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Stone Shifters #1
Stoneskin Dragon
He has days to live.
Dragon shifter Reive is dying. After a fight with a gargoyle to save his clan, his poisoned body is painfully turning to stone. His only hope: an ancient book that promises a cure.
And the librarian who can help him find it.
She's a monster.
All her life Jess has feared and hated her gargoyle shifter form. She would give anything to be fully human.
Now she might have a way.
If she can fight her attraction for a dying man long enough to help him find the book that will save or doom them both.
But they're not the only ones looking for it ...
Brand new spinoff series from Zoe Chant's popular BODYGUARD SHIFTERS! This is your opportunity to jump into this new series today, with hot heroes, kick-butt heroines, sizzling romance, magic and mystery, and a guaranteed HEA in every book. One-click to join the adventure today!
Dragon shifter Reive is dying. After a fight with a gargoyle to save his clan, his poisoned body is painfully turning to stone. His only hope: an ancient book that promises a cure.
And the librarian who can help him find it.
She's a monster.
All her life Jess has feared and hated her gargoyle shifter form. She would give anything to be fully human.
Now she might have a way.
If she can fight her attraction for a dying man long enough to help him find the book that will save or doom them both.
But they're not the only ones looking for it ...
Brand new spinoff series from Zoe Chant's popular BODYGUARD SHIFTERS! This is your opportunity to jump into this new series today, with hot heroes, kick-butt heroines, sizzling romance, magic and mystery, and a guaranteed HEA in every book. One-click to join the adventure today!
277 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 31, 2021
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Lauren Esker
80 books77 followersLauren Esker writes romantic suspense and paranormal romance that’s just a little off the beaten path. Which isn’t surprising since she’s a lifelong Alaskan who is a little off the beaten path herself! (Literally and figuratively.) She also writes graphic novels and scifi/fantasy as Layla Lawlor, and m/m romance as Layla M. Wier.
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January 31, 2024
4.5 stars.
I'm really enjoying this author. I only marked it down because they both stupidly keep secrets that were killing me in the beginning. And he decides to keep his pain and suffering from his family... even at the end.
I also wasn't a fan of the heroine's bad self talk. But that's part of her journey, so I forgive.
But... I loved it and I really liked that they were mates but didn't know right away. That they couldn't know they were meant to be until after they knew they loved each other. I also love that the guy wants to be a stay at home dad.
Fun adventure and great romance. I've noticed that this author has one semi explicit sex scene and then the rest are fade to black.
Safety deets
- no other women or men.
- no third act breakup.
- we get to see them in their HEA, but I'm sure we'll see these characters again since the series continues.
I'm really enjoying this author. I only marked it down because they both stupidly keep secrets that were killing me in the beginning. And he decides to keep his pain and suffering from his family... even at the end.
I also wasn't a fan of the heroine's bad self talk. But that's part of her journey, so I forgive.
But... I loved it and I really liked that they were mates but didn't know right away. That they couldn't know they were meant to be until after they knew they loved each other. I also love that the guy wants to be a stay at home dad.
Fun adventure and great romance. I've noticed that this author has one semi explicit sex scene and then the rest are fade to black.
Safety deets
- no other women or men.
- no third act breakup.
- we get to see them in their HEA, but I'm sure we'll see these characters again since the series continues.
April 3, 2022
I made it about 25% before giving this one up. In that time I set down the book twice and went off to clean around the house. This is the kind of book that usually pulls me in, that once I sit down I don't get up again until I'm done reading 2-3 hours later. Instead I was bored while reading. I wanted Jess and Reive to talk about their secrets, instead they danced around it, even in the aftermath of a bad guy coming after them and destroying the library. In the end this one wasn't for me.
October 27, 2021
Sweet and tender story with kind of fated mates, external conflict, adventure, interesting mythology, and danger!
I love when the characters are just kind to each other, and the conflict comes from outside. This book wasn’t very steamy, but the little touches and caresses were exactly enough.
Our hero is a cinnamon roll of a dragon shifter, suffering greatly from a gargoyle wound but the pain doesn’t turn him into an asshole. He has respect for the heroine, treats her well, and when secrets are revealed he’s mature enough to roll with it.
Our heroine is kindhearted (but not a doormat) and brave (but not TSTL). She doesn’t fall into so many of the lazy heroine tropes like standoffish or “quirky” or NLOG, she’s just alone in the world and trying to make the best of it. She is passionate about books, especially gargoyle mythology, but really struggles with her own gargoyle identity. We watch her go through an acceptance journey for that in this story.
And they TRAVEL! I got to enjoy italy and newfoundland vicariously through them and that was fun.
I really loved the whole dragon and gargoyle world building in this and am looking forward to the rest of the series.
I love when the characters are just kind to each other, and the conflict comes from outside. This book wasn’t very steamy, but the little touches and caresses were exactly enough.
Our hero is a cinnamon roll of a dragon shifter, suffering greatly from a gargoyle wound but the pain doesn’t turn him into an asshole. He has respect for the heroine, treats her well, and when secrets are revealed he’s mature enough to roll with it.
Our heroine is kindhearted (but not a doormat) and brave (but not TSTL). She doesn’t fall into so many of the lazy heroine tropes like standoffish or “quirky” or NLOG, she’s just alone in the world and trying to make the best of it. She is passionate about books, especially gargoyle mythology, but really struggles with her own gargoyle identity. We watch her go through an acceptance journey for that in this story.
And they TRAVEL! I got to enjoy italy and newfoundland vicariously through them and that was fun.
I really loved the whole dragon and gargoyle world building in this and am looking forward to the rest of the series.
September 29, 2025
3.5
It was nice. I liked it. The relationship progressed in a natural way and the MCs had chemistry. There was angst and action, and the author did a decent job at building the tension.
It was nice. I liked it. The relationship progressed in a natural way and the MCs had chemistry. There was angst and action, and the author did a decent job at building the tension.
March 9, 2021
Reviewed at Shifter Haven
I happen to love when a favorite series of mine produces a spin-off series, it just allows me to stay somewhat in a world that I’ve enjoyed. Usually, while I’ll suggest reading any series in order this time I feel the need to mention that what happened to Reive that has him on this search for an ancient book actually took place in Dancer Dragon of the Bodyguard Shifters series. If you have not yet read Dancer Dragon that’s not a problem for anything you need to know is told in Stoneskin Dragon. But, if like me, you like to know the background details then that is where you will find what you seek. (I only realized that I had missed a book after I started reading Reive’s and Jess’s story and it didn’t affect my enjoyment a bit… only made me go back sooner to the book I missed)
Reive is dying, his body slowly but steadily turning into stone patch by small patch. Bitten by a gargoyle during battle now has him dying or even worse, changing into something unknown. He is out to find answers before it’s too late, and the only clues he has have sent him searching for a book. As he stands outside of the library when Jess works he has no clue that not only answers but his mate are within… and it’s not going to be easy to accomplish his goals while discovering he has far more to live for now than he did yesterday.
