hard time following it at times because it felt more robotic.
I did enjoy the addition of learning more about other characters and my favorites have shifted a bit. After awhile it did feel like the storyline was coming second to the relationships that were being built and I would’ve enjoyed it more if there had been more balance.
Now that I have finished this one, I’m wasting no time jumping into the last once because I HAVE to know what happens.
August 20, 2025
what can i say? i love me some queers 🤷🏻♀️
this book is so damn good !! I think this did a great job at setting the tone for the resistance and had really great world building.
the writing was superb ! i felt like i was right there with them in the HQ, Tegan Kane is very talented when it comes to descriptive imagery. her ideas were very original and felt fresh, while also being hauntingly similar to current events…
the characters are amazing 10/10 i will keep saying it until i die….EDEN CAN RUIN ME PLSSSSS !! i said it in an update but i’ll say it here too. Eden is basically Dean Winchester in a lesbian revolution leader’s body, like he reincarnated after his death in supernatural and is now the mastermind behind the scarlet resistance idk (read it and you’ll understand what i mean !!!!!?)
while the first book was centered on christine and oakland (origin story) i was excited to see that Eden is basically a main character in this book, her pov was amazing and i do in fact need more in the next book🤞
this trilogy is an important story i think everyone needs to read at least once.
overall, the pacing was great and there was a VERY healthy balance of both action and spice 🤭😏
this book makes me want to start a riot in the best way possible.
this book is so damn good !! I think this did a great job at setting the tone for the resistance and had really great world building.
the writing was superb ! i felt like i was right there with them in the HQ, Tegan Kane is very talented when it comes to descriptive imagery. her ideas were very original and felt fresh, while also being hauntingly similar to current events…
the characters are amazing 10/10 i will keep saying it until i die….EDEN CAN RUIN ME PLSSSSS !! i said it in an update but i’ll say it here too. Eden is basically Dean Winchester in a lesbian revolution leader’s body, like he reincarnated after his death in supernatural and is now the mastermind behind the scarlet resistance idk (read it and you’ll understand what i mean !!!!!?)
while the first book was centered on christine and oakland (origin story) i was excited to see that Eden is basically a main character in this book, her pov was amazing and i do in fact need more in the next book🤞
this trilogy is an important story i think everyone needs to read at least once.
overall, the pacing was great and there was a VERY healthy balance of both action and spice 🤭😏
this book makes me want to start a riot in the best way possible.
May 30, 2025
This book delivered. I was already in love with Christine and Oakland from book one, so I was nervous they’d fade into the background once Spencer and Silver came in. But honestly, it just felt like the world got bigger in the best way.
Christine and Oakland are still a huge part of the heart of the story. Their relationship isn’t in the honeymoon phase anymore, and you can feel that shift. There’s more weight to what they’re carrying. More tension in the quiet moments. The love is still there, but it’s changed, and the book really lets that complexity show. It made me feel everything, even in the scenes where they barely say a word to each other.
Spencer and Silver bring a whole different kind of energy. It’s messy and slow and full of tension. Watching them circle each other, both trying and failing to stay guarded, was so frustrating in the best way. And yes, there’s a little more spice in this one. It’s definitely for mature readers, and it adds so much to the emotional arc. Nothing felt random. It all landed.
The sci-fi side of this world still feels scarily possible. The tech and bionics are cool, but also grounded. Spencer’s arc with her body and her identity hit me hard. It’s not clean or easy, and that’s what made it feel real.
It’s a fast read, but the emotions stay with you. I’m not ready for book three, but I know I’ll be grabbing it the second it drops.
Christine and Oakland are still a huge part of the heart of the story. Their relationship isn’t in the honeymoon phase anymore, and you can feel that shift. There’s more weight to what they’re carrying. More tension in the quiet moments. The love is still there, but it’s changed, and the book really lets that complexity show. It made me feel everything, even in the scenes where they barely say a word to each other.
Spencer and Silver bring a whole different kind of energy. It’s messy and slow and full of tension. Watching them circle each other, both trying and failing to stay guarded, was so frustrating in the best way. And yes, there’s a little more spice in this one. It’s definitely for mature readers, and it adds so much to the emotional arc. Nothing felt random. It all landed.
The sci-fi side of this world still feels scarily possible. The tech and bionics are cool, but also grounded. Spencer’s arc with her body and her identity hit me hard. It’s not clean or easy, and that’s what made it feel real.
It’s a fast read, but the emotions stay with you. I’m not ready for book three, but I know I’ll be grabbing it the second it drops.
September 14, 2025
Suddenly everyone is a super talented secret-agent-soldier-hacker-politician? Every character sounds the same, and everyone "smirks" all the time 🙄
August 20, 2025
okay so this is where the fight really kicks off. book one felt more like set up, giving us the world and all the characters, but this one changes the whole mood. it’s darker, more intense, and you can tell the real battle starts here. it has a different feel than book one but still keeps that same spark and energy that pulled me in from the beginning.
what surprised me was how fast it read. it’s definitely longer but I was tearing through chapters like nothing because the pacing just never lets up. I kept saying “just one more” and suddenly I was halfway through the book. it feels big and urgent, and it makes the stakes hit harder, but at the same time it doesn’t lose the heart or the character connections that made me care in the first place.
