Review: Enchanting, Captivating and Magical. What an amazing and fun read!!! LOVE! LOVE! LOVED IT!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 25, 2014
As I have been reading all three of these authors Tanya Anne Crosby, Laurin Wittig and Glynnis Campbell for over twenty years as they are so a few of my favorite and have been for a very long time. Also their books are always on my keeper shelves as their books I find "are always absolutely spectacular!I have been waiting for this set of three novellas to be released since Febuary when I first heard of this special set of three novellas in one book. For me this was a rare special treat to have all three of my favorite authors in the same book and The Winter Stone is truly amazing as I just knew it would be! It's a guarantee to be a wonderful read with these three talents who are the top of my favorite author list!I loved the connection of the Winter Stone and the elder guardians of the stone which was made from the icy tears from The Mother of Winter eons ago after the last Pict King was betrayed died by one he loved. The magical elder named Biera in each story's of different century is on a quest looking for its current keeper that c in each century which seems to change destinies. Find out if the power of the stone will actually find the one that carries the keepers blood of the dark haired green eyed keeper of The Winter Stone.The first enchanting novella is "Once Upon a Highland Legend" by Tanya Anne Crosby which is a fabulous time travel story. The main characters in this story is about Annie Ross a lonely American girl who like her beloved father was obsessed with rocks and their origins as the scientist in her as when she comes across very special rocks that is given to her by a local keeper in Scotland that changes colors. Of course the scientist in her wanted to figure out how it exactly works, her obsession had been to find the real Stone of Destiny what she doesn't expect is to fall asleep in 2014 and wake up in The Cairngorns, 878 and the first man she meets Callum Mac Finn is a leader of a clan in charge of protesting the Stone of Destiny and from there this woman's destiny does seem to spiral out of control. As she keeps trying to figure to get back to her time even though she has fallen in love with this man she know she doesn't belong in this time. Will she break this Picts heart and return or maybe she is home after all. You will have to read to find out as it an amazing story yet really sweet and wonderful story. I adored this story!This is the second enchanting novella which is called "MacAllister's Hope" by Laurin Wittig was absolutely wonderful and for those of you like me who have read Laurin's book The Devil of Kilmartin this is a must read! As this is the story of orphan wee Fia who The Devil and Elena took under the wing and made the daughter of their hears. Fia is all grown up and is brought to The MacAlister Clan to help heal the chief but she doesn't realize the boy that she helped all those years ago Kieron is one of the lead warriors of this clan. This is their story without giving anything much away but it was so sweet and tender of course with some mischief thrown in. It's also about a lass wih doesn't have all faith and abilities in herself and how this man helps her find her confidence and self esteem as she had helped him with as a boy many years before and changed his destiny as well as The Winter Stone. I loved this story it was absolutely beautiful and wonderful!This is the third and last enchanting novella is this book called "Outcast" by Glynnis Campbell it's about two lonely people one fleeing for her life as being extremely intelligent and outspoken with new scientific ideas she is accused of being a witch and the entire town want to burn her at the stake! Lachlan Mar a handicapped soldier who has been feeling sorry for himself and living in self pity and drinking until he passed out for the past three months. Yet this cheerful intelligent women Alisoune Hay barges in on Lachlan's self pity and pitiful life and changes everything with the help of a deerhound dog named Campbelll and The Winter Stone destinys are changed forever. This story really pulled at my heartstrings but some parts are pretty hilarious too. I also love stories that have animals in them and plus made me giggle beside and I had to laugh at the dogs name, well look who wrote this story. I loved cried and laughed at this story which to me equals a great story. Loved it!I enjoyed all three stories in The Winter Stone and I loved how it shows up in each story along with the elder guardian of the stone whose job is to find the keeper of the stones and claims destiny's will change. I highly recommend reading The Winter Stone as it was a pure joy for me and I had so much fun reading each story as I couldn't put this book until I was done as I read it in a day. All three are amazing authors and to put three of my favorite authors in one book was such a special rare treat for me and I think anyone who reads The Winter Stone will find it a joy to read as it was just as well as being magical and I absolutely loved it! ~BRecent and near future books by these authors:Tanya Anne Crosby - "Highland Fire"  Book 1 (Guardians of the Stone Series) available now and Book 2 "Highland Steel" will be available later this summerLaurin Wittig  - "Highland Avenged" Book 2 (Guardians of the Targe Series) to be released June 24, 2014Glynnis Campbell - "MacFarland's Lass" Book 1 (Scottish Lasses Series) will be available May 19, 2014  reissue of formerly Captured by Desire by Kira Morgan