Jess believes herself to be a monster. Even as a young orphan, she’s always known that she had to keep a part of herself hidden from the world. Now, as an adult with growing knowledge of what she is Jess is even more determined to find any way possible to be completely human. Her love and need for books that will uncover that knowledge makes her the perfect librarian. She’s collected quite a few old books by now, some her own other for the small library where she works. She never expected her life’s work to bring the perfect man for her right to her doorstep, or to discover that fate often works in odd ways when an entire world she had no clue of opens up for her.
Stoneskin Dragon is a roller coaster of a ride with danger, laughter, frustration, tears, and discovery all mixed into a story that kept me glued to the pages far beyond when I should have been asleep. Reive and Jess are characters with strength, and not only physical, determination, stubbornness at times, and sizzling chemistry that both hesitate to engage. They’ll find answers, but not all of them at once as they battle enemies and travel great distances to learn how to save Reive and each other in the process. I enjoyed this one so much and I find myself constantly checking to see when the next book will release.
I read this title through my Kindle Unlimited subscription.
I happen to love when a favorite series of mine produces a spin-off series, it just allows me to stay somewhat in a world that I’ve enjoyed. Usually, while I’ll suggest reading any series in order this time I feel the need to mention that what happened to Reive that has him on this search for an ancient book actually took place in Dancer Dragon of the Bodyguard Shifters series. If you have not yet read Dancer Dragon that’s not a problem for anything you need to know is told in Stoneskin Dragon. But, if like me, you like to know the background details then that is where you will find what you seek. (I only realized that I had missed a book after I started reading Reive’s and Jess’s story and it didn’t affect my enjoyment a bit… only made me go back sooner to the book I missed)
Reive is dying, his body slowly but steadily turning into stone patch by small patch. Bitten by a gargoyle during battle now has him dying or even worse, changing into something unknown. He is out to find answers before it’s too late, and the only clues he has have sent him searching for a book. As he stands outside of the library when Jess works he has no clue that not only answers but his mate are within… and it’s not going to be easy to accomplish his goals while discovering he has far more to live for now than he did yesterday.
Jess believes herself to be a monster. Even as a young orphan, she’s always known that she had to keep a part of herself hidden from the world. Now, as an adult with growing knowledge of what she is Jess is even more determined to find any way possible to be completely human. Her love and need for books that will uncover that knowledge makes her the perfect librarian. She’s collected quite a few old books by now, some her own other for the small library where she works. She never expected her life’s work to bring the perfect man for her right to her doorstep, or to discover that fate often works in odd ways when an entire world she had no clue of opens up for her.
Stoneskin Dragon is a roller coaster of a ride with danger, laughter, frustration, tears, and discovery all mixed into a story that kept me glued to the pages far beyond when I should have been asleep. Reive and Jess are characters with strength, and not only physical, determination, stubbornness at times, and sizzling chemistry that both hesitate to engage. They’ll find answers, but not all of them at once as they battle enemies and travel great distances to learn how to save Reive and each other in the process. I enjoyed this one so much and I find myself constantly checking to see when the next book will release.
I read this title through my Kindle Unlimited subscription.
July 1, 2022
Reive Corcoran is a dragon, poisoned by a gargoyle, and dying. Jess O’Dell is the librarian who tries to save him. She’s also a gargoyle shifter. This book chronicles their attempts to figure out how to keep the poison from consuming Reive. Along the way, they meet some interesting secondary characters: Marion the librarian back home in Indiana, Giovanni Romano the wealthy bibliophile outside Rome, Mace MacKay in Newfoundland and a long lost...what?
Zoe Chant excels at writing characters that leap from a page, into readers’ imaginations. The plot, while good, sometimes feels a bit off-kilter, as if the writer isn’t sure where she is headed. While that is a fun writing exercise, it is less fun for the reader who trusts the writer to create a well-crafted story with no illogical bumps within the tale and with a decent outcome. At times the story slowed almost to a crawl and the illusion of secrets Reive and Jess were keeping from each other became tedious.
There are some inconsistencies that support this statement regarding plot direction:
In chapter 3, Jess speaks with Reive about Romano, the wealthy bibliophile in Rome: “’I’ve tried contacting him, because I was thinking perhaps he could send me some scans, but apparently some American rando wanting to look at his extremely rare book isn’t even worth bothering responding to,’ Jess said.” By this, we can infer that Romano has not gotten back with Jess. To make this even more obvious, Reive’s dragon thinks, “How dare they ignore her!”
However, in chapter 8, Jess now states, “He seems nice in email. He told me that he couldn’t confirm or deny that he had the book I was looking for, but if I was ever in Italy, I could stop by and look at his library.” This feels as if the writer needed the email messaging to have occurred to move the plot along but forgot she had already stated that Romano had never responded to Jess’ inquiries. An editor should have caught this.
Another seemingly forgotten point (by the writer) is an aspect of Reive’s relationship to his family regarding money. In chapter 3, Reive is trying to figure out a way to repay Jess for her time and effort on his behalf. “He couldn’t afford to pay her, at least not without dipping into the family funds, and that would mean going home, and no.” So, it appears that Reive is on his own without access to family funds; to that end, he rides on buses to get to Indiana and a book Jess is rumored to have in her possession.
However, in chapter 8, he buys tickets to Rome for the two of them, rents a hot car, and pays for a suite in a luxury hotel. He states, “…I can draw on the family accounts.” Jess responds with amazement: “No wonder you can just buy tickets to Italy on the spur of the moment. Does your family mind at all?” To which Reive responds, “They trust me.” Hmmm. I think this is another moment where the writer is making things up as she writes. Fun to do, less fun to read.
Reive’s right hand has been damaged by poison that is taking over his body and he has had a difficult time holding items in his right hand, so much so that he has been using his left hand more often. Checking into the hotel, “he’d had to scrawl his name with his left hand,” for instance.
Now, in chapter 9, he can handle the rental car’s shifting pattern with his right hand. The writer gives an explanation of how he’d go about moving the floor shift around. Nope. Not buying it. Shifting gears requires arm movements, not just hand and wrist. The poison has been moving progressively up his right arm. He has been favoring it throughout the first eight chapters.
