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The Gargoyle’s Winter Bride
She woke me from a thousand years of stone.
Touched my claw. Looked into my eyes.
And made me hers.
Now the child is my anchor. Her mother is my obsession. And this frozen mountain is the only thing standing between them and the monsters I used to call my brothers.
They want the girl dead to sever the bond.
They want me back in chains.
Instead, I give them war.
I am not soft. I am not safe. I was built for death and carved by fire — but she calls me her protector, and that word means something now.
I will carry her through blizzards. Feed her with my own hands. Kill anyone who looks too long.
And when the mountain is quiet again?
She’ll lie breathless from my claiming.
And from our union? Will come…
The first child ever born from stone.
Read on for beast bonding, soul mating, winter survival, found family, and a gargoyle who was carved to protect—but taught to love. HEA Guaranteed!
Touched my claw. Looked into my eyes.
And made me hers.
Now the child is my anchor. Her mother is my obsession. And this frozen mountain is the only thing standing between them and the monsters I used to call my brothers.
They want the girl dead to sever the bond.
They want me back in chains.
Instead, I give them war.
I am not soft. I am not safe. I was built for death and carved by fire — but she calls me her protector, and that word means something now.
I will carry her through blizzards. Feed her with my own hands. Kill anyone who looks too long.
And when the mountain is quiet again?
She’ll lie breathless from my claiming.
And from our union? Will come…
The first child ever born from stone.
Read on for beast bonding, soul mating, winter survival, found family, and a gargoyle who was carved to protect—but taught to love. HEA Guaranteed!
195 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 27, 2025
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December 8, 2025
'For the first time since I broke free of my stone prison, I feel a sensation that is not agony, not hunger, not fury.
It is a sharp, painful tightening in the center of my chest. An ache. A profound and terrible pressure, as if a heart I no longer thought I possessed is trying to beat once more.'
I loved this book. Great world building and wonderful characters. I loved both Rose, her daughter Lily, and gargoyle Cepir. This story drew me in from the start. I was fascinated how Lily awoke Cepir and became his anchor, his life tied to hers. And he fought against his impulse to kill her but would protect her instead. I like the gargoyle's "voice" in Cepir's mind- just as a shifter's animal form would speak in their mind while they are human in shifter romances. I was intrigued by the connection between Lily and Cepir that allowed them to feel each others' pain.
'I hold her tight, my own heart hammering a wild, terrified rhythm against my ribs. It wasn’t a dream. I saw it. I saw it.
And I know, with a certainty that steals the very air from my lungs, that the mark on my daughter’s skin is somehow connected to the silver-eyed watcher in the woods. The gifts are not free. The price is already being paid.'
I was hooked to their story. 5 stars
It is a sharp, painful tightening in the center of my chest. An ache. A profound and terrible pressure, as if a heart I no longer thought I possessed is trying to beat once more.'
I loved this book. Great world building and wonderful characters. I loved both Rose, her daughter Lily, and gargoyle Cepir. This story drew me in from the start. I was fascinated how Lily awoke Cepir and became his anchor, his life tied to hers. And he fought against his impulse to kill her but would protect her instead. I like the gargoyle's "voice" in Cepir's mind- just as a shifter's animal form would speak in their mind while they are human in shifter romances. I was intrigued by the connection between Lily and Cepir that allowed them to feel each others' pain.
'I hold her tight, my own heart hammering a wild, terrified rhythm against my ribs. It wasn’t a dream. I saw it. I saw it.
And I know, with a certainty that steals the very air from my lungs, that the mark on my daughter’s skin is somehow connected to the silver-eyed watcher in the woods. The gifts are not free. The price is already being paid.'
I was hooked to their story. 5 stars
November 28, 2025
Another enjoyable Protheka story that's about Rose a single mom with her adorable child Lily who is determined to raise her daughter the best as she can and Cepir our broken gargoyle whose been watching over them. Their relationship evolves in a touchy story that kept me captivated. I'd volunteer to read and review this engaging copy I'd received.
November 30, 2025
really good
Not quite excellent, but definitely worth reading. Mostly I have a hard time immersing myself in anything that’s written in first person present tense. It’s just awkward.
There is plenty of plot for the length of the story.
Not quite excellent, but definitely worth reading. Mostly I have a hard time immersing myself in anything that’s written in first person present tense. It’s just awkward.
There is plenty of plot for the length of the story.
April 13, 2026
Ceipar and rose
Quite a different story and I loved it. A fae turned to stone from a curse, sleeps for a thousand years and wakes when a tender child touches him. He watches he looks he falls in love with the child his anchor and her strong mother rose.
Quite a different story and I loved it. A fae turned to stone from a curse, sleeps for a thousand years and wakes when a tender child touches him. He watches he looks he falls in love with the child his anchor and her strong mother rose.
May 6, 2026
Beautiful
This is a beautiful Christmas story . I usually dislike Christmas stories because they all seem to be the same story changed just enough to be original . Not this one . I totally enjoyed it .
This is a beautiful Christmas story . I usually dislike Christmas stories because they all seem to be the same story changed just enough to be original . Not this one . I totally enjoyed it .
February 6, 2026
A good read
This story was filled with many twists and turns and filled with suspense and disappointment and hope to be cherished
This story was filled with many twists and turns and filled with suspense and disappointment and hope to be cherished
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