Review: Sunstone’s Fire by Lia Davis

09 April of 2016 by Jean

Reviewer's Rating: 4

4.0Overall score

Love’s deadly curse

Sunstone’s Fire By Lia Davis

Paranormal Romance

Released April 8, 2016

After Glows

Series: Cursed In Stone, Book 1

Synopsis

A fatal kiss, forbidden love—cursed in stone.

Aspiring author, Nate Wilson wants some space from his overbearing family and a job he doesn’t like. A week on the Oregon coast sounds like paradise and just what he needs to get the creative juices flowing. Unfortunately, his plans are derailed when a storm moves in and a ghostly figure flashes in his headlights, sending him skidding off the road and into a tree. Lucky for him, he ends up in front of a Bed and Breakfast, and the beautiful owner may do more to spur his creativity than any beach could.

Hesitant witch and inn owner, Haylee Clark is cursed. Well, not her exactly—at least not yet—but all of the women in her family have suffered the same fate. They fell in love, only to have that passion turn sour and their husbands die tragically, leaving them brokenhearted. So far, Haylee has done well to avoid that destiny, but when the captivating Nate Wilson crashes into her life, he awakens something within her that she never thought to feel.

When the pair stumbles upon a hidden room where Haylee’s grandmother used to conduct her rituals, they unknowingly unleash a dark entity hell-bent on destruction, and discover that a family heirloom is the source of the Clark family curse. Despite the spell, they can’t deny their attraction, and give in to the magic between them. But the closer Haylee and Nate get, the more the curse tries to tear them apart. If they don’t find a way to defeat the evil, they may lose more than their hearts.

Review

Reviewed by Jean

Love’s deadly curse

Ok, so I reread the synopsis before starting my review because I really don’t want to rehash what’s already there. I have to tell you some are spot on and others tell you absolutely nothing. They give no clue to the characters or the plot. Not so with Ms. Davis’s synopsis. So that leaves you with wondering what to write other than the story was a great read, you recommend it and you’re patiently waiting for the rest of the series…. Oh that’s right… it’s a series. The one thing the synopsis didn’t really hit on was the series arc.

Sunstone’s Fire is the first in the Cursed in Stone series. Each is tied together by a curse cast by a demon upon a couple centuries ago and tied to a collection of five stones. A fatal kiss, forbidden love—cursed in stone. This has been Constantine’s life since he and his love were cursed. He is cursed to the life of a gargoyle that comes alive only for the three nights of the full moon. Each time he awakens it’s to find himself in another place. Today he’s awakened outside Haylee’s Inn. And while he isn’t one of the main characters his curse is the focal point that ties this series together. It is with his assistance that each cursed couple will find love everlasting… and maybe someday his own curse will be lifted.

I really enjoyed Sunstone’s Fire. The characters were compelling and had depth. There was danger. There was a curse/mystery to research and solve. There was passion and heat. Best yet, there is a HEA. Another great paranormal from Lia Davis. So if you like your paranormals with witches, ghosts, demons and gargoyles you’ll love Sunstone’s Fire. Cursed in Stone looks like it’s going to be a fine series of novellas that I’m really looking forward to reading.