There are a few odds and ends of minor errors, for example:
“…she’d eaten oil-dipped bread like this in Olive Garden.” Since Jess is referencing the restaurant chain, that should probably be, “…like this in THE Olive Garden.”
There is a confusing statement by Reive, concerning the pain he feels from the poison: “When you touch me, it stops hurting. It’s the only time it doesn’t.” Doesn’t what? The sentence implies that when Jess touches Reive, it’s the only time it doesn’t stop hurting. I believe (?) this is backwards, and the sentences should read: “When you touch me, it stops hurting. It’s the only time it does,” or “It’s the only time it doesn’t hurt.”
Sidebar: Not truly an error, but a personal peccadillo, is the use of the word, “boop.” I am reading it more and more across the contemporary romance genre. I don’t like it, although the Urban Dictionary defines it as an affectionate tap on the nose, frequently accompanied by the word, “Boop!” I’m tired of reading it. It reminds me of Betty Boop cartoons, and I wonder whatever happened to the word, “bop,” as in, bopped someone on the nose? Oh well….
I rated this book 3.5 stars and rounded up. I did enjoy the characters and the plot had some nice twists to it. At times, it felt like I was in a D&D game and the writer was rolling a twelve-sided dice in the background, waiting to see what was going to happen next. I’m sure that is not the case, but from time to time the story felt pulled together at the last minute. I liked the chapter highlighted at the end of this book for Ms. Chant’s book, Tor. So, that’s two more books I’ll be looking forward to reading soon: the second book in the Stone Shifters series and Tor.
Zoe Chant excels at writing characters that leap from a page, into readers’ imaginations. The plot, while good, sometimes feels a bit off-kilter, as if the writer isn’t sure where she is headed. While that is a fun writing exercise, it is less fun for the reader who trusts the writer to create a well-crafted story with no illogical bumps within the tale and with a decent outcome. At times the story slowed almost to a crawl and the illusion of secrets Reive and Jess were keeping from each other became tedious.
There are some inconsistencies that support this statement regarding plot direction:
In chapter 3, Jess speaks with Reive about Romano, the wealthy bibliophile in Rome: “’I’ve tried contacting him, because I was thinking perhaps he could send me some scans, but apparently some American rando wanting to look at his extremely rare book isn’t even worth bothering responding to,’ Jess said.” By this, we can infer that Romano has not gotten back with Jess. To make this even more obvious, Reive’s dragon thinks, “How dare they ignore her!”
However, in chapter 8, Jess now states, “He seems nice in email. He told me that he couldn’t confirm or deny that he had the book I was looking for, but if I was ever in Italy, I could stop by and look at his library.” This feels as if the writer needed the email messaging to have occurred to move the plot along but forgot she had already stated that Romano had never responded to Jess’ inquiries. An editor should have caught this.
Another seemingly forgotten point (by the writer) is an aspect of Reive’s relationship to his family regarding money. In chapter 3, Reive is trying to figure out a way to repay Jess for her time and effort on his behalf. “He couldn’t afford to pay her, at least not without dipping into the family funds, and that would mean going home, and no.” So, it appears that Reive is on his own without access to family funds; to that end, he rides on buses to get to Indiana and a book Jess is rumored to have in her possession.
However, in chapter 8, he buys tickets to Rome for the two of them, rents a hot car, and pays for a suite in a luxury hotel. He states, “…I can draw on the family accounts.” Jess responds with amazement: “No wonder you can just buy tickets to Italy on the spur of the moment. Does your family mind at all?” To which Reive responds, “They trust me.” Hmmm. I think this is another moment where the writer is making things up as she writes. Fun to do, less fun to read.
Reive’s right hand has been damaged by poison that is taking over his body and he has had a difficult time holding items in his right hand, so much so that he has been using his left hand more often. Checking into the hotel, “he’d had to scrawl his name with his left hand,” for instance.
Now, in chapter 9, he can handle the rental car’s shifting pattern with his right hand. The writer gives an explanation of how he’d go about moving the floor shift around. Nope. Not buying it. Shifting gears requires arm movements, not just hand and wrist. The poison has been moving progressively up his right arm. He has been favoring it throughout the first eight chapters.
There are a few odds and ends of minor errors, for example:
“…she’d eaten oil-dipped bread like this in Olive Garden.” Since Jess is referencing the restaurant chain, that should probably be, “…like this in THE Olive Garden.”
There is a confusing statement by Reive, concerning the pain he feels from the poison: “When you touch me, it stops hurting. It’s the only time it doesn’t.” Doesn’t what? The sentence implies that when Jess touches Reive, it’s the only time it doesn’t stop hurting. I believe (?) this is backwards, and the sentences should read: “When you touch me, it stops hurting. It’s the only time it does,” or “It’s the only time it doesn’t hurt.”
Sidebar: Not truly an error, but a personal peccadillo, is the use of the word, “boop.” I am reading it more and more across the contemporary romance genre. I don’t like it, although the Urban Dictionary defines it as an affectionate tap on the nose, frequently accompanied by the word, “Boop!” I’m tired of reading it. It reminds me of Betty Boop cartoons, and I wonder whatever happened to the word, “bop,” as in, bopped someone on the nose? Oh well….
I rated this book 3.5 stars and rounded up. I did enjoy the characters and the plot had some nice twists to it. At times, it felt like I was in a D&D game and the writer was rolling a twelve-sided dice in the background, waiting to see what was going to happen next. I’m sure that is not the case, but from time to time the story felt pulled together at the last minute. I liked the chapter highlighted at the end of this book for Ms. Chant’s book, Tor. So, that’s two more books I’ll be looking forward to reading soon: the second book in the Stone Shifters series and Tor.
May 18, 2025
Hello Carol - I actually read a review before reading this book. Her’s
Jess and Reive
Carol’s main critique was about Jess and her back story. But I kinda feel like she misunderstood one or two things. Or I’m the one getting things wrong.
She brought up Jess always having her things ready to go because of the gargoyles coming after her. Let me double check. Yes, that is what she said. So, one, when Jess got home from the library and she started to pack, she had nothing prepared. She was second guessing what she had put in her suitcase and what she should and what she could. The only thing she had in order, if you could call it that, was her passport being valid and that was only because she had to go to Canada for an event a few years back. And two, as far as I could see, until this most recent event at the library, the gargoyles had only come after her once. (Which I expect to be explained in this series)
I’m even willing to say that because of that one attack, she leaned into her interest in books to give her a way, access, to research gargoyles or whatever she might have thought they were at the start.