I listened to book one on audio and really wished this one had an audiobook too, because the narrator made that experience so fun. still, even without it, the story moves so quick and keeps you so engaged that it worked just as well on the page.
by the end I felt satisfied but also very much like things are only just getting started. it sets up so much and makes you want the next one right away.
what surprised me was how fast it read. it’s definitely longer but I was tearing through chapters like nothing because the pacing just never lets up. I kept saying “just one more” and suddenly I was halfway through the book. it feels big and urgent, and it makes the stakes hit harder, but at the same time it doesn’t lose the heart or the character connections that made me care in the first place.
I listened to book one on audio and really wished this one had an audiobook too, because the narrator made that experience so fun. still, even without it, the story moves so quick and keeps you so engaged that it worked just as well on the page.
by the end I felt satisfied but also very much like things are only just getting started. it sets up so much and makes you want the next one right away.
May 30, 2025
This is for Book Two specifically, but I’ll try not to let my Book One thoughts weave in. I’m always here for a good lesbian romance, but this book is more than just that. It’s a quick read with a lot of action, and somehow it still manages to be hot and thoughtful at the same time. The political commentary is there, but it’s not heavy-handed. It’s woven into the world in a way that makes sense.
For the author, I just need to say this: Dax deserves MORE LOVE! He’s such a good character, chaotic, kind of sweet, and definitely underrated. I would one hundred percent read a spin-off about him just vibing and having anxiety. Spice scenes are spicy and well balanced, adult audience for sure, and there’s a lot of consent written in which I really liked. Tate is also more present in this one. You get to better understand his dynamic with Selene. And Selene, well… you’ll see lol.
Book threeeee, please.
For the author, I just need to say this: Dax deserves MORE LOVE! He’s such a good character, chaotic, kind of sweet, and definitely underrated. I would one hundred percent read a spin-off about him just vibing and having anxiety. Spice scenes are spicy and well balanced, adult audience for sure, and there’s a lot of consent written in which I really liked. Tate is also more present in this one. You get to better understand his dynamic with Selene. And Selene, well… you’ll see lol.
Book threeeee, please.
May 30, 2025
The Second Stone balances a lot, but never feels crowded. Christine and Oakland are still a strong presence, and Spencer and Silver’s story fits in without stealing focus. It should feel complicated, but it just works. Oakland’s growth is one of the best parts. You can feel her stepping into herself as a leader, even when it’s hard. The Selene and Eden storyline builds slowly in the background, and by the end, it’s clear the next book is going to hit hard. I also really liked the disability rep. Spencer’s arc felt honest and layered. It wasn’t about pity or pain. It was about adapting, surviving, and still finding connection.
Quick read, strong characters, and a world that feels way too possible.
Quick read, strong characters, and a world that feels way too possible.
October 5, 2025
If you read Book 1 and were like I was, why have you not read this book yet?! Book 2 continuous the wearhouse district story from book 1 with everything dialed up so many notches! I could not put it down! This book banters harder, dives deeper into the already complex characters, and their relationships, it pushes harder against oppression, smashes harder against the patriarchy, 🔥has some extra spicy scenes 🔥, and is more unapologetic in the best way! I wasn't sure I could love some of these characters more, but the Author said hold my beer and glitter bombs, babe...The ending is so incredibly satisfying, and sets up perfectly for book 3. The stakes are higher. Blood has been spilled. The resistance is here, and I'm so in!
December 27, 2025
3.5⭐️ i honestly really liked it tooo good but i js wasn’t the biggest fan of the spice personal preference it js felt unnecessary at times like why are yall trying to fk while trying to get to saftey i did skip chapters/povs bc of it also not the biggest fan of silver her and spencer dont seem the most healthy ? i live for the slow burn enemies to lovers with the mastermind manipulators fs tho🙂↕️
the books are intertwined with modern society and current politics and administration i think the aspect of this that makes me anxious or sad is that i dont have the confidence we would have as much as a voice or power in the matters that they do praying for a super smart hacker friend
the books are intertwined with modern society and current politics and administration i think the aspect of this that makes me anxious or sad is that i dont have the confidence we would have as much as a voice or power in the matters that they do praying for a super smart hacker friend
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September 19, 2025
This series is so captivating. The storyline is realistic and plausible and I love seeing how relationships unfold between the characters. The ONLY thing that bothered me was that the phrase “trauma bonding” was used incorrectly and that has been a recent pet peeve of mine. Otherwise super interesting and well-written.
October 18, 2025
Just..wow
I just finished book 2 and cannot wait to start the 3rd. This series definitely hits close to home with the state of the country right now. It's inspiring. I love it, the scarlet resistance is badass.
I just finished book 2 and cannot wait to start the 3rd. This series definitely hits close to home with the state of the country right now. It's inspiring. I love it, the scarlet resistance is badass.
November 15, 2025
Awesome! They don't any better then this. Great series, i'm on the third book now.
August 20, 2025
Wow, this one was wild. Be sure to note the content warnings. Way more spice, way more chaos, and honestly just as fun, if not more, than the first. I loved continuing to follow Oakland’s journey, but this time we also get more focus on the others. The multiple POVs add so much, and it’s written in a way that’s easy to follow. You might feel a little whiplash going from sapphic longing in the first book to all the action here, but it totally works.
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