Broken Stone (33 page)

My family has functioned as beta readers, cheerleaders, and zookeepers to give me time to write.

Mom, Granny, T, I love you guys. Thank you.

Lori—Thank you for beta reading again. Your encouragement is invaluable.

And to my husband, and my kids, there just aren’t words big enough to describe what you all mean to me.

Did you love
Broken Stone
? Then you should read
Severed Stone
by Kelly Walker!

Coming June 2013

See how it all started in the first prequel of Souls of the Stones.

Immortality is my prison. I broke the bonds of brotherhood because I once loved a girl whose hand
was not as available as her heart. Cursed by the gods, I watch countless generations live with the
consequences of my transgression. Even with the gift of foresight, I cannot say I would be strong
enough to turn away if given the opportunity. And were she cursed to watch the destruction unfold by
my immortal side, I would without a doubt make the same fated choices. But Tomorrow is a cruel
mistress, and the first death I witnessed as part of my damnation was that of my beloved. -Fidwen Roth
Their story should have been a fairytale, but someone is playing a dangerous game that can
only end in heartbreak.

When Ciorstan awakes alone in a field, far from home and more than a little confused, it won't be the strangest thing to happen that day. Ignoring both her intuition and a mysterious but handsome stranger's warning, she allows a dashing prince to take her home to his palace.

Agreeing to marry the prince was her second mistake.

Her next one will rip an entire kingdom apart. Sometimes, true love can be a tragedy with devastating consequences.

SEVERED STONE is a prequel novella, 155 pages in length and can be read at any point during the Souls of the Stones series.

Read more at
Kelly Walker’s site
.

Also by Kelly Walker

Souls of the Stones

Gifted Stone

Cornerstone

Second Stone

Broken Stone

Watch for more at
Kelly Walker’s site.

• Title Page
  
• Copyright Page
  
• Also By Kelly Walker
  
• CHAPTER ONE | The Powerful and the Powerless
  
• CHAPTER TWO | Honored and Home-bound
  
• CHAPTER THREE | The Exception, Not the Rule
  
• CHAPTER FOUR | Crossing Lines
  
• CHAPTER FIVE | Homeward Bound and Heartache found
  
• CHAPTER SIX | Empty Spaces for Anguished Hearts
  
• CHAPTER SEVEN | I Ask the Questions
  
• CHAPTER EIGHT | The Best Gifts are Those We Don't Expect
  
• CHAPTER NINE | Just One Night
  
• CHAPTER TEN | Thicker Than Blood
  
• CHAPTER ELEVEN | Seeding Hope
  
• CHAPTER TWELVE | Shooting Straight on a Crooked Course
  
• CHAPTER THIRTEEN | Almost Doesn't Count
  
• CHAPTER FOURTEEN | A Bird in Hand
  
• CHAPTER FIFTEEN | Properly Condemned
  
• CHAPTER SIXTEEN | The Enemy You Know
  
• CHAPTER SEVENTEEN | Shifting Perspectives
  
• CHAPTER EIGHTEEN | Lost Invitations
  
• CHAPTER NINETEEN | Fight Fire With Fire
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY | The Pull of Madness
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY ONE | Properly Screwed Up
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY TWO | Is Evil Ever Necessary
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY THREE | Pulled Away
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR | Take Nothing For Granted
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE | Looks Can Be Deceiving
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY SIX | With This Ring
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN | Beyond Reason
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT | Today is Forever
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY NINE | Lessons of Yesterday
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY | Tomorrow Isn't a Guarantee
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY ONE | A Cost Too Great
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO | Twisted Fate
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY THREE | Out of the Ashes
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR | Believe
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE | Grain of Truth
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX | Broken Boundaries
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN | Mercy
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT | Deliverance
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE | Tainted Talisman
  
• CHAPTER FORTY | The First Step Is Acceptance
  
• CHAPTER FORTY-ONE | Famous Last Words
  
• CHAPTER FORTY-TWO | Trophies and Tribulations
  
• CHAPTER FORTY-THREE | Little White Lies
  
• CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR | Full Circle
  
• Epilogue
  
• A Note From The Author
  
• Further Reading: Severed Stone
  
• Also By Kelly Walker
  

• CHAPTER ONE, **The Powerful and the Powerless**
  
• CHAPTER TWO, **Honored and Home-bound**
  
• CHAPTER THREE, **The Exception, Not the Rule**
  
• CHAPTER FOUR, **Crossing Lines**
  
• CHAPTER FIVE, **Homeward Bound and Heartache found**
  
• CHAPTER SIX, **Empty Spaces for Anguished Hearts**
  
• CHAPTER SEVEN, **I Ask the Questions**
  
• CHAPTER EIGHT, **The Best Gifts are Those We Don't Expect**
  
• CHAPTER NINE, **Just One Night**
  
• CHAPTER TEN, **Thicker Than Blood**
  
• CHAPTER ELEVEN, **Seeding Hope**
  
• CHAPTER TWELVE, **Shooting Straight on a Crooked Course**
  
• CHAPTER THIRTEEN, **Almost Doesn't Count**
  
• CHAPTER FOURTEEN, **A Bird in Hand**
  
• CHAPTER FIFTEEN, **Properly Condemned**
  
• CHAPTER SIXTEEN, **The Enemy You Know**
  
• CHAPTER SEVENTEEN, **Shifting Perspectives**
  
• CHAPTER EIGHTEEN, **Lost Invitations**
  
• CHAPTER NINETEEN, **Fight Fire With Fire**
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY, **The Pull of Madness**
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY ONE, **Properly Screwed Up**
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY TWO, **Is Evil Ever Necessary**
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY THREE, **Pulled Away**
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR, **Take Nothing For Granted**
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE, **Looks Can Be Deceiving**
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY SIX, **With This Ring**
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN, **Beyond Reason**
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT, **Today is Forever**
  
• CHAPTER TWENTY NINE, **Lessons of Yesterday**
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY, **Tomorrow Isn't a Guarantee**
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY ONE, **A Cost Too Great**
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO, **Twisted Fate**
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY THREE, **Out of the Ashes**
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR, **Believe**
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE, **Grain of Truth**
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX, **Broken Boundaries**
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN, **Mercy**
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT, **Deliverance**
  
• CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE, **Tainted Talisman**
  
• CHAPTER FORTY, **The First Step Is Acceptance**
  
• CHAPTER FORTY-ONE, **Famous Last Words**
  
• CHAPTER FORTY-TWO, **Trophies and Tribulations**
  
• CHAPTER FORTY-THREE, **Little White Lies**
  
• CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR, **Full Circle**
  
• Document Outline
  
  • Table of Contents