Carol also saw Jess being a librarian at odds with her being ready to flee. But I’ve already explained how that was a misunderstanding.
The next thing was how Jess dealt or not dealt with being a shifter and surprised that she wasn’t caught during one of her shifts as a child, but still expecting her to practice flying.
As I recall, because I was looking for it due to her comment, Jess said that her hands would shift when she was younger and she would tear apart toys without meaning to and was getting into trouble with whoever she was with at the time. I don’t recall Jess saying that she was full body shifting when she was a kid. Also, she was in the foster system until she was of age and during that time, it seems that she tried to suppress as much of her shifting as possible. She already had to deal with being in the foster system and she was saddled with a history of being a difficult kid because of the destroyed toys and anything she might have damaged or persons she might have accidentally hurt because of her inhuman strength. How would someone like that, who isn’t a bad girl, supposed to go out at night to a completely deserted place to practice shifting and flying?
No.
Once she was older she did go out flying, but due to not wanting to be found out and living in a fairly populated area she wasn’t doing it that often. I don’t even think she was brave enough to look in a mirror when fully shifted since she thought she was ugly. I could say a monster, because she called herself that as well, but that I think is more from what she was called growing up and what she saw of the gargoyles when they attacked her that one time and perhaps from the photo/drawings she came across in her research.
Amazingly, most of this that I just went over happened in the first what? 25 % of the book if that much.
The rest of the book is very good. I take that back, the whole book is very good.
Poor Reive, we haven’t even looked in his direction yet and he suffers so much in this book. Jess even brings it up herself near the ending of the book. He held on so long and was so stoic.
My only two questions from this story is if the black robe guy is connected to the “organization” that controlled Blaze aka Commander Ash from the fire and rescue series? And how did they save Reive? They were doing something to help him, got interrupted a good deal but he is still saved? How?
I do wonder about the seemingly drawn out endings. I’m not saying that they are overly long, just longer than expected or in my opinion needed. Maybe that is why the author is combining her books into box sets as much as she says they could be read as standalone books. She doesn’t seem to want to stop the story and leads into the next one. At least here for this set.
I’m not going to say anymore. I am trying not to give too much away. Good book to start off this series with. I hope the next book adds to the gargoyle lore in a positive way.
Later
Jess and Reive
Carol’s main critique was about Jess and her back story. But I kinda feel like she misunderstood one or two things. Or I’m the one getting things wrong.
She brought up Jess always having her things ready to go because of the gargoyles coming after her. Let me double check. Yes, that is what she said. So, one, when Jess got home from the library and she started to pack, she had nothing prepared. She was second guessing what she had put in her suitcase and what she should and what she could. The only thing she had in order, if you could call it that, was her passport being valid and that was only because she had to go to Canada for an event a few years back. And two, as far as I could see, until this most recent event at the library, the gargoyles had only come after her once. (Which I expect to be explained in this series)
I’m even willing to say that because of that one attack, she leaned into her interest in books to give her a way, access, to research gargoyles or whatever she might have thought they were at the start.
Carol also saw Jess being a librarian at odds with her being ready to flee. But I’ve already explained how that was a misunderstanding.
The next thing was how Jess dealt or not dealt with being a shifter and surprised that she wasn’t caught during one of her shifts as a child, but still expecting her to practice flying.
As I recall, because I was looking for it due to her comment, Jess said that her hands would shift when she was younger and she would tear apart toys without meaning to and was getting into trouble with whoever she was with at the time. I don’t recall Jess saying that she was full body shifting when she was a kid. Also, she was in the foster system until she was of age and during that time, it seems that she tried to suppress as much of her shifting as possible. She already had to deal with being in the foster system and she was saddled with a history of being a difficult kid because of the destroyed toys and anything she might have damaged or persons she might have accidentally hurt because of her inhuman strength. How would someone like that, who isn’t a bad girl, supposed to go out at night to a completely deserted place to practice shifting and flying?
No.
Once she was older she did go out flying, but due to not wanting to be found out and living in a fairly populated area she wasn’t doing it that often. I don’t even think she was brave enough to look in a mirror when fully shifted since she thought she was ugly. I could say a monster, because she called herself that as well, but that I think is more from what she was called growing up and what she saw of the gargoyles when they attacked her that one time and perhaps from the photo/drawings she came across in her research.
Amazingly, most of this that I just went over happened in the first what? 25 % of the book if that much.
The rest of the book is very good. I take that back, the whole book is very good.
Poor Reive, we haven’t even looked in his direction yet and he suffers so much in this book. Jess even brings it up herself near the ending of the book. He held on so long and was so stoic.
My only two questions from this story is if the black robe guy is connected to the “organization” that controlled Blaze aka Commander Ash from the fire and rescue series? And how did they save Reive? They were doing something to help him, got interrupted a good deal but he is still saved? How?
I do wonder about the seemingly drawn out endings. I’m not saying that they are overly long, just longer than expected or in my opinion needed. Maybe that is why the author is combining her books into box sets as much as she says they could be read as standalone books. She doesn’t seem to want to stop the story and leads into the next one. At least here for this set.
I’m not going to say anymore. I am trying not to give too much away. Good book to start off this series with. I hope the next book adds to the gargoyle lore in a positive way.
Later
November 8, 2023
Good story
When Reive, a dragon shifter, gets hurt while trying to protect his Clan from Gargoyles, he travels the country looking for a cure. He was poisoned by a Gargoyle shifter while he was protecting his Uncle's mate. Now his arm and shoulder are slowly turning into stone.
Jess is a gargoyle hiding in her human body from the world. She lives in a small town in Indiana working in the only library in town. When Reive shows up asking for information and books on Gargoyles, she gets excited about working with him.
When they are attacked by a man in a black robe and a few fake gargoyles that he controls with magic, Jess fights back. The man only seems to want the book they are researching, so Reive throws it at him and the book falls apart. The guy leaves and the duo race to her house where they make a plan. The other part of the book is in Italy, owned by a reclusive billionaire.
Reive tells her that a friend of his was poisoned and he needs the book to find the cure to reverse the effects. He also tells her that dragons and gargoyles have been enemies for centuries. So Jess tries to keep her distance from him.
Reive knows that she's his mate and his dragon is thrilled, but he needs the cure fast. He knows that he should tell her the truth about what's happening, but he hopes he won't have to.
In Italy, they meet the billionaire who lets them see the book. He also has a friend with him who has an interest as to why they want to see the book. Mace, is a gargoyle as well. Right when they open the book, the guy with the robe shows up again. He wants the other half of the book.
