(Souls of the Stones #1)
Publication date: November 30th 2013
Genres: Fantasy, Romance,
Epic Fantasy combines with Young Adult romance in this stunning new adventure set in a richly developed medieval world. Second Stone and Broken Stone are now available! Also be sure to look for Jaded Stone, the thrilling prequel to the
Souls of the Stones series.
When Emariya Warren learns enemy forces have captured her father, she’ll do anything to save him. Anything. Even marry a mysterious prince she knows nothing about in order to rally the strength to arrange a rescue. During her journey to Torian’s foreign castle, Emariya comes face to face with her mother’s killers–and a deadly secret.
Not only does Emariya possess a powerful but unexpected magical gift passed down through each of her families, the prince she’s promised to marry possesses a third, and an ominous prophecy has warned the three gifts must never be combined.
If she breaks her promise to marry Torian, she won’t be able to save her father and if she keeps it, she may bring a curse upon everything she holds dear. Determining which choice is best won’t be easy, but when she meets the gorgeous prince who may desire more than just her heart, she realizes she will have to fight just to have a choice at all.
Her heart wants him desperately. Her head begs her to run. If she doesn’t want to share her mother’s fate, she’ll have to find a way to untangle the truth from the lies in time to save herself.
Discover the heartbreaking betrayals, fascinating magic and fated love of Cornerstone.
AUTHOR BIO
Kelly Walker is a YA and NA author of several romantic titles, including the Souls of the Stones series. She has an unhealthy appreciation for chocolate, and a soft spot for rescued animals. Her best lessons on writing came from a lifetime of reading. She loves the fantastical, and the magical, and believes a captivating romance can be the most realistic magic of all. Kelly, her husband and her two children share their Virginia home with three dogs who walk her, and two cats who permit her to occasionally share their couch.
Excerpt from Cornerstone:
The man who had found Garith in
the woods spoke again. “Imagine someone with all three Gifts. The ability to
hear the future. The knowledge of the past, as well as the guidance of the
spirits. And the ability to harness the earth to your will. Someone with the
power of all three Stones would be unstoppable.”
The man across from them spoke
quietly, and solemnly.
“Souls
of the Stones, their sights we bear,
Sounds
of the Stones, their secrets we share,
Will
of the soil blood will flow,
Should
three Stones one ever know.
What
once were one split thrice,
Over
whispers and sights,
Soil
prevails, behold its might,
Blood
and Stones as one brings darkest night.”
Their leader spoke up again. “For
years, we have worked to ensure that just such a union doesn't occur. If Lady
Warren weds Prince Torian, all of the Three Corners will be at risk. Son, do
you understand why we can't let that happen? That prophecy has been passed down
for generations. Like our fathers before us, we have been dedicated to ensuring
that it isn't fulfilled. Our mission is to see to it that the Bloodlines stay
separate, and that never again is there a union like there was between Valencia
and Oren. It's just too dangerous.”
“Emariya couldn't have known,”
Garith said sadly.
“Maybe not. But Prince Torian
surely knows. It may be that he is intentionally trying to bind the lines, to
harness the power to unite Eltar and Sheas to Thalmas by force. With the three
Gifts at his disposal, he could do exactly that,” Russell insisted.
“If Emariya knew, she would never
marry him. No matter what, she would never want to jeopardize the safety of
everyone in Eltar.”
“Then we'll tell her. It sounds
like she is being used unknowingly. If she is truly innocent in this, once we
tell her, she will return home. Will you come with us?”
Garith nodded. On his own he'd
never find her, and now more than ever he was desperate to get to her. These
men seemed to know the woods well. His best bet was to stick with them, and
hopefully along the way he would learn more about the Stones. It would be fine,
he told himself. They would find Riya, tell her of the lore of the
Cornerstones, and she would choose not to marry the prince after all.
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