Review: Great having whole trilogy together. Couldn't put it down!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2014
Book Review- Souls of the Stones Omnibus by Kelly WalkerThis collection holds the three books in the series.  In the first book Cornerstone, the reader meets Emariya Warren.  Her father has been missing for the past three years and her brother Reeve has stepped in and assumed his missing father’s roles.  Their mother was murdered when Emariya was an infant and her father has protected them completely as they grew up.  Her mother’s people in Sheas by the sea are threatening to attack at the river fjord.  Reeve has decided to entertain the request for Emariya’s hand in marriage by Torian, the Prince of Thalmas.  Their alliance would help Eltar’s people against the attack from Sheas.  Emariya turns down the proposal which goes against Reeve’s wishes.  However, Reeve works her tender heart and subtly guilts her into changing her mind.  Little does Emariya know that more is at play then she realizes.  She is being used.  She has the blood of the family lines that contains two of the three stones.  Someone wants to use the power that accompanies them and his own to possess one with all three combined.  That power possessed by the individual which has the blood of all three would control everything.  The power to unite all three lands under their rule.Others want the bloodlines to stay separated.  They were the real cause behind the death of Emariya’s mother.  Emariya has no idea of the power she possesses or of the stones.  She has no idea what danger she is in as she travels to Thalmas to marry her prince.  The trip is full of intrigue, lies, and betrayal.In book two called the Second Stone, Emariya and Torian are headed to Sheas to try and free her father.  Someone has to try and stop Reeve.  Their father is the best choice.  Reeve decides to use a different approach to his goal and kidnaps Torian’s sister, Terin, soon after the party leaves for Sheas. He will bind the stones on his own.Torian and Emariya are shocked at who they have to battle along the way and what they find when they reach Sheas.  Emariya has to come up with a grand plan and learn to use her gifts if she is going to save her people.And finally in book three, the Broken Stone, Torian and Emariya know that they have to stop her brother.  She has a plan to bring the council together and get their support.  Her brother, on the other hand, has different plans and refuses to let her plan come to fruitation.  He sets a trap forcing her to flee and seek out the help of The Three at The Cradle.  In order to save Terin, the pull has to go and Emariya has to convince The Three to remove it, even if she loses Torian as a result.  She is preparing for war against her brother to reunite the three lands together.These three novels started and continued on a fascinating story.  I liked the storyline and the path that Emariya had to travel in order to do what she must.  She realizes she has to allow the ones around her to do their part if they are to succeed.The love story between Torian and Emariya was sweet and strong.  I liked how the author developed the romance and threw in doubts and problems along the way. Neither main character always did the right thing.  The reader watched as they both make mistakes and have to move on and do their best.  I give each book a 4 out of 5.  The storyline was creative and action packed.