Mace transports Jess and Reive to his estate in Canada to hide through a portal That's when they realize how much worse Reive is getting. The only way for him to get better is to complete the transition.
But will it work?
When Reive, a dragon shifter, gets hurt while trying to protect his Clan from Gargoyles, he travels the country looking for a cure. He was poisoned by a Gargoyle shifter while he was protecting his Uncle's mate. Now his arm and shoulder are slowly turning into stone.
Jess is a gargoyle hiding in her human body from the world. She lives in a small town in Indiana working in the only library in town. When Reive shows up asking for information and books on Gargoyles, she gets excited about working with him.
When they are attacked by a man in a black robe and a few fake gargoyles that he controls with magic, Jess fights back. The man only seems to want the book they are researching, so Reive throws it at him and the book falls apart. The guy leaves and the duo race to her house where they make a plan. The other part of the book is in Italy, owned by a reclusive billionaire.
Reive tells her that a friend of his was poisoned and he needs the book to find the cure to reverse the effects. He also tells her that dragons and gargoyles have been enemies for centuries. So Jess tries to keep her distance from him.
Reive knows that she's his mate and his dragon is thrilled, but he needs the cure fast. He knows that he should tell her the truth about what's happening, but he hopes he won't have to.
In Italy, they meet the billionaire who lets them see the book. He also has a friend with him who has an interest as to why they want to see the book. Mace, is a gargoyle as well. Right when they open the book, the guy with the robe shows up again. He wants the other half of the book.
Mace transports Jess and Reive to his estate in Canada to hide through a portal That's when they realize how much worse Reive is getting. The only way for him to get better is to complete the transition.
But will it work?
January 31, 2021
Plenty of action, lots of emotion; an excellent start for the new series
As I’m relatively new to this author, I’m still working my way through all the different series already available, and Bodyguard Shifters, the series that this new series is a spin-off of, is one I haven’t finished reading yet. So while I’ve read the book where Reive was originally introduced, I haven’t read Dancer Dragon where much of the setup for this book happens. All that to say, while I think having read the previous series would fill in some of the finer details of the world building, the author does a good job making sure you have the information you need for this story without slowing the story down in the process.
The urgency of Reive’s situation is made clear very quickly, and not only helped drive the plot, but added emotion as well. The intensity of the emotion I felt here actually surprised me a little, as I found it more affecting than the Bodyguard Shifter books I’ve read, maybe because I identified more strongly with both Reive and Jess than some of the previous characters. That Jess is a gargoyle, instead of a more usual kind of shifter also added interest for me.
In any case, the story sucked me right in, and didn’t let me go until the very end. One note about the storyline: as fairly typical for these kinds of series, while this book comes to a nicely satisfying conclusion, not all the questions get answered, leaving some things for the following books to cover. And while I’m waiting for those books to come out, I’ll be circling back to finish the books I’m missing in that previous series—and then I’ll give this one a reread, because I’m pretty sure I’ll enjoy it just as much the second time around.
As I’m relatively new to this author, I’m still working my way through all the different series already available, and Bodyguard Shifters, the series that this new series is a spin-off of, is one I haven’t finished reading yet. So while I’ve read the book where Reive was originally introduced, I haven’t read Dancer Dragon where much of the setup for this book happens. All that to say, while I think having read the previous series would fill in some of the finer details of the world building, the author does a good job making sure you have the information you need for this story without slowing the story down in the process.
The urgency of Reive’s situation is made clear very quickly, and not only helped drive the plot, but added emotion as well. The intensity of the emotion I felt here actually surprised me a little, as I found it more affecting than the Bodyguard Shifter books I’ve read, maybe because I identified more strongly with both Reive and Jess than some of the previous characters. That Jess is a gargoyle, instead of a more usual kind of shifter also added interest for me.
In any case, the story sucked me right in, and didn’t let me go until the very end. One note about the storyline: as fairly typical for these kinds of series, while this book comes to a nicely satisfying conclusion, not all the questions get answered, leaving some things for the following books to cover. And while I’m waiting for those books to come out, I’ll be circling back to finish the books I’m missing in that previous series—and then I’ll give this one a reread, because I’m pretty sure I’ll enjoy it just as much the second time around.
January 31, 2021
Sweet Understanding!!!
Reive Cocoran a Dragon shifter whom we've met in books from the BODYGUARD SHIFTERS series. After he helped his uncle Heikon ( DANCER DRAGON ) battle gargoyles, he found himself with one hand that was turning into stone. He left his hometown in search of answers about what was happening to him and ended up finding his one true mate.
Jessamy O'Dell, an assistant librarian who was asked to assist in Reive in his research on gargoyles. She was the one handling the project regarding supernatural beings. There was a mutual attraction between her and the sexy stranger. Turned out that Reive wasn't the only one looking to see her special project.
There was more to Jess than beneath the eyes. She had a secret that she didn't share with anyone. She decided to share it with Reive and together they worked to uncover a way to help them each other out.
The threat to them was still out there. But they were not alone,they had allies that had their sixes. It was great to catch up with Esme/Heikon and meet new characters. I'm so happy that Reive finally found his HOME.
STONESKIN DRAGON is the first installment in Zoe Chant's newest series, STONE SHIFTERS . It was adventurous, a wonderful read and very intriguing. Zoe Chant did an incredible job. Two thumbs up! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
****I received a free copy from the author, without any obligation to review.****
Reive Cocoran a Dragon shifter whom we've met in books from the BODYGUARD SHIFTERS series. After he helped his uncle Heikon ( DANCER DRAGON ) battle gargoyles, he found himself with one hand that was turning into stone. He left his hometown in search of answers about what was happening to him and ended up finding his one true mate.
Jessamy O'Dell, an assistant librarian who was asked to assist in Reive in his research on gargoyles. She was the one handling the project regarding supernatural beings. There was a mutual attraction between her and the sexy stranger. Turned out that Reive wasn't the only one looking to see her special project.
There was more to Jess than beneath the eyes. She had a secret that she didn't share with anyone. She decided to share it with Reive and together they worked to uncover a way to help them each other out.
The threat to them was still out there. But they were not alone,they had allies that had their sixes. It was great to catch up with Esme/Heikon and meet new characters. I'm so happy that Reive finally found his HOME.
