Review: Stone Kissed by Kerri Stevens
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2011
Delia Forrest is charming, shy, introverted and lovely, plus, she can communicate with statues. When her estranged father is badly burned in a arson's trap, she's forced to return to her hometown and to the house where she grew up. Descended from a long line of witches, Delia draws strength and magic from the land of her predecessors. This is where she belongs. While meeting with her father's attorney, she is shocked to find Grant Wolverton there as well. He offers to buy her damaged home, and the offer is a generous one. While she is drawn to her childhood crush, Delia is also suspicious of his reasons for wanting her beloved home.Delia is not the only one to possess magic. Grant has a reputation for ferreting out rare treasures, and the minute he steps foot on the Forrest's ancestral home, he knows he's found one. Is it the land and the house, or is it Delia herself? He's jaded and cynical when it comes to women. Most of them are after his wallet, not his him.  He can't stay away from the wisp of a woman who doesn't seem to be interested in him or his wallet. Somehow, Delia manages to melt his heart, despite his belief that she's a bit...nuts. I mean, come on, talking to statues is quirky, but believing that they talk back? That's just not possible.Delia has a distant cousin who also happens to be a succubus, and not the nice kind. She wants Delia's property, and she wants Grant Woverton for herself, and she's willing to do anything to gain control over both. Bodies start disappearing, including a drifter known to have worked for her. Could she be connected to the recent crime spree?You can read the book to see how it all turns out. It took me a little while to get caught by this story, but once I got into it, I found it an irresistible read.