STONESKIN DRAGON is the first installment in Zoe Chant's newest series, STONE SHIFTERS . It was adventurous, a wonderful read and very intriguing. Zoe Chant did an incredible job. Two thumbs up! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
****I received a free copy from the author, without any obligation to review.****
January 31, 2021
Great start to a new secondary series
This series is a kind of spin-off from the Bodyguard Shifters series. Reive was injured by a gargoyle trying to save his clan leader's mate and family in the 6th book of that series. He seemed to be turning to stone, but wasn't going to tell anyone in his clan about it. He is trying to investigate and find a solution on his own. That's when he meets Jess, a librarian who has an interest in collecting books about gargoyles. What he doesn't know is that she is trying to get rid of the "monster" inside of her. I really liked these different ideas about gargoyles, a shifter group that I had never considered.
There is a lot of action in here, but also a lot of character development. The
pace is fast and the tone is hopeful with a character and action oriented storyline that has some slightly steamy scenes and that are more suggestions than descriptions. The characters are vivid and engaging. I have been waiting for Reive's story for a while now. Now I have the 2nd story in this series and the next story in the Bodyguard Shifters series to look forward to! Yay! Enjoy!
This series is a kind of spin-off from the Bodyguard Shifters series. Reive was injured by a gargoyle trying to save his clan leader's mate and family in the 6th book of that series. He seemed to be turning to stone, but wasn't going to tell anyone in his clan about it. He is trying to investigate and find a solution on his own. That's when he meets Jess, a librarian who has an interest in collecting books about gargoyles. What he doesn't know is that she is trying to get rid of the "monster" inside of her. I really liked these different ideas about gargoyles, a shifter group that I had never considered.
There is a lot of action in here, but also a lot of character development. The
pace is fast and the tone is hopeful with a character and action oriented storyline that has some slightly steamy scenes and that are more suggestions than descriptions. The characters are vivid and engaging. I have been waiting for Reive's story for a while now. Now I have the 2nd story in this series and the next story in the Bodyguard Shifters series to look forward to! Yay! Enjoy!
February 16, 2021
This book is a spin-off of the series Bodyguard shifters. He is one of those characters that we saw many times in the edges of the story, and we finally got to know more about him, and we got to see his happy ending. He had to go through a very difficult life under his grandfather's rule, but then he helped the rightful leader of his clan get back to power and he defended his clan against he gargoyles, but in doing so, he got poisoned, and needed to find a way to cure himself before he ended up turning into stone.
In this book he finds Jess while looking for a cure for his illness, and she is also looking for a cure, only her situation is quite different from his, and they have to team up, only to find out they have more in common than they expected, and that what they were looking for is not necessarily what they need. At the end they find that not all gargoyles are bad, and that things change, and it's good to embrace change when it arrives.
It is a good book, like all books from Zoe Chant, not the best one, but definitely one you will want to read, especially if you are already invested in the Bodyguard Shifter's universe and want to know more about Reive.
In this book he finds Jess while looking for a cure for his illness, and she is also looking for a cure, only her situation is quite different from his, and they have to team up, only to find out they have more in common than they expected, and that what they were looking for is not necessarily what they need. At the end they find that not all gargoyles are bad, and that things change, and it's good to embrace change when it arrives.
It is a good book, like all books from Zoe Chant, not the best one, but definitely one you will want to read, especially if you are already invested in the Bodyguard Shifter's universe and want to know more about Reive.
January 31, 2021
This was amazing! I am always excited for a new 'Zoe' book. A new series is even better. Reive and Jess had a bit of a 'rocky' start. (Ok, that was bad) The story was full of action from the very beginning. When he meets Jess, he is captivated with her. He also needs her help. Reive is fighting against time. His body is slowly turning to stone. Jess is a librarian who focuses her attention on gargoyles. Orphaned as a child, she knows very little of her family history. They each have good reason for the contents of a certain book. The search takes them on an adventure full of danger, mystery and a growing romance. Finding their HEA won't be easy. But they will get there. I have read a few gargoyle books in the past. However, this was extremely unique. The history of gargoyles, along with the reason behind the feud with the dragons, added so much depth to the story. Once I stated, I could not put it down. Mace was a very interesting secondary character. I really hope to learn more about him.
April 4, 2021
Odd one
I found the bulk of the story and the main characters interesting and enjoyable to read about.
But I struggled with the premise that the main character would talk about escaping to get away from gargoyles, and being able to shift from a young age. And a few comments about her past.
I do not believe if she had been shifting since she was a child no one would have noticed, and that when she was a hormonal teen, she would have not gone to a quiet area, at night to fly, and practice.
Another jarring to me, was her need to always have her things ready to go, if the gargoyles found her again. So why one, become a librarian, which takes years of schooling (all traceable, in one location). Two, stay in one spot so long.
She was a librarian, with access to books on how to disappear in a hurry, and about how to, name change.
Think the whole gargoyles are after me should have been deleted. Her self dislike would be explained as her not liking what she looked like, and being odd one.
I found the bulk of the story and the main characters interesting and enjoyable to read about.
But I struggled with the premise that the main character would talk about escaping to get away from gargoyles, and being able to shift from a young age. And a few comments about her past.
I do not believe if she had been shifting since she was a child no one would have noticed, and that when she was a hormonal teen, she would have not gone to a quiet area, at night to fly, and practice.
Another jarring to me, was her need to always have her things ready to go, if the gargoyles found her again. So why one, become a librarian, which takes years of schooling (all traceable, in one location). Two, stay in one spot so long.
She was a librarian, with access to books on how to disappear in a hurry, and about how to, name change.
Think the whole gargoyles are after me should have been deleted. Her self dislike would be explained as her not liking what she looked like, and being odd one.
January 29, 2021
What an exciting story of growth, self acceptance, and family! Stoneskin Dragon has it all - adventure, mystery, romance, and discovery. It was impossible to predict how the story would unfold and all I could do was go along for the ride. That's one of my favorite things about Zoe's books - while the mates love is predictable, their situations and the storyline to happily ever after are not.
As a bibliophile, I loved that Jess was a librarian and a book was an important element. It was neat to get little factoids about the history of books and book binding along the way. Book fangirling aside, both her and Reive's journeys of self discovery were beautifully written and believable. I appreciated the honesty in their vulnerabilities; it gave a book about fantastical shifters an element of relatability.
I would recommend you pick up this book and travel from Indiana to Italy to Newfoundland and more with Jess and Reive. You won't regret it!
As a bibliophile, I loved that Jess was a librarian and a book was an important element. It was neat to get little factoids about the history of books and book binding along the way. Book fangirling aside, both her and Reive's journeys of self discovery were beautifully written and believable. I appreciated the honesty in their vulnerabilities; it gave a book about fantastical shifters an element of relatability.
I would recommend you pick up this book and travel from Indiana to Italy to Newfoundland and more with Jess and Reive. You won't regret it!
February 1, 2021
Finding yourself
I received an ARC copy of this story. I so enjoyed the story. Reive was injured and slowly turning to stone. He was looking for answers on how to stop this process. In his search he finds Jess and a book that may just have hope for him. Jess an orphan who turns into a gargoyle and hates that she does is looking for a way to stop her shifting. Together they find love and answers to questions they have wanted their whole lives. They find their place and fit in the world. I love the travel from Indiana to Italy and then to Newfoundland. I love the village and the people in the village around stone garden. The description of stone garden is well written. I enjoy the humor in the story, the obstacles they face to find their place in the world and the story along the way. It's a good story to read full of magic, dragons and gargoyles along with beautiful country. Enjoy!
I received an ARC copy of this story. I so enjoyed the story. Reive was injured and slowly turning to stone. He was looking for answers on how to stop this process. In his search he finds Jess and a book that may just have hope for him. Jess an orphan who turns into a gargoyle and hates that she does is looking for a way to stop her shifting. Together they find love and answers to questions they have wanted their whole lives. They find their place and fit in the world. I love the travel from Indiana to Italy and then to Newfoundland. I love the village and the people in the village around stone garden. The description of stone garden is well written. I enjoy the humor in the story, the obstacles they face to find their place in the world and the story along the way. It's a good story to read full of magic, dragons and gargoyles along with beautiful country. Enjoy!
April 23, 2021
Awesome spin off from Dancer Dragon
Reive is a stoneskin dragon shifter trying to find a cure from being poison by an enemy gargoyle shifter. The poison is slowly turning him into stone. He meets Jess who unknown to him is a gargoyle shifter librarian. She has a split ancient book compile of magic, myth, and conjecture about creating gargoyle. She wants to be human.
However, there is an evil mage in a black robe who was both halves of the book. Will working together they might find a cure for both their problems.
These unusal enemies-to-friends characters are festy, intrigfeisty, and courageous. The fast paced action drama keeps the reader on the edge of the seat. I love the characters and the drama because of it uniqueness. I keeps an eye out for the next book eagerly.
This book is very highly recommended.
bookwormsuzy
Reive is a stoneskin dragon shifter trying to find a cure from being poison by an enemy gargoyle shifter. The poison is slowly turning him into stone. He meets Jess who unknown to him is a gargoyle shifter librarian. She has a split ancient book compile of magic, myth, and conjecture about creating gargoyle. She wants to be human.
However, there is an evil mage in a black robe who was both halves of the book. Will working together they might find a cure for both their problems.
These unusal enemies-to-friends characters are festy, intrigfeisty, and courageous. The fast paced action drama keeps the reader on the edge of the seat. I love the characters and the drama because of it uniqueness. I keeps an eye out for the next book eagerly.
This book is very highly recommended.
bookwormsuzy
September 29, 2025
Hooked
Hooked again, I love the creativity and interesting world she has been building now over 3 series. She meshes the new elements well I haven’t had any “jump” the shark moments like so many and her characters continue to strive for their HEA and their victory makes sense. I’m glad Reive got his story he has been an intriguing character, 1st the conflicted assassin then kiddo wrangler, warrior and now finally meets his mate. Kudos for a very well played librarian! Your descriptions of the various libraries had green with envy! I don’t do spoilers but that one line towards the end in the fight scene was priceless! So creative, great pacing, great interaction between characters, unexpected and expected done well. Hope you keep expanding this world as well as Shifter Agents ones.
Hooked again, I love the creativity and interesting world she has been building now over 3 series. She meshes the new elements well I haven’t had any “jump” the shark moments like so many and her characters continue to strive for their HEA and their victory makes sense. I’m glad Reive got his story he has been an intriguing character, 1st the conflicted assassin then kiddo wrangler, warrior and now finally meets his mate. Kudos for a very well played librarian! Your descriptions of the various libraries had green with envy! I don’t do spoilers but that one line towards the end in the fight scene was priceless! So creative, great pacing, great interaction between characters, unexpected and expected done well. Hope you keep expanding this world as well as Shifter Agents ones.
February 24, 2021
Reive is a dragon shifter who's dying after being poisoned by a gargoyle in a fight to save his clan. He's now looking for an ancient book that may contain a cure. His search leads him to a small town and a librarian who can help. Jess is a gargoyle shifter and has always hated that side of herself. Now, they're together searching for answers which can either save them or doom them. Which path will they take?
This is the first book in a new series and it was an absolutely fabulous start. I really enjoyed this well-written book and was hooked from the start. If you love dragons and gargoyles and HEAs, this is the book for you. I'm definitely looking forward to more from this series and highly recommend this book.
This is the first book in a new series and it was an absolutely fabulous start. I really enjoyed this well-written book and was hooked from the start. If you love dragons and gargoyles and HEAs, this is the book for you. I'm definitely looking forward to more from this series and highly recommend this book.
February 1, 2021
Interesting reading
Reise is a dragon shifter who was poisoned by a gargoyle barb during a fight. His body is slowly turning into stone and he's trying to find a cure. He stops at a small town library that has acquired a book collection on gargoyles and meets Jess. While looking through an ancient volume they are attacked by a wizard and his stone creations. They end up on the run. In the meantime the truth that Jess is part human and part gargoyle comes to light. Their adventure is full of danger but also love as they discover they are mates. Thoroughly enjoyed reading the book.
Reise is a dragon shifter who was poisoned by a gargoyle barb during a fight. His body is slowly turning into stone and he's trying to find a cure. He stops at a small town library that has acquired a book collection on gargoyles and meets Jess. While looking through an ancient volume they are attacked by a wizard and his stone creations. They end up on the run. In the meantime the truth that Jess is part human and part gargoyle comes to light. Their adventure is full of danger but also love as they discover they are mates. Thoroughly enjoyed reading the book.
August 31, 2021
Stoneskin Dragon #1 08/30/2021
Rieve has got to find this book so he can get a cure. He has come to a small town in Indiana to a library where he has heard the book is. That is where he meets Jess she is in charge of the book. But she got the book because of her secret but it didn’t help her but maybe if they had the hole book that might help him to. But before they con investigate trouble come and destroys the library and the book. But they know where the second half is at and they are on their way to get it. But again trouble is close behind them. So enjoy a good read and see all they go through to get answers!!
Rieve has got to find this book so he can get a cure. He has come to a small town in Indiana to a library where he has heard the book is. That is where he meets Jess she is in charge of the book. But she got the book because of her secret but it didn’t help her but maybe if they had the hole book that might help him to. But before they con investigate trouble come and destroys the library and the book. But they know where the second half is at and they are on their way to get it. But again trouble is close behind them. So enjoy a good read and see all they go through to get answers!!
January 14, 2022
Great start!
Stoneskin Dragon: Stone Shifters Book 1
By Zoe Chant
Kindle unlimited purchase
If you had the privilege of reading Dancer Dragon: Book 5 in the Bodyguard Shifters series then you were introduced to Reive. Now he has his own book and HEA. In this new series about gargoyle's and their journey to finding their mates.
What a book. It's a very fast paced story that flows over great from the other series. It's very easy to keep track of the story, nothing gets lost as the book starts were the other one ends. As of now there's only 2 books in the series.
Stoneskin Dragon
Stonewing Guardian
Stoneskin Dragon: Stone Shifters Book 1
By Zoe Chant
Kindle unlimited purchase
If you had the privilege of reading Dancer Dragon: Book 5 in the Bodyguard Shifters series then you were introduced to Reive. Now he has his own book and HEA. In this new series about gargoyle's and their journey to finding their mates.
What a book. It's a very fast paced story that flows over great from the other series. It's very easy to keep track of the story, nothing gets lost as the book starts were the other one ends. As of now there's only 2 books in the series.
Stoneskin Dragon
Stonewing Guardian
May 14, 2022
He tried his best 2 fight with his clan from their oppressors fighting then when unthinkable happened 2 him but instead of telling his uncle the truth he went on his way 2 find answers on his own. they say once u meet ur mate u automatically know it but it didn't work out that way. When a asshole keeps trying 2 destroy them and libraries 2 get what he wants in sum twisted way. She finds out sum new facts about herself in the process but it is better or worse cause of what's she's been dealing with lately? Will he die or come out over all things and become better than he wants 2 b 4 his future and his mate?
May 17, 2023
Hard work
I really wanted to like this, the premise was interesting, and the writing was technically very good.
However the story telling fell flat to me, the writing came across as patronising at times, like the author was so proud of how progressive they were, and it pulled me completely out of the story.
It was hard work to get through the book, and it was just missing something that made it a page turner.
The villain of the piece just felt a little too panto villain to me. Everyone just immediately bonded with no build up or meaningful interaction.
The main characters were dull and the spice rating was black pepper. Bland and basic.
I really wanted to like this, the premise was interesting, and the writing was technically very good.
However the story telling fell flat to me, the writing came across as patronising at times, like the author was so proud of how progressive they were, and it pulled me completely out of the story.
It was hard work to get through the book, and it was just missing something that made it a page turner.
The villain of the piece just felt a little too panto villain to me. Everyone just immediately bonded with no build up or meaningful interaction.
The main characters were dull and the spice rating was black pepper. Bland and basic.
February 24, 2025
Rieve and Jess are an interesting pair. Rieve is a dragon shifter who was poisoned by a gargoyle and is slowly turning to stone. He meets Jess at a library where he’s trying to find information about his condition. Jess is secretly a gargoyle and believes herself to be a monster. They fall for each other quite quickly but don’t act on things for quite a while. In search of part of a book (the evil guy is also trying to get it) they meet her uncle who is also a gargoyle. He takes them to his home in Newfoundland (love it!!) and helps Rieve. The only cure is for him to become a gargoyle too. Jess comes to accept and like her gargoyle and it all just becomes this happy little story.
February 2, 2021
What a fun start to a new series. Usually new series have extended backstories that then make the overall story drag. This one didn’t because Zoe Chant had made it a spin off of another series (though it was also standalone so prior reading of the books in the original series is not necessary). I loved Jess, smart, sweet and brave, Jess held her own throughout the book, really growing into a very strong character. Reive is also a great character, supportive and loving. I loved the introduction of the new character and can’t wait for more!!
September 6, 2021
Great read!
I was drawn into this book from the first page. Ever since meeting Reive, I wanted his story. He seemed to be such an honorable young man given less than honorable tasks. I’m so happy to see he got his HEA although with an amazing twist. I finished the book in one sitting, just could not stop reading. This book had it all: a life or death struggle, a quest for the truth, long lost family, fated mates and the sinister evil waiting in darkness. I eagerly await Mace’s book (at least I hope he will get a book, pretty please?).
I was drawn into this book from the first page. Ever since meeting Reive, I wanted his story. He seemed to be such an honorable young man given less than honorable tasks. I’m so happy to see he got his HEA although with an amazing twist. I finished the book in one sitting, just could not stop reading. This book had it all: a life or death struggle, a quest for the truth, long lost family, fated mates and the sinister evil waiting in darkness. I eagerly await Mace’s book (at least I hope he will get a book, pretty please?).
January 3, 2023
A spin-off of the series Bodyguard shifters.
Rieve is one of the characters that was on the outside of previous stories and was injured when he helped the rightful leader of his clan get back to power.
He had a very difficult early life under the terrible rule of his grandfather.
In the battle with the gargoyles, he is poisoned and is slowly dying.
He seeks information from books and meets a quirky librarian with secrets of her own.
As they go on the run they learn more about each other and the ending with Rieve was good.
Read though Kindle Unlimited.
Rieve is one of the characters that was on the outside of previous stories and was injured when he helped the rightful leader of his clan get back to power.
He had a very difficult early life under the terrible rule of his grandfather.
In the battle with the gargoyles, he is poisoned and is slowly dying.
He seeks information from books and meets a quirky librarian with secrets of her own.
As they go on the run they learn more about each other and the ending with Rieve was good.
Read though Kindle Unlimited.
January 31, 2021
I had hoped that Reive (Pet Rescue Panther & Day Care Dragon) would get his own book and here it is! Not the one I had expected but better and a launch point for a new series. I love this story which brings a new insight to the gargoyles perspective and the events of the two previous books from Reive's point of view. Jess is the perfect match for Reive, I love her spirit and determination. This is a beautiful segway from the Bodyguard Shifters to a new adventure. Enjoy!
February 18, 2021
Unlimited read, Feb 2021
A delightful read, I love gargoyles and dragons and this proper hits the spot!
It's a kinda spin off from another series, but I don't think it's necessary to have read those. I've read a few of the Bodyguard Shifter books, but not all of them and I didn't think I was missing anything.
I'll ceertainly read the following books.
4 solid stars
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A delightful read, I love gargoyles and dragons and this proper hits the spot!
It's a kinda spin off from another series, but I don't think it's necessary to have read those. I've read a few of the Bodyguard Shifter books, but not all of them and I didn't think I was missing anything.
I'll ceertainly read the following books.
4 solid stars
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